Cardiff Executive Apartments

“Average at best. Value basic accommodation.”

In addition to my review a few months ago, I’ve had another stay and wanted to share this stay: Another short stay for work. This time I did not get the apartment with disability access. Review for 1 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment. Front door leads to 2 flights of wooden stairs- a bit tricky to carry… more

In addition to my review a few months ago, I’ve had another stay and wanted to share this stay: Another short stay for work. This time I did not get the apartment with disability access. Review for 1 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment. Front door leads to 2 flights of wooden stairs- a bit tricky to carry luggage upstairs. No strong bleach smell this time- just a little musty. Spacious enough for one. Aside from the living room, kitchenette, bathroom, separate toilet, there’s a small study area in the bedroom. There’s also a balcony with table and chairs. Unfortunately the view is the apartment directly across from this one. This time, there was a wooden chopping board, a few saucepans, coat hangers. Not enough bowls (one). Microwave. Toaster. Kettle. TV in living room and bedroom. Large open shower. Good water pressure. Bathroom window locked and cannot be opened for ventilation. Ironing board. Laundry is shared, outside the apartment and (I think) coin operated. Not too noisy. Blinds to a semi-decent job to keep the room dark. A few issues I encountered: All the light bulbs were white, not warm white, which is rather cold & stark. Quilt is again, naked, covered with just 1 sheet. There is a white stain on the quilt near the pillow. I found that rather unsanitary. Ceiling light fallen down and dangling by the wire by 15 cm. Bathroom tap not fixed to the sink and the whole tap moves when I attempted to use it. Have to hold down with 1 hand and turn it on with the other. Tap in the kitchen is backwards- turn to the hot water setting to get cold water. Wifi limit is either 750MG or 1GB per day- quick to reach limit (I found out half way through a Zoom meeting!). Unsecured wifi network, as before. I filled in the online form to inform management of the issues (light, tap, quilt stain). I received an email replied reasonably quickly, at 7.11pm. At 8pm, knock on the door- a man offering to help fix the issues (which he did not know what they were). I thought it was rather unprofessional to send someone at that time of the evening, with no prior notification. I politely advised I do not wish to have anything done at that time in the evening. I returned to the apartment the following afternoon to find the tap and light has been fixed. It’s a shame that the cleaner that attended the room did not raise these issues with management. It would have been a completely different experience had they been fixed prior to checking in. I would ask work for a different accommodation next time, as the standard is a little below par and parking spots are very tight.

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“Basic amenities met”

I stayed in 1 bedroom disability-access room (despite not having disabilities - possibly this was the only room left.) It was neat and tidy. Close to shops and Main Street of Cardiff. My impressions: VERY strong bleach smell upon entry that took more than half a day (and open windows ) to dissipat… more

I stayed in 1 bedroom disability-access room (despite not having disabilities - possibly this was the only room left.) It was neat and tidy. Close to shops and Main Street of Cardiff. My impressions: VERY strong bleach smell upon entry that took more than half a day (and open windows ) to dissipate. Apartment has only 2 saucepans, one of which is scratched to the base. Minimal cutlery- just 2 teaspoons. No chopping board. No dish drainer or dish washer. And a wardrobe with NO shelving or hangers. There are a few bottles of shampoo, conditioner, soap, 2 rolls of toilet paper. 2 bath towels, 1 bath mat. NO other towels! No hand towels. Quilt has no quilt cover. Just a sheet. The curtains are semi-sheer and not wall-to-wall, so lots of gaps to let in a lot of light – especially when there are street lights and neon signs outside. Near main road- noisy. Wifi- unsecured network. No ironing facilities or cleaning tools (vac, mop, broomstick). Car park is VERY tight. 2 aircon units inside. Keeps the place nice and cosy in winter. Not as bad as some of the other reviews here. I made it work… so wasn’t too bad.

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