Yugo Explore - Arofan House
4.0
Good(38 Reviews)Apartment hotel in Cardiff
Reasons to book
Includes essentialsInternet / Wifi, Laundry, Smoking allowed and more
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About this apartment hotel
Comfortable aparthotel near Principality Stadium Laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk, and free WiFi in public areas are available at this aparthotel. Each apartment offers free WiFi. Weekly housekeeping is available. Yugo Explore - Arofan House offers 281 accommodations. This Cardiff aparthotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided weekly.
Amenities
Internet / Wifi
Smoking allowed
Laundry
Map of Cardiff
Available Rooms
Beds not specified
Sleeps 2
You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing
££££
Reviews
4.0
Good(38 Reviews)4.0
Property itself was nice, clean and great facilities. Would have loved my uni galls to be as nice as they were. We were in the ground floor and there was a noticeable smell of drains when we arrived. Area the property is in is very dirty. Litter everywhere! And just seemed grotty.
4.0
The property needed more cleaning
4.0
Fridge leaking water
Floor dirty
Window super dirty
Kind staff
4.0
This is student accommodation - so that needs to be taken into account. It was also cheap - which is great!!
If you accept that it's a student hall - albeit new and tidy/ clean and basic, then it's great. I was down to watch the rugby and it was perfect for that.
The area isn't terrible, but it is a student area, so a bit noisy on a Saturday night at 2:30am.
Big downside is no parking on site. Having said that, you can park within a few minutes walk. And it's really convenient for the city centre, and an easy walk.
Overall - great value for money, good towels, clean, free pool and a vending machine on site. My room had a fridge, micro/convection oven/ sink etc - as it's self catering student accommodation.
Would I go again - yes.
4.0
Brilliant
4.0
Good
4.0
This place is great for an over nighter. Stayed here to watch the rugby. The location is rundown and not very inviting but once you are in, it's clean and does the job.
4.0
Incredible value and just as good as a budget hotel.
20 min wlak to centre
free on street parking 5 mins from yugos
4.0
I stayed in this property for two weeks as a interim stay while moving apartments.
The room itself was clean, with ample storage area, work desk and the people working were friendly and responsive.
Few things to mention were that the nights were really noisy from few of the neighbours and the loud banging of doors when people walk in and out of their rooms. I would not blame it on the guests but on the design of the doors closing behind. Also there was no scheduled cleaning of the room as mentioned during check in.Could not keep the windows open at night because loud noises made by the seagulls around which I think is not in the properties control. Think the property is taking all the effort for accommodate more people as hotel guests!
4.0
The stay at Arofan House was very good. I can fault the place. The only discomforts were that the pillows were too soft/flat and that the sink in the bathroom was clogged ( water leaked away slowly). This was reported but didn't get fixed before we left as we left the day after it was reported.
Easy to commute to toen centre and other places
4.0
Filthy room: the microwave was dirty (dried on food on the plate and surrounds), cups dirty (one had hairs inside), bedding was ripped and extremely thin and there were hairs everywhere (on the floor, kitchen worktops and in the bathrooms). The kitchen extractor fan was dusty and covered in cooking stains and also had hairs on it.
The bed was springy and extremely uncomfortable. I slept less than 2 hours overall as I kept getting woken up by springs digging into my back.
I booked a studio with the main reason being not needing to spend extra money on eating out. However the kitchen isn't usable. All you get are 2 dirty mugs, 2 glasses, 2 teaspoons, 2 bowls and 2 saucers. No cutlery, plates, other crockery or saucepans. There is a 2-ring hob, but with no saucepans, you can't use it. There is no oven as advertised, it is instead built into the microwave. This took 50 minutes to cook some thin oven fries to a barely cooked state, after which I gave up and ate out. The microwave also has a grill, but was missing the grill rack, so that was also pointless.
An ironing board was provided, but no iron, rendering it useless.
The area immediately around the property had people hanging around on the street and the high street had large groups of people who I felt were intimidating when walking alone. I would not recommend the area for a solo traveller.
4.0
The facilities were ok, however they have failed to maintain the cleanliness of the space. From used false lashes on the floor to dust everywhere to gulp of hair on the shower drainage to really thin bed sheets, it looked like it hadn’t been cleaned since the last guest. When I ask for another room, they gave me a room that was also dirty. There was also a party next room on my first night, so I could not sleep Cus of the noise. Quite disappointing stay overall, would not recommend. I was too disgusted to add more photos
4.0
Well mainly 3 things
1. Mattress isn’t comfortable at all. Definitely needs change.
2. People make noises or too loud arguing in corridor around mid night. There should
Be rules not to bother others
3. Staff is kind and good, place is amazing from near by bustop weatherspoon supermarket , it’s neat
4.0
Stayed here with my teenage son for two nights over the summer holidays. This accommodation is located in a student area about a twenty minute walk to the centre of Cardiff. Area very run down and side street where the accommodation is located was always filthy with takeaway food strewn all over pavements, a real haven for rats! The room was spacious but bathroom small. Room could have been cleaner, the floor at the side of the bed certainly hadn’t been swept/vacuumed and bathroom was quite grubby. For £30 a night I shouldn’t really complain although I definitely wouldn’t want to stay again.
4.0
Property is off term student residence (although there are still plenty of students about...). Second floor room was good, but ground floor suffered from noise from the front of hge building so windows couldn't be left open.
Biggest issue was the mad wooden construction at the top of the bed - total H&S issue - brained myself on the sharp corner a couple of times - GET THAT TRIMMED OFF!! Reasonable location for access to the city centre, no site parking, but plenty of on street in the local, reasonable eateries acailable (the Lebanon was superb!!).
Would recommed, although try to avoid the ground floor.
4.0
First time we’ve stayed here and was pleasantly surprised. Easy to book. It was clean and staff were helpful. Good value for money as we only needed a bed for the night and shower and team making facilities. Was a little loud at times at night. Overall good.
4.0
Brilliant for a short stay if you want to be close to the shops and nightlife in the city centre -took us about 15 minutes to walk-staff were friendly and happy to help-nice little social area with pool table bar and games console, close to fast food shops-cheap and cheerful-would use again -thanks
4.0
My check in was friendly and helpful. Especially regarding parking arrangements that were well advised and assisted. The room was clean and practical. It suited my needs perfectly for an overnight stay. Huge value for money given some of the more expensive options offered less in terms of the positives outlined above!
4.0
Bedsheet were old and used .
Bed is hard , feel like sleeping on the floor .
Toilets are dirty
4.0
Great experience, clean property and excellent reception. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a short break
4.0
the property itself is in and ideal location for access to city centre inside the hosts are very welcoming and polite and very informative about where to go and the fire evacuation procedures unfortunately the area around the property was untidy/very messy lookedcrun down and unwelcoming and unsafe ,inside the property was fairly clean the shower and sink didn't look to be clean the bed was in terrible condition and looked like cotton and stuffing put in matress the pillows were super thin and flimsy.
FAQs
How much does this apartment hotel cost compared to others in Cardiff?
The average price for a rental in Cardiff is £93 per night. This rental is £49 less expensive than the average.
Is parking included with this apartment hotel?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Yugo Explore - Arofan House. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this apartment hotel?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this apartment hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Yugo Explore - Arofan House pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this apartment hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Yugo Explore - Arofan House?
We found 3 amenities for this rental. This includes internet / wifi, smoking allowed, and laundry.
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