Cardiff, Wales
The Parkgate Hotel
Cardiff's grand Victorian Post Office, reborn as the capital's most glamorous address.
Open · October 2021
The Parkgate Hotel occupies Cardiff's former Head Post Office and Old County Court on Westgate Street, transforming two Edwardian civic landmarks into a 170-room luxury hotel opposite Principality Stadium. Opened in October 2021 by developer Rightacres with the Welsh Rugby Union and The Celtic Collection, it was named Wales' AA Hotel of the Year in 2024.
The essentials
- Group
- The Celtic Collection
- Opening
- October 2021
- Rooms & suites
- 170 rooms
- Segment
- Luxury
- Designer
- Goddard Littlefair
- Entry rate
- NC
The place
The hotel sits on Westgate Street in the heart of Cardiff city centre, directly across from Principality Stadium, occupying two adjoining landmark buildings: the city's former Head Post Office, built in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, and the neighbouring Old County Court.
The concept
The Parkgate is a joint venture between property developer Rightacres, the Welsh Rugby Union and The Celtic Collection (the group behind Celtic Manor Resort), built around the adaptive reuse of two turn-of-the-century civic buildings rather than new construction. The two-year redevelopment, with interiors by Goddard Littlefair, kept as much of the original fabric as possible — ornate ceilings, grand staircases, postal-hall proportions — and layered in an art deco-inflected scheme that nods to the buildings' Edwardian bones while functioning as a contemporary luxury hotel. The hotel opened its doors on 25 October 2021, timed deliberately to coincide with the Autumn Nations rugby series, underscoring its close relationship with the stadium and with Welsh rugby culture — a link reinforced by event spaces named the Postmaster Suite and the Telegraph Room. It was named Hotel of the Year for Wales at the 2024 AA Hospitality Awards.
Dining & wellness
Dining centres on The Sorting Room, an all-day restaurant and bar with an open theatre kitchen, plus a dedicated afternoon-tea lounge. The rooftop Spa at The Parkgate offers Elemis treatments, a herbal steam experience, a nail salon and a hydrotherapy infinity pool with city views, alongside a fitness centre.
