ML Lodge

Was easy enough to find, right in the centre of Cardiff. 5 minutes from the Principality Stadium. Very comfy bed. Slept well. 77 steps up to the room. With a suitcase, arthritic knees and COPD it was a hike. No water in the morning. Couldnt have a shower or make a drink.

Check in late only to find out that the light in my room was not working. First impression is already bad. Small room, broken window, dirty walls, water in the bathroom difficult to navigate (too hot or too cold). When I complained and asked for a refund due to the light, they accused me of using the bathroom, which I fairly used for washing face. Surely not caring for the guests. Will surely NOT come back, and I'd like to say: DO NOT stay here. You will not have proper greeting and service.

Fairly large room, good view of the town, central location. Plenty of tea, coffee, milk, kettle in room. even an iron and ironing board. The TV was small but worked well. Access is via a long staircase over 3 floors pending on which room you get, best to travel light or it can be bit of a haul. We have used ML lodge before and would use it again, its great value for money. One tip, lock your door from inside/outside as it does not lock automatically on closure to avoid unexpected interruptions or being turned over if you go out.

Right in the heart of the walking route. It was loud at night and in the morning. Parking was expensive but the discount rate we received was generous. Large spacious room

It is a budget venue and it is good value for the cost. It is basic lodging with a lot of stairs. The hotel was smaller than I expected but the rooms were a good size.

Basic room with en-suite. Check in via the kebab shop went well!! Stair area was shabby but seemed clean. The room had all of the necessities (tea/coffee making facilities, TV, shower gel, toilet paper) and the bed was comfy and sheets seemed clean. The room itself was also shabby. The window frames haven’t been touched for years. The decorating likewise. There was a peeling poster on the wall and cracks all over the place. It was just very, very tired. But it was only £38 for the night and I only needed a comfy bed and a shower in the morning so it ticked those boxes.

Check-in was very easy. Room had everything i needed - suiltable for one or two nights stay in Cardiff. Located in the centre of Cardiff but very quiet from my room.

ideal as there were 4 of us so we all atayed together. fairly clean, did notice however stains on the curtains (sound petty but it what was noticed) didn't affect our time in Cardiff though.

Great location. Walking distance from train station, castle, great pubs and restaurants. Rooms spacious and had everything you needed. Beds and pillows comfy but could have done with and extra blanket or two. Would definitely stay again.

Good, clean basic room at the heart of Cardiff. Enjoyed my stay.

Walking distance for central Cardiff

Decent stay for what I paid. The location is great and right in the city centre and not far from the bus station as well as the train station. Slight smell of cigarette smoke on the bedding but apart from that it was a comfortable stay.

Needed a bed for the night and thst was it.Basic but functional.Was quiet enough to sleep in city centrevlocation Check in/ out a breeze.Helpful,friendly staff in Gyros downstairs Would stay again.

Excellent location with disappointing condition. Carpets should be replaced, at least.

Convenient location but room was FREEZING with only single pane windows, a closet I could not use because it was smelling so bad of stale cigarette smoke, AWFUL decor and a bathroom I did not want to use because it was so scruffy and dirty feeling.

Location is perfect, rooms are totally OK but atrociously slow and unstable wifi signal ruins everything

Went for the wrestling with friends. Really convenient as it is right in the Main Street but…it is right on the Main Street so it is LOUD. With a group of friends out on the lash it’s perfect. Family intending to sleep maybe not but I found it comfortable and a great place to use as a base to enjoy the nightlife.

Brilliant location and especially for the price. Clean and comfortable would stay again.

The door to the toilet didn’t close. I don’t mind, but you should know there are no elevators; there were 58 steps to reach our room. It was good for the price, and excellent location for nightlife and shopping; a decent walk to the waterfront where I enjoyed looking at several species of birds.

Guys - Yes it is cheap, but there is cheap abs then there is not even paying that little should allow anyone to stay in such a disgusting , shocking environment . So it starts with checking in, this is a sign in the door saying to go to the Kebab shop next door to collect keys, and then it starts you go in, and immediately start the climb, if your lucky it’s only 20 stairs to climb, abs they are steep to. If you are in room 7 like us, that is 75 stairs to climb, which is carpeted by a carpet that your feet stick to, it is filthy, then you get to your room. The door had foot marks as if it had been kicked in many times, then the room - Woooow - No pictures in the wall and curtains hanging off the rail, the walls had holes in the plaster, and hand marks all over them, the TV the size of a postage stamp, and the electric heater that ‘cannot be legal’ the beds would of been more comfortable if mad of concrete, and the bedding even though washed was covered in old stains. Again the carpet was torn and filthy.Then to finish there was the bathroom, urghhhh, the shower just abs I mean just produced water when turned on, and again the floor was disgusting… and when leaving on seeing the cleaner with 12 toilet roles with a price ‘£1.69’ on it summed it up - then the disaster was finalised by dropping the keys back to the kebab shopYou may wonder why no photo’s and the truth is I wanted no trace of this stay anywhere to be found, as it was simply awful.Not worth a £5 stay away

Guys - Yes it is cheap, but there is cheap abs then there is not even paying that little should allow anyone to stay in such a disgusting , shocking environment . So it starts with checking in, this is a sign in the door saying to go to the Kebab shop next door to collect keys, and then it starts you go in, and immediately start the climb, if your lucky it’s only 20 stairs to climb, abs they are steep to. If you are in room 7 like us, that is 75 stairs to climb, which is carpeted by a carpet that your feet stick to, it is filthy, then you get to your room. The door had foot marks as if it had been kicked in many times, then the room - Woooow - No pictures in the wall and curtains hanging off the rail, the walls had holes in the plaster, and hand marks all over them, the TV the size of a postage stamp, and the electric heater that ‘cannot be legal’ the beds would of been more comfortable if mad of concrete, and the bedding even though washed was covered in old stains. Again the carpet was torn and filthy. Then to finish there was the bathroom, urghhhh, the shower just abs I mean just produced water when turned on, and again the floor was disgusting… and when leaving on seeing the cleaner with 12 toilet roles with a price ‘£1.69’ on it summed it up - then the disaster was finalised by dropping the keys back to the kebab shop You may wonder why no photo’s and the truth is I wanted no trace of this stay anywhere to be found, as it was simply awful. Not worth a £5 stay away

What a smelly and dirty place , stinks of damp throughout very steep stairs with ripped and stinking carpet , finally got to our room after what felt like a thousand steps , where do i start 1st woodwork dirty 2nd carpet more like wipe your feet on the way out 3rd bed like a concrete slab 4th shower all mouldy didnt dare use it , 5th woken up every hour with doors slamming and banging , 6th fan kept coming on in bathroom 7th green fire exit sign lighting the room up 8th get woken up by police banging on door at 5.30 in morn wrong room , 9th pick keys up from a greasy takeaway 10th tiny tv , wish i had read reviews 1st , would of been cleaner and comfier to sleep with the homeless on streets

What a smelly and dirty place , stinks of damp throughout very steep stairs with ripped and stinking carpet , finally got to our room after what felt like a thousand steps , where do i start 1st woodwork dirty 2nd carpet more like wipe your feet on the way out 3rd bed like a concrete slab 4th shower all mouldy didnt dare use it , 5th woken up every hour with doors slamming and banging , 6th fan kept coming on in bathroom 7th green fire exit sign lighting the room up 8th get woken up by police banging on door at 5.30 in morn wrong room , 9th pick keys up from a greasy takeaway 10th tiny tv , wish i had read reviews 1st , would of been cleaner and comfier to sleep with the homeless on streets

Good clean hotel for price

The room was clean (other than behind furniture) and acceptable. The access was very difficult with luggage; three+ flights of stairs. I did not pay a lot for the room so it was good value for money. You get what you pay for.

The room was clean (other than behind furniture) and acceptable. The access was very difficult with luggage; three+ flights of stairs. I did not pay a lot for the room so it was good value for money. You get what you pay for.

We had to collect keys from fried chicken shop then climb 5 flights of worn carpeted stairs and the room at the top was very basic and worrying escape route down in an event of a fire. We did not stay - we booked at alternative hotel.

We had to collect keys from fried chicken shop then climb 5 flights of worn carpeted stairs and the room at the top was very basic and worrying escape route down in an event of a fire. We did not stay - we booked at alternative hotel.

Clean basic hotel good value . Good location if you want to be central to the bars. No lift and 6 stories. Very narrow steep staircases. I had a bike which wasn’t great. Rooms are good , clean with tea and coffee and surprisingly quiet considering on main bar strip (my room was at back ) . However actual in building you can hear everything , especially doors slamming this is pretty unavoidable .

Clean basic hotel good value . Good location if you want to be central to the bars. No lift and 6 stories. Very narrow steep staircases. I had a bike which wasn’t great. Rooms are good , clean with tea and coffee and surprisingly quiet considering on main bar strip (my room was at back ) . However actual in building you can hear everything , especially doors slamming this is pretty unavoidable .

If you are looking for something just to sleep at night and sightseeing whole day this small hotel is perfect. It’s old and worn out, definitely need some refurbishment and maintenance but the shower was hot and with good water pressure and bed sheets were clean (one of the beds not too comfy but it was ok). Highly recommended for budget short stay.

If you are looking for something just to sleep at night and sightseeing whole day this small hotel is perfect. It’s old and worn out, definitely need some refurbishment and maintenance but the shower was hot and with good water pressure and bed sheets were clean (one of the beds not too comfy but it was ok). Highly recommended for budget short stay.