Wyndham signs Hotel in Cardiff, Wales

Wyndham Hotel Group has reached an agreement with CHI Hotels & Resorts of Malta, its joint-venture management partner in EMEA, to operate a new, 200-room upscale hotel to be constructed along the waterfront in Cardiff, the capital of Wales.

The £60 million Wyndham Cardiff hotel, now under development by Bayscape Limited, a privately owned development company led by Christopher Odling-Smee and Drew McDonald, is expected to open during the spring of 2013. Once completed, the 32-story, 127-meter-high structure will be the tallest hotel in Wales.

The hotel will feature an additional 35 serviced apartments, 3,600 square meters of function space, an indoor pool, sauna, whirlpool, fitness center, spa, two restaurants and three bars including a health bar, café and signature bar and restaurant on the 24th and 25th floors that will provide panoramic views of the bay and the city. The site is adjacent to Cardiff Marine Group’s 350-berth marina in the heart of the International Sports Village.

The project also will include 100 residential units, shops, offices and businesses, many of which will overlook the marina and the adjacent Cardiff International White Water (CIWW) center that opens this week. The project will connect with the Pont y Werin footbridge and link with a 10.5k-meter circuit of the bay edge walkway.

The property will be the third Wyndham branded hotel in Europe, joining the brand’s Wyndham Grand London Chelsea Harbour and Wyndham Apollo Hotel Amsterdam. Wyndham Hotel Group's portfolio in Europe now includes 234 hotels that span the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Days Inn, Howard Johnson, Ramada, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham and Wyndham-affiliated Corinthia brands.

“This magnificent project in a prime location demonstrates our ability to provide the right hotel solutions for our partners,” said Jeff Wagoner, president of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. “The strength of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand, coupled with the management expertise of CHI, will result in world-class service and accommodations for the growing business and leisure market in Cardiff.”

Cardiff, the largest and most populous city in Wales, is a commercial center and base for national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh news media and National Assembly. It also is the most popular tourism destination in Wales, attracting 11.7 million visitors in 2009.

The Wyndham Cardiff hotel will offer guests private river bus rides to the city centre and will be a 10-minute drive from Millennium Stadium, St. David’s shopping center, the financial district of Callaghan Square, the Welsh Assembly, Mermaid Quay and the Millennium Centre.

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