We stayed at the Lincoln House hotel for 2 nights in May 2008. There are 3 basic things I'm looking for during a short stay: a comfortable bed, a decent shower and a good breakfast. The Lincoln House scores 2 out of 3.

The king size bed was a little on the soft side but gave a refreshing nights sleep. Plenty of pillows and high quality bedding.

The full cooked breakfast was pretty good. Service was quick, polite and they were happy to cook things to order. The welsh cakes were a welcome bonus too!

The only real let down was the shower. The cubicle was small and the temperature/pressure depended more on whether the shower was running or the toilet flushed in the room next door than on the shower controls. The plumbing might well need updating, perhaps unsurprising in a property of this age.

One other minor niggle: they seemed a bit short-staffed during our stay. I had to fetch the breakfast waitress from the kitchen (who doubled up as receptionist) when we needed a taxi. She'd disappeared again when it was time to leave and hand our key back. Lucky we'd already paid!

We weren't given a key to the front door, being told that the desk is staffed 24/7 and that we just needed to ring the buzzer to be let in. Both nights the buzzer didn't work and nobody could be seen at the desk, so we had to resort to our mobile phone to summon somebody to be let in. Having said that, the service was unfailingly polite and friendly.

If you'd appreciate staying in an independently owned period property in a good location and can put up with the slightly antiquated plumbing, you could do a lot worse than the Lincoln House.

We have just returned from a fantastic weekend in Cardiff we stayed in Licon House Hotel. The Hotel was fantasic all rooms where immaculate the food was outsanding. All the staff where very helpful nothing was to much trouble.
It was a excellant location i do recommened it to everyone, i will be using the same location again.

We needed flexible accommodation in Cardiff for the wedding of our daughter. We live >150 miles away and a 'neutral' base local to the event was essential. We looked at many places in the city but this was by far the best. The Lincoln House has, on the top floor, a great suite of rooms: 2 beds, open plan lounge, dining and kitchen areas, all fully equipped: for cooking, HD ready TV, DVD etc. Plenty of hanging room for suits and gowns, good power shower and so on. The style is pretty close to cutting edge minimalist: a complete contrast to the Victoriana in the rest of the hotel. We were able to cook ad-hoc meals, to suit the arrival of the various members of our family, and on the day itself it was a good chill-out zone for the bride and bridesmaids. There is ample space for wedding cars. The staff were always helpful, and the breakfast down in the main dining room was great.

We stayed at the Lincoln House Hotel for a long weekend in Cardiff visiting my sister at the University from the 23rd – 25th January 2008. We were in two different rooms, one single room, and a double room. We found the rooms adequate for what we needed, but the décor was very old fashioned, almost as if we were walking through Grandma’s room.

That said everything was clean, and we thoroughly enjoyed the breakfasts, where there was a large choice. I found the omelettes to be very good, but there were also Welsh specialities like Lava Bread, and Full Welsh breakfasts. There were also cereals, fruit juices and yoghurts. I also found that the internet access was useful, guests get free use of the internet in the guest lounge, which was useful for checking email.

We found that the location of the hotel was ideal, and that we could get to most places easily, we went to Cardiff Bay, we went shopping in the city centre and also to Caerphilly Castle.

The rooms were very quiet, but our main problem with the establishment is that we found the main reception staff to be not particularly welcoming. I would be happy to answer any questions if anyone has one, and that if you decide to stay there I hope you have a great time!