Which district in Cardiff is cheapest to stay in?
In Cardiff, the cheapest district to stay in is Cardiff International Airport and Nearby, at a median asking price of $119 a night, and the priciest is Riverside at $296 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 7 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 45 of the 70 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 207 places checked, read 25 October 2026 03:37 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Cardiff, Riverside asks a median $296 a night, +148% against $119 in Cardiff International Airport and Nearby, the cheapest of 7 districts compared on the same 45 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff International Airport and Nearby | $119 | $82–$145 | 45 | 21 | 9.1 (16) | 38% of 21 |
| Penarth | $147 | $123–$167 | 45 | 12 | 9.4 (11) | 25% of 12 |
| Cardiff City Center | $167 | $112–$253 | 45 | 142 | 8.5 (131) | 46% of 139 |
| Butetown / Grangetown | $181 | $126–$268 | 45 | 62 | 8.5 (54) | 29% of 62 |
| Splott | $187 | $94–$252 | 45 | 13 | 8.5 (12) | 33% of 12 |
| Grangetown | $258 | $201–$298 | 45 | 14 | 8.5 (12) | 36% of 14 |
| Riverside | $296 | $139–$669 | 45 | 60 | 8.4 (49) | 19% of 59 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 45 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 35 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Cardiff whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Cardiff International Airport and Nearby: a median $119 a night, score 9.1 across 16 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff International Airport and Nearby | $119 | 9.1 | 16 |
| Penarth | $147 | 9.4 | 11 |
| Cardiff City Center | $167 | 8.5 | 131 |
| Butetown / Grangetown | $181 | 8.5 | 54 |
| Splott | $187 | 8.5 | 12 |
| Grangetown | $258 | 8.5 | 12 |
| Riverside | $296 | 8.4 | 49 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Cardiff is in Splott: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $304 against $187 Monday to Thursday (+62%), over 7 and 29 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splott | $304 | $187 | +62% | 7 / 29 |
| Cardiff City Center | $267 | $167 | +59% | 7 / 29 |
| Grangetown | $314 | $206 | +52% | 7 / 29 |
| Butetown / Grangetown | $249 | $180 | +38% | 7 / 29 |
| Riverside | $359 | $292 | +23% | 7 / 29 |
| Cardiff International Airport and Nearby | $136 | $114 | +20% | 7 / 29 |
| Penarth | $171 | $146 | +17% | 7 / 29 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 45 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Cardiff, the cheapest district is Butetown / Grangetown at a median $215 a night and the priciest Riverside at $397, across 4 districts compared on the same 63 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butetown / Grangetown | $215 | $169–$298 | 63 | 61 |
| Cardiff City Center | $231 | $165–$335 | 63 | 127 |
| Grangetown | $278 | $206–$314 | 63 | 16 |
| Riverside | $397 | $185–$802 | 63 | 59 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Cardiff: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 207 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 436 of the 436 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →