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Indulge & Spoil Break

Leave the stress of the working week behind and unwind in the capital of Wales with a weekend of pampering and relaxation. With fine restaurants, luxury hotels and world-class spa facilities, Cardiff is the perfect choice for a luxurious and easy getaway.

Luxury Accommodation

Cardiff boasts a wide choice of luxury hotels and spas, including the five star St David’s Hotel & Spa in Cardiff Bay, a favourite with visiting celebrities thanks to its marine spa and the only Krug champagne bar outside London.

In the city centre you can choose from top-class leisure facilities at the five star Cardiff Hilton, or four star hotels such as Mercure Holland House, the Royal Hotel, Park Plaza Cardiff and the Beaufort House guest house in the heart of a beautiful Victorian conservation area on Cathedral Road.

A short drive from Cardiff is the preferred hotel for Wales’ rugby and football teams - The Vale Hotel and Spa Resort, which features over 600 acres of parkland, two championship golf courses and Wales's largest health spa.

Retail Therapy

For a little retail therapy take a stroll around the Victorian & Edwardian arcades where you will find plenty of quirky and fashionable outlets, not forgetting the more traditional shopping experiences. Howells of Cardiff, a House of Fraser store located on St Mary Street, was established in 1893, and is one the oldest department stores in the city. It houses numerous designer outlets, white goods, jewellery and food and drink from across the world in the impressive deli.

Capitol Centre on Queen Street, once an old concert venue where The Beatles played their last ever UK tour date splitting up, is now a fashionable and modern shopping centre where you can find the latest fashions in designer stores.

Stylish Bars & Restaurants

If you need to rest your feet during your shopping expedition grab some lunch in one of the city centre’s many cafes or restaurants. Try the Brewery Quarter for Spanish or Mexican cuisine in a Mediterranean style plaza or Mill Lane for al fresco dining.

The upmarket Greyfriars Road features bars including Tiger Tiger, The Fat Cat, the Hilton Steam Bar and the Laguna Restaurant and Bar - which offers a taste of local and international cuisine. Or why not try fresh fish at Le Monde or tapas in the stylish Pica Pica

In Cardiff Bay the restaurant quarter, Mermaid Quay, offers a wide variety of international dishes, with everything from Turkish to tapas, and you can enjoy magnificent views of the Wales Millennium Centre or Cardiff Bay

Fore Star!

Cardiff and the region offers some of the most scenic golf courses in the UK, from luxurious four and five star resorts to the picturesque mountain and coastal clubs. If you want round of golf and you don’t fancy travelling far, then St Mellons Golf Club is a 10 minute drive from the city centre. Set in beautiful parkland on the edge of the city, St Mellons provides one of the best tests of golf in South Wales.

Just 20 minutes drive east from St Mellons is The Celtic Manor Resort. This 400 room five star resort boasts one of the best golf and leisure facilities in South Wales, with three challenging courses all designed by Trent Jones Enterprises. The Roman Road and the Coldra Woods, par 59 and 69 courses, are used for the PGA Short Course Championship. Wentwood Hills, a par 72, is the current Welsh Open course, and in 2010, the eyes of the golfing world will turn to South Wales as the Celtic Manor hosts the prestigious Ryder Cup tournament.

Located to the west of Cardiff, The Vale Hotel & Resort is set in over 600 acres of spectacular countryside. This 143 room world class resort opened in 1994, and features Wales’ largest health spa and two championship golf courses - the 73 par Wales National Golf Course and the 72 par Lake Course, the Vale resort is one of the leading golf and leisure resorts in the UK.

Luxurious Spa’s

St David’s Marine Spa packages and programmes combine gentle exercise with healthy eating and an opportunity to select your choice of treatments. Personal training with the fitness team includes in-depth consultation with nutritionists using the ‘BEST’ technology systems (Bio Energetic Stress Tester). A one and two night package includes the Spa Pure and A la Carte. The three, five and seven night package includes the St David’s Ritual, a choice of includes breakfast, a spa lunch or dinner and a three hour St David Ritual treatment.

The Vale Hotel is the perfect place to unwind and has 19 comfortable treatment rooms and offers various packages. The ‘Double Suites’ treatment room caters for those wishing to enjoy the experience with a friend or loved one. The ‘hydrotherapy’ room is a high powered water jet massage that relives muscular tension and revives your senses, and ‘dry flotation’ cocoons you in a warm water blanket.

Within the city centre the Hilton Cardiff, Mercure Holland House Hotel and the Park Plaza all offer spa treatments. The Living Well Health Club at The Hilton Cardiff is one of the most luxurious offering a fully equipped gymnasium, Jacuzzi and one of the finest indoor swimming pools in the city. The Health & Beauty Treatment rooms help you forget about the worries of life and unwind and relax in the full therapy services.

Mercure Holland House spa package gives you luxurious and revitalising spa treatments at the Vital Health and Leisure Club. The superbly designed facilities include an 18 metre pool, spa bath, sauna, steam room and state of the art Technogym. The luxurious health spa with 13 treatment rooms offers an extensive range of indulging treatments.

The Park Plaza Hotel’s Laguna Spa & Health Club has a 20 metre stainless steel indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, steam room and a massage & beauty treatment rooms. They offer day packages and treatments such as the Laguna Indulgence Day that will revitalise and refresh leaving you relaxed head to toe. The Lady Loves Spa treatment is the ultimate, a full day of spa treatments includes a Elemis hot stone massage followed by the pro collagen facial.

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