Cardiff Bay Hotels
Now widely regarded as one of the most successful regeneration projects in the UK, Cardiff Bay was once the conduit by which coal from the South Wales Valleys was exported to the world. After World War Two it lay derelict for several decades, before being regenerated in the late-1990s. Today, highlights include style-conscious shops, bars and restaurants at Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay Retail Park, Mischief's Cafe Bar (a cafe-bar and live music venue), The Coal Exchange (a venue for staged events), Cardiff Bay Ice Rink, Cardiff International Sports Village and The Red Dragon Centre (a leisure and entertainment complex with a Doctor Who exhibit).