Is Yugo Explore - Arofan House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Yugo Explore - Arofan House?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Yugo Explore - Arofan House?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

Where is Yugo Explore - Arofan House located?

Located in Roath, this aparthotel is within 1 mile (2 km) of The Gate Arts and Community Centre, Cardiff University and Cardiff Castle. Principality Stadium is 1.2 mi (2 km) away. Cardiff Queen Street Station is 11 minutes by foot and Cathays Station is 15 minutes.

Yugo Explore - Arofan House Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the area

Roath, a neighbourhood in Cardiff, is home to Yugo Explore - Arofan House. Cardiff Castle and Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral of St David are local landmarks, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Capitol Shopping Centre and St. David's. Parc All Weather Play and Cardiff Bay Carousel are also worth visiting.

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10/10 Excellent

Tayseer

30 Jul, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Love it

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Tash

12 Aug, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

Good for a basic stay only down side was no kettle.

Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Tia

17 Aug, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Superb Value Stay. A Walks Away from Cardiff Central. Pleasantly surprised. Would Stay Again. Very good value for the length of stay. Around the corner from the local shop/eateries and short walk away to central Cardiff/train station. Our studio room was on the ground floor at the front-so had some noise in the morning from the seagulls! but also the local sunday church singing which we enjoyed! The studio room had what we needed-bed was a bit too hard. Had to initially clean the room as they’d had a few managerial issues. There was also the laundry room, pool table/entertainment and outdoor space. Staff were helpful with any extras like a kettle/ cutlery/iron etc.

Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jinjing

15 Aug, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

excellent place, highly recomment

Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

10 Aug, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Yugo explore

Very good overall. Staff friendly and helpful.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynsey

21 Jul, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Staff very polite and friendly

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

26 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Great experience, clean property and excellent reception. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a short break

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Vicky

7 Aug, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

Don't be put off by the location

This place is great for an over nighter. Stayed here to watch the rugby. The location is rundown and not very inviting but once you are in, it's clean and does the job.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jon

6 Aug, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Incredible value and just as good as a budget hotel. 20 min wlak to centre free on street parking 5 mins from yugos

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Tracey

30 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Brilliant for a short stay if you want to be close to the shops and nightlife in the city centre -took us about 15 minutes to walk-staff were friendly and happy to help-nice little social area with pool table bar and games console, close to fast food shops-cheap and cheerful-would use again -thanks

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Soyeb

12 Aug, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Good

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Kathryn

21 Aug, 2023

Brilliant

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

31 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Pleasantly surprise

First time we’ve stayed here and was pleasantly surprised. Easy to book. It was clean and staff were helpful. Good value for money as we only needed a bed for the night and shower and team making facilities. Was a little loud at times at night. Overall good.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

29 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Great value, helpful staff.

My check in was friendly and helpful. Especially regarding parking arrangements that were well advised and assisted. The room was clean and practical. It suited my needs perfectly for an overnight stay. Huge value for money given some of the more expensive options offered less in terms of the positives outlined above!

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

24 Aug, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, room comfort, communication

For student accommodation, the place is great, and it’s value is second to none. Likewise the staff were friendly and great to deal with. However, is a 20 minute walk to the city center, and isn’t in the greatest area. Giving it 5 stars as it’s better than expected and considering the price of hotels at the time due to the billy joel concert, a clean bed and ensuite for that price is incredible. However if staying in the future when hotel prives aren’t through the roof, would stay elsewhere in cardiff

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Marcela

30 Aug, 2023

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

The property needed more cleaning

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Maneice

6 Aug, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Very Good

The stay at Arofan House was very good. I can fault the place. The only discomforts were that the pillows were too soft/flat and that the sink in the bathroom was clogged ( water leaked away slowly). This was reported but didn't get fixed before we left as we left the day after it was reported. Easy to commute to toen centre and other places

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Dylan

22 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

Disliked: Amenities

the property itself is in and ideal location for access to city centre inside the hosts are very welcoming and polite and very informative about where to go and the fire evacuation procedures unfortunately the area around the property was untidy/very messy lookedcrun down and unwelcoming and unsafe ,inside the property was fairly clean the shower and sink didn't look to be clean the bed was in terrible condition and looked like cotton and stuffing put in matress the pillows were super thin and flimsy.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

NOELIA

27 Aug, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Fridge leaking water Floor dirty Window super dirty Kind staff

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Joanna

10 Aug, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

The room on the third floor was unbearably hot and actually made me feel quite ill. Unpleasant smell of vinegar when you entered room. Hallways smelt musty. Do not recommend

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Albi

27 Jul, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Bedsheet were old and used . Bed is hard , feel like sleeping on the floor . Toilets are dirty

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ori

10 Aug, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Do not go, unless you're a student!!!

Room is not clean. Floor is so dirty that could not walk barefoot. Shower not functioning properly, hot water stacked. Bathroom not properly ventilated.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Steph

20 Sept, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Property itself was nice, clean and great facilities. Would have loved my uni galls to be as nice as they were. We were in the ground floor and there was a noticeable smell of drains when we arrived. Area the property is in is very dirty. Litter everywhere! And just seemed grotty.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Rachel

3 Aug, 2023

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Could be cleaner

Stayed here with my teenage son for two nights over the summer holidays. This accommodation is located in a student area about a twenty minute walk to the centre of Cardiff. Area very run down and side street where the accommodation is located was always filthy with takeaway food strewn all over pavements, a real haven for rats! The room was spacious but bathroom small. Room could have been cleaner, the floor at the side of the bed certainly hadn’t been swept/vacuumed and bathroom was quite grubby. For £30 a night I shouldn’t really complain although I definitely wouldn’t want to stay again.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

5 Aug, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

Honestly…

Well mainly 3 things 1. Mattress isn’t comfortable at all. Definitely needs change. 2. People make noises or too loud arguing in corridor around mid night. There should Be rules not to bother others 3. Staff is kind and good, place is amazing from near by bustop weatherspoon supermarket , it’s neat

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

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