Aparthotel

Yugo Explore - Arofan House

2.0 star property

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Front of property
Reception
Bathroom
Reception

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Apart-hotel

Sleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Laundry room
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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Vere Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 3DS
  • Place, Utilita Arena Cardiff
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Cardiff University
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Cardiff Castle
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cardiff (CWL-Cardiff Intl.)
    ‪33 min drive‬

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About this property

Yugo Explore - Arofan House

Laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk and free Wi-Fi in public areas are available at this aparthotel. Each apartment offers free WiFi. Weekly housekeeping is available.
Yugo Explore - Arofan House offers 281 accommodations. This Cardiff aparthotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided on a weekly basis.
During your stay at Yugo Explore - Arofan House, you'll be within walking distance of Cardiff University. Free WiFi in public areas and laundry facilities are available. This budget aparthotel has 281 apartments. Free WiFi is available in each apartment.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 50+ Mbps)
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • Just a 5-minute drive from Cardiff Bay and a few minutes from Cardiff Castle
Yugo Explore - Arofan House offers its guests laundry facilities. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Cardiff aparthotel.


Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the apartment: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No lift
  • Designated smoking areas

Services and conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Weekly housekeeping

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Outdoor lighting
  • Security system
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • 281 units

Policies

Check-in

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

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit and outdoor lighting
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

Property is also known as

Yugo Arofan House

Yugo Explore Arofan House

Yugo Explore - Arofan House Cardiff

Yugo Explore - Arofan House Aparthotel

Yugo Explore - Arofan House Aparthotel Cardiff

Yugo Explore - Arofan House Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 56 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 56 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 56 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 56 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 56 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Everything we needed for a comfy stay

Private, quiet, clean, and perfectly suited to our independent travel style. Staff was pleasant by and helpful. We had everything we needed for a comfy stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jinjing

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
excellent place, highly recomment
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Tash

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Good for a basic stay only down side was no kettle.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tayseer

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Love it
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lynsey

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Staff very polite and friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tayseer

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
👍
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christine

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jon

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Yugo explore

Very good overall. Staff friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Tracey

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
Verified

8/10 Good

Vicky

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
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2/10 Terrible

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort, communication
Kitchenette has no cookware, Plates
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Zeeshan

Liked: Cleanliness, communication
Disliked: Room comfort

Good but

Weather is hot but fan is not available and you can’t hang your jacket you have a wardrobe but not hangers no hair dryer 🙁🙁
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Tia

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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
Verified

8/10 Good

Marcela

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
The property needed more cleaning
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Kathryn

Brilliant
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Soyeb

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Maneice

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
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8/10 Good

Steph

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
Verified

4/10 Poor

Dylan

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
Verified

6/10 Okay

NOELIA

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fridge leaking water Floor dirty Window super dirty Kind staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Albi

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