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Planning achieved for new Cardiff High Street Hotel Planning has been approved to convert the former RBS Bank at 1-4 High Street into hotel accommodation, which will extend the already approved scheme next door at 5-6 High Street, the former Cranes Music. With 23 bedrooms already approved by council planners, this will add a further 13 bedrooms to the large-scale upper floor development which will overlook Cardiff Castle. A spokesperson for the company behind the hotel development said: “This is an incredibly exciting scheme for an area of Cardiff City centre which has become a hub for premium brands over the past few years. Having achieved planning for the upper floors of 5-6 High Street last year, and the ever-increasing popularity of Cardiff High Street; when the RBS bank became available, we seized the opportunity. The company behind the scheme is also linked to the award-winning Welsh House group of restaurants which has flourished in an area highly populated by city revellers. Carys Cobley Brand Director for The Welsh House said: “Cardiff Castle was the most visited paid attraction in Wales in 2021 with almost 400,000 visitors. The Welsh House is the perfect destination for tourists looking to dine or stay close to the landmark, as well as the Principality Stadium only a stone’s throw away. The Welsh house brand is locally loved and is growing very popular with Welsh speakers. The locations are quickly becoming the home of the community. We would expect our guests to visit the many fantastic offers within Cardiff market, the charismatic arcades, not forgetting other quality bars and restaurants in the vicinity also, so we are glad to be supporting our neighbours further with this development and driving more tourism to the area.” Welsh Construction company Calon Construction Ltd has been awarded principal contractor for both schemes overseeing the complete development of 1-6 High Street. A spokesman for Calon said “we are pleased to be delivering yet another high-level scheme in Wales and look forward to handing over this key property in a sought after area later this year” Lucy King, asset manager of the Castle Quarter Estate added: “We’ve been pleased to see the success of The Welsh House and welcome this latest addition to High Street’s high quality independent hospitality offer, which complements our own ongoing investment in the development of the Castle Quarter Estate. The Hotel is an innovative re-purposing of the former offices and bank, which will add much needed high-end hotel accommodation in this prime visitor location. We wish The Welsh House and the High Street Hotel scheme every success with this exciting new venture.” …. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiff-city-centre-getting-new-29186128 Email info@thewelshhousecardiff.com Socials

Swansea Arena and The Welsh House Swansea are excited to announce a partnership that sees both venues celebrating the best Wales has to offer. In a brand new hospitality partnership, two of Swansea’s SA1 venues will be working collaboratively to bring world-famous entertainment to the region, accompanied by hospitality offerings of the highest caliber. An integral part of Swansea Arena’s partnership programme, The Welsh House are an independent regional restaurant and bar, with sites across Swansea, Neath and Cardiff. Inspired by traditional Welsh dishes, and selecting the very best from within Wales, The Welsh House prides itself on sourcing locally to bring customers hearty, honest food. The Welsh House Swansea and Cygnet Gin proudly catered an exclusive post show event for Katherine Jenkins OBE, hosted at Swansea Arena, following the BBC special ‘Christmas with Katherine Jenkins’ which was filmed at the Arena in November 2023. With the year ahead already looking as exciting as they come with the likes of Gladys Knight, Rob Brydon, Paloma Faith, Bruce Dickinson, Sarah Millican, Romesh Ranganathan, Rhod Gilbert and a whole host of national and international entertainers, as well as global conferences and exhibitions – there’s sure to be something for everyone, and now with the option to start or end the night at one of Swansea’s premier hospitality spots, The Welsh House.   “It’s fantastic to have the arena in Swansea providing great events and supporting revenue generation for surrounding local businesses. We’re looking forward to working together to represent Welsh food, drink, and entertainment. Our team have hosted the arena team many times and they’ve become regular loyal customers. It was an honour to provide canapés for the Katherine Jenkins event to showcase The Welsh House food offering and it was great to see an event in action, we’re excited to offer more collaborations like this in the future “ Joanna Davies – Group Operations Manager, The Welsh House  – The Welsh House Swansea “We’re thrilled to be working alongside the team at The Welsh House Swansea this year. We both share the vision and desire to bring the best in our respective fields to the region, and really look forward to working collaboratively to achieve this. We had the pleasure of celebrating our staff Christmas dinner in 2023 at The Welsh House, and their ethos of serving honest, high quality and locally produced food is clear to see. We’re very excited to see what this next year holds!” Lisa Mart – Venue Director, Swansea Arena To sign up for Swansea Arena updates, visit www.swansea-arena.co.uk.

Celebrity Master Chef winner visits award winning restaurant ‘The Welsh House’.