CHI Hotels & Resorts (CHI), together with Wyndham International Hotels and Bayscape Ltd, a development company based in Cardiff, Wales, have announced the signing of a 25-year hotel management agreement for the new ‘Wyndham Cardiff’ – a £60 million upscale hotel project that will be built on the waterfront of Cardiff Bay. The hotel location is on the prestigious site of the International Sports Village and overlooks the newly completed, 350 berth Cardiff Marina.

CHI Hotels & Resorts will be giving its technical assistance and advice in the planning and design of the ‘Wyndham Cardiff’ and will take on the full management of the hotel on completion.

The 200-room hotel will be in the form of an iconic 127m tower, making it the tallest building in Wales and the tallest hotel tower in the UK. In addition to the 200 rooms, CHI will manage 35 exclusive serviced apartments on the top floors of the tower. The hotel will include a signature bar and restaurant on the 24th and 25th floor, providing panoramic views of the Bay and the City. It will also offer a state of the art Spa, conference facilities, meeting rooms, two restaurants and three bars that include a health bar and a cafe.

Development of the planned project will be in the hands of Bayscape Ltd, a privately owned development company led by Christopher Odling-Smee and Drew McDonald.