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The Dragon Hotel

Swansea

📍 39 The Kingsway, Swansea, SA1 5LS

📞 +44 1792 657100

🚆 Nearest station: · 0.3 mi

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.0 mi (Open Charge Map)

🌊 Swansea Bay: Good bathing water 1.0 mi · Environment Agency

The Dragon Hotel

Photo: N Chadwick  (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Landmark hotel in Swansea city centre for over 50 years
  • Two on-site restaurants including a first-floor Piano Bar with city views
  • Ideal base for exploring the Gower Peninsula
  • 106 recently refurbished en-suite bedrooms
  • Central location near shops, bars and sightseeing
The Dragon Hotel is a long-established hotel in the heart of Swansea city centre, a landmark there for over 50 years. On site you'll find the Dragon Brasserie and the first-floor Piano Bar and Restaurant with panoramic views across the city, plus on-site parking and 106 recently refurbished en-suite bedrooms, including disabled access rooms with wider doorways and walk-in showers. It's ideally placed for visiting theatres, galleries and sporting events, for shopping, and for exploring Swansea Bay and the Gower Peninsula. You're also close to Swansea station, Swansea Bay beach, and nearby attractions including Oriel Science and the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, making it a convenient base for both business and leisure stays.

How far to…

Rhossili Bay
24.1 km
Station
0.3 miles
Beach
1 miles
Oriel Science
0.1 miles
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
0.2 miles

Practical details

Parking
On-site parking with nearby public car parks

Accommodation on site

  • Rooms

Details taken from the operator's own website on 8 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.

Facilities

  • ✓ Bar
  • ✓ Restaurant
  • ✓ Disabled Access
  • ✓ WiFi
  • ✓ Parking
  • 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
  • 🚆 Near a Train Station

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Where you'll be

The Dragon Hotel

Explore the area

Everything within reach of The Dragon Hotel — days out, famous places and the local food worth walking to.

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.2 mi

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is Swansea's city gallery, set in the heart of the castle area, offering fr...

National Waterfront Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.4 mi

National Waterfront Museum

The National Waterfront Museum sits on the Waterfront in Swansea, Wales, and tells the story of indu...

Dylan Thomas Centre

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.4 mi

Dylan Thomas Centre

The Dylan Thomas Centre is an arts centre located in the Maritime Quarter in Swansea, Wales. It is a...

Swansea Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.4 mi

Swansea Museum

Swansea Museum sits on the Waterfront in Swansea and is the oldest museum in Wales, bringing togethe...

Swansea Museum Collections Centre

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.3 mi

Swansea Museum Collections Centre

Swansea Museum Collections Centre is the museum's store, housed in a historically important building...

Egypt Centre

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.7 mi

Egypt Centre

The Egypt Centre sits within Swansea University in Sketty and holds the largest collection of Egypti...

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Swansea Castle

Castle & Heritage · 0.2 mi

Swansea Castle

Singleton Abbey

Stately Home & Palace · 1.6 mi

Singleton Abbey

Oystermouth Castle

Castle & Heritage · 4 mi

Oystermouth Castle

National Trust · 8.2 mi

Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

The Bunkhouse

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.1 mi

The Bunkhouse

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Kaspa's

🍬 Sweet Shops & Fudge · 0.1 mi

Kaspa's

Starvin' Jacks

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.1 mi

Starvin' Jacks

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Kardomah

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.1 mi

Kardomah

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Coffee#1

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.1 mi

Coffee#1

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Hq urban kitchen

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.1 mi

Hq urban kitchen

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