If you want outside space but don't want to take a lawnmower with you to your next home then an apartment with a variety of balconies, and even a good-sized terrace, is definitely worthy of consideration. The mower can go on eBay then. But for the best balcony view your new abode obviously needs to be located next to or near something amazing and being waterside with a sweeping view of Cardiff Bay can surely be called that.
Not in the noisy hub of the bay around the Wales Millennium Centre but tucked away at the end of a road to nowhere, further along the shoreline, you will find the block of luxury apartments called Watermark. And the clue is in the name – from the balconies and stepped terrace on each level, the building offers the occupants some of the best bay views from its central position.
Look one way, past the posh St David's Hotel, to view the distinctive buildings of the bustling area of shops and restaurants clustered around the Pierhead building. Then gaze in the other direction and the recognisable skyline of Penarth marina and the barrage come into focus.