Work has finally restarted on a huge 20-storey hotel in Cardiff city centre following the appointment of a new contractor. Custom House – a Grade-II listed building built in the mid-1800s – is being transformed into a Premier Inn which will have 248 bedrooms as well as a restaurant and bar.
At the end of last year there were questions about the progress of the hotel after a public notice was put on the doors stating that the project was currently closed. The halt in the development came after its principal contractor, WRW Construction, based in Llanelli, collapsed in July last year after coming under "significant financial stress".
