Banks and exchange All major banks have branches along High Street or Queen Street. American Express is at 3 Queen St (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm; tel 029/2066 5843), Thomas Cook at 16 Queen St (Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm; tel 029/2022 4886).

Bike rental Waterfront Bike Hire (tel 029/2048 4110) rent decent machines from their stand in Britannia Park, right by the Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre.

Bus information Traveline (tel 0870/608 2608) has details of Cardiff Bus and National Express services.

Car rental Avis, 14-22 Tudor St (tel 029/2034 2111); Enterprise, 45 Penarth Rd (tel 029/2038 9222); Hertz, 9 Central Sq (tel 029/2022 4548).

Laundries Drift Inn, 104 Salisbury Rd, Cathays Park; GP, 244 Cowbridge Rd, Canton; Launderama, 60 Lower Cathedral Rd.

Left luggage At Central Station.

Medical facilities University of Wales Hospital, Heath (tel 029/2074 7747). For emergency dental work: Riverside Health Centre, Wellington St, Canton (tel 029/2037 1221).

Pharmacy Boots, 5 Wood St (Mon-Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 6-7pm; tel 029/2023 4043).

Police Central Police Station, King Edward VII Ave, Cathays Park (tel 029/2022 2111).

Post office The Hayes (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm; tel 029/2022 7363).

Travel agencies Usit, in the YHA shop, 13 Castle St (tel 029/2022 0744); John Cory Travel, Park Place (tel 029/2037 1878); Welsh Travel Centre, 240 Whitchurch Rd, Cathays (tel 029/2062 1479).