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Door to door Professional chauffeurs collect and return you at your address. Maintained fleet Party buses, limousines and wedding cars kept in service order. 9 customer reviews Published in full on our reviews page, in the customers' words. Mon–Fri 9am–6pm Availability answered on 029 2271 7553 during office hours. ## Candy Apple Party Bus in Cardiff: what you are booking ### What the Candy Apple Party Bus is The Candy Apple is our headline party bus: a 16-seat vehicle finished in deep candy apple red, with side-facing seating, an open central floor, interior lighting and a sound system you connect your own phone to. It is chauffeur driven, which means the vehicle is the venue for the first part of your night rather than a way of getting to one. The practical difference between hiring this and booking taxis is that the group never splits. Sixteen people leave one address at one time, travel together, arrive together and are photographed together. Nobody is left behind at the house waiting for a car that has been cancelled twice, and nobody is standing outside a club at midnight refreshing an app. ### Who books it Hen parties are the most common booking, followed by milestone birthdays (eighteenths, twenty-firsts, thirtieths, fortieths and fiftieths), then stag groups, work nights out and Christmas parties. Parents book it for school proms because the pick-up and drop-off are fixed and named in advance. Rugby and race day groups book it because the traffic and parking that ruin those days stop being their problem. It also works for the less obvious jobs: a family spread across three houses being collected for a big meal, a group heading to a concert in Bristol or Cardiff Bay, or a wedding party moving between a ceremony and a reception on opposite sides of the city. ### When it is needed The bookings that go best are the ones where the group is larger than two car-loads, the evening has more than one location, or the date is one where ordinary transport is already under strain: a Saturday in the city centre, an international rugby weekend, prom season in June and July, or any Friday and Saturday in December. Those are also the dates that fill first. Checking a date costs nothing and takes a phone call. ### Why a chauffeured bus rather than self-drive or taxis A chauffeur removes three things at once: the driver who has to stay sober and resent it, the parking that nobody can find, and the uncertainty about how everyone gets home. The route, the stops and the return time are agreed before the day, so the plan does not depend on sixteen people making the same decision at the same moment. It also removes the cost that people forget to count. Four taxis out, four taxis back, surge pricing at closing time and one group that gets separated adds up quickly, and none of it comes with lighting, a sound system or a photograph outside the house. Inside the vehicle ## Features andspecification Our 16-seat 'Starfleet' party bus, 12 great reasons to travel with us 029 2271 7553 - Eye-catching 'Candy Apple' finish with glitter and star motifs, sure to attract attention wherever we go - Air conditioning - Ice buckets to keep your drinks chilled - TV screen for karaoke and music videos, controlled by iPad - Ideal audio system for karaoke or listening to your favourite music - Leather bench style seating with seatbelts - Interior nightclub-style colour-change lights switching between bright blues, pinks, reds and greens - Banner and balloon decorations included for birthdays - Easy access and space for passengers with physical impairments, please contact us for further details - Professional and experienced chauffeur with every booking - Separate compartment for luggage, useful for airport transfers or weekends away - A fully insured service Photo gallery ## The candy apple party businside and out 029 2271 7553 ## What happens when the transport is left to chance The failures we are called about are always the same, and they are never about the party itself. A group of sixteen books nothing, assumes taxis will be available at eleven on a Saturday, and spends forty minutes of a birthday in the cold while the numbers on the app climb. Another group books four separate cars, two arrive, and half the party reaches the restaurant twenty minutes after the table was given away. The worst version is the one that costs money. A hen weekend with a fixed restaurant booking and a show afterwards has no slack in it: transport that arrives late does not delay the evening, it deletes part of it. Once a sitting is missed it is gone, and no amount of apology gets it back. Late booking carries its own risk. Prom nights, summer Saturdays, international rugby weekends and December evenings are the dates every group in South Wales wants, and there is a finite number of 16-seat vehicles in the region. A date that is open in February is frequently gone by April. ### Mistakes we see most - Counting the group by guesswork, sixteen seats means sixteen passengers, and the seventeenth person has to be solved before the day, not at the kerb. - Giving a collection time that leaves no room for photographs, then losing the photographs. - Not mentioning that the pick-up address is a narrow street, a gated estate or a multi-storey car park a long vehicle cannot enter. - Booking the venue first and the transport last, when the transport is the part with the least availability. - Assuming the return journey will sort itself out because the outbound one did. ## How a booking runs, from first call to the front door Step 1 ### Date check Tell us the date, pick-up postcode, group size and rough timings. We check the vehicle against the diary and tell you straight away whether it is free, rather than leaving you waiting on an email. Step 2 ### Journey plan We map the run: where you are collected, which stops you want, how long you need the vehicle and where the night ends. Anything that affects timing (road closures, match days, venue drop-off restrictions) is raised now, not on the day. Step 3 ### Written confirmation You receive the booking in writing with the vehicle, date, pick-up time and return arrangement set out, so everyone in the group can be told where to stand and when. Step 4 ### Pre-hire preparation The vehicle is cleaned and checked before it leaves us, and the driver is briefed on your route and your stops so nobody is reading a postcode at the kerb. Step 5 ### On the day Your chauffeur aims to arrive ahead of the booked time where traffic allows, so there is room for photographs before you set off. You travel door to door and are returned to the agreed address at the end. ## What you get out of hiring the candy apple party bus ### The group stays together One vehicle, one departure, one arrival. No convoy of taxis, no missing four people, no separate group chat trying to reunite everyone at a junction. ### Timings agreed before the day Pick-up, stops and return are confirmed in writing, so the plan does not rely on anybody making decisions at eleven at night. ### Nobody has to stay sober to drive A professional chauffeur means every person you invited is actually at the party, rather than one of them watching it from behind a steering wheel. ### The journey is part of the night Lighting, a sound system you control and room to stand turn what would be dead travel time into the opening hour of the celebration. ### Door-to-door, so no parking to solve You are collected at your address and returned there. No city-centre car park, no long walk in the rain, no car to collect the next morning. ### Straight answers on availability We tell you whether the date is free when you ask, so you can plan the rest of the evening around a fact rather than a maybe. ## Candy Apple Party Bus hire in detail ### What is inside a 16-seat party bus A party bus is not a minibus with a sticker on the side. The seating runs along the sides of the saloon rather than in forward-facing rows, which is what creates the open floor in the middle and lets a group talk to each other instead of to the back of someone's head. There is standing height for most passengers, handrails and poles for stability while the vehicle is moving, interior lighting that changes the whole feel of the space once the doors close, and a sound system you connect your own phone to. Because the interior is built for a group rather than for commuting, the practical details matter more than the specification sheet. There is somewhere to put coats and bags. There is room to move between seats without climbing over anybody. Sixteen people can see each other, which is the single biggest difference between a party bus and two taxis travelling in convoy. ### Journey types the bus suits Three shapes of booking cover most of what we run. The first is a single transfer: collected from one address, driven to one venue, and that is the job, common for proms, restaurant bookings and airport runs. The second is a return: out at the start of the evening, collected again at an agreed time and returned home, which is what most birthday and Christmas groups book. The third is a tour: several stops across an evening with the bus and driver staying with you, which is how hen and stag groups usually use it, and how race days and rugby weekends tend to run. The Candy Apple Party Bus handles all three. What changes is the timing plan, not the vehicle, and getting the timing plan right before the day is what stops a group standing on a pavement at eleven o'clock wondering where their transport is. ### Cardiff routes and the practical constraints Cardiff city centre is straightforward to travel into and awkward to stop in. St Mary Street and the streets around it are pedestrianised or restricted at the times you most want to be dropped off, the bay has its own access pattern, and on international rugby days large sections of the centre close entirely. A 16-seat vehicle cannot pull up wherever a taxi can, so the sensible drop-off point is agreed in advance and is usually a short, well-lit walk from the door of the venue. The same applies at the collection end. Narrow residential streets, gated developments, low car park entries and parked cars on both sides all affect where a long vehicle can safely stand. Telling us the pick-up postcode when you enquire lets us flag any of that early, which is far better than discovering it with sixteen people in heels waiting outside. ### Group sizes, and when one bus is not enough Sixteen seats means sixteen passengers. It is a hard number, not a guideline, and a group of nineteen does not become a group of sixteen because everybody is willing to squeeze. If your group is bigger, the answer is usually a second vehicle from the fleet running the same route to the same timings, a party bus and a stretch limousine travelling together works well and keeps everyone arriving at once. If your numbers are still moving, give us the highest realistic figure when you enquire. It is much easier to plan down than to find extra capacity on a Saturday in June. Based in Cardiff, we collect and drop off nationwide, so tell us where you are starting and where you are heading. You can see the full fleet and services or start from the home page. ## Candy Apple Party Bus hire: your questions answered How much does it cost to hire the Candy Apple Party Bus in Cardiff?Price depends on your date, pick-up postcode, how long you need the bus and how many stops you want, so we quote each journey rather than publish a single figure. Send those four details and we will come back with a price for your run. How many passengers can the Candy Apple Party Bus carry?Sixteen. That is the seated capacity and it is not flexible. If your group is larger we can usually run a second vehicle from the fleet on the same route and timings. How far in advance should I book?As early as you have a date. Prom season, summer Saturdays, rugby international weekends and December fill first. Asking whether a date is free costs nothing and takes one call to 029 2271 7553. Can we play our own music on board?Yes. The bus has a sound system you connect your own phone to, so the playlist is yours for the whole journey. Do you collect us from home?Yes, every booking is door to door. We collect from the address you give us and return you to the agreed address at the end of the night. Can we make several stops during the evening?Yes. Tell us the stops when you book and we will build them into the timing plan, so the driver already knows the route before you set off. What happens if our numbers change after booking?Tell us as soon as you know. Fewer passengers is simply fewer passengers; more than sixteen means adding a second vehicle, which is much easier to arrange weeks out than days out. Do you cover areas outside Cardiff?Yes. We work across Cardiff, Newport, Barry, Bridgend and the Vale, and out towards Bristol, Bath, Caldicot, Abergavenny and Brecon. Ask about your pick-up postcode and we will tell you straight away. Is the bus available in the daytime?Yes. Daytime runs for race days, rugby, airport transfers and family occasions are as common as evening bookings. How do I hold the date?Call 029 2271 7553 during office hours, Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm, or send the enquiry form with your date and timings and we will confirm availability in writing. ## Tell us the date and we will tell you if it is free Send your date, pick-up postcode, group size and rough timings. We check the diary against the candy apple party bus and come back with availability and a price for your journey, then put the booking in writing so everybody knows where to be. Call 029 2271 7553Contact Page Family run · door-to-door chauffeurs · office hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm. ### Request a quote One form, one reply. No calendar to fight with. ## Related services ### Black & Silver Party Bus 16 seatsA sharper, darker finish with the same party interior, a favourite for birthdays, stag dos and nights out in the city centre. 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