accolades including being voted the eighth favourite UK city by readers of the Guardian, being listed as one of the top 10 destinations in the UK on the official British tourist board's website Visit Britain, and US travel guide Frommers listing Cardiff as one of 13 top destinations worldwide for 2008. The large-scale redevelopment of Cardiff at the beginning of the 21st century has turned the city into a far more popular destination for foreign visitors. The most foreign tourists come from France and Republic of Ireland, with Cardiff as the fifth most visited UK city by Australians. According to VisitBritain, "visitors told us that the attraction of Cardiff as a glorious capital city, with an historical resonance, was the reason for visiting". Cardiff's top attraction is the Wales Millennium Centre, which in 2007 recorded almost 900,000 visitors, ahead of the National Museum, the St Fagans National History Museum and Cardiff Castle. In addition, Cardiff's status as the location of venues such as the Millennium Stadium means that the city receives influxes of anything up to 100,000 visitors during major sporting events such as Six Nations and Rugby World Cup matches. There are a large number of hotels within the city, most notably the five-star Hilton hotel in the city centre, and St David's Hotel & Spa located in Cardiff Bay. Hotels operated by Copthorne and Marriott are also located in Cardiff, along with numerous smaller hotels, bed and breakfasts and hostels. These are mainly located on St Mary Street, Newport Road and the Taff Embankment opposite the Millennium Stadium. In total, the city's hotels have almost 9,000 available bed spaces. According to monitoring undertaken by Tourism Development & Visitor Services, 96% of visitors described their visit to Cardiff as either ‘enjoyable’ or ‘very enjoyable’ (Cardiff Visitor Survey, 2009). Of visitors surveyed, 94% rated the overall quality of their visit as ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’ with 97% of respondents saying that they would recommend a visit to the city. (Visitor Satisfaction Questionnaire 09/10). The majority (95%) reported that they had been made to feel welcome during their visit to the city. Attractions, in particular Cardiff Bay and Cardiff Castle, along with people and atmosphere were mentioned most frequently as the best thing about a visit to Cardiff. The most popular locations visited/intended to be visited by all visitors were Cardiff Bay (55%), the shops (53%) and Cardiff Castle (51%). For visitors