Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
In a quiet suburban pocket between church and river, this cosy B&B is run by a friendly couple who keep its three modern guest bedrooms immaculately clean…
Must-see hotels in Wales
Bardsey Lodge & Bird Observatory
Llŷn Peninsula
One option, for those keen on feathered fauna, is to stay at the dormitory-style accommodation at this Bird Observatory, which has been monitoring…
South Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire's premier spa hotel offers the chance to relax after a massage in a small hydrotherapy pool overlooking Saundersfoot's seafront from on high…
Powys
A really top-notch B&B making great use of a large, Arts and Crafts–style Edwardian house, the Cottage has a flower-adorned garden, and comfortable rooms…
Llandudno
The 'Song of the Bay' is a welcoming, gay-friendly hotel that numbers many a visiting thespian among its mainly older clientele. Signed memorabilia…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
This impressive stone house – a former Georgian rectory, no less – sits amid gardens on wistfully monikered Love Lane. Its three luxurious B&B rooms are…
Ceredigion
Affable owners John and Lesley have refurbished this grand Georgian shipping office beautifully, with crisp linens, bold colour schemes and fresh flowers…
Snowdonia & the Llŷn
All stripped floorboards and oak beams, this converted 16th-century house has charm and history in spades. It's now a five-star gold B&B, with fires in…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
Coleen, who also works at the National Trust shop at the other end of the town's much-photographed central bridge, is a consummate host. Her floral rooms…
Ye Olde Bulls Head Inn & Townhouse
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
These sister properties, located just across the road from each other, provide quite a contrast. Where the Bulls Head accommodation – occupying the oldest…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
Backed by towering pines and emerald fields on the western edge of town, this friendly B&B offers five tastefully furnished bedrooms in a mid-Victorian…
Llŷn Peninsula
With tones as muted as its hosts are ebulliently welcoming, this Edwardian house has eight comfortable, modern rooms with marbled en suites and sea views,…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
Remote yet comfy Idwal Cottage, the oldest YHA hostel in Wales, makes a great base for walks in the Ogwen Valley, or bagging a few Glyderau or Carneddau…
Southeast Wales
Perched on a hillside overlooking a gorgeous loop of the Wye in the village of Llandogo, this old stone house has friendly young owners and three…
Tyddyn Isaf Camping & Caravan Park
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
With sandy, undeveloped Lligwy Bay close at hand, this large, well-groomed campground is a repeat winner of the David Bellamy Conservation Award and makes…
Llŷn Peninsula
Everything is ship-shape in this smart, beach-themed guesthouse, run by a welcoming couple who are happy to chat about the charms of the Llŷn Peninsula as…
Llandudno
Set on a quiet backstreet, this attractive corner house has six individually styled B&B rooms; two are suites and the remaining four are almost suite-like…
Llŷn Peninsula
Nant Gwrtheyrn's 24 terraced stone cottages have been adapted to provide cosy modern accommodation, with solid wooden furniture and under-floor heating…
Llandudno
The nine individually styled rooms at this small, friendly hotel come with luxurious touches: quality showers in three of the rooms and a four-poster bed…
Powys
Eco Retreats offers superchilled accommodation in beautifully furnished tepees and yurts. It's a low-tech experience, with wood burners, compost toilets…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
Although there's a Georgian look to this huge stone house at the edge of the village, it's actually a modern build. The three guest bedrooms are…
Powys
Evelyn and Mike, your relaxed hosts, run this purpose-built B&B located 2 miles from Welshpool. A modern extension to a 400-year-old timber-frame house,…
North Pembrokeshire
Set on a big beef and cereal farm that has existed here since at least the 1100s – there's a reference to it in the 12th-century Black Book of St David's …
Swansea (Abertawe)
Dylan Thomas fans now have the opportunity to stay in the house where the poet was born and spent his first 23 years. The house has been diligently…
Cardiff
Flanked by busy roads and car dealerships close to central Cardiff, this well-organised YHA has had the good sense to leave the building – a former…
Powys
This grand, turreted, late-Victorian hotel has spacious, corporate-style rooms and an excellent leisure complex with a swimming pool, sauna and gym. The…
North Pembrokeshire
This converted doctor's residence takes contemporary big-city cool and plonks it firmly by the seaside. Bedrooms are large and bright and decked out in an…
Premier Inn Cardiff City Centre
Cardiff
The Cardiff branch of Britain's biggest chain has 200 beds in a squat mirror-clad former office tower, right in the city centre. It's not flash, but it's…
Southeast Wales
Abergavenny's top hotel is a fine Georgian building that was once a famous coaching inn. Choose between sleek, sophisticated rooms in the hotel itself, in…
North Pembrokeshire
Dramatically positioned on a clifftop overlooking Fishguard Bay, this large complex offers a wide range of accommodation, including tent sites, static…
Swansea (Abertawe)
Kooky and kitsch in the extreme, all seven B&B rooms here are fancifully and elaborately themed – Roman, Mediterranean, African, Venetian, Egyptian, Asian…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Grandly occupying the plum position on Beaumaris' main street, its ivied facade looking across the Menai Strait, this historic hotel was built by local…
Powys
This erstwhile Georgian coaching inn (1780) remains the best all-rounder in town, with 22 charming older-style rooms, one with a four-poster bed, and…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
This extended country house, set alongside the River Clewedog, started life as a 16th-century fulling mill. It's now a peaceful retreat straight out of…
North Pembrokeshire
This warm and cosy country inn has 13 bright, clutter-free rooms with simple but contemporary decor in restful colours. They vary in size from snug…
St Davids (Tyddewi)
Offering more privacy than your typical B&B, the Waterings has only two rooms in the main house but a further five in an attached outbuilding opening onto…
Cardiff
Decked out in mirrored fittings and silver tones, this stylish little hotel has nine rooms, suites and apartments in a beautifully restored Victorian town…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Secluded and relaxed, this 19th-century stone house sits in pretty, rambling gardens with views of the Wye Valley and Black Mountains. Only one of the…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
The Bear is a local institution, a fine old coaching inn with a range of old-fashioned rooms – the more expensive ones with four-posters and spa baths…
Cardiff
This large town house has been given a contemporary makeover and converted into one- and two-bedroom serviced apartments, complete with comfortable…
