South & Mid Wales. Cross the Severn Bridge and you are soon in the Wye Valley or the Vale of Usk with the Brecon Beacons, where we have several recommendations, and Black Mountains beyond. Or drop down to Cardiff, where there are highly recommendable places to stay, and Swansea, or rather Penarth, an unlikely setting for an excellent boutique hotel and spa. The best hotels in South and Mid Wales are privately owned and full of personality, with excellent, good value food. Look out for local lamb, Black Beef and superb farm-produced cheeses. The order hotels are listed bears no reflection on our preference.
Written by Fiona Duncan
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“stylishly converted old inn with lovely rooms”
- Moderate
- Skenfrith, Monmouthshire: on B4521, 9 miles west of Ross-on-Wye
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“Boutique chic comes to rejuvenated Swansea”
- Moderate
- Swansea: in city centre, as part of the Maritime Quarter
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“Contemporary styling beside the sea at Penarth”
- Luxury
- Penarth, Glamorgan: five miles from Cardiff, overlooking the sea
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“Modernist annexe to Morgan's”
- Inexpensive
- Swansea: in city centre as part of the Maritime Quarter the city centre as par of the Maritime Quarter
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“Charming restaurant with rooms near Brecon”
- Moderate
- Builth Wells, Powys: on the A470, 20 minutes drive north of Brecon
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“Landmark building and local meeting place with excellent bedrooms”
- Inexpensive
- LLANDEILO; in centre of town, well placed for visiting the Brecon Beacons, South and West Wales
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“Refined restaurant with rooms set in peaceful Welsh valley”
- Moderate
- WHITEBROOK; close to market town of Monmouth
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“A boutique seaside hotel with a strong sense of Welsh identity and sea views on the promenade”
- Inexpensive
- ABERYSTWYTH; on the Victorian promenade, facing the sea
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“Great gastropub in the Brecon Beacons”
- Moderate
- Felin Fach, Powys: in Brecon Beacons, just off A470
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“Delightfully quirky, personally run small hotel”
- Moderate
- Penally, Pembrokeshire: two miles south-west of Tenby, overlooking Carmarthen
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“Idiosyncratic, feel-good hotel in a magical setting”
- Luxury
- LAUGHARNE; on the marshes outside the town, 15 minutes drive from Carmarthen
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“Family-run fishing hotel on the Usk”
- Moderate
- Crickhowell, Powys: in the Usk valley, between Abergavenny and Brecon
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“Handsome rural retreat with fine food”
- Moderate
- Nr REYNOLDSTON;in heart of Gower peninsula, 12 miles from Swansea
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