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.
Monmouthshire, South and Mid Wales
Stylishly converted old coaching inn with lovely rooms and excellent food set amid the unspoiled countryside of Monmouthshire.
Pembrokeshire, South and Mid Wales
Delightfully quirky, personally run small hotel with great views of Tenby's south beach.
Powys, South and Mid Wales
Family-run fishing hotel on the Usk, in the heart of the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains.
Powys, South and Mid Wales
Small but perfectly formed gourmet restaurant with rooms near Brecon.
Powys, South and Mid Wales
Great gastropub in the Brecon Beacons, not far from Hay on Wye.
Aberaeron, Ceredigion, West Wales
Happy seaside hotel and restaurant in charming Aberaeron, with rooms spread among three historic harbourside buildings.
Pembrokeshire, West Wales
Artistic, family-run restaurant with rooms situated on the Nevern estuary in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire, West Wales
Slick yet friendly spa hotel on the Pembrokeshire coast
Swansea, South and Mid Wales
Boutique chic comes to rejuvenated Swansea
Ceredigion, South and Mid Wales
A boutique seaside hotel with a strong sense of Welsh identity and sea views on the promenade
Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, South and Mid Wales
Idiosyncratic, feel-good hotel in a magical setting, created from a 16th century dairy farm in the depths of South West Wales.
Nr Monmouth, South and Mid Wales
Refined Michelin starred restaurant with rooms set in peaceful Welsh valley
Swansea, South and Mid Wales
Handsome rural retreat with fine food, close to both wild beaches and the buzz of Swansea.
Ceredigion, West Wales
Remote Georgian country home with fabulous food close to Wales' Heritage Coastline.
Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, South and Mid Wales
Landmark building and local meeting place with excellent bedrooms
Narberth, West Wales
Grand Welsh farmhouse, beautifully restored with excellent food, located just outside Narberth with its wide range of boutiques and galleries.
Cardigan, West Wales
Luxury boltholt with great food close to Cardigan