A wonderful, traditional 16th Century Inn. Lovely people, lovely pub, lovely beer and lovely food!…read moreDoes accommodation at 40 pounds a night. I must come and stay here. Can't remember both beers I had, but one of them was Masters Devons Pride. They were both good. I think I might have eaten the Smoked Haddock & Spring Onion Fishcake too but my memory fails me slightly. I enjoyed whatever I had!

The Metropole is our local restaurant and eatery. We also had a year membership to the Spa. The…read moreMetropole has so much missed opportunity and it is a shame. I am writing this review as a local resident in hope that the new owners will be looking at how to make this institution better than it currently is. Our most recent experience was to book for some food after work. Can we book before 6pm for food? No. Can we book a specific table? No. Can we eat food in the covered veranda where you can eat during the day? No. Can we get friendly or approachable staff behind the bar? No. They really miss a trick here. We were booked for a lunch for out of town friends coming in to the town for a visit and after our most recent visit we cancelled. This place is the most impersonal and most unfriendly place I have ever visited. I don't really want to take friends and family to this place to be ignored and get fairly average food. The evening restaurant is lovely - the food is great and the staff (who seem nervous and pretty uninformed) are as helpful as they can but need much more training and investment. The staff at the Spa are nice and friendly and the Spa is a lovely space but for the money you would think you could get some help with the gym and how to train. The brasserie only serves food at particular times and absolutely not any other time. How they miss out on trade not doing some brunch/breakfasts or post work stuff - 6pm is pretty late and we just gave up and went home. The bar/brasserie staff are cold and unfriendly, despite whatever efforts we have made over the time we have lived here. You cannot engage in any conversation without the chilliest of response, unlike the friendly and helpful young women on reception. My advice would be to run small bites outside of the very rigid food serving times; train your brasserie staff in customer service; train your restaurant staff in the areas they are clearly underconfident in and turn down or change the dreadful piped music in the brasserie; let people book tables of choice and stop being so impersonal. We are local and would take all our friends, family and occasions to you but we are swiftly changing our minds due to the above reasons. I really hope the new owners bring about some change.

Excellent venue Excellent service…read moreExcellent food Highly recomended.

They do lovely food & have a relaxed & friendly atmosphere,You can also stay in the lovely rooms,it…read morehas a swimming pool which is open to the public as well as the residents & has a sauna.

Stayed in Priors Lodge. This was the most amazing place I have ever been. Just stunning. And of…read morecourse, if you are a Prisoner fan, there is the bonus of that. Just an all around fabulous experience. Great food in the hotel as well.

We managed to get a room at the Hotel Portmeirion through late bookings service and had the most…read morefantastic time. We were treated like royalty, reception booked us in for our evening meal at Castell Deudreath (the more modern hotel and restaurant in Portmeirion Village) and even booked the complimentary taxi service for us so we didn't have to walk up the hill. The meal was superb and the taxi brought us back to our hotel when we were finished. Our room was perhaps a little dated but charming all the same and very pretty and this was all forgotten the folowing morning when we woke up to breakfast in bed and the gorgeous view of the estuary as the sun slowly rose in the sky. I long to return to The Hotel Portmeirion again to fully explore the village and enjoy the tranquility and service we experienced there.

We took advantage of a Groupon offer for a luxury stay at Ty Mawr Mansion(not to be confused by the…read moresimilar named Ty Mawr restaurant and hotel in Brechfa) and were delighted with our experience at the beautifully restored Georgian mansion house. On our arrival the owner, Martin, was immediately on hand to help with luggage and welcome us to the lovely Ty Mawr. We were delighted with our huge suite room, named after previous guest Kiera Knightly, the bedroom with lounge area was dual aspect overlooking the free range chickens and lovely grounds and larger than the whole of our own upstairs house! The luxurious and modern bathroom with a spa bath and rainshower made for a very relaxing pre dinner freshen up. The hotel suite rooms also have their own computers with free broadband, maybe not the speediest of computers but useful for looking up local places and event. Tea tray included delicious home made biscuits, only tiny criticism could be lack of variety with only standard but high quality tea and coffee sachets. An extremely comfortable and huge bed which we were sad to leave. The food, as the previous reviewer of Ty Mawr has written, is delicious and of a very high quality both for dinner and a wonderful breakfast...want more home made bread and toast yum.

Ty Mawr is a Grade II Georgian listed house that has been lovingly and sympathetically refurbished…read moreby the owners, Martin and Cath McAlpine. The welcome from the owners is like being greeted by friends. I have eaten in their small restaurant on three occasions. On each occasion it was full. The clients include many locals who have, like me, discovered this little gem in the midst of West Wales. The food is sourced locally and the menu reflects what is in season. The rooms are generous and beautifully furnished with modern, lavishly fitted bathrooms. The hotel has 5 star rating and the restaurant has been awarded 1 AA rosette. I highly recommend the restaurant, the food is absolutely superb.

Good comfortable inn on the edge of a small village in the eastern part of the National Park,…read moreconvenient for both the Black Mountains and the main peaks of the Brecon Beacons. The hotel has 10 ensuite bedrooms. We found the rooms clean, comfortable and reasonably spacious but perhaps in need of a little updating. There is not T.V. lounge or rooms solely for the use of hotel guests. However, this is perhaps compensated by a large and comfortable lounge bar. A large T.V. is at one end but this area is seperated off and thus is unobtrusive to those located in the main area. Rev. James and Hancocks H.B. on draft are the pick of the beers. Choice of lagers, wines etc also available. There is also a garden at the back of the hotel for warm and sunny weather. We booked in at the hotel on a half board basis for a whole week and during that time never had a disappointing meal. Good choice of food ranging from local sausages, salmon, half roast duck, crevettes and various steaks. Portions are generous to the point that you may wish to consider a 2 course meal instead of the normal three courses. The fixed price lunchtime menu is excellent value. If available, try the salmon with saffron sauce and Bacardi and Blueberry cheesecake. The website has sample menus. We found the staff friendly and efficient and would happily recommend this inn/hotel to others seeking a reasonably priced establishment in one of the most attractive parts of Wales.

Must visit if you are in town!!! Super welcoming and homey. Definitely recommend you stop by.read more

Having spent a few trips to the area staying in Llanyre / Llandrindod Wells, I decided to give…read moreBuilth a try - Llandod just doesn't have the feel of a nice town. I was booked into the Greyhound for a couple of nights, and how refreshing and satisfying it was to be there. After the rather clinical sterility of a Llanyre hotel, the Greyhound was a charming, friendly and vibrant alternative. The rooms are perhaps a bit dated but it's an old building - why shouldn't they be? The food was wonderful - heavily influenced by local produce and prepared expertly. Looking around, and listening to the chat, I was not alone in feeling very satisfied with both the food and the hotel. LLanyre / Lland'od no more - Builth is where it's at. I'll see the Greyhound again and look forward to doing so.