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I stayed at the Diplomat Hotel for five days while visiting family in the area. The stay was…read morepleasant and comfy for the most part. The hotel has a great view of the town of Llanelli, since it is high up on a hill. They also have lots of nice outdoor seating. I enjoyed going down there in the evening to have a drink. My room was spacious and the bed was comfortable albeit small, since it was a twin bed. But I believe that is the norm in the U.K, no complaining. I found most of the staff accommodating and friendly, particularly David at the front desk. My only warning particularly for summer guests, THEY DO NOT HAVE A/C in the rooms! So I suggest asking the front desk about lending a fan for your room. We told David at the front desk about the a/c situation and he suggested we could borrow one of the fans from the hotel. That was so nice of him! Another thing I wanted to express about my stay was their breakfast... for £16 it is severely underwhelming and I would suggest having it. Go anywhere else. I had breakfast down their once... and I'm glad I didn't purchase their packaged breakfast deal on their website... very underwhelming food. I ended up just having cereal and coffee. Also they only filled my coffee one time, since the staff was so busy flipping tables for lunch. The food in general at the hotel was not good... I had their tapas the first night and it was passable. I had their dinner - a mushroom risotto and it was so so. The atmosphere in their dining room is dreadful. It sort of reminded me of my high school (or secondary school) gymnasium. The elevator music in there made it worse... They also have a spa and indoor pool downstairs. I enjoyed the steam room a lot with the eucalyptus coming through the steamers...ah! I wished I used it more. All in all, I enjoyed my stay. I probably would return if I come back to the area.

This place is ok if you've nowhere else to stay. The food is ok but nothing special. The whole…read moreplace is rather dated and the bathroom in the room I stayed can only be described as grubby!. It's in desperate need of an overhall then this place can justify the room rates it currently charges.

After reading steeps review yesterday morning and needing to do the weekly shop we decided to head…read moreover to Bryngwenyn Farm and shop there. Bryngwenyn Farm is just as steeps writes and in a beautiful spot, I would definitely recommend its' location for a peaceful getaway with its' holiday cottages and b and b with the great advantage of the fabulous mainly organic farmshop with wonderful proper organic and freerange eggs(delicious for breakfast today). As well as doing a good shop there, we bought the aforementioned sausages, pork etc some wonderful organic vegetables, we had delicious home made cake and tea so definitely a step up from the usual supermarket venture.

Bryngwenyn Farm is many things in one. The part we go for is the Farm Shop. We were pointed here by…read moreout neighbours and decided to visit one Sunday afternoon. It is a bit off the beaten track so we had never seen it before, but we were pleasantly surprised. The shop itself is tiny, but still seems to hold plenty of goodies. There is a freezer full of meat (including the best sausages we have ever tasted), a fridge packed with cheese, yoghurt, milk and more, another freezer with bread, icecream and frozen fruits, a fruit and vegetable section and then shelves full of everything you can think of. They even stock Ecover products so if you are looking to avoid the supermarket, this is the place to go. Their home-milled flour is well worth a try and makes delicious bread. The shop is also a cafe and is laid out with a few tables. If you are looking for something different, they sell Alpaca wool gloves and hats! The rest of the farm includes holiday cottages and animals to see as well as the flour mill. I am tempted to sign up for one of the bread making courses. It is in an idyllic spot too with gorgeous views and a posse of sheep to greet you as you make your way down the track!

While visiting my grandmother in Llanelli, I visited Thomas Arms twice and I think it was the best…read morepub in the area. I didn't stay at the hotel, just came for the food and drinks. It's close to the downtown area so it's a central location. The first time I came for lunch. I had a shandy and a BBQ chicken melt sandwich. Both were quite satisfactory. Christine, the manager, served us and she was quite friendly. Next time, we came for dinner with the whole family. Great service. I ordered the Chicken Tikka masala, which was quite good for pub fare. Everyone was pretty satisfied with their meals. I think Thomas Arms was great. Their patio had a nice atmosphere as well. If I visit Llanelli again, I will return to it.

I have been to a wedding reception here and it was mediocre. The food wasn't very good and the hall…read morewas dingy. The bar was ok but I didn't think much of the pub area. There was nowhere at all to park and walking miles through the rain was not my idea of fun.

We were in Wales for an adventure training weekend and it was suggested we try Hurst House for…read moredinner. Well we were stunned when we walked in, very tasteful, comfortable and elegant were our first thoughts. So much attention to detail we couldn't stop looking round and taking it all in. The staff were very warm and friendly, as the Welsh generally are, and made us feel at home. When we finally sat down to eat our meal in the light airy and spacious dining room we were very relaxed, happy and spoilt. But things were about to get better once we tasted our food. All the veg comes from their own organic garden and the lamb that most of us chose as our main comes from the salt marsh in the surrounding area, we'd never tasted anything like it. The meal was very good quality for normal restaurant prices and so was the wine and locally brewed real ales. Most of us had 2 courses and 2 drinks so the average price worked out at £25 per head. The toilets were clean and beautifully done and i was very impressed with the Ren smellies girls like these indulgences when they wash their hands. We relaxed in the bar with some baileys on ice and a lovely warm fire. What a perfect evening. We asked to see the rooms and were so happy decided to come back with some family and stay for a night as an indulgence. We stayed mid week as it was cheaper £150 a night and with that came champagne on arrival, bed, breakfast and afternoon tea, which i strongly reccomend arriving early for. We wanted to make the most our stay so arrived about 2.30pm we had champagne whilst admiring our beautifully decorated rooms and then went across for afternoon tea which consisted of, tea, coffee, mini scones with cream, welsh cakes, sandwiches and other slices of delicious cake. Full and happy we admired the building once more and relaxed in the comfortable bar. We then went back to our rooms to change and sat down for dinner at about 7pm. Again we had a wonderful meal a few drinks and retired to our rooms, which we wanted to spend time in as they were also lovely. In the morning we had a delicious Welsh breakfast with loads of tea and sadly left our fabulous little retreat in this beautiful part of Wales. If theres one place you must come in your lifetime its here, we all thoroughly enjoyed it and the village of Laugharne down the road is also well worth the visit also, if not for its famous heritage as the poet Dylan Thomas's piece of Wales but for its sheer beauty.

We were visiting our aunt in Wales and we decided to stay at this hotel. We are a demanding family…read moreof four so we did give it a good workout :) Initial correspondence was through email and the receptionists dealt with most enquiries fabulously, there were a couple of occasions whereby questions were not answered fully or were completely ingnored. We arrived in the pouring rain (this didnt change much over our stay). We checked in which went smoothly and were shown to our rooms. Initially we thought they were fab then realised that there were no wardrobes or indeed any storage space in either of the rooms; only one tiny bin in the bathroom, which was very nice but could have done with a bigger bath as there was plenty of space, and no fridge. Oh and our TV did not work even when the batteries in the remote were changed twice within the week. Anyway we met up with our aunt and her family that evening and we decided to eat at the restaurant at Hurst House. There were two menus, the daily and the a la carte. Neither menu was fantastic but they were adequate. Within our party there was a gluten free menu and a complicated vegetarian menu. The staff had been told well in advance but nothing was said to us about our choices and I had to make a fuss. Anyway the meal was fine and everyone enjoyed what they had. We went to bed but didnt sleep much. Breakfast the following morning and the hotel had made no effort to aquire gluten free bread or sausages for breakfast, which was disappointing but as always had taken some bread with me. There was no options for our daughter to have a cooked breakfast either as there were no Quorn options to replace the sausages etc. Breakfast service throughout the week was very slow if you wanted hot drinks or hot food or indeed if the juice needed refilling. There didn't seem to be anyone looking out for items running out and replacing before the event which meant that a guest had to specifically track someone down to sort things out. Over the week the reception staff and a couple of the staff in the restuarant helped to make the week fantastic. However food did get put on our bill from another table and spelling mistakes on the bill ie cawliflower and exhebition, together with some staff who gave the impression that they were working under sufferance, together with having to keep asking for toiletries to be replaced did put a bit of a dampener on it. There is a small gym with state of the art equipment, bike, rower, running and eliptical machines, the spa was lovely but with only two therapists and two rooms that did not work together it meant that we had to have treatments after each other and not at the same time which was a shame. The therapists used elemental herbology products which were lovely but the room got really cold and the therapist didnt check with me how I was doing or if I needed a blanket etc. She did ask if I wanted water after making her jump whilst having a coughing fit. Included in the price of the room is afternoon tea but again this was disappointing from a gluten free point of view. There was nothing for me to eat and only a couple of cakes for our vegetarian. The boys enjoyed the nibbles and the tea, coffee and juice were lovely. The reception staff were given a list of adventures to book for us and all credit to them, fitted everything in for us in the time we had, we had to cancel the paintballing because the rain was coming across the beach horizontally, but that was our choice and not the organisers. We tried land yachting which was amazing but boy did the muscles hurt the next day? The girls tried horse riding and only one of the riders got bounced and had to hang on for dear life whilst the other laughed :) The boys tried coasteering and whilst they were both dubious to start off with loved it and the challenges that came with it. They both show the grazes and cuts as if they were trophies of their time. All in all our time at Hurst House was lovely but their is still room for improvement.. We would having said all the above, go back to stay :)

A lovely seaside hotel. Wonderfully run, beautifully clean, located near to local transport and…read morepoints of interest. Opposite beautiful Swansea Beach and approximately 20 minutes via bus to Mumbles. I've stayed many times and can't wait to stay again!

I must say at the outset that I haven't stayed here overnight but have been here several times to…read moreconferences. It does seem a lovely hotel with friendly staff and beautiful facilities. The Function Suite and smaller meeting rooms are ideal for business meetings, exhibitions, etc, as they are light and well equipped with presentation hardware, fax, internet points, photocopier and other facilities. The spa and pool, and the restaurant, all look very inviting!