Gliffaes Country House Hotel
In the heart of Brecon Beacons, six miles from West Monmouthshire Golf Club, Gliffaes Country House stands along the River Usk in the shade of 200-year old trees. Each of its 23 well-appointed guest rooms has a bath and/or shower and multiple-channel television with the BBC's children's programming. Most rooms have DVD players and public areas have complimentary Wi-Fi.
Other family-friendly amenities are a phone-connected baby monitoring system and a late afternoon children's tea. Dogs are welcome, but must stay in one of the two free kennels--yet, can run free on the hotel grounds with their owners. Room rates include the extensive cold breakfast buffet and a choice of full Welsh or other hot breakfast. The restaurant, boasting an Automobile Association (AA) Rosette, features local meat and game and greens from the hotel garden.
Gliffaes Country House Hotel
Crickhowell
Brecon Beacons
Powys NP8 1RH
United Kingdom
011 (+44) 018 7473 0371
gliffaeshotel.com/
The Old Rectory Golf and Country Hotel
In the River Usk valley outside the quaint village of Llangattock, the Old Rectory Golf and Country Hotel dates to the 1500s. On its extensive grounds is an all-weather nine-hole and par three golf course available to guests for an additional daily fee. The course runs along the Monmouthshire & Breconshire Canal, one of Britain's most scenic waterways.
The hotel's 20 guest rooms--some with four-poster beds or log-burning fireplaces--have bath facilities, satellite television, complimentary Wi-Fi and direct dial phones. Room prices include breakfast. The charming oak-beamed restaurant features a la carte and prix fixe menus of traditional Welsh cuisine. Roasted Welsh lamb shank with herbed mashed potatoes in Madeira sauce is a typical entree.
The Old Rectory Country Hotel
Llangattock
Crickhowell
Brecon Beacons
Powys NP8 1PH
United Kingdom
011 (+44) 018 7381 0373
rectoryhotel.co.uk/
Peterstone Court Country Hotel and Spa
At the northern edge of Brecon Beacons, AA five-star Peterstone Court offers its guests significantly discounted greens fees at Cradoc Golf Club. This Georgian establishment, with southern Wales' highest mountain as a backdrop, combines classic Georgian architecture with contemporary interior accents.
Twelve spacious guest rooms--eight in the main building and four lofts in the converted stable block--have bath facilities, flat screen televisions and direct dial phones. Dogs, welcome for an additional daily fee, get blankets, baskets and treats. Guests have complimentary use of the on-site spa's heated pool (seasonal), Jacuzzi, sauna and fitness room.
Room prices include full Welsh breakfast. The restaurant features seasonal menus with meat and poultry from the hotel's own farm. Roasted breast of Glaisfer Ayelsbury duck in caramelized orange and bittersweet orange sauce with creamed parsnips and locally grown spinach is a representative dinner entree.
Peterstone Court Hotel
Llanhamlach
Brecon Beacons
Powys LD3 7YB
United Kingdom
peterstone-court.com/
About The Author
Judy Wolfe has owned her own freelance writing business since 2006. She is a professional florist, holds a certificate in advanced floral design and had her Valentine's Day floral design published in "Super Floral Retailing." She is a travel writer for Chincoteague Island Vacations, MyGermanCity and Berlin Dude. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in literature from California State Polytechnic Univeristy in Pomona.
