Hotel accommodation South Wales

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SOUTH WALES

Celtic Manor Resort

The five star Celtic Manor Resort is a world-class destination with exceptional golf, leisure and business facilities, offering informal luxury and seamless service. It is set in 1400 acres of panoramic parkland in the beautiful Usk Valley.Few European resorts have such a complete range of facilities as The Celtic Manor Resort, venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup and home of The Celtic Manor Wales Open. These include two hotels - a five star 330 room Resort Hotel with 32 suite bedrooms and an historic 19th century Manor House with 70 bedrooms. It also features a state of the art Convention Centre and Exhibition Hall, 31 function rooms, 4 restaurants, 3 championship golf courses, a world-class Golf Academy, The Lodge - one of the largest clubhouses in Europe, 2 health clubs, 2 luxurious spas, a children's club and créche, tennis, shooting, mountain biking and walking trails.

St David's Hotel & Spa, Cardiff Bay

The five-star St David's Hotel & Spa is a luxury hotel overlooking Cardiff Bay. Situated on the waterfront, St David's is a striking Cardiff landmark, and the most prestigious five-star hotel in Wales. Dynamic and contemporary in style, the hotel incorporates an impressive floor-to-ceiling, glass-backed atrium that provides a vision of space and natural light. Just five minutes from the centre of Cardiff, the hotel is adjacent to Mermaid Quay with a wide range of restaurants, bars and entertainment including The Wales Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera and an international arts complex.

Morgans Hotel, Swansea

Swansea's only boutique hotel located in the beautiful maritime quarter and only moments away from the city centre and stunning Mumbles and Gower coastline. A grade II* listed building previously home to the port authority responsible for administrating Swansea's thriving maritime trade. Now a five star hotel for today, unashamedly modern, yet wrapped in a fine building redolent of yesterday. Be seduced by the crispest white linen, brilliant beds and drapes of satin, silk, sensuous suede and Egyptian cotton all helping to provide fun and sophisticated bedrooms. All 20 rooms are unique in every sense of the word creating luxurious settings where there are perfect plasma screens, DVD's and daring double showers.

The Future Inn, Cardiff Bay

The Future Inn hotel, Cardiff Bay UK is located within Cardiff Bay near the City Centre, just a few steps from the vibrant dining and entertainment centre of Cardiff Bay's waterfront Mermaid Quay. The Wales Millenium Centre, the Welsh National Assembly, Cardiff County Hall, Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium and the main business community are all within a mile of the hotel. The restaurant uses the finest locally sourced ingredients presented in an informal relaxed manner, offering fresh food all day everyday in an inviting, fresh, contemporary environment. Every room at a Future Inn is finished to the same high standards and include two Queen size double beds in each twin room, plus they come with individual airconditioning, full size work station with internet access, comp tea & coffee making.

The Vale Hotel, Golf & Spa resort. nr Cardiff

The Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort offers some of the finest 4* luxury accommodation in the UK. Set amidst over 600 acres of beautiful parkland, once part of the estate of Hensol Castle - a grade 1 listed 17th century stately home - The Vale Hotel is the ideal golf, hotel or spa destination, be it that special day, a weekend break, a golf holiday or a relaxing spa retreat - only 15 minutes from Cardiff, Wales' vibrant capital city. The Resort offers a luxurious 143 bedroom, four star hotel, 2 championship golf courses - the much talked about Wales National Golf Course UK and the beautiful Lake Course, plus Wales' largest health spa, dining in both formal and casual surroundings and exceptional sporting facilities.

Fairyhill hotel, The Gower, Swansea

Hotels near Swansea rarely match the quality of Fairyhill, a truly special West Wales Hotel. A charming, traditional eigthteenth-century house of style and distinction, set in twenty-four acres of grounds that feature mature woodland, a trout stream and a beautiful lake, Fairyhill is a very special hotel where a genuine welcome awaits, and where good food and the finest wines can be enjoyed without formality. Here, on the Gower peninsula in West Wales, Britain's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lives a place where the finest traditions of hospitality meet modern creature comfort. A casual air runs through public areas of the hotel, that extend from a warming, well-stocked bar to a truly sumptuously-appointed lounge, while all eight bedrooms are furnished to the highest standards of Comfort. Wales's premier restaurant provides a relaxed end to the day, confirming an ever-present commitment to quality.

Holm House Hotel, Penarth

Holm House is situated on Penarth’s Marine Parade, not too far from the madding crowds of Cardiff City Centre and the stunning beauty of the Glamorgan Heritage Coastline. The 1920’s built house has stunning views across the Bristol Channel to the islands of Flatholm and Steepholm and beyond. It has been furnished to the highest standards using the best of modern and classic Welsh, British and European design. Frette Linen adorns the beds and guests can find a unique selection of Jo Malone products in the bathrooms. Suites have Bang and Olufsen Media with all rooms having flat screen TVs and DVDs and Tassimo beverage systems. Wi Fi and broadband connections are available and are free to guests.

The Great House, Laleston, nr Bridgend

The restoration of this historic Grade II listed building, which dates from the 1550s, has been completed with great sympathy. Many original and period features contribute to The Great House’s mature, dignified character – such as the flagstone floors, oak beams, inglenook fireplaces (one with the single largest unbroken span of stone in Wales), mullioned windows, stone archways and dovecote in the south wall. The Bedrooms, each one with a personality of its own, reflect the warmth and the friendliness all through the house. They are individually decorated, have private en suite facilities, bathrobes, direct dial telephones, trouser press, hairdryers, tea and coffee making facilities and provide every comfort during your stay. There is wire free web access in the Hotel reception area. The combination of exceptional comfort and fine cuisine makes Leicester's Restaurant at The Great House very special. The restaurant has twice been awarded 'Country Restaurant of the Year' and holds 2 AA Rosettes. This confirms the high standards of cooking and service. The freshest local Welsh produce is used and the food reflects a modern approach to classical cooking. Many of the dishes use local organic ingredients.

Penally Abbey, nr Tenby

Built on the site of an ancient monastery, Penally Abbey has magnificent sea views of Caldey island and the Gower Peninsular. It comprises of three separate limestone buildings: St Deiniol's Lodge; The Coach House and Abbey House; all different in style, but all equally alluring. This is the perfect combination of preserving the best of the old, whilst embracing the best of the new. Here, the aged-old traditions of genuine hospitality survive, making your stay so memorable. A sense of history is preserved within the dignified Grade II listed mansion itself, which has been lovingly restored and decorated with antiques and period furniture – many bedrooms have four-poster beds. But Penally isn’t just about period features. The adjacent St Deiniol’s Lodge offers light, airy bedrooms – a touch of urban chic transposed to a country house setting. Dining in Penally Abbey's restaurant is a romantic candle-lit affair. The room has many beautiful features: high coved ceilings; large ogee head windows; hand carved fireplaces; crystal chandleliers; round, polished, mahogany tables and views across the gardens toward the sea .They take pride in the freshness and quality of the ingredients and hold the simple philosophy that understated but delicious food, a beautiful environment, and friendly, unassuming staff, turn dining into an experience to remember.

St Bride's Hotel, Saundersfoot, nr Tenby

Everything about St Brides is elevated; from the breathtaking cliff top position it holds over Carmarthen Bay and Saundersfoot harbour, to the aesthetic quality of the interiors. A Destination Spa Hotel which has been designed around the view, whispers understated, contemporary comfort. There are 35 contemporary guest rooms, 6 room types.... Sink beneath the sheets of their big beds. Feel the sea breeze drift through from your balcony as you ease into slumber. Comforted, by the gentle sound of the approaching tide. Roll-top baths invite you to bathe in deep waters. Invigorate and renew body and mind, under a deluge of warmth from lavish power showers. The reknowned Cliff Restaurant, as the name suggests in located on the headland overlooking the Harbour and neighbouring villages dotted along sweeping Carmarthen Bay. Executive Chef Toby Goodwin and his team create contemporary cuisine using local Pembrokeshire produce wherever possible. Locally landed fresh fish are a daily feature on the exciting menu accompanied by an extensive selection of old and new world wines.