These are individual hotels, country house hotels, boutique hotels, castles, inns & pubs, B&Bs and other 'accommodations' in Wales that I have come across and think are worth checking out.
Clearly, although subjective, this list is far from comprehensive. As it expands it may be sub-divided down into smaller categories.
| Anglesey |
| Blaenau Gwent |
| Bridgend |
| Caerphilly |
| Cardiff |
| Carmarthenshire |
| New White Lion |
01550 720685 |
Elegant 6-room Georgian house in Llandovery. |
| Manorhaus |
01824 704 830 |
Manorhaus is a boutique style eight-bedroom townhouse in Ruthin, Vale of Clwyd. Part of the stylish Epoque collection of design hotels. It also has an art gallery and features artworks by professional artists in the rooms. |
| Ceredigion |
| fforest |
01239 623633 |
 Impossibly cool camping in Cardigan Bay. Modern facilities, pre-erected tents with all the things you need supplied. Perfect for active families and pretty much anyone with a pulse. |
| Conwy |
| Escape |
01492 877776 |
Stylish "boutique B&B" in Llandudno. Featured in The Times' list of the world's 10 sexiest hotel rooms. |
| Denbighshire |
| Flintshire |
| Gwynedd |
| Plas Bodegroes |
01758 612363 |
Small Georgian manor house or "restaurant with rooms"... and a Michelin star. |
| Plas Tan-yr-Allt |
01766 514 545 |
Small country house B&B set in 47 acres overlooking the Glaslyn Estuary and former home of the poet Shelley. |
| Portmeirion |
01766 770000 |
Portmeirion is the famously bizarre coastal village estate which was the location for the 1960s TV series The Prisoner. As well as the 17 self-catering cottages available to rent, there are two hotels: the Hotel Portmeirion with 14 rooms in the main building and 26 rooms and suites in the surrounding village, and, on the hill overlooking the village, Castell Deudraeth with 11 contemporary style rooms and suites. |
| Merthyr Tydfil |
| Monmouthshire |
| Neath Port Talbot |
| Newport |
| Powys |
| Gliffaes Country House Hotel |
01874 730 371 |
Well-regarded country house hotel in the Brecon Beacons. The Telegraph, Sunday Times and Country Life have all waxed lyrical about it. |
| Lake Vyrnwy Hotel |
01691 870692 |
Large Victorian country house hotel in 24,000 acres overlooking Lake Vyrnwy and the surrounding countryside (Berwyn Mountains). |
| The Drawing Room |
01982 552493 |
Describes itself as a 'restaurant with rooms'. Georgian country house (with 5-star restaurant) between Cwmbach and Newbridge-on-Wye, near the Welsh National Showground. |
| Pembrokeshire |
| Grove, The |
01834 860915 |
Comfortable and stylish Georgian country house with richly decorated rooms and a reputation for fine cuisine. |
| Llys Meddyg |
01239 820008 |
Small and cosy Georgian townhouse with six rooms, formerly the Llys Meddyg - "doctor's place". |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Swansea |
| Fairyhill Hotel & Restaurant |
01792 390139 |
18th century country house hotel set in 24 acres on the Gower peninsula. |
| Morgan's Hotel |
01792 484848 |
20-room boutique hotel in the maritime quarter (formerly the port authority building) with a 21-room townhouse nearby. |
| Torfaen |
| Vale of Glamorgan |
| Holm House |
029 2070 0647 |
Refurbished seaside hotel on Penarth's Marine Parade (nr Cardiff). |
| Wrexham |
Notes
- A new "independently selected guide" of hotels and inns has been launched (May 06), with support from Visit Wales. Wales in Style lists high quality properties offering something new and stylish.
- Welsh Rarebits is a searcheable collection of 50+ small (mostly) independent hotels in Wales. (Many of the hotels on our list also appear on theirs).
