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Hotels by the sea in Wales
More on hotels by the Sea in Wales From medieval towers to homegrown herb gardens, Michelin star restaurants to beachside locations, hotels in Wales have something for everyone. What they really offer in spades however, is individuality and excellence.
Manor Town House, Fishguard
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Harbourmaster Hotel
Aberaeron, Ceredigion
20% Discount Christmas Special Offer
An iconic landmark on the harbour front, this bright-blue-painted former harbourmaster's house is home to a hotel with a great choice of individually styled bedrooms and an unpretentious restaurant, big on fish.
Penally Abbey
Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
There are sublime sea views from this hilltop Gothic beauty, run by a dedicated and creative family, with elegant bedrooms and gourmet dining by candlelight.
Trefeddian Hotel
Aberdovey, Gwynedd
'March Escapes' Special Offer
A hotel for family holidays, not boutique or trendy, but relaxed, with the beach just across the road, sea-facing lounges, packed lunches to order, children's supper, tea on the terrace, a putting green, and good, old- fashioned hospitality.
The Manor Town House
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire
'25% Discount + Bottle of Prosecco' Special Offer
Helen and Chris Sheldon's Georgian townhouse is a 'well set-up, furnished and immaculate B&B' with a terrace that has spectacular views over Cardigan Bay.
More Hotels by the sea in Wales
Cnapan
Newport, Pembrokeshire
'It is a treat' to stay in this 'wonderful B&B', writes a reader of this Georgian house on Newport's main street. It makes an ideal base from which to explore the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and hosts Judith and Michael Cooper, who welcome guests with tea or coffee and home-made Welsh cakes, can advise on the 'fabulous walks nearby'.
Porth Tocyn Hotel
Abersoch, Gwynedd
The first generation of children to stay at this family-run hotel will be grandparents or great-grandparents now, but the timeless beauty of the view across Cardigan Bay, the fun of a safe sandy beach, great food and warm hospitality are as they ever were.
Osborne House
Llandudno, Conwy
It might not be as grand as its Isle of Wight namesake, but this Victorian house is now an extraordinarily opulent B&B, and guests have use of the spa and other facilities at big sister venture The Empire.
The Cliff Hotel & Spa
Cardigan, Ceredigion
There is a spirit of inclusiveness about this family-friendly, singularly accessible clifftop hotel and spa, with a wide range of rooms and suites, from cheap and cheerful to luxury, and a menu to suit most tastes.
Sandy Mount House
Rhosneigr, Anglesey
The sands of time have seen changes at this formerly drab Edwardian seaside guest house, now a 'beautifully refurbished' contemporary hotel and restaurant.
Hotel Portmeirion
Portmeirion, Gwynedd
Bedrooms are spread between properties in Clough Williams-Ellis's extraordinary Italianate resort village, but this hotel centres on a Victorian mansion with Art Deco bar and fine-dining restaurant.
Twr y Felin Hotel
St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Once named Best Hotel in Wales Luxury Hotel and Restaurant in St Davids Pembrokeshire, Twr y Felin Hotel by the sea brings coastal inspiration into all parts of the experience from the food to the views.
Escape
Llandudno, Conwy
Behind the ornate stucco façade of a Victorian industrialist's summer villa, Gaenor Loftus and Sam Nayar have created a very un-Victorian B&B with highly individual bedrooms.
St Brides Spa Hotel
Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire
High above the town, a modern hotel with 'exceptional' seascapes that are as restorative, perhaps, as the calm that washes over guests in the award-winning spa.
More on hotels by the Sea in Wales From medieval towers to homegrown herb gardens, Michelin star restaurants to beachside locations, hotels in Wales have something for everyone. What they really offer in spades however, is individuality and excellence. There is a wide selection of independent hotels, B&Bs and restaurants with rooms. Coming together with immeasurable natural beauty, perhaps some of the best examples of all these wonderful things combined, is in Wales's coastal hotels. Here, hikers delight in the joys of the Wales Coast Path, while coastal towns and villages provide a rich bounty of independent restaurants, cosy cafés and unique attractions. From Swansea Bay waterfront with its sweeping panoramas of the distant city on one side and Mumbles Lighthouse and clifftops on the other, to Laugharne (pronounced 'Larn'), which has become synonymous with the author Dylan Thomas, who dubbed it 'the strangest town in Wales'. Then there's the Pembrokeshire town of Tenby, perched on a headland surrounded by award-winning sandy beaches, or perhaps you will prefer New Quay - thought to be an inspiration for 'Llareggub', the fictional town in Under Milk Wood.
