Holiday Apartments in South Wales

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Michael - Verified booking

  Beacons Rest is a delightful bijou studio apartment.

  It is ideally situated to explore the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains.There are some excellent walks that can be done from Beacons Rest. These start with a lovely riverside path which leads to the town of Brecon. My favourite was the ascent of Pen y Crug. The view from the summit of Brecon and the Pen y Fan range with half a dozen red kites and a couple of buzzards soaring overhead was marvellous. A walk description is in the apartment, although this can be considerably shortened by doing the walk direct from Brecon. Beacons Rest is very well equipped and sunbathing on the balcony, even in September, with the beautiful views and sightings of rabbits, squirrels, red kites, buzzards and ravens was very relaxing. The owners were most welcoming and presented me with a delicious loaf of newly baked bread on my arrival. The narrow access road is rarely a problem, because very little traffic uses it. Provisions can be obtained from Morrisons or the Cooperative in Brecon. I enjoyed my holiday at Beacons Rest so much, that I have already booked for September 2019!

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• Nick - Verified booking

  Beacons Rest is in a beautiful part of Wales with lovely landscape and scenery and plenty of walks right on the doorstep.

  The owners went over and above to welcome us to their property, which is an annex to their house, sited above their garage and accessed by some outside steps at the rear. This was fine for us but would not be very suitable for anyone with mobility problems, who struggles with stairs. On arrival we were given a freshly baked home made loaf which was really tasty. There was fresh milk, tea bags, etc in the room and everything was extremely clean. The bed was comfortable with lovely cotton sheets, there were beautiful thick towels, even the loo rolls and kitchen roll were of top quality. The room is a studio with a small 2 hob electric cooker and an all in one microwave/oven/grill, which we did use to cook with although cooking space was limited. Wifi signal was limited, however the owners could overcome this with an extender. Overall we had a lovely peaceful and tranquil few days at this property and would definitely recommend it.

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• Pat - Verified booking

  Beacon's Rest was good in every way - frendly and welcoming owners, good facilities, comfortable and with everything one would need during a stay.

  Kitchen facilities good - no oven but twin microwave/grill covered all types for cooking. Fridge freezer allowed food to be bought and kept or frozen until needed. The location was great for visiting places within the National Park and further afield - South Wales including Cardiff. Brecon itself is right on the doorstep with ample car parking and three supermarkets. Location itself on the edge of the river on a 'no through road' meant it was extremely quiet and peaceful. TV worked fine - during my stay the Olympics were on and I was able to watch all I wanted. I would certainly recommend Beacon's Rest to anyone wanting a peaceful and relaxing break amidst lovely scenery.

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• Mrs Amanda Hillman - Verified booking

  The shower was dangerously hot, the dial appears broken as just spins around and no matter which way it goes it’s permanently too hot to shower. We had to have baths instead. We were 4 adults but I worry for children attempting to use it. Two of the beds were very uncomfortable and very old/ poor quality, could feel all the springs. Also the WiFi/ TV was not working on the Saturday. I messaged the contact number if we were extant problems, listed as Louise the housekeeper, but did not receive a reply back. We went out in the afternoon and was working the next day. The location was absolute brilliant for everything we wanted to do over the weekend.

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• Susanne - Verified booking

  I booked for 1 week and stayed for 3 weeks with thanks to the charming owners and their cosy studio flat - a peaceful haven perfectly placed on the river and near the small town.

  It might seem a bit quiry to describe the studio as above the garage. It is not used as a garage ,the studio is separate and private with use of the large garden The location is a bird watcher/walker's paradise with reservoirs and nature reserves nearby but plenty of other attractions such as Hay on Wye book town and the busy Abergavenny Market by bus or car. Plus a cinema, theatre, music pubs. Could easily have stayed much longer and hope return again. Must also thank Sykes for making my travels easy to plan with loads of choice over UK at affordable prices.

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