Ready for when we can travel again, here’s our selection of five luxury hotels that are perfect for a romantic weekend in Wales
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The dramatic landscape, excellent food and friendly people of Wales makes it perfect for a weekend away.
Whether you want to spend a few days on the coast, explore castles or walk through rolling hills and dramatic mountains, there’s something in Wales to please every taste.
And if you’re planning a romantic weekend away, Wales has got the perfect places to stay. You can cosy up in front of roaring fires, relax in elegant bedrooms, and dine on fabulous local produce.
So here is our selection of five beautiful hotels that would be perfect for your next romantic weekend in Wales.
Gliffaes Country House Hotel
Spend the weekend at Gliffaes and you’re sure to fall in love with its Georgian country house charm.
Located on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, it’s perfect if you want to get away from it all in the Welsh countryside.
The hotel dates back to the 1800s and retains all the elegance and glamour of the period. Its 23 bedrooms and the reception rooms downstairs have high ceilings, dramatic fireplaces and intricate woodwork.
Fantastic local produce is on the menu in the hotel’s restaurant, and the excellent service at the hotel will make you feel very special indeed.
Outside you’ll love going for a romantic stroll through the 33 acres of woodlands and formal gardens, with the nearby river Usk providing the soundtrack to your walk. You can even try your hand at fishing, if that takes your fancy!
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And if you visit during the Christmas period, you’ll find the house festooned with traditional decorations. The sumptuous Festive Afternoon Tea is well worth the visit as well!
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Hotel Portmeirion
Portmeirion Village is quite unlike any other village in Wales, and a stay there truly feels like getting away from the world outside.
The village is on the north-west coast of Wales, and is packed full of colourful buildings, Italianate design and quirky curios. And the coastal and woodland walks are a peaceful and relaxing way to spend time together.
It’s ideal for a day out, but you can also stay overnight in the luxurious Hotel Portmeirion.
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This hotel opened in 1926 and you’ll find that the village’s quirky design continues inside the hotel. Intricately carved fireplaces and doorframes, a mirrored wall, and vintage artworks fill the rooms, but there are also soft leather sofas to cuddle up on.
The bedrooms have a more restrained decor than the public areas. They’re elegant and graceful, with the luxurious facilities you’d expect in a hotel of this standard.
The hotel’s glass-fronted restaurant looks out over the Dwyryd estuary, and showcases local produce in imaginative ways. It’s absolutely perfect for celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion.
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Tyddyn Llan
If your idea of the perfect romantic weekend in Wales involves some seriously good food, then you will love Tyddyn Llan.
This pretty Georgian house is set in the North Wales countryside just a few miles away from Llandudno, and prides itself on providing excellent food.
Chef Brian Webb and his wife Susan have owned Tyddyn Llan for more than 18 years, and they’ve created a restaurant with rooms that feels incredibly welcoming and homey.
The rooms are elegant and well appointed, but you still feel like you can kick off your shoes and relax with your feet up in the reception rooms. And the pretty gardens are perfect for a romantic stroll or afternoon tea on the terrace.
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And the food is outstanding – Tyddyn Llan has a reputation for being one of Wales’ best restaurants . The menu is updated daily to reflect the best of the season and wherever possible, Welsh produce is used. This includes excellent meat and game from the local area, and fish from the Welsh coast.
It’s the perfect location for a special weekend for food lovers!
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Nanteos Mansion
For a hotel that makes a dramatic first impression, head over to Aberystwyth for a stay at Nanteos Mansion!
As you head along the long driveway to Nanteos Mansion, you can’t help but be impressed. This Grade 1 listed mansion was built in 1739, and certainly makes a good first impression.
Inside you’ll see the results of the renovation work that has retained so many of Nanteos’ period features, from the intricate ceiling in the Music Room to the dramatic sweeping staircase. You can take afternoon tea in the Morning Room, eat dinner in the spacious dining room, and next morning tuck into a delicious Welsh breakfast in the old kitchen.
And the 30 acres of grounds are perfect for walking it all off afterwards!
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Nanteos Mansion has 23 individually designed luxurious bedrooms, but for the ultimate romantic weekend why not book the beautiful Nightingale Suite. It’s spacious beautifully decorated and the large bathroom has a massive bath to relax in.
This is Nanteos’ bridal suite, there’s even a specially lined cupboard for storing a bridal gown, and it would make a lovely treat for the special person in your life.
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Peterstone Court
Last but not least, Peterstone Court is perfect for a hillwalking weekend with your loved one.
There are only 12 rooms in this hotel, so you’ll almost feel like you’re staying with friends rather than in a hotel.
Once a farmhouse, this boutique Georgian hotel is surrounded by farmland. It looks out over Pen-y-Fan at the rear of the hotel and you can sit out on the terrace which overlooks the nearby River Usk.
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It lies on the edge of the stunning Brecon Beacons National Park. The area is perfect for a day of hill-walking as well as being close to the town of Brecon.
And when you return to the hotel, the Library is perfect for curling up with a drink on one of the sofas, maybe in front of a roaring fire. How romantic!
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I’ve always love Portmeirion Village since I visited as a child, it was so quirky, but to revisit and actually stay there would be amazing! I cannot wait until we can finally have little breaks away, will be great to add more staycation trips to our belts! Sim x
Portmeirion is an amazing place to visit – there’s so much to see. Won’t it be great when we can head off for staycations again?
I need a relaxing break so badly, after so much quarantine, stay at home and cook every day. I’d love to take a break and go to Wales for a weekend, to enjoy a little bit of pampering. Any of these beautiful hotels would do.
Ah, you’d love Peterstone Court then – it also has its own spa!
Peterstone Court looks absolutely beautiful and somewhere I’d love to stay. I love Wales so might just have to drop some hints to Steve!
Wales is just gorgeous – I can’t wait til I can head over to the coast again
Hands up I do love Wales, it has just the most beautiful places to go and see, the scenery, the buildings just everything. These all sound like amazing places to spend time at as well, I think my first choice would be Gliffaes Country House Hotel!
Gliffaes is amazing – it’s a beautiful hotel, the food is fantastic and the service is excellent. I didn’t want to come home!
These all look like great places to stay, we were looking over the weekend of areas around the UK we would like to go and visit x
I’ve been starting to think where I’d like to go when hotels open up again – can’t wait!
These look fantastci, i would be more than happy to stay at any of these as they look fab, i think the Hotel Portmeirion would be my choice, but its a close call, great post.
Hotel Portmeirion is gorgeous, lots of Art Deco features and a beautiful setting!
I haven’t been to Port Meirion since I was a child but would love to go back. It’s a very special place – plus Captain Adorable (Justin Fletcher) was filmed there – one of the kids all time favs way back when.
It’s a fabulous village, I was planning a return visit this summer – really hope we get to go!
I want to spend more time in Wales and explore, especially North Wales as most of my visits have been further South, Tyddyn Llan looks like a stunning romantic getaway x
I’m the opposite – I’ve been to North Wales more often because it’s just over the border from Shropshire! Tyddyn Llan is such a lovely cosy place to visit
Oh wow these all look like amazing choices. I am really missing Wales right now for sure x
Me too – can’t wait til we can visit again!
I enjoyed the village of Portmeirion when we visited, would love to go back again one day
I definitely want to go back as well, hopefully later this year!
We went to wales last year and fell in love. The one place I missed was Portmeirion and I would love to return and visit the town
Oh wow what beautiful places I absolutely love Wales and after this lockdown ends I would love a nice little getaway! The views from the Portmeirion look amazing too!
It was lovely waking up to that view!