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TOWN HOUSE Cardiff


70 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9LL 0808 901 9753 thetownhouse@msn.com www.thetownhousecardiff.co.uk


B&B


Rooms Hosts


£72.50 – £92.50 for 2 8 (All en-suite)


Paula & Charles Mullins


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WILTON COURT Ross on Wye


Wilton Lane, Ross on Wye, HR9 6AQ 0808 901 9755


info@wiltoncourthotel.com www.wiltoncourthotel.com


B&B


Rooms Hosts


£135 - £185 for 2 10 (All en-suite)


Roger & Helen Wynn


Like Wales’s capital city, the Town House is truly cosmopolitan. Its reputation as the best B&B in Cardiff has spread far and wide, attracting guests from London to Los Angeles – not to mention Welsh visitors to their own capital. It’s easy to see why. In place of tired, anonymous city hotel chains you have a guest house of distinction bursting with character. It’s a tall, typically Victorian building, restored but with a wealth of architectural detail (including a richly decorated hallway and stained glass windows) that contrasts with the simpler style of the neat, well-equipped bedrooms. Another major plus-point is the location, just a 10-minute walk from the city centre, castle, shops and Principality Stadium (the Swalec Cricket Stadium is even closer). And the house backs onto beautiful, leafy Bute Park where you can catch a river taxi to Cardiff Bay. Your welcoming hosts are Charles and Paula Mullins.


Okay, we admit it. We’ve bent the rules a bit here, but it’s worth it. Wilton Court is in England, not Wales, but only just. It’s a quirky – and entirely successful – combination of influences thanks to the travels of your hosts. Helen and Roger have brought to this fine historic building – Elizabethan in origin – decorative curios and objects d’art from time spent in the Far East. As experienced travellers, they know their hotels, and have created something very special here. Each room is individually decorated with William Morris or Sanderson wallpapers and fabrics, and all bedrooms (including ground floor rooms) have quality beds and an abundance of accompanying touches, including kimonos. Wilton Court’s warmth of character, hospitality and romantic riverside location feature highly in guests’ comments, as does the food. In fact, it nowadays describes itself as a restaurant with rooms and is widely known for its award-winning dining.


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