Unpretentious, rustic, homey, this small country hotel sits peacefully on the edge of the Brechfa forest.

‘Exceptionally welcoming’, ‘traditional but not stuffy’, this B&B wins applause from Guide readers who enjoy the relaxed, friendly atmosphere and the ‘well-informed’ staff (‘several of whom are family’).

The bounty of the ‘lovely’ Wye valley – including foraged pennywort, hedge bedstraw and nasturtium tubers, ‘all first for us!’ – inspires the ‘fresh, attractive’ food at this modern, Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms run by chef/patron Chris Harrod and his wife, Kirsty.

There’s much that appeals at this ‘superb’ hotel, in a skilfully spruced-up late 18th-century Gothic house looking out to sea, say guests in 2016: ‘friendly, helpful’ staff; ‘excellent’ food; ‘lovely’ spots to lounge in; a good-natured atmosphere throughout.

In a ‘postcard-worthy scene’ of a 17th-century coaching inn by the stone bridge over the River Monnow, Guide inspectors in 2016 found a ‘friendly’, ‘personable’ spot, where owners Richard Ireton and Sarah Hudson are ‘clearly invested in ensuring guests have a good time’.

There’s ‘an affable air’ to Edward and Louise Sykes’s ‘smart’ restaurant-with-rooms, in an ‘appealing’ Georgian coaching inn in this ‘attractive’ village.

‘Unfussy’, ‘warm’, ‘genuine’, Neil and Zoë Kedward's stylish country hotel stands in ‘flourishing’ gardens near the coast.

The ‘genuine warmth’ that imbues Robert Smith and Arwel Hughes’s much-loved rural B&B impressed Guide inspectors in 2016 as much as it does returning guests, who rave about the hosts’ ‘enthusiasm, support, flexibility and desire to please’.

‘A contented buzz’ fills this ‘sophisticated yet unpretentious’ rural restaurant-with-rooms in an ‘attractive’ sheep-grazed setting.

Homespun and hospitable, this rustic restaurant-with-rooms has a laid-back, unpretentious ambience.

River walks, woodland stalks, in-depth talks – enjoy all this and more at Eleanor and David Lewis’s ‘very good’ countryside B&B.

‘The antithesis of “Welsh cosy”’, this stone-built house in neat gardens is run as a ‘superb, if glossy, luxury B&B’ by Fiona and Caron Jones.

Run with a generous spirit, this long-established, family-friendly restaurant-with-rooms on the seafront is run by two husband-and-wife teams, Sally and Dean Fuller and Catherine and Patrick Walsh.

Backing onto Bute Park, Jolyon Joseph’s relaxed hotel occupies a Victorian villa in the leafy Pontcanna area; the city centre is a ten-minute walk away, past the cathedral.

Once a stopover for mail coaches between Swansea and Cardiff, this lively, well-located hotel in the Vale of Glamorgan is well liked for its friendly atmosphere and community-hub feel.

In a wooded valley close to the sea, Julia and Stuart Adams run a peaceful B&B in their ranch-style house. It’s an ideal base for walkers: the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path provides a clear tramp through coastal towns as far as Saundersfoot.

Old-school cosseting gets a chic, unstuffy setting at Nigel John’s stylishly converted Victorian town house a short walk to the castle.