The views stretch over the Tywi estuary and Carmarthen Bay from the well-maintained grounds that surround David and Wendy Beaney’s stylish restaurant-with-rooms. Tastefully refurbished, the Georgian mansion retains many original features: a marble-tiled entrance hall, grand staircase, stained glass and ornate plasterwork. Modern, individually styled bedrooms are comfortably plush, and supplied with fluffy bathrobes and Welsh toiletries. Rooms vary in size and shape: two interconnecting ground-floor rooms are suitable for a family; others, under the eaves, are up narrow stairs. In the garden-facing restaurant, chef Paul Owen’s contemporary cooking distils the taste of Welsh land and sea for his lunchtime market menus and à la carte dinners. 5 miles SW of Carmarthen.