Penbontbren

A night in a threshing barn may not sound like the last word in luxury, but ‘there’s nothing to find fault with’ at this B&B conversion of a 19th-century livestock farm, where hens wander and chuckle in the ‘beautiful’ grounds. Richard Morgan-Price and Huw Thomas are the ‘friendly’, hands-on hosts. Choose to sleep in stables, mill, barn or granary – in each case, find an ‘immaculate’ suite with a large bed (twins available), a capsule coffee-maker, fresh milk, high-end toiletries, a separate sitting room and private outside space. There’s no private lounge in the ‘bijou’ garden room, made countryside chic in soothing creams and whites; instead, step out on to a terrace with a covered pergola, right in the middle of the garden. Order breakfast in bed, or head for the breakfast room, in another converted barn, where tables are laid with ‘crisp white linen’. Here, sip glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice while tucking into organic yogurt and a wide choice of cooked dishes: kippers, local smoked salmon, a ‘traditional Welsh’ with laver bread, eggs every way. More reports, please.