‘A cross between a hotel, a B&B and a holiday cottage, with the advantages of each, this is a very special place,’ say regular Guide readers this year. ‘Generous, caring and enthusiastic’ hosts Richard Morgan-Price and Huw Thomas own this ‘first-rate’ conversion of a 19th-century livestock farm set in ‘beautiful grounds’. Accommodation is in ‘magnificently equipped’ suites in former farm outbuildings. ‘Our well-lit suite, with a private, garden-facing patio, had masses of storage space and a large, warm bathroom. Magazines and novels had been provided, along with extra lamps for reading by. Fresh Welsh cakes appeared daily; a splendid farm shop at the end of the lane supplied a good supper, eaten in the comfort of our sizeable sitting room – a new and satisfying venture for us. The well-stocked kitchen had everything we needed, and housekeeping staff did the washing-up next morning. We were quite happy to forgo hotel dinners!’ A varied breakfast is ‘of the highest quality’ – ‘no mugs, but beautiful tea cups and saucers’. (Janet Allom, Hilary Cameron, Tony Fisher, and others)