The Angel Hotel
At the heart of a market town on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, William Griffiths’s Georgian coaching inn is today a stylish contemporary hotel. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
At the heart of a market town on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, William Griffiths’s Georgian coaching inn is today a stylish contemporary hotel. Sister ventures include the next-door bakery, the Art Shop, which supplies works to adorn Farrow & Ball-painted walls, and the nearby Walnut Tree Inn, where Shaun Hill holds a Michelin star. Smart bedrooms are decorated in restful shades, with bathroom fittings by Villeroy & Boch or Fired Earth, and designer fabrics. ‘All was very nice and efficient, and the staff were lovely,’ writes a reader. ‘Blankets and sheets were provided on request’ for Guide insiders who think duvets are the work of the devil. You can eat in the Foxhunter bar or the Oak Room, from a menu for all tastes, with children’s dishes and good veggie options. Maybe butternut squash and aubergine curry with coconut rice, or dry-aged Welsh beef rib-eye steak. A specialist team bakes pâtisserie, savouries and scones for afternoon teas. At breakfast there is ‘good OJ, delicious granola’, smoked salmon, local sausages. ‘Even my sister, who doesn’t like hotels, said how much she liked the Angel.’ (Josie Mayers, and others)
Hotel details
Address
15 Cross Street
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 5EN
Wales
Telephone
01873 857121
Bedrooms
31. 2 in adjacent mews.
Open
all year except 24–27 Dec.
Facilities
lift, lounge, bar, tea room, restaurant, private function rooms, bakery, in-room TV (Freeview), civil wedding licence, courtyard, parking, EV charging, public rooms wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Background music
in restaurant and tea room, pianist in restaurant Fri and Sat dinner.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra bed £26.
Dogs
allowed in the Foxhunter bar and courtyard.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £145. À la carte £50. 1-night bookings sometimes refused.
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Special offers
Spring Fling Special Offer
Spring Fling (from £263). Dinner, Bed & Breakfast offer at The Good Hotel Guide’s ‘Hotel of the Year, Wales 2020’. An Overnight Stay at The Angel, inclusive of the following: Overnight accommodation. Choice of a cooked or continental breakfast. Dinner in The Oak Room or Foxhunter Bar; (allocation of £40.00 per person). Bottle of Tooma River Shiraz or Chardonnay. Complimentary upgrade (based upon availability). Valid between 1st March and 31st May 2022. Please mention the Good Hotel Guide when booking.
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