Warm Welcome in Beautiful Elan Valley

Room in Rhayader, United Kingdom

  1. 2 beds
  2. Dedicated bathroom
Hosted by Ric & Pippa
  1. Superhost
  2. 12 years hosting

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1-hour drive to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

This home is near the national park.

Room in a home

Your own room in a home, plus access to shared spaces.
We offer you a spacious family room with comfortable double and single beds in the stunning Elan Valley with its Victorian dams and shimmering lakes. A help yourself breakfast of muesli, cereals, juices, tea/coffee fruit and toast (with home made bread and preserves) will set you up for your adventures. Our home is in a quiet private road with parking and views across mountainside. It is next to Elan Valley Hotel and less than 3 miles from the friendly market town of Rhayader.

The space
Our family sized house has been a bit quiet lately since the children left home, so this is an opportunity for us to share it and the beautiful area we live in. We are ex-hoteliers so have experience in looking after guests and providing a warm welcome with facilities to match.
This large room can sleep 3 in a double and single bed or other options available - as a double, twin or single (pricing will vary). We also offer a double room next to this one but since Covid we are only offering it to a connected group. The shower room is solely for guests use.
We are situated on the doorstep of the Elan Valley in the Cambrian Mountains - offering a variety of stunning landscapes - Victorian dams and shimmering lakes, mountain tops and forests. Outdoor activities include walking, cycling (off road and local lanes and trails - just off Route 8, the Elan Valley and Trans Cambrian trails), fishing, bird watching, fungi forays, pony trekking, etc.
Bikes can be hired in Rhayader or from the Elan valley visitor centre and many activities are organised from there - birdwatching safaris, mountain walks, helicopter rides etc.

Guest access
We provide a help yourself breakfast of muesli, cereals, juices, tea/coffee fruit and toast (with home made bread and preserves).
The rooms have hot drink making facilities and tea and home made cakes are available on arrival.
A dining area and the garden are available to you at all times.
Wi Fi access available although the signal speed here is slowish – picking up e-mails is fine but i-player maybe clunky. USB charging ports in your room.
As for getting out and about, you can access walking and biking trails straight from our doorstep.
We are next to the Elan Valley Hotel which offers evening meals to non residents and 1 mile from the Elan Valley visitors centre with a daytime cafe and information.
The friendly market town of Rhayader is 2 and a half miles away with many pubs, cafes and shops, accessible along the Elan Valley Trail by foot or bike as well as car.

During your stay
We are naturally friendly people and will be interested in the people that come to stay and sharing our house and the area we live in, although we also respect guests privacy. You are welcome to ask us questions at any time and for local information. We can lend you maps and give advice on suggested walks or bike rides (Pippa is a keen mountain biker and Ric is a bit of a twitcher).
We will serve breakfast but you may have the house to yourself for some of the day and evenings – but you will probably be busy exploring!

Other things to note
We have resident pets; Flint a laid back black Labrador and 2 friendly young cats, Crackle and Bear!

Where you'll sleep

What this place offers

Wifi
Free parking on premises
Back garden
Hairdryer
Fridge
Unavailable: Lock on bedroom door

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Rated 4.87 out of 5 from 251 reviews.

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Rhayader, Wales, United Kingdom
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Neighbourhood highlights

Quiet cul de sac, newly tarmacked! handy for walking/biking straight from the door. For more information on the area look on the Elan valley and Rhayader websites (easily found)
We are 12 miles from the Royal Agricultural Showground (home of the Royal Welsh Show and many other events)
Hay on Wye: 30 miles
West Wales coast at Aberystwyth: 35 miles
Brecon: 30 miles
Snowdonia: 60 miles

Meet your host

Superhost
349 reviews
4.88 out of 5 average rating
12 years of hosting
Born in the 50s
My work: ex actor hotel owner
I spend too much time: Wondering what to do next...
I'm obsessed with: Me=beekeeping & singing. Pippa= bikes
What's for breakfast: Always home made bread, jams & honey +
We met working in community theatre and still maintain links to theatre and the arts. We came to mid Wales to run the Elan Valley Hotel which we sold 20 years ago. Ric has retired having previously worked as a teaching assistant for children with additional needs and Pippa is semi-retired but works freelance as a cook and bike leader. Our son Simon lives in Bristol, and daughter Georgia lives and works in London.

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 15:00
Checkout before 11:00
3 guests maximum
Safety & property
Nearby lake, river, other body of water
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm