James' Place at Brynawel

The room was absolutely beautiful and was very impressive coming into the building. The views were great and the bed was extremely comfortable. There was a ladybird infestation which was a bit concerning but nonetheless, the room was brilliant and well worth the money.

Beautiful house, I wish I could have stayed longer. Bed was very comfortable and the Mountain View was a great touch. Lives all of the cute decor. Will definitely be back. The Welsh cakes were tasty too.

Fantastic property and excellent communication with the owners. Stayed in the studio and the fact you have the whole of the 2nd floor to ourselves we didn’t mind so much that the kitchen and bathroom where a few steps across the hall. Left us a little gift of Welsh cakes which was a lovely touch. Had emails with recommendations on places to go, drink and eat which I think was a great touch. Would stay at this property again and would also look in to the other properties they have.

We stayed at the Rafters studio which was so lovely, had parking and was a great central location to get to the Brecon Beacons National Park. Whilst visiting, we completed a 20km waterfall walk, visited the Brecon Mountain Railway and took on the 4 peak challenge with Corn Du, Pen Y Fan, Cribyn and Fan Y Big. It is self-catering though the kitchen is on the smaller size with only two electric hobs; i would recommend eating dinner out given the limited space :-) We'd also have benefitted from a little more storage for clothing, but that is only a minor thing. James is a kind and understanding host and overall we really enjoyed our stay and would recommend anyone wishing to visit the area to stay at James' Places!

Absolutely amazing place to stay Prime location Excellent quality Would definitely stay again Would definitely recommend 10/10

Studio had everything we needed for our short holiday in Wales. Great location, clean and with very comfy bed. Bedroom was spacious and with an amazing views. Hosts were extremely helpful and friendly. Would definitely come back 😊

We stayed for 4 nights in the rafters suite, it was lovely and with the added bonus of your own kitchenette area. The location is great and was central for all things we had planned, maybe a 15min walk to the town centre but is at the top of a hill so be mindful for the walk back. Some lovely restaurants in the area (recommend the mine at cf47). The hosts were great and provided us with loads of hints and tips prior to our stay which really helped. The only downfall for me was the bed was too small (we originally booked Pen Y Ty studio which has a larger bed but the hosts moved us as the kitchen/bathroom is separated by a small corridor) at 7 months pregnant the bigger bed would have been better for us at the time of visiting, also there was no blind on the skylight in the kitchen area and no door so as soon as the sun was up so was I. Overall fab stay and would stay again ☺️

The room was well decorated clean and well presented as shown in the photos. We received good communication with the provider who also recommended lots of local restaurants and provided tips on climbing Pen Y Fan. Based on the recommendations we had a well planned trip and enjoyed meals at the tea room and local restaurant as suggested. Pricing was fair and this was close enough to easily access Pen Y Fan although there wasn’t too much too do in Merthyr itself.

Was very good stay 2nights