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STARS are your guide to quality

The Star Quality Grading Schemes apply to all types of accommodation: serviced - hotels, guest houses, bed and breakfast, farm accommodation, hostel/hostel type accommodation, self-catering cottages and apartments and caravan holiday home and touring/camping parks.

Simple, practical, no frills

Well presented and well run

Good level of quality and comfort

Excellent standard throughout

Exceptional, with a degree of luxury.

The AA Grading Scheme

All full participants in the AA accommodation schemes have been assessed under quality standards agreed between the AA and Visit Britain. Hotels have star ratings and Guest houses and other small establishments have diamond ratings. Grading information is available on www.theaa.com

Key to Awards

Welcome host

A Wales customer care scheme, gold silver and bronze.

Attractions

Attractions participating in this scheme are visited and inspected annually by Visit Wales and those that meet VAQAS standards receive this quality marque.

Cycling and Walking

Accommodation with suitable facilities. Check first as some properties are only suitable for either cycling or walking.

Activity Holidays

All activity centres featured in this publication are inspected under the Visit Wales’s accreditation scheme for activities, have a statutory licence from the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA) or been approved by a recognised National Governing Body of Sports or Trade Body.

Award Winners

The Guest House or Farmhouse Award is given to businesses whose owners have followed a training course in guest house management.

Accommodating Visitors with Disabilities

Green Dragon Environment Award

Green Dragon is a five-stage environmental management system relevant to the specific needs of your business. Participating organisations gain recognition for effective environmental management without necessarily adopting a formal management system. www.greendragonems.com

Please check all prices and facilities before booking

Whether you are planning a short ‘refreshing’ break or a longer ‘get away from it all’ holiday, it is important that you find the right accommodation. These next few pages are filled with a selection of good quality accommodation all inspected to ensure you book in with confidence. There is also a selection of what to see and do.

Booking is easy

Simply choose your preferred style of accommodation and contact them direct or, where available, visit their website. For easy reference all advertising is split into different categories i.e. Hotels, Inns & Guest Houses, Farms, Bed & Breakfasts and Hostels, Self Catering, Caravan & Camping, Activities and Attractions. These are then sorted by alphabetical order and can also be searched by town.

Every Accommodation entry has a Google Map attached which will assist in finding the premises and also a link to help you plan your route by road, air, sea or rail.

In the right hand corner of each accommodation.
All prices are in £ Sterling and include 17.5% VAT.
Serviced is per person per night sharing a double/twin room including breakfast.
Single room occupancy will generally incur a supplement.
Self Catering is per unit per week.

Any Problems?

In the unfortunate event that you do encounter problems with your chosen accommodation, please refer to www.wales.gov.uk/tourism for further guidance.
 

Accommodating Guide

Do you need to book attractions or activities in advance?

Please note:
All gradings and awards were correct at the time of going to press. Occasionally, it may not have been possible to undertake a grading. This situation is clearly identified by ‘Awaiting Grading’ appearing within the advertisement/entry. Grading assessments are on-going and improvements made by establishments may have resulted in a revision since publication.
Please check when booking.

Further detailed information on grading criteria and awards can be found at
www.visitwales.co.uk
Visit Wales, Ty Glyndwr,
Forge Road, Machynlleth,
Powys SY20 8WW.
Tel: 01654 702584
Fax: 01654 703081
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Any problems?
In the unfortunate event that you do encounter problems with your chosen accommodation, please refer to www.wales.gov.uk/tourism for further guidance.