Rooms & facilities

This charming little holiday cottage near Crickhowell, in the gorgeous Brecon Beacons National Park has been recently renovated to offer a cosy home-from-home. She should provide everything you need for a relaxing and restful break, from down-filled duvets, squishy throws, and comfy chairs to a roll-top bath, king-size bed in the master bedroom and a snug equipped with separate TV and games console.

There’s tucked away places to read, enjoy a fresh coffee from the espresso machine, or just do nothing. There’s also wifi throughout if you can’t bear to be parted from the internet and a garden that you can while away the hours in sun bathing or stargazing – or reading the papers in the summerhouse if it’s raining – whilst sitting in the shadow of the beautiful Llangynidr mountain.

The cottage welcomes couples, families, walkers, cyclists and well-behaved dogs and there are facilities for each of those groups, including high chairs, a stair gate, travel cot, dog bowls, dog towels, an outside tap, boot storage and lockable bike storage. Please just mention what you need when booking.

The living room

Decorated in contemporary neutral tones against a Victorian quarry tiled floor, the little woodburner is the focus of this cosy room, with two sofas for snuggling up on and a huge fur beanbag for lounging. There’s also a TV unit with DVDs, a sideboard full of games and bookshelves full of books. Oh, and dressing up hats (for adults and kids!).

• Two sofas
• Flatscreen Freeview TV
• Amazon Fire TV (iPlayer, Sky News, YouTube etc)
• DVD player
• Bluetooth/NFC speaker
• Books and games

The kitchen

At one end of the room is the fully-equipped kitchen with beautiful cream wooden kitchen units and oak worktops, freestanding fridge freezer, integrated dishwasher, Bosch induction hob, electric oven and a farmhouse-style sink.

• Induction hob with extractor
• Electric oven
• Delonghi Espresso machine (takes ESE pods and ground coffee)
• Fully-equipped kitchen
• Dishwasher
• Original flagstone floors
• Highchair also available – please request at time of booking

The kitchen/dining area

At the other end of the room is a painted wooden farmhouse table, with a natural wood top and seating for six. It sits next to a fireplace, filled with a large floor-standing lantern full of candles.

• Wooden Farrow and Ball painted farmhouse table with seating for 6
• Fireplace (not working)
• DAB radio
• Selection of cookery books
• Slate coasters, oil-cloth table cloth, linen table runner, placemats
• Original flagstone floor

Bedroom one

The master bedroom at the front of the house, although compact, has a king size bed, chest of drawers, hanging space and bedside tables. It’s finished in calming natural tones, with lots of throws and has an open fireplace that you can fill with candles (if the mood takes you!). There’s also a striking Louis Ghost-style chair.

• King size metal bed
• Egyptian cotton bedding
• Goose down pillows and duvet
• Chest of drawers
• Bedside tables
• Louis Ghost-style chair
• Cosy throws

Bedroom two

The second bedroom (at the back of the house) has a small double metal-framed bed, wardrobe, and a vintage chair with a velux window over the bed that looks out into the treetops. A blackout blind has been fitted to the main window, a roller blind covers the velux. A travel cot and stair gate are also available, please request on booking.

• Double (4′) metal-framed bed (accessible from one side)
• Egyptian cotton bedding
• Goose down pillows and duvet
• Double wardrobe
• Vintage wooden chair
• Cosy throws

Bathroom

The bathroom radiates calm, with a roll top bath complete with ball and claw feet, and a velux window that allows you to lie in the bath and stargaze. There’s also a separate shower and Victorian-style sink and toilet. To keep things cosy, there’s a heated towel rail at the end of the bath, and an antique towel rail (that doesn’t heat your towels but still looks pretty).

• Roll top bath (with handheld telephone shower over)
• Separate semi circular shower cubicle
• Heated towel rail
• Bath bridge over bath – the perfect spot to rest a book or glass of wine!
• All towels, bath and shower mats provided
• Complimentary Myddfai toiletries

The landing

Almost a room in it’s own right, the generous landing has a day bed (that can also be used as a single bed by night) and offers another space to just relax and enjoy the views of the mountain. It’s also a great place to pop the travel cot (provided on request, please mention at time of booking).

• Single day bed (2’6)
• Built in wardrobe/cupboard
• Chest of drawers

The snug

Tucked away down a little corridor off the living room, the snug offers the opportunity for kids to get away from parents with a room of their own, equipped with a solid wood futon, TV and Wii games console. The room used to be a prison cell, so you can make up all sorts of crimes to keep the kids in there for the length of your break! You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy it however, simply curl up on the huge futon with a good book and while away the hours.

• Three-seater futon (converts to a 4’6 double bed)
• Flat screen TV and family-friendly Wii games console

The garden and summerhouse

The garden has various places to hide away from the world with a glass of Pimms and a book in the sunshine. There’s a summerhouse too, so even if the weather isn’t being nice, then you can still choose to be closer to nature whilst reading the Sunday papers.

At night, solar festoon lights, fairy lights and hurricane lanterns bring the different areas to life – and are perfect with a BBQ as the sun sets.

Guests can help themselves to seasonal veggies, raspberries and strawberries from the garden. There’s also a working vintage tractor to explore.

For younger guests, there’s badminton, outdoor snakes and ladders and croquet to enjoy, or, if the weather is really lovely – a boat-shaped paddling pool.