Category: Guest Comments

Had a lovely time here your cottage is beautiful so clean and well presented everything you need & more.

Thank you Grace & Adrian.

Jennifer & Arthur.

Thank you both so much for our stay with you. You have a lovely property in a beautiful part of the world. I hope more people come & experience it.

Great accommodation. Very pleasant & helpful hosts.

Denise & Bob & Rosie.

Thank you for letting us stay in your lovely cottage. All was very welcoming, warm & comfortable. A fabulous place from which to enjoy & explore this delightful part of Wales. Many thanks for a lovely holiday!

Aoife thoroughly enjoyed her doggy treats too!!

Sue & Paul & Aoifa the greyhound.

Lovely warm welcome. Thank you, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The cottage had everything we needed and scenery is stunning. Lovely trip to the Elan Valley and Aberystwyth. Also handy location for the Yamaha Off Road Experience.

Sarah, Otis & Cooper the Weimaraner.

Thank you for your warm welcome, and a very enjoyable week in your extremely comfortable and well appointed cottage.

Aberystwyth is worth a vesit with good views at the top of the funicular railway. Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Centre is amazing and Devil’s Bridge is very good- but pick a dry day.

Thanks again for the generous welcome pack delicious cake, and Sasha enjoyed her biscuits.

Steve & Margaret & Sasha the Boxer.

C’est un havre de prix dans un petit coin vraiment wow!

Merci pour cet excellent sejour.

Roxana, Michelle, Eugénie et Genevieve.

It’s a bargain in a really wow little spot!

Thank you for this excellent stay.

Fantastic location. A real treasure of a property. Have never stayed in such a well equipped holiday home. A real home from home & we would recommend highly to anyone.

Dallas, Sam & Danny 🐾.

Great location, very quiet & private yet near to many amenities & attractions.

Lovely property with everything thought of / catered for and so very clean & tidy.

Hosts very welcoming and thoughtful (biscuits for us and our furry friend) and milk.

Views to die for.

Paul & Sharon & Bella.

Great location, very quiet & private yet near to many amenities & attractions.

Lovely property with everything though of / catered for and so very clean & tidy.

Hosts very welcoming and thoughtful (biscuits for us and our furry friend) and milk.

Views to die for.

Paul , Sharon & Bella.

Yes, immaculately clean and tidy, Nice cookies, tea, coffee, doggie treats etc. Nice friendly owners. Beautiful views and places to visit. Thanks very much.

Doug & Chris.

Immaculately clean – could not fault. So comfy beds. Lovely views from property. Elan Valley a must. Claerwen Dam had a spectacular walk on the byway (top of dam). Old mountain roads are stunning. Powis Castle also lovely too. Brilliant walk from Pen Y Garreg to Craig Goch, really lovely to have a full size fridge/freezer, especially as staying for 2 weeks. Dressing tables us both bedrooms very nice too- thank you.

Alli & Rash.

Thank you very much for your hospitality, we can see you have thought of everything!

We have had a wonderful week here at the cottage.

The Elan Valley was absolutely stunning, had a nice day at Aberystwyth beach too.

Mike & Zoe.

Brilliant rest – cottage very clean and well equipped. Great hosts – we you every bit of patience with your new dog.

Thanks X

John & Kathy.

Thank you for such a lovely weekend. The cottage is perfect and we would love to come back again.

Lovely hosts very friendly & helpful.

Thank you.

Karl, Helen, Josh & Sam.

Absolutely brilliant stay- thank you.

Discovered the wonderful nature reserve (out of here & turn left) and the skinny dipping site directly opposite entrance -over bridge and turn left!! Jet took her collar off for that one.

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Mark & Jet.

It was a good stay. Enjoyed staying.

Nice place to stay and visit the places around.

Many thanks

Imran.

Enjoyed. Very beautiful place.

Wagas.

A very lovely cottage, well equipped, clean and welcoming. We were here to attend a wedding, didn’t see much of the local area. But the views are stunning, So we must try to get back some time.

Thank you Grace.

Eric & Pat.

Really comfortable cottage and friendly welcome. Beautiful area! Thank you.

C. family.

This has been the perfect base for our week’s stay The cottage has every amenity we could wish for and is warm, clean and comfortable. The owners were both really friendly and offered great advice on where to visit.

There is so much to do that a week wasn’t long enough.

Gary, Michelle & Hope.

Perfect base for all the walks we could ever want.

Clean, warm, comfortable, lovely owners.

Thank you.

Kate, Ian, Molly & Pete (+ Tess GR).

What a wonderful stay. We loved this little cottage… perfect.

Thank you.

Kate & Co.

Perfect base for our trip back to the area. Lovely clean and comfortable cottage.

Thank you!

Martin, Erica & Thomas.

A lovely stay in a beautiful area. The cottages lovely and clean, well equipped and obviously thought about. We have had a wonderful time and would return in the future.

A great place to look after our grandson. Lovely view, very clean, comfy bed! We had a great weekend.

Thanks

James, Rachel, Mark & Georgina.

So relaxing to stay somewhere clean (very)!

Thank you both for that. We know the area well and “day trip” here but its so nice to find somewhere clean, comfortable and central to all the walks we love.

Kate, Ian, Molly, Pete (& Tess 🐾).

So relaxing to stay somewhere clean (very)! Thank you both for that.

We know the area well and “day trip” here but it’s so nice to find somewhere clean, comfortable and central to all the walks we love.

Kate, Ian, Mary, Pete (& Tess) X

Thank you for your kindness re Covid and our needs, it’s not over despite what Johnson says 🙂

(A comment left by one of our younger guests.)

Thanks for a lovely week at Elan Cottage. We thought it was lovely how there was hot chocolate, teas, coffee, sugar, cake, milk. The kitchen we thought was very well equipped. It was very nice how there was films, books and games to play.

It is a lovely view from outside looking across the fields, it was also spectacular view from the main bedroom. It was a relief not to have to take a bag of wet towels and flannels home with us because there was towels and flannels here.

There is stunning views from the top of the hill just be careful coming down as it is very steep and bumpy and you can very badly hurt yourself.

Thanks again,

Louise, Charlie, Emily and Jess.

Great cottage! We had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. I loved the early morning display on the bird feeder outside the kitchen window. So many birds.

Red Kite feeding centre is well worth a visit. The Elan Valley dams are very interesting.

Took the kids to Zip World which gave us chance to explore further afield.

Thank you for a lovely stay!

Jonny, Niky, Holly, Ivy & Ted the GSD.

A beautifully presented and clean, comfortable cottage.

Had a great time visiting Devil’s Bridge, the dams, Bwlch Nant for Red Kite feeding time and the beautiful and restful Gilfach Nature Reserve. Thank you for all the little extras including eggs, biscuit and cake.

Anne and Stephen.

Well-presented cottage with stunning views from every window – superbly well located for mid-Wales; Elan Valley, Welsh west coast and Snowdonia. Information packs really useful and Adrian a font of knowledge on
local attractions, including shaded walks during a heatwave!

Elan Valley, Hafod Estate, Hafren Forest, Gilfach reserve and Aberdovey all worth a visit – enjoyed by the dog as much as the humans!

A wonderful stay – many thanks.

Claire, Richard & Pixie.

Day 1. Fabulous day at Red Kite feeding centre in Rhayader & visit to Elan Valley visitor centre to plan cycle trip.

Day 2. Cycled Elan Valley. One day not enough so will do more later in the week.

Day 3. Aberystwyth via Devil’s Bridge. Nice day and the cliff railway is essential. Or if you are energetic walk up the path.

Day 4. Gilfach nature reserve walk. Look for rock carvings, picnic at old farm building. Take plenty of water if hot, about 3.5 miles. Llandrindod Wells in afternoon for a relaxing cuppa and piece of cake and Victorian fronted shops. Call at Aldi for food and wine.

Day 5. Back to Elan Valley 20 mile circular cycle ride to top of valley and return via Rhayader. Lovely day and finished at Elan Visitor Centre for tea and a piece of cake.

A lovely holiday in a fantastic location. Thank you to Adrian & Grace – perfect hosts & accommodation is superb.

Carol & Greg.

Fun and challenging to climb up Snowdon and grateful to finish!

Anastasia, Alexey, Katia.

We had a really great stay – thank you so much!

This wonderful “home” – every detail above all expectation, comfort, décor, fittings & equipment, sparkling everywhere as if new. A welcome retreat to return to each evening after a hard day’s walking.

The locality, views, walks, nature reserves & above all the friendly welcome of Grace, Adrian & Ryan, made this a holiday to remember.

Mair & Joan.

Great stay and thank you for making us feel so welcome in this super cottage. Grace & Adrian went the extra mile, lovely eggs, dog treats & bara brith. Thank you.

We spent the week walking in Elan Valley & surrounds – stunning.

Grace suggested we visited Gilfach nature reserve – what a place – dog (on lead) friendly.

Take care if you attempt the walk at Llangurig out of the Kittiwake book – signs have gone & 3 farms with dogs.

Thanks again for everything.

Mike & Sue.

Great walks, stunning views and overall an incredible stay in Elan Cottage. Devil’s Bridge is the place to check out, lovely walk with a preceding flight of stairs and a curving bridge. And a beautiful waterfall.

Duncan, Kate, Barnaby and Nathaniel.

Stunning location, lovely cottage, very relaxing and comfortable stay.

We had a great new year which will have very good memories staying with good friends.

David / Scott, Richard / Pete.

We spent a very nice Xmas in Elan Cottage. Thank you Grace and Adrian for your hospitality. You made our stay really special with all the nice seasonal touches. Thank you, merry Christmas and happy new year.

Olga & Co.

Thank you for a comfortable stay in Elan Cottage . We found it very relaxing and a great base for exploring the area. Lester the dog loved the sheep outside.

Gareth, Hanna and Lester the Border Collie.

Thank you Grace and and Adrian for the welcome treats and for being so helpful.

We’ve enjoyed the the cottage, which is excellent. So well equipped; and and love the view thru our kitchen window and the daily visits of the sheep.

The area around is absolutely superb: the Elan dams spectacular, the Llyn Clywedog dam & lead mine ruins were very interesting. Lots of tearooms in the area. Lovely historical buildings in Llanidloes. We found people about were so friendly. Several trails on the Wye Valley walk, where we spotted a red kite soaring above us, were favourites.

Our last day here was spent at Gilfach Nature Reserve towards Rhayader & was unforgettable. Well worth a visit. The views from the top were superb! The weather has been unbelievably good for October. We’d definitely like to return to this lovely part of Wales.

Love – John & Marion.

Hey Grace and Adrian.

Thanks again for for a wonderful week on the craggy hillside in the middle of nowhere. We managed to survive against the odds and mostly by catching and eating our own fish. Dad and I will be back for another week of hillside survival skills soon…

You guys rock!

James & Geoff.

We had a wonderful restful time here at Elan Cottage. Beautiful area to explore. Cottage cosy & clean. Our second time at Wye View cottages and it will definitely be a place we will return to.

Thank you.

Rob & Loraine & Evie the dog.

We have thoroughly enjoyed our time at Elan cottage. Everything has been lovely. The cottage is cosy and comfortable. It is ideally day situated for exploring the local area.

We went to Gigrin to see the red kites being fed. We also went to the Elan Valley. On the last day we went to Brecon, then up in the National Park where we saw several more Red Kites, always an inspiring sight.

We shall return home with many happy memories, Maria to Plymouth and myself to the Staffordshire Moorlands.

By the way, we do have a very few red kites in the moorlands and hope they will increase in time.

Thank you for everything.

Mary and Maria.