| 8 miles from whitehall golf course and 6 miles from pontypridd. elegant rooms offer en suite bathrooms, free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. some add 4-poster beds. there's a free on-site car park. set on a hilltop with 6 acres of grounds, this upscale hotel and restaurant in a converted 17th-century welsh longhouse is 0. breakfast is complimentary, and there are 2 fine dining restaurants: a bright, airy dining room and a traditional oak-beamed room with low ceilings. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am
Bristol Airport 1 hr 21
Llancaiach Fawr Manor (10 min)
Restored 16th-century manor house with replica furniture and staff in period costume and character. St. Fagans National Museum of History (29 min)
Open-air history of Welsh life with ancient buildings re-erected and traditional crafters at work. Castell Coch (23 min)
Audio tours of a grand 19th-century castle built in the gothic-revival style & surrounded by woods. Bute Park (29 min)
A rambling riverside beauty spot with an arboretum, Victorian gardens, friary ruins and a cafe. Welsh Mining Experience (17 min)
Tourist stop where visitors experience the life of coal miners on a guided tour of a mine shaft. Llandaff Cathedral (29 min)
Medieval place of worship with a 10th-century Celtic cross and a triptych painted by D.G. Rossetti. Brecon Mountain Railway (22 min)
Traditional steam engine journey with observation carriages, plus workshop visits and lake views. Cardiff Castle (31 min)
Victorian Gothic fantasy built on the remains of Norman and Roman ruins, with a colourful interior. Lido Ponty - National Lido of Wales (13 min) National Museum Cardiff (31 min)
Archaeological artefacts, art and natural history, plus visiting exhibitions in a grand setting. Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery (19 min)
Imposing 1824 castle housing a museum with a collection of fine art and social history items. Rhondda (21 min)
Mining and history Caerphilly Castle (23 min)
Moated, 13th-century fortress with imposing gatehouse, fortified dam and a tower bombed by Cromwell. BikePark Wales (15 min)
Downhill biking trails built into forested hillsides, with various courses for different abilities. | 
