About The Manor Hotel
The Manor is a former Georgian Manor House, now a three-star rated hotel. It is just over one mile from Crickhowell’s town centre.
En-suite rooms are modern in design and feature flat-screen TV and tea and coffee facilities. Suites and upgraded rooms can also include a sitting area, king-size bed and views to the countryside.
Communal facilities at The Manor include an indoor pool, fitness centre, sauna, Hammam and fully equipped gymnasium. There is a 24-hour front desk and a luggage storage option. Parking and Wi-Fi are provided, free.
Breakfast and later meals are served in the Everest Bistro which overlooks the River Usk. Snacks are available in the bar. Many food ingredients come from the family-owned farm which is seven miles away.
Outdoor activities: walking, hiking, sailing, caving, golf and cycling, are popular. This sightseeing region is dominated by The Brecon Beacons National Park and the Black Mountains.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Rooms are comfortable and spacious.
Rooms aren't luxurious -it's not that sort of place-but they are nicely decorated and welcoming. They are also cosy and warm; greatly appreciated in this rugged region of Wales. Views from the rooms are really amazing.
positive:
Members of staff are exceptional.
These people are the thing you remember best from your visit. Everyone is so friendly, helpful and efficient. Food service is exceptionally impressive. The hotel welcomes pets and they make a genuine fuss of this important family member.
positive:
Excellent services.
The pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, fitness area and steam room; all work as they should and are well maintained. Breakfast, lunch and dinner menus are inviting and beautifully prepared. Restaurant service is unhurried, yet efficient; just right when sitting down to enjoy a super meal.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Noisy rooms.
(Whoever this 'Jim Nasium' is, he makes a heck of a racket!) If your room is above the gymnasium, the noise of keep-fitters, going through their paces, starts early morning and is accompanied by loud music. Phone reception and they will argue that there is next to no noise. Rubbish!
negative:
"Turn it up' ... or down.
On arrival, the warmth of the room is very welcoming. You can't control the heat though, (*dodgy thermostat?) so heat levels continue to build. These lead to an uncomfortable night's sleep.
negative:
Over-booked facilities.
The hotel facilities, such as pool and gymnasium, are not for the sole use of guests. The hotel flogs a membership plan to the locals. Bluntly, if 'they've' booked it … you can't have it. Simple as that. Similarly, if they've got a party booking for a meal, you'll have difficulty getting a table. They need to sit down and come up with a system that isn't so disadvantageous to visiting, paying guests.