Llety Brynawel Guest House

Llety Brynawel is a gorgeous Georgian guest house is in the pretty southern Snowdonia village of Pennal between Aberdyfi and Machynlleth (it's the ultimate coast and country location). It is furnished and decorated in a contemporary, understated way, with soothing colours, artworks, lush fabrics and period features such as wooden shutters, wall paneling and cast-iron fireplaces.

The owners also run Glan yr Afon/Riverside, a stylish - and very popular - restaurant based at the village's 16th-century inn. Breakfast is served here (a two minute walk from Llety Brynawel).