“Great holiday in a fantastic cottage” Clare's cottage is just simply fantastic. We had a very warm welcome from Helen the owner when we arrived. Who gave us some great advice on the best walks nearby and details of all the local amenities. The cottage itself is very cosy and comfortable with everything you could ever need and more! The wood burning stove is great if you just want a nice chillout after a long day walking. The location is very good too as all the local amenities are only 3 miles away in Chepstow, which is a nice little town, and which also has the castle and museum for you too take a look at. There are also some othergreat places to visit nearby the cottage you can find details of them in the excellent welcome pack in the cottage. The garden is lovely, and dog safe. If you are looking for a great place to stay in South Wales we really do recommend Clare's cottage. We can't wait to come back again at some point in 2014.

“A wonderful rural retreat” If you are looking for self catering accommodation for two in a glorious and peaceful rural location look no further than Drws Nesa. We have stayed here regularly over the past few years. The accommodation is spacious and comfortable with superb views across the rolling landscape of the Usk countryside. A feature of this cottage is the conservatory which has excellent views of the owners' garden and surrounding fields. Dave and Sue have placed a well stocked bird feeder a short distance from the conservatory and this attracts a spectacular array of birds. Sitting eating breakfast in the conservatory it would not be uncommon to see daily visits by lesser spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches, greenfinches and other more common birds such as blue tits, great tits and coal tits. We have also seen goldfinches, blackcaps, long-tailed tits, jays and a sparrowhawk. Their hens, ducks, sheep and lambs also provide constant interest. The owners are very welcoming and provide eggs from their hens, wine and homemade marmalade or jam (mmm!) as well as a basket of logs for the woodburning stove. A twenty minute walk along some beautiful country lanes leads to the Hall Inn, an excellent pub offering a selection of real ales and high quality food. It is an interesting walk back to the cottage in the dark! On a clear night there is an excellent view of the stars. There is a range of scenic walks directly from the cottage. The location is ideally situated for many attractions such as Raglan Castle, the Roman town of Caerleon (with remains of an amphitheatre and Roman baths), Chepstow Castle, easy access to west country towns and villages such as Bath and Bradford-on-Avon - just so many places to visit...

“Very nice indeed” Had a lovely time at this cottage. Hot tub was of course as amazing as you would expect! Owners were friendly and helpful. Garden was very secure for the dogs. Location was excellent and whilst there were neighbours we rarely saw anyone - which we liked. We were surprised to get home from an outing once to find the owner inside the property carrying out maintenence without telling us and he also turned up un-announced twice, which we werent really keen for. Was generally tidy and the little extra's were very nice. The vodka was lovely! Thanks. Would recommend to others but would not return.

“Peaceful, rustic charm with luxury” Wonderfully situated cottage with views of Tintern abbey. An excellent base to explore the Wye Valley, and the added attraction of pubs and restaurants within easy walking distance. The cottage itself has everything you would need, and is tastefully decorated. Luxurious and comfortable bedding. Comfy sofas in living room and attractive dining room. Kitchen well equipped though we did have a few problems working out the oven (having accidentally switched it off, which we had been warned not to do, so our fault). The woodburning stove a real focal point and welcomed in the wild February weather! It was a bit of a pain having to remember (in our case write down) a code to open the door instead of having a key, especially in the pouring rain, but I suppose it is easier to manage than keys. My only suggestion would be having a small porch outside that door for weather protection as it is not pleasant punching in numbers to open a door with rain pouring on you. But I am perhaps being a bit picky and overall the experience was excellent, and we would definitely book again. Must also note charming and helpful owners, Malcolm and Fiona.

“Fantastic cottage, great little bolt-hole, excellent walking cou” Cottage is superbly equipped with all you need for cosy dinners in. Great location for a whole range of walks. Very comfortable, comes highly recommended.

“Vanilla Cottage whatever the weather” We have just spent another relaxing and peacefull time at this lovely cottage ( our seventh visit) It comes highly recommended for warmth, cosiness, facilities and real five star quality of welcome and appointment. Fiona and Malcolm have maintained these high standards for years now which is so very hard to do.An excellent venue for walking , cycling, sightseeing , shopping Pubs and restaurant and casual dining. What ever the weather!