Unfortunately, a similar experience to that of our reviewers. While we found the b&b itself "acceptable" (we just needed a place to lay the head), the owners are quite indifferent, swinging between rude and conciliatory.

When we arrived we were shown to a bedroom that had just been decorated recently. The room was lovely, immaculate job, new carpets, lovely colours etc ... everything. But it had been done *so* recently that the room stank of paint fumes, those given off by the new wood gloss. We had to sleep with the window open, freezing.

The next morning, when we asked politely if we could change rooms, the lady of the house was very rude and initially refused to help, saying they were full (contrary to a sign on their door). A while later she miraculously found a free room we could move to. When we returned at the end of the day, there was a bottle of wine left for us in the room, we suspect from the man of the house.

While it was a nice closing gesture, the facts remain that they shouldn't have let out a room so intoxicated with paint fumes, and there was clearly no need to be so rude to us when we asked to be moved.

We were visiting Brecon for only one night and were recommended this place by some friends. However, it appears that they had a completely different experience.

From the moment we arrived, we were made to feel unwelcome. We had to ring the doorbell several times before being let in. It then took ages for anyone to turn up and, when she did, she complained that we'd interrupted her cup of tea and then proceeded to moan at us about how she was always rushed off her feet. We weren't even showed to our room - we were just pointed out the back door out towards the car park and the annexe. Before I'd even seen the room, I wanted to leave - first impressions are so important and the woman on reception made a very bad one.

The room (number 15, for the record) was a decent size, but tired and a bit tatty. There's an ancient little 14" TV which just about showed me Match of the Day on BBC1. The bathroom was freezing and rather grotty - the cleaner had just about managed the surfaces, but the walls/ceiling appeared damp and had odd marks. The shower was weak and took ages to heat up. There was a spare bed and futon. Sleep was intermittent - the bed wasn't particularly comfortable. The room was cold all night - my girlfriend had to get up in the night to fill her hot-water bottle.

Breakfast the following morning was a little bit of a farce - it took them almost 30 minutes to take our order, and the breakfast, when it arrived, was a disappointment. Advertised as the "Full Welsh Breakfast", I got an egg, a single sorry slice of bacon, a rather nasty sausage and lots of baked beans (I had declined tomato/mushroom.) Furthermore, they didn't have veggie sausages for my girlfriend, despite us having warned them when we booked.

Overall, we were disappointed and will, in all probability, try somewhere else next time. We do not recommend this hotel.

We booked this B&B based on their website and the price.
The B&B appears to be a family run business.
We arrived 4:30 on a Thursday early October to a very disinterested welcome yet we appeared to be the only guests that night - maybe they wanted the night off.
The bedroom was a good size which is important when travelling with a lot of luggage.
The covers on the beds were very tired looking and dated and the double bed was very soft and noisy so probably just worn out. Bathroom was on the small side but reasonably modern.
Breakfast was served by a very friendly younger man and well cooked. Although yoghurt was listed on the menu as being available there was none which was very disappointing - surely as they knew we were arriving (having booked months in advance) they could have ensured that some was purchased ready in case as it usually carries a reasonable use by date.
Access to the town is easy with a 10 minute walk maximum.

Something very odd about this place, but credit where credit is due. This is a straightforward B&B giving just what you expect for the price. It is clean and stuff works. OK, so the packed lunches are a bit cheap and mingey, but what would one expect for £3.95 (in fact, all the breakfast food is cheap, cash & carry fare). Basically everything is average as expected. Pity then that the owners have a nasty, lazy, chippy, unhelpful, mickey-taking attitude. Right from our tired 5-hour drive from work in London at almost 8pm on a Friday evening, through a mickey-taking waiter at breakfast, to a couldn't-care-less response to asking for drink at their bar, one felt that these are people who are taking the mickey unrelentlessly out of their paying guests (or us anyway). OK, so she is more horrible than him, but they both need to have a good look in the mirror. Maybe foreign tourists can laugh this off as being quaint or quirky, but we are British so we know what's going down here. We know it is downright rudeness. They know holidaymakers don't want a confrontation so they get away with it. If anyone wants details of our experience, please ask. Otherwise, be warned.