Holiday Cottage
Set in 17 acres of glorious Welsh Countryside in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. Award-winning 5* Star Basel Cottage Holidays offers peace and tranquillity.
A perfect rural retreat for families and couples alike.
Our Holiday Cottage sleeps up to 4 guests. Up to 2 dogs can stay free in our dog friendly holiday cottage!
Basel Cottage Holidays is located in the Cambrian Mountains: Area of Astounding Natural Beauty on the edge of the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park.
A perfect central location to explore all that Wales has to offer.
Testimonials
Had a relaxing week in an ideal cottage. Best cottage we have stayed at in 40 years of cottage holidays. (Pity we have no dog!)
Selwyn and Barbara, Cardiff; June 2015What a beautiful spot, cottage and great neighbours – thank you so much. Steve says we must not leave it so long next time! We will be back if you will have us? xxx
Julie, Steve, Boo and Ace from Dorset - January 2024Lovely to be back at Basel Cottage again. Nice to meet Barney and Teddy, Millie and Phoebe enjoyed their walks together. Relaxing week – feel 100 %. See you in May 2019! xxx
Penny, Peter and dogs Millie and Phoebe - September - October 2018This is our 6th visit to Basel Cottage and each time it seems to get better and better! The weather has been wonderful. We only ventured out once to Zip Wire World, Aberdare – everybody loved it! We had a nice meal at The King’s Head in Llandovery. We spent most of our time on site with Archery, Golf, Table Tennis, Darts and Billiards. Looking forward to returning in July. x
Marlene, Keith, Llian & Logan McClelland from Lincoln - May / June 2022Thank you so much for a lovely week, the cottage and surroundings were just what we needed. You are the perfect hosts. I think, in particular, Nessa & Deano will be sad to leave! Look forward to seeing you again.
Chris, Megan, Isobel and Dogs, Nessa & Deano - July 2021Fab stay! We enjoyed it so much. The cottage is lovely, comfortable and well equipped! The grounds and woodland are beautiful. Thank you for having us!
Katie, Jason, Joshua, Oliver and Molly - New Year Stay Dec 2022 - Jan 2023Our 2nd visit to Basel Cottage. Such a beautiful cottage, well equipped. Hosts Sue and Jonah are so friendly and welcoming. Visited Dinefwr – beautiful castle and grounds, Mumbles – lovely beach walk, Hired a boat in Brecon – lovely cruise along the canal. Always a pleasure to stay here. Back soon, love Julie XXX😀
Julie, John, Rob and Buster🐕- Easter 2018We have had a lovely three days in Basel Cottage – always spotless! And today the sun is shining for us. Ruben had a great time, see you soon and thank you.
Donna, Martin & Ruben - January 2017Now we know the meaning of ‘Honey Pot’ – it’s just another word for Basel Cottage. We spent a wonderful week with shorter walks this time that Rasmus enjoyed in his trolley, playing table tennis and enjoying the stunning views. All the little chats with Sue and Jonah were lovely! Archery was great fun! It won’t take us another 8 years to come back!
Silke & Carsten with Rasmus the Dog from Hamburg, Germany - August 2025A wonderful cottage in an amazing setting. The dogs love the gardens and forest and their own private river!! Taking two very tired dogs home but hopefully be back soon!
Lynn & Alastair and Dougal & Finlay the Dogs from York. August, 2015It has been a real joy to return again to Basel Cottage, to your delightful and warm welcome. You are to be congratulated on keeping up your immaculate standards and personal warmth. With all our love xxx
Beccy, Craig & Royston - May 2017We have had a lovely week unwinding. Sue and Jonah are wonderfully hospitable. Thank you for making us feel so welcome!
Abbie and Jon from Derby - July 2019We have just enjoyed our second stay at Basel Cottage and are very impressed by the facilities offered by Sue and Jonah. These include, pitch and putt, a woodland chalet, fire pit and a comfortable outdoor seating area.The cottage itself is spotless and has all of the amenities you would wish for on holiday. It is totally welcoming as are Sue and Jonah and their lovely poodles. Barney made himself very comfortable on my lap.We would recommend Basel Cottage to anyone wishing to tour the Brecons and South Wales generally.Thank you Sue and Jonah for a lovely holiday, we can’t wait to be with you again.Pauline and Ian Smith - May 2022A lovely week. Cottage great as usual – weather was kind to us. Yolande loves Wales, but this was her first time back since she was a child. Hope to see you again next year – Our week to relax! Thank you.
Penny, Peter, Yolande, Millie & Phoebe - October 2016Thank you Sue and Jonah for a wonderful ‘welcome home’ after 3 years and for the delicious Cream Tea on arrival. Had a great time in the woods with the dogs and roaming on Pembrey Beach ( the dogs not US!) Hope to see you again soon!
Peter, Anne, Bronte and Milo from Herefordshire - October 2017Here we are again! We love this place, Sue and Jonah. Thank you so much for making it a ‘Home from Home’. Despite the weather, we have walked miles – exploring Sarn Helen this time as well as old favourites. Thank you Barney and Ted for putting up with an over exuberant Flynn (on the naughty step for his predilection for digging)! Thank you Sue and Jonah and see you in October.
Angie, Alan and young Collie, Flynn plus Tanya for 1 Night from Cornwall - March 2023Basel Cottage is a lovely property, both inside and out. It’s well decorated and has everything you’ll need. The owners are lovely, leaving you in doubt that you can contact them if you need anything, but otherwise just leaving you to your own devices. They’re also genuinely dog-friendly and the grounds are great for keeping your dog amused. I would heartily recommend Basel Cottage!
Haydn, Rebecca & Caesar from Leicestershire - March 2017ANOTHER great stay at Basel Cottage. Sue and Jonah made us so welcome, the cottage is always so well equipped for a truly relaxing stay. Thank you! Jonah spent time teaching 2 of us archery – he was so calm and patient and the session was amazing. The dogs loved their time here – it truly is a ‘dog holiday’ for them. We are already planning when we can return. Thank you x
Nigel, Leanne, Hannah, Isabelle and dogs, Rosie and Willow from Bognor Regis - November 2023Oh my, what can we say about Basel Cottage? It’s probably the first self catering place we’ve stayed that is absolutely spotless! Honestly, you have both thought of everything to make our stay perfect. The weather was fantastic, a little too hot at times and Ernie loved spending time with Teddy and Barney – A doggy paradise! Thank you Jonah and Sue for being such fantastic hosts – we will definitely be coming back!
John, Dawn, Emma and Ernie the Dog - July 2022This is the second time at Basel Cottage. Once again, we have had a lovely relaxing holiday. You are both such lovely, helpful and friendly hosts. This year we met Barney for the first time – He is adorable! Thank you for the lovely scones on arrival. Thank you once again xxx
Marlene, Keith, Llian, Logan & Dixie - May 2018
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