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
It was our second time here in Basel Cottage! All we can say is: In more than 10 years of holidays all over Great Britain, this definitely is the best cottage we have ever stayed in! The location is fantastic, so peaceful, so quiet! Thank you Sue & Jonah for everything – we will miss Wales and Basel Cottage! You are fantastic hosts! We do hope that we can come back again one day!!
Walter & Monika, from Vienna, Austria - April /May 2016Basel Cottage has blown me away. The cottage itself was equipped as a home from home, spotlessly clean with so many thoughtful touches from Sue and Jonah. Everywhere you look / go, you see the attention to detail – You have created something unique and fabulous. Ziggy has LOVED stomping around the woodland and we love it too! Thank you so much. P.S. Teddy and Barney are also fab ambassadors.
Gemma, Mark and Ziggy - September 2023Our stay in Basel Cottage can be described in one word – ‘Perfect!!’ Thank you.
Ivan, Michelle, Ollie, Ben & Fern - August / September 2016ANOTHER lovely break! We are all going home thoroughly relaxed. Lovely cottage, great garden and wonderful hosts! Thank you again xxxx
Nigel, Leanne, Hannah, Isabelle and Rosie and Willow🐕🐕 - October 2018Thank you Sue and Jonah, we have had another great stay at your cottage. It’s a perfect place to stay and we hope to return again next year. Brenie had a fantastic time running in the surrounding fields.
Rob, Ceri and Brenie from Wales, Nov 14Our 2nd stay at this fantastic cottage. Sue and Jonah gave us a very warm welcome and looked after us well during our week. The cottage was beautifully decorated for Christmas and the log burner gave it an extra cosy feel. We have really enjoyed our stay over the New Year and will definitely be back soon. Thanks Sue and Jonah! X
Mark, Carol & Callum from Wiltshire - Dec 2017 - Jan 2018Sue, Jonah, Barney and Teddy, what a special fortnight! Middle weekend was Sue and Jonah’s 40th Wedding Anniversary, what a wonderful celebration! We felt really honoured to be a part of it. Thank you also for our lovely lemon cake in recognition of our 50th Wedding Anniversary. The weather has been kind to us and we love coming here as you can see this is our 10th visit! Thank you again and see you next year xxx
Marlene, Keith, Lilian, Logan, Sian and Bentley from Peterborough - August 2024This 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 2018Thank you Sue and Jonah for a perfect week in your fantastic cottage! You were great hosts. In every detail your cottage is an absolutely quality cottage. Don’t want to leave and definitely want to come back.
Monika and Walter, Vienna, Austria October 15.Dear Sue and Jonah, Thank you for a wonderful stay . The cottage and its’ surroundings are beautiful. The dogs absolutely loved their morning walks across the field and into the woods. We can see all the hard work you have put in to make this a lovely place to stay. Lots of love, Vicky, Roy, Charlotte, Adam, Poppy, Bonnie and Jessie.
Vicky, Roy, Charlotte, Adam and Dogs, Poppy, Bonnie and Jessie - May 2024Another great stay at Basel Cottage. Super short break with our spaniels – as good as ever! We will be back soon. x
Nigel, Leanne, Isabelle and Dogs, Rosie and Willow - April 2026Fab 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 2023Thanks Sue & Jonah for another lovely week at Basel Cottage. Everything is wonderful and peaceful as usual. The boys have really enjoyed themselves and love meeting Barney and Teddy. We hope to be back again in the winter months. XX
Jayne & Steve Parkinson and Dogs Jack & Joe from the Midlands - February - March 2022Thank you so much for your warm welcome and hospitality. We all throughly enjoyed our stay, the boys had such fun playing hide and seek in the woods and we had lots of laughs down at the river with Rocky. A really special place run by special people. Thanks for a holiday to remember.
Michelle, Raymond, James, Conor & Rocky the Dog from County Down, Northern Ireland, July 2014Sue, Jonah and the Beauty Boys, what can we say other than once again our stay in this beautiful paradise was exceptional. Simply fabulous, you always make us feel so welcome and special and we enjoy our yearly catch-ups and instantly pick up on where we left off the previous year. As always, the cottage and grounds ae impeccable. Kira and Peanut have had a blast charging around and love their human friends as much as the beauty boys. Thank you for all that you do to keep this place absolutely spectacular – hard work we know! Until we meet again next year, take care dear friends, with love and hugs to Barney and Teddy xxx
Pascale, Phil and Kira & Peanut aka The Loons!!! - March 2025A wonderful week in a perfect cottage. Sue and Jonah are wonderful hosts – helpful but not intrusive! We walked Pen Y Fan and Llyn Y Fan Fach – great to explore an area of Wales we don’t know well. The gardens and woods, hills and river are great for children and dogs; especially beautiful with the bluebells in bloom! We would love to come back one day.
Humphreys Family and Bertie 🐕 - April 2019Brilliant!! Lovely welcome by Sue and Sam on arrival. Lovely area and great people, will recommend this to all.
June and Ken from NottinghamA wonderful week, lovely welcome. Doggie paradise, such a perfect place to stay.
Jean, Alan, Lucy, Peter, Charlie and SophieDear Sue, Jonah, Teddy and Barney, I once again, had a wonderful time at Basel Cottage. I thoroughly enjoyed all the walks and playtime with the dogs as well as our lengthy conversations. The Hay on Wye recommendation was absolutely spot on and was indeed a great experience. Love Sven.
Sven from the Netherlands - July/August 2023Thank you for such a lovely time! We have really enjoyed Basel Cottage, especially the scones!
Tim, Michelle, Ed & Evie from Hertfordshire - July 2017
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