Bwthyn

Bwthyn, Welsh for cottage, feels immediately welcoming. The open-plan lounge and dining area is a genuinely sociable space, and with the log burner lit and the curtains drawn it becomes exactly the kind of place you don't want to leave. The kitchen is its own room just off the lounge, and French doors open onto a sheltered patio at the back, with a bistro table tucked out of the wind.

Your hot tub is right outside the front door, merely a few steps from sofa to hot water. It's sheltered, with its own seating area, and from it you look up toward the Moel Siabod ridge. On a clear night, that ridge against the stars is worth staying up for.

Sleeps 4 across two bedrooms: one double, one twin. Dog-friendly. Caffi Siabod is two minutes down the lane. The Tyn y Coed is a 7 minute walk. It's one of the great Welsh mountain pubs, and worth every step. Allow a little extra time for the return trip! And if you want to climb Wales' highest peak then Pen y Pass, the start of the main paths up Yr Wyddfa, is only a ten-minute drive away.