The Observer - August 2009

The Sunday Times - May 1st 2011

Condé Nast Traveller- February 2013

It'll be upon you before you know it, so be sure to book in for a week of bucket-and-spade summer fun at Hafod Cae Maen, the only private house to rent within the Portmeirion Conservation Area in Wales. It's easy to forget how beautiful beaches close to home can be, In a truly magical setting, high above the village, this grand Edwardian villa has spectacular views over the Dwyryd Estuary and the remote Rhinogydd Mountains. When the tide is in, have picnics on gorgeous, deserted beaches; when it's out, you can literally walk across the sand from one headland village to the next. Explore the curious sub-tropical woodlands and, on sunny days, sit in the two acres of garden and eat alfresco, making as much noise as you like. There are two spacious bedrooms (one with a fourposter and balcony), two twin bedrooms and two family bathrooms, as well as two sitting rooms, a piano and space for travel cots and masses of toys. Daily housekeeping can be arranged, and the chef will cook homely meals on request,from lasagnes to casseroles. Portmeirion itself is like a fairy-tale village for children, with its own train and a pirate ship.

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