Holm House
Vale Of Glamorgan, United Kingdom [view map]
- Style
- Deco-fuelled modernity
- Setting
- Penarth's Victorian seafront
This Welsh boutique hotel – set back from Penarth's Victorian seafront – blends 1920s style and opulence with Noughties flair; inside, miles of wood panelling wrap expertly around contempo-eccentric rooms.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Twelve; seven with sea views and five suites.
- Rates
- £200–£380, including full Welsh breakfast, four‑course dinner with champagne and canapés, VAT and services.
- Check-out
- Midday, but flexible; check‑in, from 2pm.
- Facilities
- Spa, gym, hydrotherapy pool. In rooms, Bang & Olufsen sound system, flatscreen TV, DVD player, free WiFi, Tassimo drinks machine, Jo Malone toiletries, bathrobes, slippers.
- Poolside
- The black-tiled indoor pool has views across the gardens.
- Children
- No children under 12.
- Hotel closed
- Never. Open fireplaces, wooden panelling and candles make this the perfect Christmas hide-out, too.
- Also
- The hotel has a Volvo XC90 that can be hired with a driver for the day. There's a three-night minimum stay over Christmas, and a two-night minimum over New Year.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Bron‑Y‑Glyn is the largest, most romantic suite, with a black lacquer four‑poster and a brass bedroom bath with sea views. Gold‑infused Skomer offers high glamour, with a high bed to match. Flatholm, a suite on the second floor, has a copper bedside bath. Adjacent to the Spa, the Court junior suite is a luxurious all‑white loft cocoon, ideal for a weekend of pampering. Of the smaller rooms, we like Gwentlands overlooking the courtyard. Redlands is fine for one-night stays, but guests should note it's located close to the kitchens, so may not be ideal for longer sojourns.
- Packing tips
- An elasticated waistband and gym kit.
- Also
- In your room, you’ll find chocolates, fruit, home‑made biscuits and a nightly turn‑down gift.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Purple‑patterned Osborne & Little papers stretch around Brazilian mahogany panelling and over balloon‑backed chairs in Neale’s Restaurant. At breakfast, lunch and dinner, chef Peter Farrow serves hearty portions of regional, seasonal produce.
- Dress code
- Laid-back to the nines.
- Top table
- A window seat overlooking the gardens, or in the mirror‑lined Salon Privé dining room for 10.
- Last orders
- Breakfast is served 07h–10h Mon–Fri, 08h–10h30 at the weekend. Lunch runs from 12h–14h30 in the bar or restaurant. Dinner is served 19h–21h30.
- Room service
- 24 hours; hot food until the restaurant kitchen closes – after that, the night porter can bring you cold platters and snacks.
- Hotel bar
- Serving fire-side cognac in winter, and bellinis on the terrace in summer, the Bar stays open until the last guest leaves.
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Holm House
Marine Parade, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan CF64 3BG