Cross Hands Hotel

Stayed her last night and was pleasantly surprised at the quality and service, the hotel is 3 stars so I did not expect much, the service on arrival was excellent especially as I was a lone traveller, my room was spacious very clean and really quiet. The bed was huge and very comfortable, clean crisp white bedding and fluffy pillows, slept through alarm as it was so peaceful, breakfast was vast with fresh fruit yogurt, pastries and a full breakfast menu, I was impressed that they served Gluten Free bread a result as i am intolerant. Evening meal was very good for pub food, it was a testament to the food and service as the restaurant was full both in the restaurant and the beer garden, the staff were excellent even and you would not expect this service when a restaurant is rammed, would definitely be visiting again.

This place might be good for a meal (and our breakfast was actually quite tasty) but I wouldn’t choose to stay here, if I were you
The room was plenty big enough, but it was expensive for the middle of the off-​season. It was nicely furnished and the bed was comfortable. There was plenty of coffee and tea and an iron and hairdryer were provided. The bathroom was a good size and had an over-​bath shower which was quite efficient. There was mould in the corner of the wall above the bath and it all looked a little past its best.
Now we get to my beefs! The place was generally very tired and clearly lacked investment. Our room had various bits and pieces that were clearly quite dated and there was a very large crack in one of the white ceiling beams which was very unnattractive. Of course, with an old building you would expect squeaky floors and the like so I won’t complain about those. The worst thing though, was the traffic noise. Sitting right next to the main road, our room had trucks whizzing past a yard away from the three road-​facing windows. It made for quite a morning wake up call, I can tell you, particularly after the party that we had had the night before! Almost as bad as this was the noise from some sort of equipment that seemed to go on sounding for 5 – 10 seconds at random periods throughout the night. I’m not sure if it was part of the heating or plumbing systems or something entirely different, but it was such a disturbance throughout our time at the hotel. It was some kind of graunching, grinding, pumping, industrial noise. If you are a light or even average sleeper I would stay well clear of this place. It gave me one of the worst night’s sleep I have ever had and I have slept in some fairly ropey places over the years! We were pretty much forced to book here since we searched for a place late and the area was already quite booked up. I will not be using The Cross Hands again.

We stopped off here for lunch on the way from London to Swansea. I had fish and chips with mushy peas and an abbots ale. Gill had a sandwich and some onion rings. Very tasty. A classic English Inn.

Large pub with huge car park on main road. Big bar with a dining area at rear. Outside picnic tables. A couple of real ales and very reasonable food. Good meeting point.