Hurst House on the Marsh, Carmarthen Bay, United Kingdom

This Carmarthenshire boutique hotel's handsome chrome and glass bar looks like an art installation on loan from Tate Modern, and it has a gastronomic dream of a restaurant, with towering Moroccan hand-carved doors. Local produce is the thing here: expect salt marsh lamb, sea trout, Pembrokeshire potato gnocchi, Teifi blue cheese soufflé… The bar is a homely oak-floored space that pairs a landed-gentry fireplace and dark tan leather sofas with chrome and stained glass.

The suites and penthouse match antique furniture with contemporary textiles; the Cottage adjoins the old dairy and has a bedroom, bathroom and living room with wood-burning stove, set over two floors.

Contact Hurst House on the Marsh; +44 (0)1994 427417.

Rates Doubles, £175–£400, including full Welsh breakfast.

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