Food and drink available onsite,free parking and easy walking distance to shops etc

Very noisy in the early hours up to 4am.

I contacted Ivy Bush before my journey just to say I wouldn't be checking in until 5pm. The lovely lady on the phone Sian, was extremely helpful, as I asked about an evening meal, and could a non guest be aloud join us. Sian said it would be fine. Very lovely place and lovely staff. Not sure how it happened, my room was a double and should have been 2 singles ( possibly my error or booking.com). I approached a lovely lady at the desk " Haulwen", explained and she went out of her way to swap me to another room .. Excellent customer service thank you Sian and Haulwen

Always decent value. Good location in the town, & excellent staff. Public rooms very nice indeed - some bedrooms could do with a bit of a refurb - but that's true of most hotels 😀. Either way, nothing to worry about at price paid. Breakfast is very good - and they will knock out veggie sausages upon request! Bonus is large, gratis car park. Trust me - other hotels and pubs in the town have limited and rather awkward parking facilities. All good - our third visit, and we would certainly stay again. Top Tip - check out the Fortune House chinese restaurant a couple of minutes stroll away. Always excellent.

The shower flooded the bathroom - I'm no plumber - but looked like the shower drain just needed unblocking. When we flagged it up to reception they immediately apologised and took the room out of service - so hopefully it gets fixed and it's just a one-off. The biggest hassle was being locked out of our room due to a faulty electronic door lock, at gone 1am in the morning. 10/10 for the night porter - who apologised profusely and rocked up with a machine to reprogramme the electronic door lock. 15 minutes of hassle that we could have done without - but it was resolved professionally. Again, hopefully a one-off.

Breakfast was excellent. Plenty of it. Breakfast staff were great. Nothing was too much trouble. The Bar area was lovely. Very welcoming. The room we had was spotless and comfortable.

An additional staff member at reception would be helpful. I had to wait 15 minutes to my key reset for my room, whilst another person was waiting to purchase a gift, and the receptionist was doing a telephone booking. At times like that, there should be someone else on hand to assist. Shower could do with a bit more pressure, but adequate.

The hotel is tired. It's in need of some care and attention. It's value for money but is a little rundown, example, net curtains on the window torn, paint scuffed. Breakfast is excellent with plenty of choice from cereals, fruit to full cooked breakfast. Bar has good beer selection and the price is good.

Parts of the building smell musty, specifically the corridor leading towards room 87

Room and bathroom was spotless and bed was comfortable. Prices for food and drinks were very reasonable and staff very friendly.. Breakfast was very good with a large selection of food. Would use this hotel again.. Cost was very competitive .

Had difficulty in finding the hotel as signage was not that clear from the road. Room was not as indicated on the Web. Room 68 was in the basement with frosted windows overlooking the car park. Did not have the listed coffee machine and the wardrobe had no doors . Not the room we expected but did the job for one night. They state on the key card to book direct for the best rates. When I phoned them before booking they were unable to compete with the rates offered by Booking.com.!!

The staff were lovely, very friendly and helpful. My room was clean and comfy but was a bit cold. I mentioned this and they provided an additional heater. The bathroom was nice.

There was a green light in the bedroom ceiling that have of a strange ‘Martian’ glow at night. Once I closed my eyes though I could not see it.

The breakfast was everything I would expect, and I enjoyed eating there. The staff were all lovely, and helpful. It was great having items we could buy as mementos, and nothing too expensive. The evening meals were excellent too. Parking is on-site, which makes life easier.

Although I would definitely recommend this hotel to others, I think that maybe some upgrades to the furniture and fittings would be nice.

Room we were given was the furthest one in the hotel after a long walk found our key card wasn't working . Corridor carpets were stained needed replacing. I marched to reception then the lady saw I was cross and changed our room to near reception we were very happy with it room was lovely warm and comfortable. Breakfast was included and average we were disappointed with the fried eggs as they'd been standing until hardened scrambled eggs weren't the best either ,nice selection of cereals fruits and pastries though.staff were all nice hotel has large carpark and easy to enter unlike some Carmarthen hotels . Very convenient for wetherspoons, lyric theatre and a cosy pub called the stag and pheasant.

The breakfast eggs and the position of 1st allocated room . Hotel wasn't full so why give us that onse such a long walk away. Glad we were given a different room when I complained.

Centrally located with good size car park and very helpful booking receptionist. Our room was on ground floor and was well proportioned , also quiet considering we were over looking the car park. Breakfast was appetising, and catering staff very keen, plenty of bread, butter, jams, honey, fruit , cereal and yoghurt.

Unfortunately and sad to say the hotel is showing its age and need some TLC . In the bathroom some of the ceiling at some point has crumbled and the repair is very poor, also the toilet continues to flow after flushing which we reported so hopefully it will be repaired. The breakfast was good but had to eat in stages as we arrived at approximately 09.15 and were only able to scraps of black pudding, then the sausages were replenished and wait again for further 10 minutes for bacon, beans and eggs, my wife never ate any cooked because of the delays, and we appreciate that the flow of guests can not be controlled but experience should allow them to have better preparation and availability of the cooked breakfast.