It's a beautiful setting. The pool area was clean and tody. The sauna and steam room were perfect. We had an evening meal booked at 7.30 so we didn't want a big meal in the day so they had a cream tea/coffee as the restaurant shut at 3pm. The food was beautiful and the service was amazing. All of the staff were extremely helpful.

After food you could go and sit in the top bar area and people are having food in there aswell as the restaurant. There's not alot to do in the evenings, we asked if we could put the TV on for some music which the staff was happy to do so for us. Last orders were around 10.30. It would be nice if they had the top area for some quiet music or entertainment for guests who's staying at the hotel.

The grounds at hotel is a delight for those who appreciate a variety of plants/trees and unique creative features, water bowls surrounded by plants to encourage wildlife, as well as lovely views of the Brecon Beacons. The staff are extremely friendly and the meals available are freshly cooked and are a delight to eat. A wide variety of meal options to suit all, using locally produced food wherever possible.

This is a three star hotel with spa facilities and accommodation that is due for an update, hence the three star rating. I enjoyed my time there and excellent value for this type of hotel.

The location was exactly what we wanted, plenty to do, walking, beautiful scenery etc. The breakfast was very good, there was a great selection even on the cooked breakfast, vegetarian option and for my partner his favourite kippers. We even extended our stay by 2 days. The staff were incredible helpful and when we wanted to extend our stay unfortunately we needed to be moved to another room as they were pretty booked up they even showed us the room we would need to move to before we booked it. Used the gym, pool, spa everyday.

The only thing was we had an executive suite but when we wanted to extend our stay unfortunately all of the executive suites were booked so they only had a superior room left which we took this was not their fault just one of those things.

Well located for what I wanted - short drive to footpath to Corn Du and the horseshoe. Close to Brecon. Gym was great, it was surprisingly well equipped for a hotel, pool is nice, breakfast was good and so was my evening meal. My room (#11) was very spacious for a twin. Staff were lovely and overall value for money was very good.

Small point, but makes a difference to the quality of sleep, the pillows were very cheap in my room (#11) and it being at the top of the stairs means you get a lot of noise from passing guests in the morning and at night. If you’re being picky, when the weather is too cold/wet to sit outside (which is a lovely space), the bar area doesn’t have much character

The Nant Ddu Lodge is fantastically situated for those wishing to walk on the Black Mountains and surrounding areas (most notably, Pen Y Fan). The leisure facilities are modern and for a small gym, the range of equipment was one of the best I’ve come across. The dinner service was swift and the food was of a high standard. Very accommodating of our new born baby in the dining areas and room. We’ll definitely be returning!

Our only pick up point would be that the continental breakfast offering was demonised pretty quickly in the morning, but this is to be expected with guests heading out early.

First of all,the location is perfect for Pen y Fan adventures. Second, the food in the restaurant is amazing - reasonably priced and great quality. Third, there's steam, sauna, jacuzzi and small poolyo unwind after along hikes. The rooms are comfortable to sleep in. The hotel rooms are a bit outdated but they're clean. It just needs deep cleaning in some corners. Overall experience is amazing. Note, if you have mobility issues, this hotel isn't very mobility friendly. Part of the building is very old - no lifts and very narrow corridors.

Setting was beautiful, facilities were fantastic, staff were lovely, room was clean and comfortable.

My partner is vegetarian, we looked on the website before booking and the menu options seemed to be reasonable, however when we received the menu on the evening it was different, and there could be a far better variety of choices, the roasted cabbage was literally half a cabbage sat on top of a bed of lentils (it was a lot of cabbage). We would book again but would ring before to check the menu as believed this needs some work.

I rang the hotel a couple of times before I came to check some details and book a meal for the first night and the staff were friendly and helpful. The meal we had on our first night was excellent-slow cooked lamb followed by lemon cake, cod with chorizo followed by cheeses (generous helpings and very tasty.) The meal we had on the third night (a Sunday) was not so good, especially the mushroom risotto with char-grilled chicken, which sounded very promising, but I make risotto myself and mine is way better!! Sorry to criticise. Also on our final morning we took a chance on "grilled" Kippers, which we normally love. These were small and definitely NOT grilled-I would say they were boil in the bag or "jugged" Kippers at best. It was a shame, as the cooked Welsh breakfasts which we had on the other days were delicious! We both really enjoyed seeing the local birds coming to the bird feeder-especially the Great Spotted Woodpecker and the Nuthatch-beautiful! The location of the hotel was really nice too, with the river and mossy trees behind. I made use of the swimming pool first thing on our last morning and really enjoyed it.

A couple of minor points, but the toilet roll holder in our bathroom kept depositing the toilet roll on the floor because it was loose, and there was no light on one side of the bed. It might have been nice to have had a shower curtain and the shower attached to the wall instead of just being able to use it in, or over the bath.

The staff were warm, friendly, and welcoming. The garden area was lovely, the location was superb, the food was outstanding, and it was very reasonably priced. The pool was lovely, and we were allowed access before checking in. The facial I had was lovely.

Small room, uncared for, fixtures and fittings need to be addressed. In the bathroom, the toilet roll holder was hanging off, and eventually fell off; there was no towel rail or indeed any hooks in the entire room; the toilet seat was unstable;the seal around the bath was lifting and unpleasant; the sink waste was rusty; the floor covering was rising by the bath, probably contributing to the musty damp smell in the bathroom .

The food was exceptional both dinner and breakfast. Breakfast buffet and hot order which was very nice surprise. Service was very good. Room was OK, good tea station. Towels felt nice. The pool was very warm and a good depth. Sauna and steam room where very good. Overal the spa was very nice and priced well.

Bathroom was a bit mouldy and run down, lots of screw holes on tiles and the ceiling looked as it it had been very mouldy. Not shelf for your toothbrush! Incorrect toilet seat, had shell seat instead of the correct D shape. Tiles mouldy in the shower. Overall bathroom let the overall experience down. Widow has seal missing and wind howled through the gap, was like it was open. In the spa the jacuzzi is a bit run down and not very powerfully.