The Highmead

Location: Highmead Tredegar Road, Blackwood, gb

Star Rating: 9 Stars

Property Type: Bed and breakfasts

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: N/A - Anytime

Check-out: N/A

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Non-smoking rooms
• Pets allowed
• Non-smoking throughout
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Invoice provided
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Free wired internet
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Covered parking

Rooms Available

• Double or Twin Room

  Providing free toiletries, this twin/double room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. Meals can be prepared in the kitchen, which comes with a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and an oven. The twin/double room features parquet floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a washing machine, a tea and coffee maker, as well as a dining area. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Washing machine
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Dressing room
  • Kitchen
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Tumble dryer
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Cleaning products
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector

• Twin Room

  Offering free toiletries, this twin room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. In the well-fitted kitchen, guests will find a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and an oven. The twin room has parquet floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a washing machine, a tea and coffee maker, as well as a dining area. The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Washing machine
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Dressing room
  • Kitchen
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Tumble dryer
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Cleaning products
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector

Guest Reviews

• Thomas (8/5): -
• Gail (9/5): Great place & value - Ideally placed for us to visit family Nice touch with groceries milk tea coffee and breakfast This was our 2nd ti me A matter of choice but prefer a double bed
• Iakn (8/5): -
• Carol (10/5): -
• Hall (10/5): Would definitely recommend and would stay again. -
• Oliver (10/5): great place well recomended - nothing not too like nothing
• Michelle (10/5): Thank you for allowing us to experience two nights where we could just relax.. - Neat and tidy, the hosts have thought of your comfort for your stay. Snacks for you to eat while you are exploring the lovely countryside, a washing machine/dryer you can do a catch up wash.. Nothing
• kellie (9/5): A comfortable stay at Highmead - Very clean and comfortable with a modern open plan layout, small clean bathroom with a great shower. A lovely thought out continental breakfast was provided with fresh milk, orange juice , yogurts and bread etc in the fridge upon arrival Good parking right outside the property Very welcoming host greeted us on arrival A Quiet location Plenty of space in the accommodation with sun and light . We All had a very pleasant stay at Highmead with comfy beds and had everything we needed for our short stay Highly recommend and would return here again in the future The flat underneath a little noisy with the tv / music rather loud it woke us up rather early on a Sunday morning but they did turn it down when we knocked the floor to their ceiling so didn’t bother us then so much appreciated
• Dila (5/5): passabile - La stanza è confortevole e ha tutti i servizi. in cucina mancava lo scolapasta e alcuni piatti. mancava anche il sapone per la lavatrice e l'abbiamo dovuto chiedere. in più la cosa più spiacevole, è che di notte hanno spento i termosifoni (c'erano 2 gradi fuori) nonostante l'avessimo chiesto espressamente di accenderli (è capitato per due sere di fila).
• Dila (4/5): passabile - buona colazione e bell appartamento, c'era quasi tutto! siamo stati bene! in cucina mancava lo scolapasta e alcuni piatti. mancava anche il sapone per la lavatrice e l'abbiamo dovuto chiedere. in più la cosa più spiacevole, è che di notte hanno spento i termosifoni (c'erano 2 gradi fuori) nonostante l'avessimo chiesto espressamente di accenderli (è capitato per due sere di fila).
• Derek (8/5): - Location and nice and clean Neither of us could stand fully upright in the shower. Albeit we are both in excess of 6ft tall.
• Samuel (8/5): -
• Kelei (10/5): -
• Kelei (10/5): -
• Gareth (7/5): -
• Valerie (8/5): Value for money basic accommodation near to the venue we were attending - Location on main road Off road parking at property Basic Continental breakfast provided Clean and tidy self contained room with fridge microwave and essentials to cook Very cold afternoon on arrival heating on a timer operated by the hosts heating came on a around 5pm for a few hours Quite noisy due to the flooring could hear quests upstairs walking around including their dog / conversation
• Price (10/5): - Lovely stay once again very clean rooms
• Jason (9/5): The place was perfect for a couple getting away from work for a week. - Warm and cosy for a couples getaway. Nothing to dislike.
• Amanda (9/5): Very comfortable and accommodating stay - Very cosy on arrival .. comfortable and great facilities with kit enjoy area . Very accommodating
• Rhys (10/5): -
• Elia (6/5): - The space is lovely and clean with everything you need. We were very pleased on arrival. There is zero sound proofing. We could hear the downstairs guests conversation, music, and sexual activities till 3am. This place needs to be operating as one whole unit booking, or impose zero noise policy after midnight.
• Darren (10/5): -
• marc (9/5): would deffinatley stay again! great value for money - excellent facilities plus continental breakfast provided in our own kitchen sound proofing. young couple in adjacent flat was abit noisey. cant be helped sometimes, never mind.
• David (9/5): -
• Peter (10/5): -
• Emma (10/5): Home from home getaway - The room was massive and everything that I needed was there and available good chose for breakfast easy access after a message off owner which was easy to understand a d worked just fine didn't see staff but I think it was cause you don't need to see them they are available if needed and that is stated staff did enter my room without knocking she didn't know I was there but it was to see if a.y thing was needed I didn't like it that staff would just unlock my door amd we t to walk in lucky I was upstairs otherwise she would of walked into my room however I shouted hello and she apologised she thought no one was in however if she k locked first I would of answered so make they just need to knick before entering to see if the get reply everything else was on point
• Terry (10/5): -
• Peter (10/5): -
• Peter (10/5): -
• Peter (10/5): -
• Peter (10/5): -
• Peter (10/5): -
• robert (5/5): Terrible. - Car park terrible had to reverse off onto a busy road Stop dogs barking and noise from neighbours and upstairs noise sounds like tap dancing on floor kept us awake
• Joanne (10/5): Comfortable and good value - Good directions for parking and for key collection Property clean, comfortable and had everything we needed Great selection for breakfast Really enjoyed our stay Nothing!
• Nate (9/5): adorable room - Amazing place! Provided us with a nice breakfast already stored in the refrigerator and some snacks as well. Everything was clean and the room was very spacious. Really appreciated the washing machine and the provided shower gel The only issue is that we couldn't find any spices or oil for cooking and no laundry detergent. Shampoo would have been nice as well since there were three different shower gels, and the shampoo was the only thing we forgot to bring but that's not really an issue, just for future consideration. The walls are a bit thin as well, we could hear people downstairs talking and moving things in the evening but it didn't last too long so it was alright
• Heather (9/5): Excellent place - Such great value for money accommodation. Easy communication and access. Parking convenient. Bonus having a washing and dryer. Kitchen had everything needed. Excellent place to regroup.
• Janet (10/5): Fabulous outstanding place - Very homely, it had everything you needed for a night or two. And the Continental breakfast which was in our room, was to the highest stranded I was well impressed with all the food there ready, you couldn’t possibly eat it all. Well a good balance of choses. I would highly recommend this place. I would definitely stay here again They didn’t have a shower mat as you get out of the shower. I put a hand towel down. This was a very miner issue and this is only because I have a spinal issue, I can’t afford to slip.
• Tanya (7/5): Very good if no upstairs guests. - The owners are running a great business here. Full cooking facilities clean and comfortable Sound proofing from upstairs property poor. Fine for average customer. Intolerable if have Friday party crew up there. Such a shame that a small minority can change your experience so much. Sadly would not book again.
• Vicki (9/5): Third visit and won’t be our last - need I say more? - Convenient location and has everything we need for a short break Nothing
• Steven (10/5): Pleasantly surprised and really good value for money - Clean and spacious
• Linda Vaughan-Walker (9/5): - Great wee stop over Good value
• Patrick (9/5): -
• ANN (8/5): -
• Hester (10/5): All super easy, clean and well-equipped! -
• Marcel en Katja (7/5): Okay uitval basis om de Brecon Beacons te verkennen. - De douche was heerlijk. De bedden waren erg zacht. De ruimten is erg gehorig, je hoort alles wat je beneden buren doen. Hun gesprek, de tv en andere activiteiten. Ontbijt is voorverpakt lang houdbaar eten . Er slecht overzicht bij uitrijden van de parkeerplaats.
• Arthur (9/5): The best place we have stayed for overnight self catering accommodation. - Very well equipped for both an overnight stay and longer if you wished to stay self catering. Plenty of space and no noise from the road. Parking next to the accommodation. Very clean and tidy. Very good range of snacks, tea/coffee/milk plus cereal for breakfast. Friendly welcome and very good value. People above noisy walking around and moving furniture.
• Charlotte (10/5): Very good value for - The comfort of the spacious room, very comfortable big bed, very clean. Very nice snacks and breakfast. Everything was perfect, thank you!
• sarah (10/5): - A wonderful place to stay..Has everything you need and more. So much thought has gone into this lovely cosy accommodation.
• ANN (8/5): -
• Dominika (10/5): -
• Antonio M (9/5): Perfecta base para visitar el sur de Gales - Amplitud de las instalaciones, buena relación calidad precio. Parking junto a la casa. Al ser una casita de madera o prefabricada el aislamiento no es muy bueno, se oye la habitación inferior.
• Fausto Richichi (10/5): -
• Christian (10/5): - It had everything we needed. Plenty of space and a great kitchen area. V cheap for everything we got.
• Jon (6/5): Reasonable price. Good facilities, spoilt by poor beds. - Good location. Decor and facilities good. Parking good. Breakfast items good. Beds very uncomfortable. Bathroom vent thick with dust.
• Al and Tony (10/5): - An absolute gem. Immaculate, comfortable and quiet. Breakfast is supplied in the room and excellent choice offered. Bed super comfy. I can totally recommend. Nothing
• shane (10/5): - The accommodation was perfect for our 4 night stay, the golf course was only 9 minutes away and we were able to cook dinner every night. Nothing to dislike, it ticked all our boxes
• Carol (7/5): Good for a short stay in the Blackwood area - stay in the top flat if you don't want to be disturbed - Enough space for dog and owners dog friendly (with no extra charges). Good shower and ensuite shower room small but big enough and clean.. If we had been staying longer there was enough to microwave/cook and decent sized fridge. Also an ironing board and iron. Loved the welcome basket and bits and pieces, bread, milk, croissants, jam etc for the breakfast ,already provided in the flat. Good to have your own parking space and key. Beds were comfy enough although 2 singles if someone is actually wanting a double. Nice round table and segment stools. Fan and heater also provided which is not always the case in rentals. Was expecting a top floor flat with more light as it appeared on the picture on booking.com. Would have been difficult to find location in the dark as a quite narrow turning off the main road (Luckily was dropped off there early and we only came back in the dark as partner missed turning a few times even then ... INSULATION BETWEEN THE FLATS was the biggest problem as we could hear everything from the flat above as they came in, got up etc etc and they could probably hear us as well but to a lesser extent.
• Rafał (6/5): Budget-friendly, but with mold under the shower and very poor sound insulation. Fine for a quick stop, but not for a pro - Everything was provided for the price, and the price itself was fair. The room was generally clean, except for a patch of mold under the shower (not sure if that should be acceptable, even at this price - I guess, no? for me it is a health hazard). It’s fine for a quick overnight stay if you don’t expect much sleep and prefer to save most of your budget for other things during your trip. There was visible mold under the shower, which was unpleasant. Apart from that, the room itself was fine, even better than expected considering the low price. Overall, it’s a very price/value-oriented place. However, I would not recommend it if you plan to sleep longer than 3–4 hours. The main issue is the extremely poor sound insulation between rooms. The guest in the neighboring room was very noisy — unpacking, walking heavily, and moving things around late into the night (until about 00:30), and then again from around 4:00 to 6:30 in the morning. This left us with only 3–4 hours of actual sleep, which is far from ideal during a longer trip. Unfortunately, the low price doesn’t compensate for such a major inconvenience.
• Sylvia (9/5): Nice stay. Has all you need and was a good price - Was good for all you need. Good central position. I would stay there again in the future. Nice that there is no charge for dogs. I hope it catches on as it can work out expensive. Holiday makers upstairs. Bit noisy. First night the elderly couple getting up in the night. The younger couple were quieter. But I am a light sleeper. There is no grass for dog to walk on. Not sure if the neighbour minded that she used their grass. But there is a nice walk nearby
• Samantha (9/5): A great bed and breakfast holiday place to stay with good facilities and value for money. - It was clean and spacious. The kitchen facilities were excellent and nice to have a washing machine. Breakfast was great too! It was noisy above us from guests walking around. Perhaps a coffee pot to make fresh coffee would have been nice aswell!
• DEB (10/5): Friendly and homely 😊😊 - We had an amazing stay .a friendly welcome 😊. Absolutely perfect apartment 👌 everything we needed including for our stay and pet friendly too. very spacious and very clean.we loved our continental breakfast plenty of options to choose from which was perfect. We'll definitely be staying again. Thank you 😊😊 There was nothing to dislike 😊😊
• Vicki (8/5): Great - Convenient locations, clean and everything we needed You can hear everything from the upstairs apartment ….
• David (8/5): Comfortable bed nice shower , clean kitchen,very good parking 🅿️ area adjacent to the building. - Had its own kitchen Lot of noise from the room above
• Gareth (10/5): -
• Peter (10/5): -
• Lisa (10/5): Generous and comfortable - Generous provisions, comfortable stay. Thank you!!!
• Lisa (10/5): Perfect spot for day trips - Thanks so much for the extra provisions the second day too! Very generous host. Very clean and even a washing machine and drier. Perfect spot for exploring the area
• Nicola (8/5): - Great location, lovely little apartment! The mattress was a bit squishy
• Victoria (10/5): - Spacious, comfy, clean and just what we needed
• Peter (10/5): -
• Kayley (10/5): -
• Dejan (9/5): -
• Peter (10/5): Hosts are very friendly and the accommodation is excellent with fully equipped kitchen, room very comfortable and spotle - Excellent accommodation fully equipped kitchen room exceptionally clean comfortable and quiet location N/A
• Julie (10/5): Great place, would definitely use again. - Place was perfect for us. Kitchen facilities and fridge were ideal. Small air conditioners and fan were in the room which was brilliant given it was an unheard of 34 degrees when we stayed. Great value for money. For the price we paid, I thought it was excellent and couldn’t fault it.
• Lyndon (10/5): Clean, comfortable room. Woukd be happy to stay again - V comfortable. Clean. Everything you needed. Good shower. Good selection left for breakfast. So nice to have a bottle of milk. And lighting was excellent (so many places are poorly lit).
• Simon (10/5): A beautiful property with amazing facilities - This is a beautiful property, with amazing facilities and a very thoughtful selection of food and drink. It is immaculately clean and very comfortable. We were surprised that it was cleaned, as we were only there for 2 nights. However, we were really pleased with this.
• Ruth (8/5): Good value clean apartment everything we needed 🙏 - Clean everything you need let us check-in early to get key and park car as we were going to a wedding
• Kevin (10/5): -
• Gary (8/5): -
• Camilo (10/5): - Amazing place, I would recommend it to everyone And definitely will come back Thank you very much
• Shirley (10/5): - Spacious, self contained apartment. Great facilities, microwave ,toaster, hob and oven, washing machine. Stocked fridge with breakfast items, milk, juice, yoghurt, butter and jam, croissants, biscuits....all sorts. Clean and quiet. Great location for our needs. Toilet seat very loose....in fairness, didn't speak to the owner about it. If we had been there longer than an overnight stay, I'm sure the problem would have been resolved. Shower room small, but adequate, with a great shower.
• Erik (6/5): Trevlig lägenhet och bra med parkering intill - Frukosten fixade vi själva med de saker som värden lämnat i kylskåpet. Dock var det bara söt marmelad som pålägg. Då jag är diabetiker, blev det att inhandla eget. Lägenheten är fräsch och rymlig och med ett extra plus för Tvättmaskinen. Vi bodde 3 nätter, tyvärr hade vi andra i våningen ovanför som inte la sig förrän efter 2 AM. Då vi kunde höra dem tydligt, samt att golvet "knarrade" för varje fotsteg de tog, blev det dåligt med sömn.
• WChadders (8/5): Pleasant overnight stay. - Ideal for a one night stay. Very clean with everything you need. Some wholemeal bread with the D I Y breakfast would've been good ! .Dogs barking everytime we went in and out. You're not actually made aware on booking that its a make your own breakfast.
• Julieanne (10/5): Pet friendly and very comfortable. - Pets welcome,absolutely spotless clean and fresh milk and towels etc everyday. Nothing was bad
• Jana (9/5): - Self-Check In war mit der Schlüsselbox problemlos und einfach. Ein sehr modernes, geräumiges und stilvolles Studio mit allem, was das Herz begehrt (Küche, Essecke, Betten, die zusammengeschoben werden können, Mikrowelle, Toaster, Wasserkocher, Bügeleisen, Bügelbrett, Waschtrockner etc. (nur leider kein Föhn vorhanden)). Das bereitgestellte Frühstück war üppig und völig ausreichend (Toast, Croissants, Porridge, Marmelade, Riegel, Cornflakes, Kaffee, Tee, Orangensaft, Milch etc.). Die Heizung funktionierte leider nicht, da sie zentral abgestellt worden war. Konnten somit unsere komplett durchnässten Wanderschuhe leider nicht trocknen. Der Besteckkasten sowie die Abtropfkonstruktion in der Küche waren leider dreckig.
• Luc (5/5): - Studio donc spacieux pour 1 nuit à 2. Pas vu nos hôtes (boîte à clefs). Le pdj compris dans la prestation nous attendait dans le réfrigérateur. Le pdj présenté sous cette forme gâche le reste de la prestation qui aurait été très bien sinon.
• richard (9/5): Just right for short or long stays. - Excellent self contained studio. Great kitchen area, plenty of space overall. New condition. Better signage at the front would help spot the entrance. Some written instruction on self check in , to remind you to read your messages !
• Charlotte (9/5): - Loved the attention to detail, really good value for money as well. Everything was exactly as expected.
• Jordan (5/5): Very disappointed, wouldn’t recommend! - The breakfast The location Very disappointed with this booking unfortunately. We arrived yesterday afternoon to check into our room at Highmead, an hour after check in time opened. When we arrived, we realised we had not been given any check in information, thus proceeded to knock on the front door, ring the doorbell and contact the property owners via phone call and message. All of these attempts to contact them were unsuccessful. We got in contact with booking.com themselves who also couldn’t get in contact with the owners either. We decided to wait a bit longer to see if anyone turned up. After close to an hour of waiting, the owners family member turned up and seemed to have no idea about our booking. He asked his sister to help us into our room, where there was no apology for the delay or lack of contact. Once in our room, there were no towels, and no information regarding WiFi etc. We needed this room to get ready for a wedding and therefore being let in so much later than expected caused some inconvenience and stress. There had clearly been a severe lack of planning and communication between ourselves and the owners, and also within their family. We were given the room downstairs and you can hear every movement of the people in the room above. We did appreciate the breakfast items provided however, but this was not enough to make up for the incompetency shown previously. We also found the shower was very small for anyone over 5’8 as we just about fit under the shower head. I don’t think this would be very accommodating for anyone taller. Despite the room being nice, I unfortunately would not recommend this property.
• Lars (6/5): - Very tidy apartment. Good location. Shower to low for any person over 1.70 m. Beds extremely soft and very uncomfortable for tall and heavy people. Very noisy if apartment upstairs is used at the same time; would could literally hear every doodsteek very loudly
• Shirley (10/5): Respite, rest and a good time👍😊 - I loved the mini Studio apartment, I like having additional facilities when staying longer than 3 days, Comfortable bed, spacious room, Iron, hairdryer etc, washing machine, cooker etc. parking available if driving, we used the local taxis 👍 They are Great Hosts very welcoming and they check in everyday to see if we needed anything. Nothing
• Aby (10/5): -
• Katarzyna (5/5): Noisy but clean - The bed was made of two single beds which wasn’t very comfortable. Also we stayed in the downstairs flat which turned to be quite noisy when top floor occupants arrived, unfortunately kept us awake. Other than that the property has very nice and clean facilities. Noise and the two single beds
• Davies (5/5): Like a shared house - Lovely set up and I rushed. Just the noise of the lodge above me literally could tell you all about their nightlife activities which should be private
• Friedhelm (5/5): - Es war mehr oder weniger eine Ferienwohnung, Frühstück aber aber echt reichhaltig. Zimmer war groß genug und echt sauber Der Parkplatz ist extrem eng, ich hatte Gott sei dank eine sehr kleinen Mietwagen, sonst keine Chance. Man kann gerade im Zimmer sein, raus gehen kann man eigentlich gar nicht. Für den Preis viel zu wenig geboten
• Tanja (7/5): Dogfriendly so it was good - - dogfriendly and welcome - spacious appartment - kitchen with fridge, oven, microwave, washing machine - parkingplace next to the appartment - steep slope - no possibility for walkies - breakfast was to do self from fridge - we are still waiting for the invoice
• Claire (9/5): - Plentiful breakfast, great facilities, easy instructions for entry, good location You could hear the guests in the room above
• kevin (9/5): - Lovely room comfortable nice breakfast provided will definitely return
• Cathy (8/5): -
• Wisniewska (9/5): -

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