Best hotels in Monmouthshire 2023

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The best hotels in Monmouthshire are: Best hotel with a Michelin-starred restaurant: The Whitebrook Location: Whitebrook open image in gallery The Whitebrook is right at the pinnacle of the Welsh food scene The woody, river-woven romance of the Wye Valley never seems more thrilling than when you’re wending your way along hedgerowed lanes to this utter stunner of a Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms. Price: Doubles from £390, dinner, B&B Book now Best hotel for riverside charm: Newbridge on Usk Location: Newbridge-on-Usk open image in gallery This 200-year-old country inn has six graceful rooms Tucked away in wooded seclusion on the banks of the Usk River, Newbridge on Usk is a far cry from the glamour of its sister property, the Celtic Manor, the five-star mirage above the M4. Price: Doubles from £175, B&B Book now Best hotel for a rural retreat: Llanthony Priory Hotel Location: Llanthony open image in gallery This old-school hotel sits in the ruins of medieval Llanthony Priory If the idea of having no phone signal, wifi or TV sounds like the unplugged dream, you’re going to love this fabulously old-school hotel in the ruins of medieval Llanthony Priory, which was one of the most important abbeys in Wales when built in 1230. Best country pub hotel: The Greyhound Inn and Hotel Location: Llantrissant open image in gallery A welcoming inn with roaring fires for winter and flowery gardens for summer After a bracing ramble in the hills or a pedal through the Vale of Usk, it’s a joy to rock up at this 18th-century stone-built country inn, midway between the Roman town of Caerleon and Raglan Castle, both 15 minutes’ drive away.