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The Sleeping Giant - Pen Y Cae Inn

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A bedroom with a skylight, a bed with pillows, a bench, a desk, and a chair.
A wooden dining table with a woven basket containing snacks and a water bottle. A grey armchair and a small side table with a lamp are visible in the background.
A modern bathroom with a freestanding bathtub, wooden panel walls, and a white shelving unit with toiletries.
A modern two-story house with a sloped roof, a covered patio, and a landscaped front yard.
A stone building with a wooden roof, large glass doors, and a paved patio area.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
The current price is $164
$164 nightly
$164 total
Total with taxes and fees
Aug 23 - Aug 24

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Pen Y Ace Inn, Swansea, Wales, SA9 1FA
  • Place, Brecon Beacons National Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Craig-y-Nos Country Park
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Swansea Marina
    ‪52 min drive‬

Room options

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A bedroom with a large bed, two bedside tables with lamps, a chair, and a view through a glass door.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 323 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern building with large sliding glass doors, a stone foundation, and a paved patio area.

Luxury Double Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A modern bedroom with a large bed, bedside tables, a bench, and a view through a sliding glass door.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a chair.

Luxury Double Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a grey armchair, a flat-screen TV, and a sliding glass door leading to a balcony.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A bedroom with a large bed, a desk, and a view of the outdoors.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern building with a wooden exterior, a glass door leading to a bedroom with a bed, a nightstand, and a wooden cabinet.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern living room with a wooden dining table, a sofa, and a TV mounted on the wall.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern bedroom with a wooden herringbone floor, a bed with a blue quilt, and a large window with a view of a balcony.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern bedroom with a large bed, a built-in bathtub, and a television.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A bedroom with a large bed, a wooden dresser, a desk, and a TV.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed | Premium bedding, desk, iron/ironing board (on request), WiFi (free)

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern bedroom with a bed, a grey sofa, a desk, and a television.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A bedroom with a skylight, a bed with blue bedding, a desk with a chair, and a TV on the wall.

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Swansea

With a stay at The Sleeping Giant - Pen Y Cae Inn in Swansea, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Brecon Beacons National Park and Craig-y-Nos Country Park. .This vacation home is 1.7 mi (2.8 km) from Henrhyd Waterfall and 2 mi (3.2 km) from National Showcaves Centre for Wales.
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What's nearby

  • Brecon Beacons National Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Craig-y-Nos Country Park - 2 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Swansea Marina - 52 min drive - 25.2 miles
  • Swansea University - 53 min drive - 27.2 miles
  • Royal Welsh Showground - 55 min drive - 43.9 miles

Getting around

  • Llansamlet Station - 25 min drive
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) - 89 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Loaf Kitchen Bar - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪The New Swan - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Ynyscedwyn Arms Pub & Hotel - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Craig-y-Nos Castle - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

The Sleeping Giant - Pen Y Cae Inn

The Sleeping Giant - Pen Y Cae Inn offers 14 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Smart televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps).

Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 14 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring heated floors and Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and you can also request irons/ironing boards.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

Bedrooms

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • 1 private bathroom
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Heated floor

Entertainment

  • 32-inch smart TV

Work spaces

  • Desk

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Service animals only (pets not allowed)

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator (single-level property)
  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board on request

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • 14 units
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Sleeping Giant Pen Y Cae
The Sleeping Giant Pen Y Cae Inn
The Sleeping Giant - Pen Y Cae Inn Swansea
The Sleeping Giant - Pen Y Cae Inn Private vacation home
The Sleeping Giant - Pen Y Cae Inn Private vacation home Swansea

The Sleeping Giant - Pen Y Cae Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 72 out of 87 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 87 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 87 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 87 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 87 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Fantastic food and beautiful rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gwenan

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Excellent stay, best sleep I’ve ever had!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Darius

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Clean and modern room, with super size shower, very comfortable beds. Gr8 location.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

chris

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, communication
Lovely modern cabins, great walk in shower, comfy bed, lovely location, food in the pub is outstanding and staff are brilliant.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Great stay

Comfortable stay ,pub next door serves great food ,excellent staff would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

richard

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Excellent accommodation large clean beautifully decorated. Excellent food Close to many places of interest
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

GLENN

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
We had an amazing stay
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Becky

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Lovely stay, room was clean, bright and modern. Everything we needed for a weekend reset. Nice surprise to see meet kats and peacocks on the mini zoo and the food for breakfast was delicious. Staff were welcoming and friendly
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, communication
The room was absolutely spotless, so comfy ! Shower was amazing even had a little warmer to warm bathroom up. Staff was amazing and the food was too notch!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Manu

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Amazing place and very kind and welcoming staff, would love to go back for a longer stay!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, modern and clean accommodations, friendly staff, good breakfast at the pub. Kids really enjoyed the playground and the zoo as well.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Carly

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Perfect family stay

We had a lovely family stay here! Beautiful, comfortable rooms, loved the onsite pub and micro-zoo. Really family and dog friendly and food was outstanding.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Lovely one night weekend getaway, rooms were immaculate. Food at the Pen Y Cae inn was amazing, staff were friendly and welcoming. The little zoo they have on the back of the property was a added highlight to our stay and enjoyed walking around looking at the animals and birds.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, communication
The room was ckean and comfortable. Staff very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Very enjoyable stay. Would definitely revisit. Excellent food in the pub next door.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Estrellita

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Communication
Lovely place.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

C

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, communication
Perfect in every way.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Beautiful large accomodation, modern and very good location. Host were excellent. Definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

jacquie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Food at the inn was superb Pork loin and sauce the best I’ve ever had Children’s meals a really good size and very tasty Accommodation was clean and comfortable Would stay again and recommend to friends
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Fantastic

Great place to stay and very quiet
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sarah-Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Exceptional hosts!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Love it, will be back xx

Beds lovely room was spotless, food in the restaurant was amazing, even have a little zoo in the back. Stunning place xxxx
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Everything about our stay was positive. Everything about the food in the restaurant was delicious and the staff were friendly and professional in the evening and at breakfast. The room we stayed in was perfectly clean, fresh and comfortable. It was a perfectly relaxing night away.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Toni

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Luxury Little Stay

Beautiful find - a little snippet of luxury and so tranquil. Top quality accommodation and so comfy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Lovely quality room, clean and spacious. Bed super comfy! Nice powerful shower. Easy to park. Pub really cosy, dinner was delicious. Micro Zoo really sweet.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025