Oakley Vegetarian B&B hosts 2 refurbished en suite bedrooms on one side of a family home nestled in the beautiful Ceredigion countryside. Book both rooms and save approx. 20%.
Facilities include family indoor heated swimming pool, two saunas and a 5-seater hot-tub. (Not available from 12 midday until 7.30pm, Monday-Thursday). Guest lounge.
Variety of vegetarian/vegan breakfast options including full cooked vegan/vegetarian.
Strictly no smoking/vaping inside or anywhere in the grounds.
The space
TOWY ROOM
Enjoy your stay in our 'Towy' room. This refurbished room is on the original side of the farmhouse where the south-facing window overlooks the front gardens and 19th century village church and historic graveyard. The room has an en suite shower with shower cubicle, wc, washbasin, heated towel rail and mirror.
The room has a wardrobe, chest of drawers, chair, USB points, bedside tables, bedside lamps and an original fireplace (not in use). There are vaulted ceilings with original beams and two Velux windows. There are tea/coffee making facilities, Freesat TV, and towels. Use of dressing gowns and slippers.
The price includes a choice of vegan breakfasts including a vegan 'full English'; use of the heated indoor pool/sauna/hot tub facilities.
Swimming pool - Newly refurbished indoor pool 13m x 5m heated by bio-mass boiler to 28 degrees; seating area; 'wet’ room shower / wc facilities; changing cubicles; infrared and traditional steam sauna. Use of the pool, hot tub & saunas between 7am-10pm is included in your stay - please note that during these times other guests, family members/friends may also be using the facilities. Each 24hr booking includes a 60min slot for sole private use of the facilities for you to enjoy in peace.
Please note there are two rooms available to book - please check other listing as well to book both.
Guest access
Guests access their rooms via the front entrance and gardens. Their bedrooms, lounge and dining room are on a separate side of the house to the younger family members. Access to the pool facilities are via the guest lounge. Guests are welcome to use the outside seated areas and gravelled patio areas around the pool building, the front and back gardens and large field area.
The front garden is walled/fenced and is not used by the younger members of the household or the dogs during guests’ stay.
Swimming pool - newly refurbished indoor pool 13m x 5m - heated by biomass boiler to 28 degrees - seating area - 'wet’ room shower / wc facilities - changing cubicles - infrared and traditional saunas.
Use of pool, hot tub and saunas between 7am - 11pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Use of pool, hot tub and saunas not available between 12 midday and 7.30pm from Monday until Thursday. Please note that guests from the other bookable room and family members/friends may also be using the facilities.
During your stay
Oakley is an extended family home including three young children. Guests have the privacy of one side of the house. Guests’ children are able to play with and interact with the resident children out in the gardens and open areas.
Other things to note
The Oakleys welcome you into their extended family home. Originally from Oxford, the family moved to Wales back in the 1980s. Peter, Lesley and their youngest daughter, Bianca, decided to relocate to Y Ddol after Peter, who worked as a Registered Community Psychiatric Nurse, retired. Lesley is also now retired after spending many years working as a Registered Nurse in Intensive Care Units across Wales. The family home now also includes three grandchildren, two Labradors, two alpacas, numerous outdoor cats and many rescue ex-battery ducks, hens and cockerels.
Further information
The family all follow a mainly ‘vegan' lifestyle although do eat eggs from their free-range rescue hens and ducks.
Heating of the house and pool is via the bio-mass boiler, and other greener energy resources are being explored for the future to off-set the electricity demands.
Recycling and composting is promoted, and wherever possible and practical the family explore ways to use less plastic and source items from responsible suppliers with 'green' credentials.
The property is over 200 years old and therefore has a narrow and steeper than usual staircase and doorways, there are also steps into the entrance ways and some uneven flooring, this can cause difficulty for some and may not be best suited for everyone. Please feel free to call or message to discuss and address any concerns before booking.
Please note that there is a kitchenette situated apart from the property, available to guests if required, consisting of cooker, fridge, microwave, kettle, sink, cutlery, crockery, etc.
Diet
A warm welcome to given to all, and although the home is mainly 'vegan' (except the eggs), non vegans/vegetarians are more than welcome to stay and try our vegetarian or vegan breakfasts.
Special dietary requirements can be catered for. Please call at least a week before your stay to discuss your needs.
Children
We suggest any children staying are over the age of six, due to the stream/river/pool location. There are no 'extra' bed facilities, so children would occupy the same bed space as adults. Prices are per room not per person. Maximum occupancy per room is two persons. Saunas and hot tub use are for 12 years plus. Children need to be supervised at all times in the pool area as well as the gardens due to the direct access to the stream and river.
