Proprietors: Richard and Debbie Baber

364 Oystermouth Road, SWANSEA SA1 3UL

3 star guesthouse as graded by Visit Wales, the tourist board for Wales.

A warm and friendly family run guesthouse. Situated on Swansea seafront overlooking Swansea Bay with its long sandy beach stretching almost as far as the eye can see. Half of the rooms have sea views. Standard and en-suite rooms available. Ideal for the business traveller and for leisure breaks.

Well situated with local shops, post office and ice cream parlour 5 minutes walk away. A good selection of excellent local restaurants and traditional public houses all within easy walking distance, (1 – 5 Minutes walk). We are a short, 15-minute, walk from Swansea city centre, with its shops, restaurants, Theatres, bars and clubs. We are just 5 Minutes from St Helen’s Rugby/Cricket ground and even closer to the Patti Pavilion and Branwyn Hall were there are often live bands and other events. The Beachcomber is also within walking distance of the university. The guest house is well situated for trips to the Mumbles and the beautiful Gower peninsula. We are also only 40 Minutes drive away from Cardiff along the M4 for the Millennium Stadium.

Swansea boasts some excellent parks and gardens, Olympic size pool, modern town centre, a famous night life and of course the beach. There are many events held throughout the year with something for everyone. For children there is a wide variety of free entertainment and activities held throughout the summer months at the various parks. There is also an outdoor pool and a land train, which will take you right along the seafront to Mumbles.

The rooms are warm and comfortable. We have a mixture of single, twin, and double rooms and one family room. Most are en-suite, of the others: two single rooms have their own showers and wash hand basins and share a WC. Two other rooms have their own wash hand basins and share a shower and WC between them.

We especially welcome contractors, couples and families. We can provide a travel cot and high chair at no extra charge. We can cater for one-night stays through to several months contract. You will receive a warm welcome at the Beachcomber!

Our guest house is situated close to the city centre, with easy access via taxi from both the central bus depot and train station. We are situated on the main road where customers may park for loading and unloading, there is also limited overnight parking with time restrictions. There is a free public car park close by, about 2-3 minutes walk.

Access to the guest house is via two low steps, one up from the pavement to our path, the other from the path to our front door.

The ground floor is level throughout and this includes our breakfast room/bar, all this area is clear for wheelchair or push chair access.

Unfortunately the guest house has no ground floor accommodation or ground floor toilet facilities. But we will be more than happy to assist anyone with mobility difficulties with climbing the 15 stairs up to our first floor. We will of course also carry any luggage to and from your room as well.

All our rooms are colour co-ordinated so as not to confuse those customers with visual impairment. Our breakfast room has white crockery with a dark green border, on dark green table clothes.

Guide dogs are welcome at our guest house.

Directions

From the East

Leave the M4 at Junction 42, Swansea Exit.

Follow the dual carriageway, Fabian Way A483, to the city centre, Gower and Mumbles without turning off. As you enter the edge of the city you will pass a large Sainsbury supermarket on the left. Keep going through the Sainsbury’s traffic lights and through 3 more sets of traffic lights. Passing the Leisure centre on your left, and a multi storey car park on your right, and passing under a pedestrian footbridge and through another smaller set of traffic lights, after which the road widens to 4 lanes and you will see a large Tesco supermarket on your right. Continue straight ahead and continue through the set of lights (just after Tesco ) And through the lights by the Civic Hall on your left . Now you will see the sea on your left and a row of guest houses on your right. We are a red and white building on the right four doors up from the Trafalgar Tavern. And about fifty yards before the Bay View public House.

From the West

Leave the M4 at Junction 47, Swansea Exit.

At the roundabout take the right exit A483 towards Swansea.

Follow the A483 for approx. 2 miles, taking the first exit left at the small roundabout. Go straight on at the next set of lights, passing a large Tesco store on your right, through another three smaller sets of lights until you come to a major set of traffic lights not long after passing a petrol station situated on your left. The road splits into 3 lanes at these lights, so you need to get into the third lane in order to turn right onto the A4216 (Station road)- signed posted to the Gower. Go straight over next two junctions. At the next junction the road is a staggered, continue on the A4216 which is centre-right and sign posted to the hospital, and now called Cockett road. After a couple of miles you get to a junction by the Vivian Public House and a major set of traffic lights. Go straight across the junction into Vivian road (still the A4216). At the end of the road turn left into Sketty Park (still A4216)heading down hill. At the roundabout take the first left. Passing the hospital on your left. At the end of the road you come to the junction with the main coast road. Turn left into Oystermouth Road. Continue towards the town centre. The sea will be on your right and you will pass the university, then the park, then St Helen's Rugby/Cricket ground on your left. You will the see a pub called the Bay View on your left. Followed by a row of guest houses. We are about a hundred yards after the Bay View. Number 364 (a red and white building) just after a piece of open land.

Tariff

Prices vary on season, dates and duration of stay. Also check for availability.

Double/Twin en-suite £22 - £35 per person per night

*Single en-suite £30 - £35 per night

Single with own shower, shared WC £25 - £30 per night

En-suite family room available, has double bed and small single bed:

Please contact us with age/s of child/children and we can let you know a price.

*Supplement may be charged on single occupancy of a double/twin room, this would be made clear at the time at booking.

For details of availability and prices please telephone us on 01792 651380

or email us: r.a.baber@talk21.com

Please let us have the following information in your email:

Name

Date of arrival

Date of departure

Number of nights bed and breakfast

Type and number of rooms

Number of adults in party

Number and age of children in party

Any other requests or queries

Thank you for your enquiry

To book your bed and breakfast accommodation Swansea please telephone: 01792 651380

We usually ask for a deposit to secure a booking which is deducted from the total cost of the room, with the balance payable on arrival. Deposits are non refundable.

Breakfast
Enjoy great bed and breakfast at the  Beachcomber. See full details of our breakfast menu here. As you can see we offer a wide choice and we can cater for special diets as we have items such as dairy free spread, vegetarian sausages, gluten free bread, decaffeinated tea and coffee, herbal tea and green tea which I'm sure you will agree beats most hotels. So after a good nights sleep in a comfy bed enjoy a hearty breakfast.

Menu

To Start
Fruit Juice
Cereal

Full English breakfast includes:
Sausage
Bacon
Fried egg
Fried bread
Tomato
Baked beans
and toast

Continental Breakfast:
Fruit
Yoghurt
Toast
Pancakes (with choice of toppings)

Cooked alternatives available include:
Scrambled egg
Poached egg
Hot porridge
Bacon Sandwich etc

And of course as much tea, coffee or hot chocolate as you like.

What our customers say about Swansea and our guest house.

To leave an entry on our Guest Book please send your name and comments by email so we can put your review here.

r.a.baber@talk21.com

Guest Book Messages / Reviews:

For more information about our location and local attractions around swansea there is a list of links supplied below:

www.morristongolfclub.co.uk This is an 18 hole course situated just off the M4 motorway. For any guests staying here They can offer a green fee of £15 per player (against their usual rate of £25).
www.swansea.gov.uk Local council website giving lots of information about local area and events.
www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1428 Leisure and tourism section of council website.
www.gowerheritagecentre.co.uk A superb day out for all the family, my children love it.
www.gardenofwales.org.uk National Botanic gardens of Wales.
www.castlewales.com/swansea.html Swansea castle.
www.swan.ac.uk Swansea University
www.swan.ac.uk/egypt The Egypt Centre, Great collection of Egyptian antiquities, open to all, admission free.
www.dylanthomaswales.org.uk Dylan Thomas museum.
www.visitswanseabay.com Official guide to Swansea, with lots of local information and photographs.
www.swanseagrand.co.uk Swansea Grand Theatre.
www.thechocfactory.com Local chocolate factory which is open for tours.
www.gowercoastadventures.co.uk Explore Gower by boat.
www.watersports4all.com Based at Oxwich bay, Gower.
www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk On Swansea University site. Has art exhibitions, plays, shows and films. Box office: 01792 602060.

Events in Swansea

Waterfront Winterland
15 November to 3 January
In the grounds of the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea (10 walk from hotel)
Ice Skating
Outdoor ice rinks with under cover seating area. There are two rinks one especially for children under 1.35m accompanied by 1 adult. The other can be used by anyone and children can move from the child's rink to adult one.
Also there is a Santa's Grotto, Family Fun Fair, Giant Wheel, Festive food and live entertainment.
For more information go to www.waterfrontwinterland.com

Opening times at a glance for Christmas 2009, including late night shopping and the Christmas street markets in Swansea.

Opening times start from Sunday 15 November, with an exciting daily programme of music and children's entertainment throughout the city centre from 27 November.

Mondays: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesdays: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Wednesdays: 9.00am - 9.00pm
Thursdays: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Fridays: 9.00am - 9.00pm
Saturdays: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sundays: 11.00am - 5.00pm
Christmas week from Monday 21^st December: 9.00am - 9.00pm

Please note that the listings above reflect the main opening times and do not include individual variances

Oxford Street Christmas Market (10 to 15 min walk from hotel)
27th November to 18 December
Opening times as listed above

Festive French Market
Princess way Swansea (15 to 20 min walk from hotel)
10th to 13th December
Opening times as listed above
Opening times as listed above