Name: Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel
Address: Lower Mill Field Pontypool, Pontymoile, Pontypool, Wales, United Kingdom, Cardiff (and vicinity), Torfaen, GB
Price range: $63–$140 per night
Rating: 8.5

What guests think

Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel draws praise as a convenient, good-value stopover near major roads and food outlets, with generally quiet stays and secure on-site parking that many travelers find straightforward for short visits and onward journeys.

Staff are frequently described as friendly, helpful and efficient. Rooms are clean and functional, but recurring drawbacks include no air conditioning (fans provided), some traffic noise in roadside rooms, occasional uncomfortable mattresses or sofa beds, and sporadic weak shower pressure. Breakfast feedback is mixed and there is no full evening restaurant, though several eateries are nearby. Overall, expect a simple, reliable base for short stays.

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Facilities

Secure on-site parking is plentiful and easy, and there is a small bar in reception. There is no lift, and EV charging is available but reported as slow with a high flat fee.

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10

Barry

Apr 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice clean and quiet hotel, helpful staff Only criticism would be £30 for the EV charging is excessive as the charging speed is exceptionally slow

10

Anne-Marie

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a lovely stay at this hotel. It was conveniently situated for our needs. There is no lift so if you struggle with stairs or mobility you may need to request a ground floor room

10

Jack

Oct 14, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The parking was very accessible and there were always plenty of spaces available.

10

Sarah

Jun 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I was really impressed by this hotel, it was only really a bed for a night so I had low expectations but I was absolutely happy with how clean and comfy the room was. I wasn’t expecting a bar either or the secure free parking so this was all a nice surprise. Will definitely be using this hotel again.

8

Leanne

Feb 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great budget hotel, chose because it stated EV charging - which was £30 connection fee and a slow destination charger so same cost weather it put 200 miles in or 30. Breakfast was a very small buffet but ok, rooms were clean and comfortable.

8

Gregory

Jun 23, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

If you’re in a motorcycle be aware that you can’t get in if the barrier is down as it doesn’t recognise motorcycles. Check in was quick and good. The hotel is in the services with a McDonald’s, KFC and Starbucks very close by, there is also a petrol station.

8

James

Feb 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was clean & tidy, with helpful staff. There is a car park security barrier and cameras which is reassuring when you have a work vehicle parked there.

10

Ricky

May 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Reasonably priced, polite staff. Bar in reception.

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Patrick

Nov 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No towels, pillows missing enable to call reception because the phone did not work so as a disable person i have to walk back to reception 3 time to sort problems. 3 disable parking spaces all full for cars with no blue badages. Told reception and they said they would have them moved, on my return after 3 hours the same 3 cars park in them. As a disabled war veteran with 30 years servers in the Royal Navy. This is the worst experience iv have. I through the best western hotel in Weymouth was bad which i stayed in a few months ago, but this place was disgusting. I will no be staying in a best western again and i will be spreading the word across the military net work.. extremely disappointed 😞

10

Liam

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Fab staff, great shower, comfortable bed, lots of parking

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Cleanliness

Rooms and public areas are generally very clean. A few guests note issues such as sticky carpets, dirty shower curtains, lingering smoke smells, and occasional maintenance grime.

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Hannah

May 28, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely staff, couldnt do more. Arrived and shower had leaked all over the floor with wet towels just in the shower tray and some dirt on the bed / carpet.

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Simon

Oct 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Quiet room. Didnt have breakfast as many other places available. Bed comfortable. Carpet in room sticky by door on the inside. Staff excellent.

10

Stephen

Sep 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff, clean and comfortable

10

Allie

Oct 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Really clean and nice room

10

Karen

Aug 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean.. comfy bed. Friendly helpful staff. Overall a great place to stay

8

Tasha

Feb 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff. Quiet for a hotel, bar the door into the lobby which seemed to slam with some people coming in. Any issue resolved quickly. Couldn’t get hot water to the basin, but in the end figured you turn the mixer tap to the left and on fully for a few minutes or had to use a glass from the bath tap. Bath tap seemed to have oil in as bath was getting a ring of black when filling it. But overall good budget hotel, basic amenities, but close to eateries including KFC, McDonalds and Harvester. Breakfast was alright and convenient. Just off the main roads so good to get to Newport and Cardiff etc.

10

Jeremy

Oct 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good for quick overnight stop driving to customer, clean and quiet despite being next to the road

10

Sue

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff were very helpful and the room was very clean. The shower was great one more grab bar would be really helpful

8

Bronwen

Aug 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The reception staff very friendly and helpful... Room was comfortable. But the bathroom needed a good clean.. Especially the shower curtain was dirty and disgusting....

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Nathan

Feb 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everything about the place was fine other than the room smelling of stale smoke.

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Rooms

Rooms are simple and functional with good Wi-Fi and many find the beds comfortable. Common drawbacks are no air conditioning (fans provided), some traffic noise, occasional weak shower pressure, and uncomfortable mattresses or sofa beds.

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Laura

Apr 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff were very helpful and friendly but were missing from front desk quite often and for extended periods so we had to wait to get issues resolved. It is in a convenient location, near several places to eat but it's not easy to walk into Pontypool as the main route is a dual carriageway. We had a room for three and my daughter said the pull out sofabed was very uncomfortable, it did appear to be collapsing. I'd stay again as a couple though.

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Bronwen

Jun 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The check in staff were excellent... Very efficient.... The bed was terrible.. Very uncomfortable and the mattress should be replaced immediately... Looked like an elephant had been sleeping on the bed.. Worse bed iv ever slept on.....

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stephen

Aug 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall the property was fine, though I found the bed badly affected my back

6

Sheoragh J

Jul 17, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Room was far too warm we did have a fan needs air con

8

Sarah

Jul 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No air conditioning even it said the hotel is air conditioned.

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Thomas

Jan 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Arrived very late but check in good. Booked for 3 adults yet the sofa bed wasn’t ready which would have been nice not to have to sort out with arriving so late. Having said that the sofa bed was awful. The mattress was non existence and I felt every movement. Awful sleep

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Simon

Apr 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice and clean service very good but location is near busy roundabout so was noisy

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Helen

Nov 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I could hear cars passing all night very loudly.

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Darren

Jun 2, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

No air conditioning in the room and the window only opens an inch. So could not get any airflow into the room. There was a free-standing fan but that wasn’t a huge help. Consequently I did not sleep well at all on the two nights I was there.

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Anne

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

All of the staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was a bit on the small side, in my view, but it was clean and tidy Water pressure in the shower wasn't as strong as I would have like but that might just be a personal preference rather than anything else

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly, helpful and efficient at check-in and throughout stays. A minority mention absent reception coverage or unhelpful interactions.

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Laura

Apr 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff were very helpful and friendly but were missing from front desk quite often and for extended periods so we had to wait to get issues resolved. It is in a convenient location, near several places to eat but it's not easy to walk into Pontypool as the main route is a dual carriageway. We had a room for three and my daughter said the pull out sofabed was very uncomfortable, it did appear to be collapsing. I'd stay again as a couple though.

10

Iona

Jul 31, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Really lovely hotel, staff were so friendly and helpful. Rooms clean and perfect for our needs.

8

Mark

Jan 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was everything that I needed it to be, but the receptionist was very unhelpful and lazy.

10

Mike

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great value for money. Excellent staff

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Katie

Jun 5, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff were very friendly, helpful, chatty and smiley. Accommodating to my request to help store my medicine in the fridge.Everything was clean and neat. I felt very comfortable and would highly recommend this place to another. Thank you for your hospitality!

10

CHRIStopher

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Superb reception staff.

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Jerry

Oct 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We were in tight spot with one of us being in the hospital and needed to extend day by day and they allowed it as well as allowing us to remain in the same room. Thank you

10

Eileen

Jul 16, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Callum, the receptionist, was helpful, courteous and highly efficient. Will definitely revisit this hotel.

10

Tony

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The lady who was on reception was excellent! Great service, very friendly and very helpful. Best receptionist I have ever met.

10

Pia

Nov 12, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely stay .The young girl who checked us in was lovely and very helpful. The middle aged lady the day after not so. The room was lovely ,warm and cosy. Everything very clean ,bathroom,beds,towels Good internet and free parking. Nice lobby to sit in.Great big coffees for a cheap price. Will definitely stay again.Family of 3 Mum DadSon 24 yrs old.

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Location

Handy for the road network and close to multiple food outlets; many find it quiet despite the setting. Some report traffic noise, tricky walking routes or signage, and litter in the surrounding services area.

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Peter

Sep 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Handy for road network.

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Laura

Apr 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff were very helpful and friendly but were missing from front desk quite often and for extended periods so we had to wait to get issues resolved. It is in a convenient location, near several places to eat but it's not easy to walk into Pontypool as the main route is a dual carriageway. We had a room for three and my daughter said the pull out sofabed was very uncomfortable, it did appear to be collapsing. I'd stay again as a couple though.

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Nigel

May 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Property is hidden behind the services We didn't eat there but there is a Harvester opposite also McDonald's and KFC next door, very friendly staff

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Arthur

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A lot of litter and rubbish by KFC next to the hotel

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Cavan

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good location

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Simon

Apr 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice and clean service very good but location is near busy roundabout so was noisy

10

Jeremy

Oct 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good for quick overnight stop driving to customer, clean and quiet despite being next to the road

10

Nicky

Jan 27, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Conveniently close to M4 but without too much noise

10

Bruce

May 27, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great quiet spot for the rugby weekend, train station close by although the lack of a footpath makes it a longer walk. Staff were nice and the place is clean and tidy, couldn’t ask for more.

10

Gilly

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good location for our needs.

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Dining

Breakfast feedback is mixed, ranging from very good to poor with items running out. There is no full evening restaurant on site, but fast-food and a Harvester are nearby.

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John

Sep 29, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great two night stay at the Pontypool Metro. A modern, clean, and stylish hotel with excellent service and a great self service breakfast.

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Andrew

Jan 17, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very convenient local MacDonalds, Subway, Kentucky, and a very good restaurant across the roundabout. Handy as the hotel food is limited in the evening. breakfast is very good and free.

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Nik

Nov 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Fit the purpose of a stop over whilst visiting family. Good size room with sofa bed. Decent breakfast but could have done with a vegetarian cooked options.

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Nigel

Jun 4, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

i booked this hotel as it said there was a restaraunt within, so we did not have to go outside of the hotel after a long day, when we arrived we had a veru unhelpful staff member when i showed him the page re restaraunt he replied that was before covid, this ruined the experianec

8

Donald

Jun 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

No evening meals served but fast food options on the complex

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DEREK

Apr 29, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Three night stay for business. Don’t usually stop in Best Western but was pleasantly surprised by this hotel . Good room Good breakfast Good WiFi Free parking . Would use again .

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Andrew

Oct 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room (206) was small. But more than adequate for an overnight stay. The bed was comfortable and blackout curtains were much needed and blocked out any light ensuring a good sleep. The only let down was the breakfast. Needless to say I will not buy it again. No bread!! They run out. Sorry there is a garage shop nearby go get a loaf. Bacon was anemic and sparse. Scrambled eggs like egg soup. Coffee was coloured water.. OMG i am not kidding. Awful. When greeted for breakfast we were asked "any allergies" i said no, but in hindsight i should have said "only to watered down beans, tinned tomatoes without any juice, a lack of bread, and bacon fresh out of the packet...".

4

Thomas

Jul 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good for evening was poor choice on menu ie pizza or microwave meals

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Theresa

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

All good except breakfast. Some foods run out and when requested was told there wasn't any more. It was a bit early for food to be running out.

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Iulia

Mar 19, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This was a great find. Good breakfast, excellent parking, quiet and clean. Room was decked with all that was needed for two people, tea & coffee and hairdryer! Been to a place i won't name in Birmingham where you had to pay £20 to be given a hair dryer for your room. Spacious bathroom and good water pressure

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Month	Average price
January	$58
February	$66
March	$71
April	$75
May	$83
June	$91
July	$89
August	$85
September	$76
October	$77
November	$77
December	$66

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5 $98
6 $64	7 $78	8 $140	9 $118	10 $67	11 $87	12 $103
13 $64	14 $80	15 $98	16 $102	17 $70	18 $74	19 $108
20 $67	21 $63	22 $102	23 $96	24 $67	25 $76	26 $100
27 $64	28 $89	29 $118	30 $91

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $69	2 $65	3 $96
4 $66	5 $87	6 $114	7 $102	8 $72	9 $103	10 $119
11 $67	12 $91	13 $107	14 $98	15 $72	16 $77	17 $102
18 $67	19 $80	20 $98	21 $93	22 $72	23 $72	24 $93
25 $64	26 $84	27 $107	28 $89	29 $72	30 $72	31 $88

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