Trying to persuade the younger members of any family to go on holiday can sometimes be met with blank stares and the muttering of 'boring', and this might have been the case when I pitched the idea of staying for a few days at a place they'd never heard of in Wales. But then I brought out my joker card - the photos of the luxury lodge and facilities at the resort I was thinking about visiting and the fight between what looked like a fun few days of luxury at an intriguing location called Dylan Coastal Resort with having to spend time with 'the old folks' began, and I won. The idea of the infinity swimming pool, hot tub and spa curbed the grumbling, at least at the start of this travel journey.
Easily signposted from the main road that meanders down into the pretty township of Laugharne, Carmarthenshire , the lane that leads you to the entrance of this hidden gem of a holiday destination is flanked by period properties and traditional terraces with no hint of the luxury experience waiting for you up on the hillside. For more property stories sent to your inbox twice a week sign up to the property newsletter here . READ MORE: I stayed at BBC Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts' haunted Welsh farmhouse and it was epic YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: I stayed at Charlotte Church's life-changing wellbeing rural retreat and I am desperate to go back This special spot next to the Taf estuary is already a landmark location for being the site of famous Welsh poet and author Dylan Tho.