Hay-on-Wye on the Welsh-English border is the world's first and most famous second-hand book town, its 25 bookshops selling millions of volumes in a small market town that hosts the internationally celebrated Hay Festival of Literature and Arts each May. The 6 hotels below are the best-rated places to stay within 12.8 km of Hay-on-Wye Book Town, listed closest first. Guest scores and distances come from Booking.com, checked September 2026.
Our Picks — Brecon Beacons
300 m away
About 300 m from Hay-on-Wye Book Town, roughly a 4-minute walk. Guests score it 8.5 out of 10 across 744 Booking.com reviews.
★ 8.5 guest score from 744 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
5.5 km away
About 5.5 km from Hay-on-Wye Book Town. Guests score it 8.8 out of 10 across 479 Booking.com reviews.
★ 8.8 guest score from 479 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
7 km away
About 7 km from Hay-on-Wye Book Town. Guests score it 8.9 out of 10 across 314 Booking.com reviews.
★ 8.9 guest score from 314 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
10.5 km away
About 10.5 km from Hay-on-Wye Book Town. Guests score it 8.0 out of 10 across 125 Booking.com reviews.
★ 8.0 guest score from 125 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
11.2 km away
About 11.2 km from Hay-on-Wye Book Town. Guests score it 8.5 out of 10 across 144 Booking.com reviews.
★ 8.5 guest score from 144 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
12.8 km away
About 12.8 km from Hay-on-Wye Book Town. Guests score it 9.3 out of 10 across 46 Booking.com reviews.
★ 9.3 guest score from 46 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
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