Bluestone Resort
The only stay actually inside Blue Lagoon Water Park
About this hotel
Staying at Bluestone Resort means the water park is the reason to be here, not a shuttle ride away: Blue Lagoon sits inside the same holiday village as the studios, cottages and lodges, so a morning in the indoor pools can be followed by a nap back at the room before an afternoon swim, without repacking the car. The water park stays indoor and heated year-round, which matters in a Pembrokeshire winter when an outdoor pool would simply be shut. Toddlers get a shallower splash area while older kids and teens head for the flumes, and parents can trade watch duty without losing sight of either group. Beyond the water park, the resort runs its own spa, zip lining and several on-site restaurants, including the Farmhouse Grill a short walk from most lodges, so a full slides day can end without anyone getting back in the car.
- On-site indoor water park
- Studios, cottages and freestanding lodges
- Spa and zip lining on site
- Free parking, free Wi-Fi
Our take
Bluestone earns its place at the top of this list for one reason: it is the only base in Pembrokeshire where Blue Lagoon Water Park is a walk from the room, not a drive. Families travelling with both toddlers and teens do best here, since the self-catering lodges give everyone a base to retreat to between water park sessions. Anyone chasing a budget short break should look elsewhere, since the five-star village and its spa pricing sit well above the caravan parks and glamping pods scattered around Narberth.
- ✓Book the lodge closest to the water park entrance if a toddler is coming, since those wet-swimsuit walks back to the room add up fast.
- ✓Reserve your Blue Lagoon session ahead during Welsh school holidays, when the indoor pools fill up faster than the rest of the resort.
- ✓Pack robes for the walk between the lodge and the water park changing rooms so nobody does a cold dash in a wet swimsuit.
Why we love it
- Blue Lagoon Water Park sits inside the resort itself
- Indoor, heated pools work through a Welsh winter
- Farmhouse Grill is a short walk from the lodges
- Free parking and Wi-Fi across the whole village
Why guests love itA family staying here rarely needs the car once they arrive: the walk from a Bluestone lodge to Blue Lagoon's changing rooms is short enough to do twice in an afternoon, wet swimsuits and all. The indoor water park stays open regardless of the Pembrokeshire weather outside, so a rained-off day elsewhere in Wales just becomes another slides session here. The trade-off is cost: this is the priciest base on the list, but for a group splitting several lodges, never repacking the car tends to win people over.