Penmaenuchaf Hotel

What a wonderful place . Food is excellent, service impeccable. Great place to do nothing or drive around and do lots .

We spent one night in this great hotel to celebrate my husband's birthday. It was our first visit which we were really looking forward to. We decided we would arrive early and have a light lunch in the lounge. I suppose I have to say that this was our only disappointment. We had soup and a sandwich. The soup was delicious but lukewarm and we had to send it back. The staff were very apologetic about it and friendly throughout. The sandwiches though were very plain and unsophisticated, two slices of standard bread, simply cut in half. One would have expected better from a kitchen who could make absolutely delicious sourdough rolls to eat with the soup. The hotel is in the throes of being refurbished and when the builders noise became obtrusive we were guided to a different lounge and offered complimentary coffee. This was done in a very friendly manner. When our room was ready we were taken to it and found that we had been upgraded . This was a lovely surprise. Our room (Meirionydd)had a little patio was large and very well appointed. The evening meal was really excellent, unusual dishes very well prepared, the service was attentive and friendly without any over familiarity. It was a pleasure to sit down at breakfast the next morning and to be offered really fresh fruit salad, as well as the traditional cooked fare which was very well cooked. So, apart from the atrocious weather, we had a very good time . The staff were all very friendly and knowledgeable in their own sphere and we look forward to returning when the refurbishments are truly finished. The main lounge is getting a facelift and I look forward to that as at the moment it is rather dark with poor lighting. I understand it will be ready by April for the beginning of the tourist season. I look forward to it.

We were very lucky to have spent a night at this beautiful country house hotel in December 24. On arrival we were greeted by a member of staff, who before showing us to our room,took us on a guided tour of the hotel. Our room was beautiful, loved the colour scheme and interior design. Once settled we went down to enjoy afternoon tea infront of a roaring fire. We were alittle disappointed with the afternoon tea, we thought it would of been festive given the time of year. Because we had eaten earlier we opted for the bar menu in the evening which was nice. Breakfast in the morning was delicious. The staff during our stay were very professional, friendly and couldn't do enough to make our stay memorable. Christie the hotel manager was telling us about the refurbishment of some of the bedrooms and sitting room that will be taking place this year. Sounds very exciting and we look forward to revisiting the hotel later in the year to see the changes made. We would like to wish Christie and her team a Happy New Year