The Castle Hotel Reviews Summary

Category: Hotel

Address: High St, Conwy, LL32 8DB, United Kingdom

Phone: +441492582800

Rating: 4.4
based on 204 reviews.

Location

Pros:

  • "The hotel is situated in the walled city of Conwy and has a number of shops close by to peruse should you have time..."
  • "It's a very nice town Hotel right on the high street of Conwy town."
  • "It is extremely central for exploring Conwy and North Wales generally."
  • "Great location in the heart of Conwy and close to the castle/ sea front."
  • "Located in a wonderful area not too far from the castle and right next to the quay with cafes and shops close by."
  • "The location was perfect a five-minute walk to the castle."
  • "Situation amazing."

Cons:

  • "Parking at back of hotel through a very narrow archway."
  • "Parking out front is restricted to 60 minutes, so best to park somewhere else."
  • "Although there was space to park my car the parking system was chaotic."
  • "The entrance to the car park behind the hotel is extremely tight, not for the faint hearted, lol."
  • "Parking is on site and free but is almost always full and is incredibly tight and small."

Room Quality

Pros:

  • "Room clean and finished to a premium quality, matched with premium refreshments and bathroom products."
  • "The room has everything you could need, some books, playing cards, good toiletries and iron."
  • "Room was fantastic but a quite noisy as was off of the main stairs."
  • "Great stay! Room 301 was beautiful with its on secret narnia wardrobe (another room) leading to amazing views of the church and castle."
  • "The decor was a bit dark but the room and the bathroom were spotlessly clean."
  • "Room was spacious and clean."
  • "The room was a comfortable size with castle appropriate furniture."

Cons:

  • "Biggest issue was heat, it was crazy hot and the room only had a small window so no amount of fans was going to get that room cooler."
  • "At £166 for the night it was overpriced."
  • "This Hotel is screaming out for some care and attention as its decor is tired and dark."
  • "Building and rooms are a bit dated and worn and I think the hotel could benefit from a minor renovation."
  • "The rooms themselves left us with a less than positive feeling. With dust on the walls this left us wondering what else hadn't been cleaned."
  • "Room was too hot and radiator was impossible to control."
  • "Lovely hotel but we found it noisy because of people outside in the beer garden, talking and laughing until 1am."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Wonderful breakfast."
  • "Likewise the restaurant, breakfast and dinner were first class."
  • "Fantastic breakfasts, comfortable rooms."
  • "There was plenty of breakfast which tasted good."
  • "Food was just as good we had the full Welsh breakfast and cannot fault at all very tasty."
  • "Food was very good and beautifully presented."
  • "The food was amazing."

Cons:

  • "Sadly the food didnt make up for that either."
  • "Stopped in for afternoon tea and it was not as good as anticipated."
  • "The food was mediocre, portion size was small, and the service was dire."
  • "The food was average to say the least."
  • "Club sandwich on stale bread with hard tasteless chicken."
  • "The scampi which was pretty tasteless and the dip was a bit too overwhelming."
  • "Fish portion was small and batter was thick and hard."

Service Quality

Pros:

  • "Really made to feel welcome and nothing was too much trouble."
  • "Staff are excellent and show genuine hospitality."
  • "The waitress girls were very welcoming and served us quickly."
  • "Every single one of the staff were lovely."
  • "Every single member of staff from front of house to the bar were just fantastic and welcoming."
  • "Staff were super friendly."
  • "The staff is very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "She forgot drinks for people on two different occasions, didn't realize we didn't have forks to eat our meals, and brought the wrong main course out entirely for one person."
  • "The bar staff were inefficient at serving and were more bothered about looking good rather than reducing the wait for a drink."
  • "Some staff members come across as disinterested and they really need to appreciate how this looks to potential customers."
  • "With a 10% service charge added without choice you'd expect people to at least make an effort to be nice."
  • "Service was a little slow, the barman Dave was rude and didn't listen to your order."
  • "We were promptly seated, then ignored. No service."
  • "Service was good apart from not having cutlery set prior to meal on a reserved table."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "The meal very reasonably priced."
  • "The food was excellent as well! Great value and excellent quality."
  • "The staff were really lovely and friendly and the meal very reasonably priced."
  • "The room was lovely. Clean and in good order."
  • "The service was top notch 👍."
  • "Absolutely outstanding customer service."
  • "Without a doubt one of the best hotels we have ever stayed at fantastic room very clean, comfortable and well appointed with many extra little touches that we loved."

Cons:

  • "At £166 for the night it was overpriced."
  • "The meal cost £98. I wouldn't have minded paying that if it was worth it."
  • "I'm not sure that the £19 per person was value for money."
  • "Thought the breakfast at £12 per head was a little pricey, as it was just a basic fry up no cereal to start was included."
  • "For a top hotel the food was diabolical and the bill was a lot of money. Far too overpriced."
  • "Very overpriced, quality was quite poor and service was also slow."
  • "Restaurant very overpriced for what it is and the service fell way short of expectations for the money."

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