Is parking available at the hotel?

Parking is available at the hotel for a fee of GBP 5.00 per night. It is a limited on-site parking facility.

What type of breakfast is offered?

A complimentary breakfast is offered, providing a delightful start to the day.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 15:00 to 20:30, and check-out is by 11:00. Guests arriving after 21:00 should notify the hotel in advance for check-in instructions.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The hotel offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including step-free entrances and accessible public areas. However, specific features may vary, so guests are encouraged to inquire directly for detailed information.

Where is the hotel located?

The hotel is located in the city center of Caernarfon, near notable landmarks such as Caernarfon Castle and Menai Bridge. It is also close to outdoor activities like hiking and kayaking.

Are children allowed at the hotel?

Children are welcome at the hotel, and there is no minimum age requirement for them to stay for free.

The Black Boy Inn Caernarfon - 4 Star Comfort

Average nightly price at The Black Boy Inn by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$90
February	$97
March	$103
April	$126
May	$173
June	$152
July	$149
August	$148
September	$144
October	$117
November	$87
December	$96

What guests think

Travellers describe The Black Boy Inn as a historic, centrally located inn within Caernarfon’s walls, with friendly staff and characterful rooms, though practical quirks of an old building and parking arrangements affect some stays.

Many note clean, comfortable bedrooms and modernised bathrooms. Guests enjoy the atmospheric pub and generous portions, while breakfast quality or value feels average to a few. Recurring downsides include hot attic rooms with low beams, occasional noise from the bar or street, no lift with many stairs, and some rooms located in nearby annex buildings. Expect a charming stay with a great location and warm service, plus some old‑inn trade‑offs.

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Facilities

Historic inn with a lively pub; on-site parking is limited and often paid or a short walk, and access involves stairs with no lift.

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Ann

Jan 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Super stay on New Years Eve. Great parking at £10 for the night and smooth check in.

8

Charles

Apr 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They also own a building around the corner... thats where we lodged. Had to walk a couple blocks for breakfast. Quiet , convenient, and clean. Parking is orivided by the Pub but it's a 5 min walk uphill to the lidgings.

10

Terrence

Mar 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Only problem with black boy inn no lifts

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Dawn

Oct 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Cute little inn just inside the medieval wall of the city of Caernarfon. Great food and atmosphere. Fair warning, on-site parking is limited though there is off-site parking nearby. Highly recommend!

10

Theresa

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice facilities in an older historic building. Stairs are a bit tricky for 60+ and suitcases.

10

Penny

Sep 13, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The wonderful Black Boy Inn was everything and more than I expected from a 500+ yr old. The bedroom and bathroom was spacious clean and modern, but with a feel of nostalgia in its furnishing. The food was generous and good honest home-style cooking. More than satisfactory I would recommend this Inn. The only issues was with the parking arrangement and the Wifi was not so reliable.

8

Ian

May 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Access in a car was tight but a decent car park (at a price). Reception very helpful. Room comfortable. Five minute walk to the castle. Food served in the bar.

10

Chris

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Ive been staying here on business for about 7 years now and i keep coming back, so it must be doing something right. My only criticisms would be that the quality and service at breakfast dont match that of the evening and the parking is a bit tight. These two things aside its spot on and I'd definitely recommend 👌

10

Michael

Aug 26, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

This place is a gem full of old world historic context, with gorgeous, lush hanging flower baskets adorning the front to greet you as you walk from the cobblestoned street. Eat at their festive outdoor seating or in a quaint interior. Staff helpful. Rooms available in a number of different buildings within the site. Very nice room but no elevator to upper floors in our building. Perfect place to stay to visit Caenarfon Wales, such a great walled town with one of the best castles in Wales nicely presented, several historic flag-lined streets with nice shops and eateries. Great base to visit nearby attractions such as Welsh Historic Railway, the quaint seaside village of Cricceith, and pleasant city plaza and boat tour of the Menai Strait and views of the castle.

10

Darryl

Dec 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent historic hotel inside the walled town of Caernarfon within walking distance of the nightlife and shops Only small downside you have to pay £10 a night to park in their carpark

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Cleanliness

Rooms are consistently described as very clean or immaculate, with good housekeeping. A few isolated complaints mention a dirty room.

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Theresa

Sep 19, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We stayed for 2 nights and from check in to check out the staff were friendly and fantastic. The food was of good quality and quantity the selection of food was very good. The bedroom was lovely very big and very clean, there was a hostess tray which had a good selection of tea and coffee with biscuits too. The hotel is positioned in the an ideal location within the town and also to get to other attractions. I would definitely recommend The Black Boy Inn and will definitely be returning.

10

Mark

Oct 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff very helpful, clean & tidy room, very comfortable bed, very enjoyable stay, would stay again!

10

Amanda Dawn

Dec 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great welcome and service comfortable and clean

10

Sarah

Oct 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We really enjoyed our stay, lovely clean rooms staff very friendly Breakfast was lovely nice hot food and a lovely variety

10

Anwen

Oct 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A beautiful traditional hotel . Our room -37was immaculately clean . The bed was very comfortable and bathroom newly done out by the looks of it . Food in the restaurant was really good , tasty and home made . Can definitely recommend the steak and ale pie . Breakfast was delicious. Staff and amenities all excellent.

10

Emily

Oct 4, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Fantastic! A comfortable clean room, and the food served in the restaurant was delicious. Very happy with my stay.

10

Julia

Dec 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent location. The Black Boy in was welcoming and warm. Room was immaculate. Had evening meal and breakfast there both very high quality . All staff were efficient and friendly.

10

Sandra

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Immaculately clean, lovely character room, friendly helpful staff and great dining options!

2

alan

Sep 16, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

no car park,very very small room,no furniture of any kind had to leave property on the floor.room right over reception so was very noisy,room dirty,staff useless and unfriendly,glad to leave the place after three nights stay!!!very very over priced for what you get !!

10

Cecile

Sep 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Inn is perfectly situated within the walls of Caernarfon Castle, convenient to shops, restaurants and bars. Staff are uniformly friendly and welcoming. My room (#34) was in an old building but had been completely modernized inside, including the bathroom. Room was immaculate and had plenty of well-located electrical outlets. Bed and linens were comfortable. Couldn't find a thermostat but HVAC seemed to be centrally controlled. It was nice and cozy by day and cooled down by bedtime; ditto for the heated towel rack. Breakfast was tasty and came quickly, accompanied by a big smile. Cold items were help-yourself and hot foods cooked to order. Dining room breathed history, as did the bar. Dinner was piping hot and tasty.

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Rooms

Characterful, comfortable rooms with modernised bathrooms and many spacious options. However, some attic rooms are hot with low beams, and noise affects rooms near the bar or street.

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10

Sean

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The room was lovely. Beware of low beams if you’re tall. The bed was very comfy, pillows a bit hard, the bathroom was spotless. Stayed in Room 24 at the top and a fan was provided which was great and it’s a spacious room. The way the bed is positioned is a pain if you’re sleeping on the right but no head bangs! The tea and coffee was topped up every day. We really enjoyed our stay and would recommend.

8

Steve

Jun 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

All good except the room, which was on the upper floor and had awful headroom throughout - this wasn’t just in one area and caused us to not sleep well thinking about bathroom visits overnight

6

Toni

Sep 17, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The inn is a beautiful building but we stayed room 30 - supposed to be best room! Got woke up approx 5am every morning to music and people/stuff moving ! We complained and got told to ring next time but no apology.

8

Cheryl

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Difficult getting to the one side of the bed due to sloping ceiling. Room otherwise comfortable but very warm. Food very good.

6

Jade

Nov 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed in the four poster room which was huge and a really stunning, comfortable room, it had everything we needed and the shower is amazing. The only downside was this room is located above the coach house, I had to call down the reception twice around 11:30pm as the music was booming through to the room I suspect due to it being an older building as it didn't seem overly loud inside the pub, but this was solved and turned off and they were very helpful on the phone. We also had a similar problem in the morning as everyone has their breakfast in the coach house so you can hear everything.

10

Janice

Aug 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Well appointed rooms, great shower, very clean and well cared for. Slightly noisy neighbours in adjacent room. Would be better if the external lighting could be dimmed

6

Paul

Jul 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel is is charming and very old with a lot of character and in a great location . All staff except 1 barman were helpful and friendly . Our room was very hot and dark and also very noisy as over the main bar and entrance door there was no way round this so we didn’t sleep well at all . Other rooms may not have this problem but ours certainly did .

8

titia

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautifully located, totally charming, wo derfull staff. Only downer we had an attickroom when ot was 30+C way to hot and not enough possibilities to cool down the room.

10

Stuart

Apr 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Overall good we were in room 30 I do not know where it was coming from but we could hear music till late at night and early in the morning 🤔🤔🤔.

8

David

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location. The room was very hot the first night with only a fan.

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly, helpful and efficient across reception and restaurant. Occasional reports note indifferent or rude bar service.

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10

Amanda

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great weekend in Caernarfon. Accidentally booked to stay the weekend of the food festival but we got a call to give us advice on parking and arriving super early to beat the crowds which was very helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed the stay. We were in the townhouse round the corner from the pub and the room was lovely, very clean and spacious! The staff were very helpful and welcoming too! Highly recommend!

10

Mark

Oct 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff very helpful, clean & tidy room, very comfortable bed, very enjoyable stay, would stay again!

10

Jacqueline

Jun 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Amazing Very friendly staff, went above and beyond.

10

Charmaine

Oct 18, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was so outstanding. Without exception everyone we dealt with went out of their way to make our stay more comfortable. From the moment of arrival until the time we left they were looking out for us. Every wish was satisfied. We could not recommend one thing to improve our stay expect stay longer. Many good memories, thank each of you very, very much. Charmaine Birdsall

10

Susan

Oct 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely room and very friendly helpful staff

6

Paul

Jul 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel is is charming and very old with a lot of character and in a great location . All staff except 1 barman were helpful and friendly . Our room was very hot and dark and also very noisy as over the main bar and entrance door there was no way round this so we didn’t sleep well at all . Other rooms may not have this problem but ours certainly did .

10

Ian

Jan 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

After climbing Snowdon earlier in the day, and soaked to the skin, staff couldn't have been more helpful, after a bath and change got table straight away for our evening meal. Excellent service and menu.

10

Julia

Dec 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent location. The Black Boy in was welcoming and warm. Room was immaculate. Had evening meal and breakfast there both very high quality . All staff were efficient and friendly.

10

Edwin

Jul 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This is a great hotel to stay at. The locality is top notch. Only comment would be the bar staff on the night we stayed. They seemed to be particularly rude

10

Robert

Apr 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was extremely professional and wonderfully helpful; quickly reassigned me to another room when an issue arose and helped book me a taxi for my departure. I would certainly return for my ‘third’ visit as its great value for money with ‘first-rate’ customer-service!

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Location

Excellent central position inside Caernarfon’s medieval walls, walkable to the castle, shops, restaurants and transport.

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10

Fiona

Oct 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely location walk to Caernarfon Castle

10

Cheryl

Mar 23, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The location within the city walls and the history of the 500 year old inn made it an adventure to stay in. The beautiful furnishings, walls, beams and decor created charm.

10

Dawn

Oct 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Cute little inn just inside the medieval wall of the city of Caernarfon. Great food and atmosphere. Fair warning, on-site parking is limited though there is off-site parking nearby. Highly recommend!

10

Janet

Jul 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I loved that the hotel is inside the castle walls.

10

Barb

May 30, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The Black Boy is an authentic inn right in the heart of Caernarfon. The location is excellent, the staff very friendly, and the food and drink options are plentiful. We loved stepping back in time at the Black Boy!

10

Suzanne

May 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

One of the oldest Inn’s in Wales. Inside the Castle walls and totally unique. An awesome cute tiny pub and they say the Inn has a resident ghost! Only a 5 minute walk to Castle Caernarfon which is an amazingly well preserved castle from 1283.

10

Kenneth

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Lovely central location with great breakfast and bar

8

Ian

May 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Access in a car was tight but a decent car park (at a price). Reception very helpful. Room comfortable. Five minute walk to the castle. Food served in the bar.

10

Sandra

Dec 30, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect location. Friendly, helpful staff. Food in restaurants was great and locals are lovely!

10

Cecile

Sep 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Inn is perfectly situated within the walls of Caernarfon Castle, convenient to shops, restaurants and bars. Staff are uniformly friendly and welcoming. My room (#34) was in an old building but had been completely modernized inside, including the bathroom. Room was immaculate and had plenty of well-located electrical outlets. Bed and linens were comfortable. Couldn't find a thermostat but HVAC seemed to be centrally controlled. It was nice and cozy by day and cooled down by bedtime; ditto for the heated towel rack. Breakfast was tasty and came quickly, accompanied by a big smile. Cold items were help-yourself and hot foods cooked to order. Dining room breathed history, as did the bar. Dinner was piping hot and tasty.

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Dining

Food is popular, hearty and well cooked in an atmospheric pub setting. Breakfast can feel average or overpriced to some, and a few note music or service niggles.

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Nancy

Sep 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Historic. Wonderful food.

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Stephen

Jan 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely stay at The Black Boy. Nice comfortable room with a great shower. Fantastic evening meal and breakfast with attentive friendly staff. Convient for the bus to Llanberis/peny Pass Reccommend highly and would stay again.

10

Sharon

Jun 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

If you’re looking for a historic experience while visiting the castle, you can’t get better than this Inn. It’s obviously been modernized, but eating downstairs has such a tavern feel to it. The portions are huge and the food is delicious especially the welsh pie and soups. Within the castle walls, you’ll have an array of local shops and pubs to frequent after touring the castle. Enjoy a walk along the water. As others have mentioned, there are stairs and it can be a bit of a maze to get to your room. I was worried but this actually did not bother me. As long as you can lift your suitcase up stairs, you’ll be fine.

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Eirwen

May 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a lovely time pub has loads of quirky charm, excellent food ,plenty of options to suit all, with fantastic staff which are all so helpful, thank you All

8

William

Jun 8, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Charming and historic property inside Castle walls. Food was well above expectations with an absolutely superb Lemon & white chocolate “parfait” with lemon ice cream and raspberry coulis. One of best desserts ever!

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Penny

Sep 13, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The wonderful Black Boy Inn was everything and more than I expected from a 500+ yr old. The bedroom and bathroom was spacious clean and modern, but with a feel of nostalgia in its furnishing. The food was generous and good honest home-style cooking. More than satisfactory I would recommend this Inn. The only issues was with the parking arrangement and the Wifi was not so reliable.

8

Barry

Jun 4, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

A very busy pub, even a little manic at times but very pleasant and helpful staff. Breakfast was very good even though we had to pay extra for it

10

Chris

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Ive been staying here on business for about 7 years now and i keep coming back, so it must be doing something right. My only criticisms would be that the quality and service at breakfast dont match that of the evening and the parking is a bit tight. These two things aside its spot on and I'd definitely recommend 👌

10

Julia

Dec 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent location. The Black Boy in was welcoming and warm. Room was immaculate. Had evening meal and breakfast there both very high quality . All staff were efficient and friendly.

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Nicola

Sep 26, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is a lovely hotel but very overpriced for area. We were told by reception, when enquiring whether breakfast was included (i couldn't remember what was booked ). Her response was , 'it depends who you booked through'. She checked and when noting it was Hotels.com , asvised it wasn't! At £140 a night, out of season , you would expect breakfast. Also made a note of credit card number on booking stating 'becsuse you booked through 'expedia'' For £140 a night for an out of season stay in Caernarvon , would expect breakfast. Food was nice but again over priced and we told by various more frequent travellers there to go elsewhere.

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