Penhelig Arms

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

Janine

What a gem of a small, cosy hotel! I booked a small double, but we were upgraded to a suite with a sea view, as it was my daughters birthday. Beautifully clean, with white fluffy towels, toiletries, tea, coffee and a fridge!
The staff go above and beyond to make your stay more comfortable....very friendly, helpful, kind and very generous. My daughter was provided with a birthday cake, which i asked for their help for shopping for one as a surprise for my daughter.....they didn't even charge me for this ! Biscuits and sausage for our dog, again, not charged! Outstanding customer focused services.....we've never received such great hospitality. Thank you to Jasmine, Morgan and Autumn for making our stay extra special, we really appreciated it xx

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2026

Theresa

Perfect location. Fabulous room. Fantastic sleep. Delicious breakfast. Staff were lovely hosts.

Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2026

Karen

Room was snug, and lovely and warm. Staff were helpful, and fresh milk provided on request. Food was typical ‘pub grub’ and drinks expensive compared to other bars in the town.
However, on returning to our room after housekeeping had been to attend to our room, it had been left open/not locked. On the 2nd day, housekeeping arrived without knocking whilst we were still in bed!!!!
Some things that need to be addressed! But overall lovely stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2026

Robin

Room was great , hotel overall was great .
Medium annoyance is doors closing loudly early morning and most of the evening.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2026

Alan

Room (suite) was lovely with great views - well would have been without other guests being inconsiderate. Two cars were parked outside our suite despite parking available behind the suites. I phoned reception to speak about this and asked if the guests could be contacted to move them. They said it was hard to determine who the cars belonged to (despite only 4 suites and we were in one). They would try and get bk to us. They didn’t and the cars were still blocking our beautiful view in the morning - such a shame.
Dogs barking upstairs throughout the night - so irritating and kept us awake.
Room facilities, size and comfort very good. Bathroom was big and very modern. Beautiful area with lovely walks . Would we come back- no probably not. Definitely come and stay in the area though. Lovely fish and chips on the sea front!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2026

Lisa

Room spotless, staff lovely and food great ,lovely experience

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

Emily

The room was clean and nice. Very comfortable bed. One minus was that the shower was cold

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2026

Nathan

Good clean spacious room

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Dec 2025

matthew

Great room, and an amazing setting. Only things stopping it getting that perfect rating are the food (evenings) which is not great, not terrible but could be much better. And the bar which at times can be lifeless.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2025

Andrew

Always a nice relaxed stay !

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2025

Simon

Everything about the stay was excellent

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

Michael

The check in was quick and easy, the room was superb and plenty big enough with a writing desk, coffee table and chairs and a superb bathroom complete with a bath.

I dined in the evening, the food was first class, as was the service. Breakfast was also excellent. One minor criticism is that an omelette was the same price as a full English. I had that as I wasn't hungry enough for a full fry up but didn't want continental.

Parking outside is also problematic. There is some short term parking very close but the main car park is a few minutes walk away and 'pay and display' so the cost of that needs to be factored in to the overall cost of a night stay.

Overall I would recommend it and be happy to stay there again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Richard

the room was spotless and the staff were very attentive and courteous

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2025

Jake

Friendly welcome and the room was fantastic with a fab view. Great value too!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2025

david

Lovely sea view room very clean. Bar area nice and stocked

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

19 Sep 2025

katherine

We were disappointed with the lack of hot water in the dinning room. The water in the urn was tepid .......so a decent cup of tea or coffee was impossible. In addition of the three bananas in the fruit bowl only one was edible. The other 2 were excessively over ripe.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2025

Dave

The hotel was nice and comfortable and furnishings modern. the bed was extremely comfortable. The outside bar area overlooking the tidal estuary was lovely.
We had an evening meal the first night of our stay that was delicious and reasonably priced.
The location is great and extremely handy for public transport. The railways station is literally next door and that is how we travelled.
Only a couple of things to be aware of, the access stairs to the upstairs rooms are narrow and extremely steep.

Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Sep 2025

richard

Poor experience. Would not recommend.
Very poor value for money . Considering high cost of rooms and not even any housekeeping provided.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2025

Julie

As many people said previously no free parking on site unless you stay in suite
i had a great single room overlooking the sea which is unusual for a single
quality of food was excellent & all staff were very accommodating & on leaving the person on reception carried my bags to the car
a glass of wine was the most money i've paid ever
i would come back

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2025

geraint

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2025

Jamie

An excellent location, fabulous room and outdoor sitting area, and very kind staff.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Aug 2025

Dariusz

Disappointed

Staff busy not really bothered about hotel guests
Waiting time for a food in restaurant 1h
after one of member staff has explained
We changed our mind and go somewhere else
Place not adequate to price we paid
Breakfast served continental when we paid for cooked full breakfast after first night
Window in apartment dangerous falling down unexpected mind crushing fingers
Nice view from window
Good location

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

18 Aug 2025

Robert

Remote carpark expensive at £15-40 for 24 hours.
No pavement to the town for some distance.
Hotel not very clean - dirty floor and table. Paintwork needed attention particularly in the reception area.
Food average, drinks expensive. Room service non existent.
Staff pleasant and helpful. The whole place needs an internal refurbishment.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2025

Alison Elizabeth

Good and bad

The room was fine. Very clean. Sea view. We couldn't get the shower to work so used the bath instead.
We opted to take breakfast which was a great disappointment. The self serve buffet had no cups, saucers, spoons, bowls or yoghurt and just 2 croissants left at 9am. The toast machine was broken. The menu was confusing (egg on toast option included the buffet breakfast, but very small pale print so hard to read). Staff member blithely admitted it wasn't very good and didn't charge us in the end. Also said it was good we opted not to eat there the previous evening as they were busy with one and a half hour wait for food. Shame the food lets it all down.

Partner

4/10

Poor

11 Aug 2025

Richard

Poor

Room 12 is a good size with lovely views alas it’s in the roof and no lift. Staircase very steep.
No breakfast as they didn’t have a chef!!
Not particularly well run. I’d emailed them twice but they never reply. There is no hotel car park and the hotel is a 15 minute walk to the beach.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2025

StarConverse**

Pretty big rooms, good food, friendly staff. You need to be at breakfast as early as possible though, the baked goods are out quickly sometimes.
Still really good overall

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

Frederick

Lovely stay on the waterfront - parking can be a little tricky to spot the entrance, but once located easy to access.

Nice breakfast and great location.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2025

Bryan

We have been wanting to visit this hotel for years and were amazed that a Saturday night was free, with a sea-view room..and the weather was to be glorious. Granted early check-in; bright room, clean and modern, well decorated. Manager even let us park our m'cycle directly opposite, just off the road. This would have been an excellent stay if we'd eaten elsewhere. Evening meal was poor by any standard (very restricted options-no burgers/steak/flat breads) and what arrived 1hr later was only eaten because we were very hungry. Breakfast was dire for me and my partner kindly donated 1/3 of her omelette to save me complaining. We felt for the staff because they obviously do long hours and the heatwave must have affected things in the kitchen. I have tried to give a true reflection of our experience and I tend to give 5* or write no review at all, however I will be emailing the hotel regarding the degree to which we felt let down.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2025

Kathleen

Bit of a blip at check in (which wasn’t the hotels fault tbh) but James was quick to rectify the situation and all the staff were excellent (well done James,Sion,Baz and Charlotte for your very attentive treatment
We will definitely be returning

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2025

Linda

The room was delightful. Lovely sea views.
The staff were friendly and it was a comfortable stay.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2025

Kornelia

Very nice place

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2025

George

Great hotel, lovely rooms and friendly staff

What a wonderful stay. The staff were great, the hotel room spacious and well appointed and the whole experience was great. Will stay again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2025

Maggie

We had apartment. It was very good in lots of areas, beds, bed linen , good showerTV and internet.
We reported that toilet upstairs was leaking from the back near floor.could be a hazard.
There could have been more availability of cutlery , couple of bowls or plates could have been available. There was a fridge , dining table and 4 chairs. If we wanted to have a take away - no cutlery or plates.
We had an eat supper in bar area, food was ok , it was too noisy to relax so just had main course..

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2025

Megan

Lovely place with great views

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

Lee

Great stay and great food.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 May 2025

Bernard

Previously stayed in one of the better rooms and it was good but the hotel was full on this occasion and we had one of the standard rooms. The bed was uncomfortably hot, probably because of a plastic rich undersheet. Shower was minimal size.

Dinner was very poor. We dined early but many of the menu options were unavailable and the fish we ordered appeared to have been kept warm for a long time. I assume we were eating what was left over from lunch or last night's dinner. Breakfast was excellent.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2025

Sharon

Excellent stay very comfortable

Very friendly atmosphere, check in and out was really good along with very good service overall. Couldn’t wish for a better stay.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 May 2025

Betty

Parking was an issue in the area nothing provided by the hotel as in scar parking pass. Also we were woken up in the early hours by other guests arriving home drunk and banging about in the room above

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Alison

Excellent location. Very nice room with lovely view of the estuary.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 May 2025

Claire

Very nice check in and help with bags. Room was too hot and by an extractor fan so very noisy all night. Shower ran cold for quite a while so 1st person had a cold shower and only warm for 2nd person.

Business

4/10

Poor

26 Apr 2025

Yvonne

Needs updating

Booked suite so got parking thank goodness. Room a bit dated. Good to have a fridge. Heating came on at 2.30am very annoying. Room was to hot. Window wouldn’t stay open. Bed very hard. Tv remote did not work. Menu at night awful when asked for advice on special pie just told in was meat. Breakfast was good. Would have liked filter coffee for the price.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Apr 2025

George

Superb room but poor facilities

The room was superb - however the stay was let down firstly initial welcome at hotel - asked about parking and member of staff was not helpful at all - must remember most guests will not know the area so by saying park in the car park up the road is not helpful -
Secondly - dinner - not everything available on menu but to make thing worse could hear disgruntlement from the kitchen staff. Positive what we ordered was very nice.
Thirdly breakfast - first experience- omelette undercooked and again could hear staff in kitchen talking with exasperation. Second experience no kitchen staff so unable to provide cooked breakfast

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2025

m

Really nice hotel but disappointed there was no food served on Sunday evening.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

25 Mar 2025

susanne

Property very nice but service facilities poor. When we arrived at 5 pm there was no food availile not even bar snacks.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2025

Audrey

Room was lovely... very good all round

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

John

It's location overlooking the sea was very relaxing.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2025

Diane

Mini break away for a couple

Lovely place to stay staff friendly clean beds comfortable .stairs very steep need to take your time with them people with poor mobility would find them hard to cope .there is room for 2 cars to park opposite hotel or need to park in carpark a 2-5 minute walk away .you can purchase a parking pass for £5 per day to stay there and it also cover other cars named on list in different car parks food served is very good in the restaurant not too pricey .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2025

Penelope

Staff extremely helpful, room clean, comfortable and well appointed.
I suspect parking would be an issue in summer as relies on public car park but worked for us in February!

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2025

Nigel

What a view!

A lovely place to stay with views to die for. The rooms were large and comfy, thought he mattress seemed a bit old. Staff were very helpful and friendly and the breakfast was good quality for a good price. Walking distance to the train station and a few nice pubs too.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2025

Nic

Lovely place ! Ans they serve hawkstone lager :)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2024

Diana

Sea view, beautiful suite, fabulous view

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2024

PAUL

Would definitely recommend.

Very clean and everything went very well. Staff were terrific.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2024

Andrew

The hotel was nice and clean and the staff were very friendly our dog alArchies was spoilt and well looked after with water and biscuits .we walked along tte beach which Archie loved we had a meal at the dovey inn

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2024

M M

Great

Absolutely amazing stay, room was great and cosy yet airy, clean and warm, food in the restaurant delicious and freshly prepared. All great

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2024

Lesley

Exceptionally clean and very helpful and friendly staff, coping under considerable pressure

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2024

Kerryn

Lovely stay would go back.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2024

Janine

Great stay!

We had an amazing view, the tub was great, there service was good and the food was enjoyable.
I appreciate a fan being included, and that the windows opened so you could listen to the ocean.
Stairs are a little steep, but other than that a great stay.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2024

Federico

Pennhelig Arms is the perfect place to stay to explore the area. The staff, Adam, Barry, Ollie, and all others were friendly and kind for our entire stay. The bar and restaurant are cozy and convenient and the food tasty and well prepared, great fish and chips. Overall it was a very pleasant stay in Aberdovey.

If we could change one thing it would be that one night we returned just before 9 pm and the restaurant was open until 9:30 but the kitchen wouldn't cook anything because they shut down at 8 pm. Disappointed in that but all else was good.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2024

Leroy

A Big Improvement on Previous Visit

Things have improved since our last stay about 18 months ago.
Room was clean & excellent view.
Staff were helpful
Exterior could do with some maintenance here & there but guess that’s down to Marston / Brains to sort out.
Overall a big improvement from previous visit
Breakfast is now a extra but good & decent price

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2024

Andrew

The sea view apartment is located in a nice spot , it sleeps 6 people and very spacious ,nice upstairs bedroom and on suite, there is two sofa beds down stairs which could do with replacing as they were very uncomfortable to sit on as there were well worn, the outside was nice to sit on the balcony and chill but could do with a lick of paint . Staff was very nice and friendly and breakfast was nice

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2024

CRH

Good atmosphere and friendly staff

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Excellent Food

The staff at the Penhelig were great, so friendly and helpful. Food in the restaurant was excellent, lots of choice and everything we had was delicious. Best omelette for breakfast i have ever had.
Can I suggest a mirror over the dressing table, as although a hairdryer is supplied, very difficult to use it with no mirror.
Outside of Hotel could do with a lick of paint and a little bit of TLC as the staff and quality of food deserve it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

Liam

Fantastic place. As described. Staff very helpful

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 May 2024

Verified traveler

Very small

Extremely Small. Everything from the stairway to the room was very small. Tiny, fragile bathroom. Barely enough room to walk around the bed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2024

Peter

amazing location - and if you travel by train the station is only 50 yards away !

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2024

Andrew

Utterly beautiful location.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2024

gary

Great staff
Cheers Dave

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2024

steve

Really enjoyed my stay nice and peaceful and a lovely area

Business Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2023

Daria

We stayed in the two storey suite. Spotlessly clean. Upstairs bedroom and bathroom stunning.
The 2 sofa beds in downstairs room were very well worn and very uncomfortable. Definitely need replacing.
Stunning views from suite and added bonus of small outdoor terrace.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2023

Sarah

Liked our welcome and the staff were so helpful

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2023

LAURA

Genuinely impressed, fabulous stay.

We stayed here after having walked up Snowdon! We were exhausted and asked if we could have our dinner in our room, the Receptionist was really accommodating. As it was, after a lovely warm bath we felt able to use the stairs again and ate in the restaurant. The food was excellent and reasonably priced.
We stayed in room 1, a lovely large room with a sea view. The decor was tasteful and the bed was very comfortable.
The breakfast was delicious and the waitress was friendly and helpful.
Aberdovey was a lovely place and we will be returning in the Summer, hoping to do some local walks.
I cannot recommend The Penhelig Arms enough, we were genuinely impressed.

Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Oct 2023

matthew

Hotel room was in need of spruce up. There were stains on the carpet and sofa. There were cobwebs on the ceiling and the drinking glass was dirty. When I offered my feedback to the receptionist she said she would pass the message on but there was no management around at check out.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2023

Andy

Excellent staff and service. Would definitely stay here again could not find a fault

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2023

Gill

Only stayed one night but would happily stay for a week. The property is old but well maintained, rooms are clean and comfortable, the staff were great, the food delicious and the view lovely.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2023

lesley

I stayed with my little dog and we were made welcome and comfortable and will be going back.