Sgwd Gwladys Lodge

To be fair, we arrived after a few days in a maisonette in North Wales - so had got used to space and having access to a fridge and microwave to support our travels - but our room, while stylish, was the snuggest room I've ever stayed in - as was the shower. There were just hooks on the walls to hang up clothes - no storage - it was just lucky there was space under the bed. What was even more galling was that the room had apparently once been larger - but a chunk of it had been removed to act as a general storeroom - and then there was the bizarrely inaccessible gallery - taking up the upper parts of the room where an inflatable ghost had been abandoned. The breakfasts were great with a really diverse range of options and Julie, who was tasked with providing fresh towels and room cleaning, could not have been more lovely, but this is definitely one for a quick overnight (with breakfast!!!) for those travelling light

So very disappointed with this experience as we had wanted to visit for a while after seeing their instagram account. Table - as soon as we arrived we realised how small the restaurant actually is, it’s more of a cafe. We were seated in a lovely booth before being told we needed to move as they had a larger party to accommodate. We were very happy with the booth so were not pleased with being told to move. We were then moved to a tiny, sticky table with tin chairs right next to the bar where servers were trying to pass us and kept bumping into our table as there was no room to even breathe. Food - don’t expect to know what drinks they serve as there’s not a drinks menu which I thought was incredibly odd. We ordered an eggs Benedict and the smaller version of the full English but without two of the items and with an extra sausage. The sausages were tough, the beans were cold, the toast wasn’t toasted, the eggs were cold and contained what seemed to be a black hair or fur, the bacon was missing half the rasher. As for the eggs Benedict, the hollandaise was bland, the poached egg was overcooked and the toast again was just warm bread. The utensils they provided were dirty so we had to ask for new and we were not provided with napkins until we asked for new, clean utensils. Upon paying I noticed there was a charge for the extra sausage even though we removed two items from the full English - could the sausage not have just been included in the cost at that point? We were not asked if we enjoyed our food which we left much of due to finding the hair/fur and I didn’t want to bring it up without being asked. Upon leaving I messaged a friend who said she had visited a number of times before and enjoyed her experience to find out she returned a few days ago, was sat in the same horrible place we were and said the food had massively been affected due to a change of chef and that she wouldn’t be returning after seeing a number of people recently posting poor reviews. This was definitely not an experience worth £30, I’m not sure if it would’ve been worth half

We love to walk the Pontneddfechan waterfalls and spotted the Sgwd Gwladys lodge just at the entrance to the waterfalls walk . A stunning place with amazing little rooms , loved the rusticness of the rooms , bar and restaurant area . The bed was amazing , slept well all night . Popped across the road to some lovely little pubs for a quiet pint in a stunning little pub then came back to the Sgwd Gwladys as we had booked a table for food . The food was out of this world , honestly the best I’ve had … had a venison burger, my girlfriend a beef burger which were cooked to perfection , cooked right through , no grease at all and super fresh ingredients, hard to write just how good the food was . Perfect place if you like lush rooms , lush food and beautiful walks on your doorstep , fantastic value for money … will definitely be returning 👌🏻