Betws-y-Coed has been welcoming visitors since the days of the mail coaches, and it has more places to stay than almost any village in Wales. From grand Victorian hotels to cosy B&Bs, forest cottages and walkers’ bunkhouses, there is something for every budget.
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Hotels and coaching inns
The A5 through the village, Holyhead Road, is lined with historic hotels that grew up to serve travellers on Telford’s road and the Victorian visitors who followed.
- Royal Oak Hotel: the village’s best known former coaching inn, right in the centre, home of the Grill Room restaurant and Y Stablau bar. The artist David Cox stayed here.
- Waterloo Hotel: a large hotel by Telford’s Waterloo Bridge, with the 1815 restaurant and bar.
- Craig-y-Dderwen Riverside Hotel: a Victorian country house hotel on the banks of the Conwy, a short walk from the village.
- Gwydyr Hotel: a traditional hotel on Holyhead Road, long popular with anglers.
- Glan Aber Hotel: a central hotel with its own budget bunkhouse.
Pubs with rooms
- Pont-y-Pair Inn: a family-run pub by the bridge with nine en-suite, pet-friendly rooms.
- Swallow Falls Inn: a pub with rooms opposite Swallow Falls, two miles west of the village.
B&Bs and guesthouses
Betws has a wide choice of guesthouses, many in handsome Victorian stone houses with mountain or river views. Olif, a five star B&B on Holyhead Road, also has its own tapas bar. Guesthouses are a great choice for walkers: ask about drying rooms, packed lunches and early breakfasts.
Self catering
Cottages, apartments and lodges are scattered through the village and the surrounding forest and valleys, including holiday apartments in the old station buildings and forest lodges at Zip World. Self catering is ideal for families and groups and for longer stays.
Camping and touring
Riverside Touring Park, on Old Church Road, is about five minutes’ walk from the village, with hardstanding pitches and electric hook-up. It is open for most of the year.
Bunkhouses and hostels
- Plas y Brenin, Capel Curig: the National Outdoor Centre’s accommodation is open to the public, from bunk rooms to en-suite rooms, with a bar and restaurant.
- YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass: right at the start of the Pyg and Miners’ tracks, and on the S1 bus route.
- Bunkhouse accommodation is also available in the village itself.
Choosing where to stay
- Car-free: stay in the village centre, close to the station and the bus stops.
- Walkers: the village for the forest trails, Capel Curig for the mountains.
- Families: self catering or a touring pitch, close to Zip World and the riverside walks.
- Peace and quiet: look along the Lledr Valley, Penmachno or the hills above Trefriw.
Book early for summer, bank holidays and big events such as the autumn rally weekend. The Eryri National Park Information Centre in the Royal Oak Stables can also help find accommodation.
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Accommodation directory
Hotels
- Dragon Hotel and Chinese Restaurant, Betws-y-Coed
- Glan Aber Hotel, Betws-y-Coed
- Gwydyr Hotel, Betws-y-Coed
- Meadowsweet Hotel, Llanrwst
- Royal Oak Hotel, Betws-y-Coed
- Waterloo Hotel, Betws-y-Coed
Inns
- The Swallow Falls Inn, Betws-y-Coed
- Ty Gwyn Inn, Betws-y-Coed
- Tyn-y-Coed Inn, Capel Curig
Country House
- Penmachno Hall, Penmachno
Guest Houses
- Aberconwy House, Betws-y-Coed
- Afon View, Betws-y-Coed
- Bryn Bella, Betws-y-Coed
- Church Hill House, Betws-y-Coed
- Coed-y-Fron, Betws-y-Coed
- Crafnant, Trefriw
- Ferns Guest House, Betws-y-Coed
- Glyntwrog Guest House, Betws-y-Coed
- Henllys, The Old Courthouse, Betws-y-Coed
- Park Hill (Gwesty Bryn Parc), Betws-y-Coed
- Tan-y-Foel Country House, Capel Garmon
- The Acorns, Betws-y-Coed
- Ty-Newydd, Trefriw
Bed & Breakfast
- Afon Gwyn Country House, Betws-y-Coed
- Bridge View B&B, Betws-y-Coed
- Bryn Llewelyn, Betws-y-Coed
- Dolweunydd, Betws-y-Coed
- Fairhaven Stay, Betws-y-Coed
- Garth Dderwen, Betws-y-Coed
- Gorphwysfa House Bed & Breakfast, Betws-y-Coed
- Llety Betws B&B, Betws-y-Coed
- Maes-y-Garth, Betws-y-Coed
- Mary’s Court Guest House, Betws-y-Coed
- Pengwern, Betws-y-Coed
- Tyn y Fron, Betws-y-Coed
Farm Stays
- Gwydyr Stables, Ty Coch Farm, Penmachno
Self Catering
- Blaen Glasgwm Isaf, Betws-y-Coed
- Bryn Afon, Betws-y-Coed
- Cae Llwyd Cottage, Llanrwst
- Coach House, Penmachno Hall, Penmachno
- Coed-y-Celyn Hall, Betws-y-Coed
- Coedfa Bach, Betws-y-Coed
- Eirianfa, Dolwyddelan
- Gwern Borter Manor, Rowen
- Llannerch Goch, Betws-y-Coed
- Maes Madog Farm Cottages, Capel Garmon
- Mair y Coed, Betws-y-Coed
- Pengwern Studio, Betws-y-Coed
- Plas Coedfa, Betws-y-Coed
- Siabod View, Capel Garmon
- The Barn at Llanerch y Felin, Rowen
- Tyddyn Mawr Farm, Rowen
- Tyn y Fron Cottage, Betws-y-Coed
Lodges and Bunkhouses
- Glan Aber Hotel Bunkhouse, Betws-y-Coed
- Stables Lodge, Betws-y-Coed
Caravan and Camping
- Bodnant Caravan Park, Llanrwst
Guide updated October 2026. Prices and opening times change, so please check with each venue before you travel.