This is a great hostel in a lovely location. The hostel boasts panoramic views from the dining area - Llandudno on one side and the mountains of Snowdonia on the other, and there is is a viewing platform that's also a breakout games area / reading room. Zac and Daisy from the YHA team in particular took the time to get to know us, which we noticed and appreciated. The menu is now common to all youth hostels so don't expect surprises, but its ok. You can get breakfast and an evening meal here, and you can decide on the day. The self catering kitchen here is large and well equipped, with an outside seating area for alfresco dining on a budget! Alcohol from a local brewery is served until 10pm, but the hostel is within 10 minutes of the lovely, historic Conwy, which has lots of pubs that serve later than that. While we read the hostel is closed during the day, we found it to be open all the time - which is useful if you need some downtime or that famous welsh weather does its worse! There's little remarkable, or negative about the rooms - they were clean and large. Bunk beds were comfortable and all rooms seemed to be ensuite. You use a key card to buzz in and out, so its hassle free and you can't lock yourself out (the staff were also relaxed about giving replacement cards when our kids lost them somewhere in the building). Ours was on the second floor, and while the large window had views of the bay (Rm 23 on the 2nd floor has the best views, of the castle), it did make it a warm room so we mostly left the curtains closed. As a base, its ideal for exploring the town- a few minutes downhill to get to the town walls from where you can reach the marina or the castle in no time, enjoying great views every step of the way. You can also eat very well at the nearby Library and Cultural Centre. There's ample free car parking - a few spaces directly outside the hostel and more a few paces down the hill. If you turn left out of the hostel rather than right towards the town, you can do a memorable walk up Conwy Hill which has amazing views and can be done easily by families in a couple of hours (just look out for the quite hard to spot footpath sign on the right hand side which takes you over a field to some woods at the base of the hill). While Conwy is great, compact and full of interest, you are about 30-40 minutes from Anglesey and Snowdonia. There are local beaches, but avoid Llandudno as the council has covered it in horrible rocks, effectively ruining it (the pier and cable car are well worth visiting). The thing that sets youth hostels apart is the chance to meet and make friends with other visitors. Its a safe place, so kids can roam freely - there's a games room (with pool table and table football - both 50 pence a game), a TV room with some board games and outside there are tables and a very climbable tree.
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