Osborne House

Osborne House stands at 17 North Parade on Llandudno’s seafront, a house of 1832 and one of the earliest built on the promenade. The Maddocks family restored it as a townhouse hotel of seven suites, most of them looking out over the bay. Guests use the pool and spa at the Empire, their other hotel in the town.

One of the first houses on the promenade

Llandudno was laid out from the 1850s as a planned resort, so a house of 1832 predates almost all of it. North Parade sits at the Great Orme end of the seafront, which is the quieter end and the one with the view back along the whole sweep of the bay.

The suites

Seven suites, each named rather than numbered. Elizabeth and Victoria are the two first-floor king suites facing the promenade; Katie is the second-floor king; Elyse and Jessica are on the third floor, both looking over the promenade and the bay. Helene is the only twin, and Lily is the family suite, at the back of the house on the first floor.

Eating — and the days it opens

There is a candlelit café-bar serving a set-price dinner, around £40 with a glass of wine, of straightforward things done well — steak, fish and chips and the like. It opens Wednesday to Friday from 5pm to 8.30pm and Saturday from 4pm to 8.30pm, so there is no dinner here on a Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. Worth knowing before you book, though Llandudno has plenty of alternatives within a few minutes’ walk.

The pool and spa

Osborne House has no pool of its own, but guests are welcome to use the pool and spa at the Empire Hotel, which is under the same ownership and a short walk away.

• Seven named suites in a house of 1832
• Most suites look over the promenade and Llandudno Bay
• Candlelit café-bar, set dinner about £40 with wine
• Dinner served Wednesday to Saturday only
• Use of the pool and spa at the Empire Hotel nearby
• Free parking on site
• 17 North Parade, at the Great Orme end of the seafront

Llandudno

The pier is a few minutes along the front, the longest in Wales at 2,295 feet. Behind the house the Great Orme rises, and there are three ways up it: the tramway that has run since 1902, the cable car, and the road round the toll-gated Marine Drive. On top there are Bronze Age copper mines you can go down, worked four thousand years ago. The town’s shopping streets run behind the seafront under their Victorian canopies.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many rooms are there? Seven suites, each named rather than numbered.

Is there a restaurant? A candlelit café-bar serving a set dinner — but only Wednesday to Saturday evenings.

Is there a pool? Not at Osborne House, but guests may use the pool and spa at the Empire Hotel nearby, under the same ownership.

How old is the building? It was built in 1832, before most of Llandudno was laid out, which makes it one of the earliest on the seafront.

Is there parking? Yes, on site, which is unusual on the Llandudno promenade.

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