Betws-y-Coed Hotels

Questions about staying at an inn in Betws-y-Coed

How do you pronounce Betws-y-Coed?

Roughly BET-oos uh COYD. The Welsh w is a vowel here, so the first part sounds like bettoos rather than bets. Coed rhymes with void. The name means the prayer house in the wood.

What is there to do in Betws-y-Coed?

The village is the walking base for this corner of Eryri. The paths start in it rather than a drive away. Swallow Falls run hardest after heavy rain, so autumn and winter show them better than August does.

How much does a night at an inn or hotel cost in Betws-y-Coed?

The five hotels here start at £75 a night, with £85 about the middle. Four of the five are under £100. There are not many of them, so summer weekends and half term go a long way in advance. Two owners take a booking direct, which is the quickest way to ask about a late arrival.

Can we eat in?

It is the main reason to pick one of the hotels, because you are not driving out again after a wet day on the hill. The listing says what each one serves. Between June and September, book the table when you book the room.

Is there parking at the hotel?

Four of the five hotels have their own. That is worth having in a village where the public car parks belong to two different authorities. The National Park one takes card or contactless, never cash. Check the listing before you set off if you are arriving on a summer Saturday. Whatever you read elsewhere, the station car park is not free.

Are they open through the winter?

Check each listing rather than assuming. Some businesses in the village close through February. It is quietest between November and March, which makes it the easiest time to get a room at short notice. Ring ahead rather than turning up on spec in midwinter.

What is there to see within a couple of miles?

Swallow Falls is two miles west, open all year and round the clock. It costs £2 at an unmanned turnstile that takes coins or contactless, and the village community council runs it. The Sherpa S1 bus stops there.

How busy does it get?

Very, in summer. Autumn is much quieter and winter quieter still, though many campsites shut once the season ends.

Hotels here often mean dinner and a bar without leaving the building at the end of a wet day. Rooms cost between £75 and £120 a night. Three of the five take dogs. Compare the village's B&Bs and guest houses and holiday cottages, browse everything in Betws-y-Coed, or widen it to hotels across Snowdonia.