Château Rhianfa

I took my partner Vicky here for her birthday. We had an amazing time. The hotel is spacious and we dined in one evening and had a lovely meal. The breakfast was filling and all local produce. The grounds were well maintained and would recommend. The service was excellent from Claire who welcomed us upon arrival and told us about the history of the place which was fascinating. To Rhiannon who served us afternoon tea upon arrival and also the evening meal. Both were friendly,polite, knowledgeable and went above and beyond their roles. Thank you for making it such a special and memorable time at such a fabulous place.

.y family came for a Christmas break and had a twin room and a double room from 24th to 27th December. |Let's start with the setting. Chateau Rhianfa is on the Menai strait, and it is absolutely stunning. The views are beautiful and the chateau gardens have lots of places to sit and look out at the beautiful scenery.|Inside the Chateau is really lovely. There are so many places to sit and relax with comfy sofas, places to sit and look out at the view, warm fireplaces to sit with a book, or play a board game, and it has huge grand rooms while still being cosy.|Our rooms were perfect, we had a huge shower in the turret part of the castle, and the beds were comfortable. The rooms were warm and had everything you would need, robes, slippers and lovely toiletries. There was a personalised letter with all the arrangements and timings for our stay, and a box of gorgeous local Welsh treats in each room. |When we arrived, Claire was so friendly and put us at ease straight away. All the staff were friendly and kind, and so helpful if we needed anything. |The food throughout our stay was outstanding. From the afternoon tea when we arrived, to the delicious Christmas lunch, various buffets, and the breakfasts, we could not have had better food. Also the musicians who played at various times (harp, saxophone) really added to the atmosphere. |We are not usually a family who go away at Christmas, but our circumstances were different this year, and this was exactly what we needed, a lovely break in a beautiful place. Thanks to everyone involved.

The hotel sits on the banks of the Menai Straits with views over Snowdonia and gardens that tumble down to the water's edge. There are few, if any, better situated hotels in the UK.|The building itself is a Victorian mansion built as a pastiche of a French Chateau. Full of quirky little rooms and wellappointed furnishings it us an interesting building. Some of the decor is a little tired and the last rewire was pre the invention of USB ports but all this is excusable in an old building.|We went for a Christmas break. The extra touches provided such as the welcome box of goodies in the room were a pleasant surprise.|The food overall was very good, but where the standards dropped was the Christmas lunch. As the highlight of the package they should have pulled out all the stops but unfortunately it just didn't work, the featured goose was tough, the soup course was inedible. And with all guests at the same sitting it should have been all hands on deck to ensure a faultless service but courses were served by 2 people carrying 2 plates at a time. Such a shame when the rest of the food was of such a high service.|Also to cater for a full house the hotel brought in a load of young students from Bangor as temporary staff. While they were all taught to be friendly and obliging, not all were given any training in the rudiments of service. I was served drinks one night by a lovely young lad who I don't think had ever been in a bar before, on either side!|The building and it's situation are 5 star, the service inside needs to be improved to match the surroundings. Nice young people doing their best doesn't equate to 5 star service.

The Hotel has soooo much Character and is beautiful in its presentation.|timeless decor, a warm greeting, warm rooms, warm surroundings. Much nicer than a modern, steel and glass palace with a cold "feel". I would definitely go back to this hotel. The food was lovely and the breakfast menu was interestingly Welsh (English with a twist).|grounds are lovely and the surrounding area has some great walks.||Frank - Manchester

My wife and I stayed at Chateau Rhianfa over Christmas and we could not have been happier. The room was excellent and the bed was very comfortable. The staff were exceptional and ensured that all was well with our stay. The food was unbelievably good with some nice wines available. I would also like to point out that they do an excellent line Mulled Wine. We will definitely be back.

Very disappointing afternoon tea. We had been gifted the experience but sadly even though we didn’t have high expectation, it didn’t even achieve that. First my wife and I were directed to sit in worn out sofas that were very low and quite far apart and away from the table between them. We ignored that and sat at an adjacent table. There is a distinct lack of effort made here, the cutlery was dirty, the Christmas tree was half dead in the corner and when the afternoon tea stand turned up it looked ‘well used’. A drinks order was taken with the drinks soon followed, and then the stand was brought out with the afternoon tea and was ‘plonked’ on the table. No explanation was given as to what the contents of the stand was so we had to work it out as we went. The sandwiches were mediocre with the beef virtually uncooked. The cakes were very poor, bland, heavy consistency and we didn’t bother to eat much of them. The Welsh cakes were burned and black, the only saving grace was the scone was reasonable. If we were paying for the experience to be honest I would have refused. I would recommend that you avoid at all cost.

Beautiful historic and romantic chateau.|The staff are amazing, welcoming, friendly and attentive. The food is exceptional and loved my stay. Would highly recommend. Views are beautiful and recommend the wine cave and the oxtail starter. The food is locally sourced and the breakfast is fabulous. Thank you for making my stay so special.

Elin and the team at Chateau Rhianfa have been absolutely incredible from start to finish. As a little girl I grew up in the village behind Chateau Rhianfa and always dreamed of my special day there. It was more than what I could have ever imagined. Enquiring was easy and replies are super fast, Elin was able to tailor our package to exactly what we wanted and was flexible with requests throughout. On the lead up to the day it was really nice to attend wedding fayres at the venue to help with ideas and suppliers, the Chateau Staff always make everyone feel very welcome. We received lots of information and it was so lovely to meet with Elin several times to walk round the venue, talk through wedding day ideas, menu tasting and get excited with someone that actually cared about our special day. As someone who is very organised and loves running events, I felt so at ease passing everything we wanted to Elin and I was actually able to stand back and feel comfortable, confident and happy that Elin had it all under control. You are amazing Elin and we were so lucky to have you on our special day. We truly had the best day of our lives and all our guests complimented how amazing the hospitality was throughout the day. From the drinks flowing to the gorgeous meal, it wasn't the typical wedding food on the table. The plates were full and the food was incredible, guests still mention how great the food was! The bar staff were fantastic and I must name Lewis who went above and beyond, not only for us but for all our guests. An absolute asset to the team! Thank you! Thank you again to all the staff at Chateau Rhianfa, you gave us a day that we will cherish forever and we are truly grateful. We can't wait to visit again! Maybe for our 1 year anniversary!! Diolch yn fawr, Ffi & Jon Xxx

Oh. My. Gosh. Talk about beautiful!! This place is gorgeous beyond belief! By far the most comfortable hotel bed I have EVER slept in. The lady that checked us in (forgive me as I cannot remember her name) was lovely! So helpful and friendly. The room was only a standard and yet so spacious and wonderfully decorated. The bathroom was gorgeous and the shower was HUGE. Expensive? Of course...but worth it by all accounts. Breakfast was included and was lovely! The waiter could not have been more helpful and very attentive.