We stayed for 2 nights; great location for starting walk up Snowdon but you pay a hefty premium for this privilege. Drying room was available for your soggy clothes after your day out walking. Enjoyed the table tennis and pool table and the bar area was very cosy (fire was going even though June!). Bedrooms basic and beds not that comfortable, having said that we all slept well. Staff were friendly and attentive during meal service - we did however feel the evening meal was pricey for what was on offer.

Period hotel steeped in walking and climbing history offering no frill bedrooms and characterful reception rooms. Good food and beer. If you are planning a few days in Snowdonia with an eye to the walking this place will be ideal.

Me, my partner and our 6 month baby stayed for 2 nights midweek. Though the bar is very nice with a pleasant atmosphere and great Everest history, we were shown our room very quickly by one member of staff. Although the hotel also has a beer garden, sauna and a games room with computer - we ended up finding it by ourselves on the second day as no one even mentioned it to us on arrival.
The setting is beautiful and the hotel facilities are quite simple and if you like that kind of olde worlde, away from it all feeling which I did then it's fine. However I would guess that the beds were probably past it when Edmund Hillary was here in the 50s. Ours was lumpy and we both kept rolling into the middle or off the side. As someone said before, there is no coffee/tea facilities in the room BUT you can order free tea and coffee from the bar downstairs which they bring to your room - if you don't mind being waited on. I'm glad we didn't have en suite else we would have missed out on some of the GREAT bathrooms (The one at the top of the stairs and the one at the end of the right hand corridor)
Dinner was tasty and the staff were very helpful with our misbehaving baby but as stated by others, meal times are rigid (8.30am till 9 am for breakfast, 7.30 pm for dinner) but we did not encounter any rudeness from staff about telling us to get out like other reviewers apparently have! The food was good but could maybe do with being a bit more...contemporary. It felt pretty 80s but all in all pretty delicious.
All in all it was a pleasant stay and the staff were very polite and helpful, the room was fairly expensive for what you got in terms of facilities, even if it was 10 pounds cheaper it would make a big difference.

I stayed at Pen-y Gwryd last weekend -June 9th and 10th 2012 with mine and my sisters family. Between us we had 4 children the youngest aged 7, the oldest 13 and having read some of the reviews before I went was a little worried that it may not suit us all. How wrong i was! We were immediately greeted by the friendly staff who were particularly lovely to the children letting them bang the gong to announce mealtimes.
The rooms - none of which had keys to them but could be locked from the inside - were slightly basic and old fashioned but had everything you needed. The bed i did find to be very uncomfortable as it was far to soft and springy for my liking and with the floorboards creaking every time someone walked past our room a good nights sleep is something I didn't get. We never did lock our room even when we went to bed but felt that us and our possessions were safe at all times.
I was slightly worried that we would be queuing up to have a bath but this was never the case. The decorative victorian roll top baths were just right to soak in after a day getting drenched on the hills and there was always plenty of piping hot water.There is also a drying room for all your wet gear.
Breakfast is served at 8.30am , dinner at 7.30pm and if you miss it thats it. The food is hearty and there is lots of it. We ordered packed lunches to take out on our walks with us which consisted of 2 rounds of sandwiches,a chocolate biscuit and an apple each, however there was no choice of sandwich filling.
The overall feel of the place is very homely laid back and comfortable ( I wish I'd taken my slippers!) There is a games room which kept the children amused. This did have a tv in it but our children didn't switched it on once! The residents only lounge and bar make you feel every so slightly special, people who just call in for a drink have other rooms to sit in although these are very comfy and cosy too.
The staff were all friendly and helpful and seemed to be genuinely interested to hear our tales of the day. We had some really foul weather while we were there but the thought of going "home" to Pen-y-Gwryd for a hot bath, roast dinner, log fire and a drink or two was a very welcoming thought. I hope to return.