Bryn Gwalia

Bryn Gwalia was a great find. Fabulous location in Criccieth, just a moments walk to the front and a couple of minutes to the high street.The house is basic, but we felt we had value for money. We were a party of 9 (the house accommodates 10) and we had pretty much everything we needed for our stay, which was admittedly mainly using the house as a base.ProsGreat locationOff street parkingGood sized roomsLovely garden Good priceDishwasher/washing machine/dryerConsBig cars may struggle getting to the car parking areaLounge feels a little cramped with too much furnitureNot enough cutlery/crockery (there were not 10 each of all items)Stairs to top floor not safe for small children or elderly guestsNot as clean as we would have liked given covid concerns.Ultimately we had a lovely week, the house was a great base. We did have dry and sunny weather, if it had been wet and miserable we may have started to feel a little bit fed up. The accommodation is not luxury and is quite dated and could do with a facelift - but I guess that would drive prices up and potentially not cover the outlay.Im only rating it 3* as on the website it states luxury kitchen etc and it is definitely not, however at the price we paid we were not expecting it to be, so we were very happy, however if someone arrived expecting luxury, they would be disappointed.

Brilliant place, fantastic location. The description is veryuch correct.

Great house, really enjoyed but minor improvements needed. Main bathroom loo painfully slow to refill. Tvs dated. Some garden furniture rickety. Emphasise that these did not detract from our enjoyment of the house.

Clean, well equipped and plenty of space for everyone to share. Great showers, warm and comfortable bedrooms. Good location for exploring and ideal that an Ice cream shops and good restaurant are in very close proximity. Perfect view of the castle. Peaceful location and an excellent garden area with plenty of bird life.

Lovely sized family house with a large well kept garden. Excellent location for stay home days to visit the castle and beach or day trips out to Portmeirion, Sygun Copper Mines, walking in Snowdonia or on the Coastal Route and the Ffestiniog Railway. My daughter even organised a Kayak trip from Trefor Beach

As in first section. More care needed to check property contents

Bryn Gwalia was perfectly placed. The property has views out of the windows of criccieth castle and the beaches are a 5 min walk away.We were blessed too to see dolphins in Treath beach ( by lifeboat hut) in criccieth!! What a treat that was.The house was beautifully clean & presented very well. There are 2 large fridges and a moderate sized freezer for storing small essentials.The beds are firm & en-suite to 2 double rooms were adequate & clean too. Toilet roll supplied.The garden was spacious, but have some nasty hawthorn trailing in garden which 1 of our grandchildren cut their knee on, which bled quite nasty. And also the outside furniture (benches) were rotten and were too unsafe to enjoy sitting on in the sunshine.The driveway into the property takes a very sharp turn left. Be aware of this, as a neighbour parks right on that left hand turn, which makes it extremely narrow.All in all this was a super setting, with stunning views and we found it to be a very quiet area, very peaceful as there is no through traffic on the sea front.We would definitely come again. Thankyou for making our family holiday a memorable one.

We've stayed at this property twice now. The location is so convenient, two minutes from the beach and shops and about the same from the playground. It's a large property with comfortable beds and lovely bed linen, three large showers and a huge bath. There is a large garden which the children loved playing in. The utility room is large with a separate tumble dryer and washing machine. However we won't be booking for next year and have found an alternative property in Criccieth. Firstly parking and access - the parking is enough for three cars and is at the rear of the property, but to get to this you have to go up a side road and then a gravelled track. Admittedly we have a large vehicle but on several occasions we couldn't get to the house without asking a resident in the side road to move their car which was met with a very unpleasant attitude. To get out we had to try and reverse down the track past all the parked cars. The house itself is lovely but could do with a bit of attention, some of the windows don't shut properly and the locks on some of the doors and one of the ensuites did not work. Lack of knives in the kitchen. None of them huge issues but the parking was too much of a stress for us.

Comfortable house in good location.

Excellent location for a family holiday with great views and a nice safe garden for the children to play in.The house was clean and very well provided just as the brochure described. Just a couple of things which could be improved - the Keysafe was difficult to operate, perhaps it was a bit old?, and the cooker door was loose, missing a screw. But we were well pleased with our choice of Bryn Gwalia as a base for our family holiday.