Tynycornel Hotel, Tal-y-llyn (Gwynedd, Wales) ➤ Reviews, Rooms & Prices 2025

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About the Hotel

Talyllyn, Tal-y-llyn (Gwynedd, Wales), United Kingdom, LL36 9AJ

Rooms with amenities

Tynycornel Hotel has individually designed rooms. Superior rooms include a TV with multiple channels, tea and coffee making facilities, a hair dryer, and an iron. Bathrooms offer a choice of baths, showers, and some feature free-standing roll-top baths. Some rooms feature marbled bathrooms, porthole windows, and lake-view patios. Rooms offer views of the lake, garden, or mountains. Amenities available include ironing facilities, a patio, garden furniture, free toiletries, an electric kettle, a flat-screen TV, and carpeted floors.

Dining at Tynycornel

The menus at Tynycornel are composed of produce sourced locally. The hotel includes a quiet bar. New Year's Eve is celebrated with a glass of prosecco and canapes, followed by a 4-course dinner with live music. The hotel also offers decent bistro fare, such as rump of slow-cooked local lamb and Cader Gold from the local microbrewery in Dolgellau. Breakfast includes a buffet of cereals and yogurt, followed by hot food to order, including kippers and a locally sourced fry-up. A lounge area allows guests to enjoy meals with pets. A variety of local Welsh tasters is available.

Leisure and activities

Tynycornel Hotel owns Tal-y-llyn Lake, noted for its superb fishing. Guests can partake in sporting activities, including wild swimming and fishing for wild brown trout and migrating salmon, plus boat trips on the lake. The lake and surrounding hills are suitable for photographers. The hotel is close to walks and activities. It is also suitable for people looking to watch the RAF and USAF flying through the valley on the Machynlleth Loop, as well as for guests requiring a party room and bedrooms.

Location and access

Tynycornel Hotel is located by Tal Y Llyn lake with Cadair Idris mountain above. The lake is in the Southwest corner of Snowdonia National Park and is surrounded by steep heather-clad hills. Nearby landmarks include Cader Idris (3.5 km), King Arthur's Labyrinth (4 km), Castell y Bere (4.5 km), Corris Craft Centre (4 km), Tal-y-Lyn Lake (0.3 km), Corris Railway (4.5 km), and Corris Mine Explorers (4 km). The hotel is accessible via the A470 Cardiff to Llandudno, the A487 from South West Wales, the A494 to Chester and Merseyside, and the A458 to Shrewsbury, connecting to the M54 and M6. Tynycornel Hotel is 95 km from Chester Hawarden.

Hotel Services

Tynycornel hotel features hand sanitizing stations with cleaning items in place. Additionally, a separate room displays artworks of the region by the local artist Huw Lewis-Jones. Other amenities include ironing facilities, and garden furniture.