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Royal Sportsman Hotel

Royal Sportsman Hotel
Royal Sportsman Hotel – Porthmadog
Royal Sportsman Hotel – Porthmadog
Check in 3:00 PM
Check out 10:30 AM

About Royal Sportsman Hotel

This independently owned, 2 AA Rosette-winning home-from-home is the only hotel in Porthmadog. It offers modern cuisine, and a bar with locally brewed cask ales, and free WiFi and car parking throughout the hotel. The full-service Royal Sportsman Hotel is at the quieter end of Porthmadog High Street, by the A487 and A497 roads. The Tourist Information Center and the Picture Postcard Walk can be reached on foot. The property's 2 AA Rosette restaurant offers breakfast, lunch (including a traditional Sunday roast), afternoon tea, and dinner. It also has a gastro-bar that serves real local ales and a patio and lounge area. Guests and nonresidents alike are welcome. Within walking distance of The Royal Sportsman is the heritage Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway terminal, which has lines to Blaenau Ffestiniog and Caernarfon. Train rides head across the Glaslyn Estuary and through Snowdonia to Blaenau Ffestiniog. The Royal Sportsman is rated 3 stars by the AA and Visit Wales. It was built with local slate, and the bar and lounge have original stone and slate fireplaces.

Amenities

  • Meeting space
  • On-site dining
  • Bar / lounge
  • Breakfast available
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Luggage storage
  • Pet friendly
  • Family friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Smoke-free property
  • EV charging

Reviews

4.1 / 5
Great 631 reviews
  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Friendly, helpful staff. Limited parking spaces unless back early in day and couldn't move. No fridge in room. Limited menu for long stay. No warning there was mot a lift.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Room, parking,food None

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Very friendly staff, cleanliness of the hotel, modern bar and restaurant with really good food, location as I could walk everywhere, including the train station and town centre. Lovely location. Ability to log into Netflix on the hotel room tv. Mattress was a bit soft, even though new. The manager arranged for it to be turned over, which helped stop me rolling out of bed.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Bad

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Dinner and breakfast service good, also good bar facility. Room 11 - very cramped bathroom with dangerous step from main bedroom area to bathroom, I almost fell on at least two occasions stepping down from bathroom. Also very small wash basin with glass shelf at head height, it was almost impossible to use wash basin without hitting head on this shelf. I was disturbed on my last night/early morning by creaking floorboards in adjacent room - also occupant of that rooms mobile phone pinging incessantly.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Disappointing

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Good

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Central location, homely feel, comfy rooms, friendly/helpful staff. Nothing

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Room lovely, beds very comfortable. Staff very warm and friendly. Bit dear for just room only.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Very good

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Perfect Everything was great. Staff were friendly, the hotel had a lovely layout and the room was great.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    We arrived on Friday afternoon and we were welcomed by a lovely young lady in reception who talked us through all procedures at the hotel. Our room was exceptionally clean and our room had all the facilities that was needed for our stay. Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, biscuits, a tv, bottled water, clean towels and the most comfortable bed that we have ever stayed in. All Carpets in the hotel, bedrooms, stairways were clean no stains or ragged edges. After settling in we proceeded to the bar which was well stocked and again we were welcomed by a young man that was polite and helpful. On to dinner and what can we say the dining area was clean and beautifully decorated, staff were helpful, explained each meal and the food was delicious. A great experience. All staff were friendly, polite and went out of their way to make sure that each person that stayed at the hotel had a comfortable and pleasurable stay. We will definitely be back soon. There was nothing we didn't like. Loved it all.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    We booked this because it was close to Portmeirion where we wanted to visit. I could see that money has been well spent on the public areas which are tastefully modernised and our room was very clean and simple with an updated bathroom. It’s situated in Porthmadog which is pretty grim with only about 3 reasonably decent places to eat so it’s hard to get a table. The town was deserted at night. It was hard to shower in the hotel as the water pressure was very weak. They need a pump on the system. The woodwork up the stairs needs sanding and repainting but I can see that the hotel is a work in progress as funds permit and the public areas are very well done.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The food in the restaurant was very nice. I had an evening meal there and breakfast. It was also well located for Portmerion. Only a short drive away. The room was very small and there was just a very small tv on the wall.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Exceptional

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    We chose a superior double, if that was double i dread to think what standard double was like. Very very expensive for a shabby def not superior room.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Very central to the train station and high street. The room and facilities are clean, very good customer service, and very helpful staff. None

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Nice place great staff very clean Nothing

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Room was nice, location very good. Shower was temperamental. Generally all looking quite tired. Staff weren’t very good. Luggage storing facilities completely insecure, anyone can walk in and take your luggage. Welcome at reception was abysmal. Nobody around at breakfast, went somewhere else.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The staff were really helpful and let us lock our bikes in a space in the hotel. Also, the restaurant and food in the hotel was lovely. The bed was a bit soft for me, but someone else would probably love that.

Frequently asked questions about Royal Sportsman Hotel

Does Royal Sportsman Hotel have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Royal Sportsman Hotel offers free Wi-Fi for all guests.
Does Royal Sportsman Hotel offer parking?
Yes, Royal Sportsman Hotel offers free parking on-site.
Does Royal Sportsman Hotel have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Yes. Royal Sportsman Hotel offers meeting spaces for business and group use. Banquet and reception facilities are also available.
Does Royal Sportsman Hotel have a fitness center?
Royal Sportsman Hotel does not list an on-site fitness center. Some properties partner with nearby gyms — check directly with the hotel.
Where is Royal Sportsman Hotel located, and how walkable is the area?
Royal Sportsman Hotel is located at 131 High St, Porthmadog, LL49 9HB. With a Walk Score of 65, the area is rated Somewhat Walkable. Some errands can be done on foot, but a car or rideshare is helpful for most trips.

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