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The Good Hotel Guide 2010
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Set against a perfect background of countryside and hills’, this ‘lovely place’ is ‘warm and welcoming, beautifully furnished’, ‘peaceful with wonderful views’. ‘Attention to guests is professional and friendly without being deferential,’ say visitors this year. The early Victorian rectory, set amid farmland, is run as a small, upmarket guest house by owners Susannah and Peter Woods. Welsh speakers, they are ‘enthusiastic about Anglesey’ and promote local produce in their meals. Susannah Woods and Delyth Gwynedd, who trained together at Ballymaloe cookery school in Ireland, serve a ‘delicious’, ‘elegant and interesting’ four-course no-choice dinner, eg, sea bass with a tarragon butter sauce, savoy cabbage with Carmarthen ham, puy lentils and saffron rustic potatoes. ‘Home-baked breads; farmhouse butter; wonderful cheeses.’ ‘Wine good choice, excellent value.’ The ‘extremely comfortable’ lounge has high-backed wooden chairs on each side of bay windows (binoculars provided). ‘Pictures everywhere; attractive chandeliers.’ ‘Our lovely bedroom had white-painted cast iron bedstead and furniture, pink-and-white wallpaper, original black slate fireplace’; also flat-screen TV/DVD/CD-player. Bathrooms, ‘tastefully done’, have slipper bath, painted floor and expensive soap. ‘First-class breakfast, including fruit creations, fresh orange juice, home-made compotes and cereals, creamy scrambled eggs, buttermilk scones.’ (Kevin and Yvonne McKeown, Anne Thornthwaite) |
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On 3rd February 2010, Elgan Hearn reported that;-
‘One of the hottest tickets in the island social events calendar has become Anglesey Tourism’s Oscar’s –style awards evening. The sell-out ceremony held at Tresgawen Hall near Capel Coch last Friday brought together the cream of Anglesey’s business community to celebrate a successful year…
…the gala event was presented by BBC TV and radio presenter Rhun ap Iorwerth.’
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Best Country House of the Year –Neuadd Lwyd, Penmynydd.
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Best Restaurant of the Year, Silver Award- Neuadd Lwyd, Penmynydd. |
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Neuadd Lwyd have received the Gold Award from 'Croeso Cymru'. |
TOURISM AWARDS 2009
  As reported in the March edition of "Coast & Country";-
'A stellar shortlist for this year's Anglesey Tourism Awards added extra sparcle to the cut glass social event. At a high profile presentation ceremony the island's top tourism businesses stepped up to receive one of 12 prestigious awards at the Trearddur Bay Hotel on January 30th - and the competition could not have been more intense! The occasion, organised by the Anglesey Tourism Association, was attended by tourism businesses and officials from accross the island and North Wales.Rhun ap Iorwerth, BBC presenter and journalist, hosted the event which included Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones, Deputy First Minister for Wales Minister for the Economy and Transport;Jonathon Jones, Director of Tourism at Visit Wales and Dewi Davies, Regional Strategy Director for Tourism Partnership North Wales, were guest speakers for the afternoon.
For sheer elegance and location Neuadd Lwyd Country House in Penmynydd, Lanfair PG won Best Bed & Breakfast/Guesthouse of the Year, for the second year running. Judges commentedthat Neuadd Lwyd gives the island something completely different with ambience andoutstanding quality.
...Neuadd lwyd were awarded Use of Welsh in Tourism Business, sponsored by the Welsh Language Board and Menter Iaith Mon. Judges highlighted Neuadd Lwyd as an ambassador on the island with a great "Sense of Place".
 On page 445 of the Rough Guide to Wales (May2009 edition), in the section headed “Menai Bridge and the approaches” it says…
‘If you plan to stay in Menai Bridge, be sure to…seek out Neuadd Lwyd, four miles northwest, a superb country house which exudes informal elegance. The breakfasts are some of the finest anywhere, while the immaculate four-course table d’hote dinner (£39) is an integral part of any visit.’
Several celebrities and travel writers have visited Neuadd Lwyd and have been pleasantly surprised at what they have found.
In the Neuadd Lwyd visitors book, Sally Shallam of the Guardian commented 'This is a real find'. and Australian travel writer. John Maddocks wrote 'Having travelled the length and breadth of the UK as a travel writer. I have no doubt that this is the best B & B I have stayed in every respect'.
The internationally famous Welsh bass baritone. Bryn Terfel. wrote' Ardderchog wir. Perl arall Ynys Mon a Gwynedd' ('Truly excellent. Another pearl of Anglesey and Gwynedd'}.
Neuadd Lwyd was one of three finalists in the 2006 Western Mail Business Awards for Wales which was announced at a black-tie dinner and awards ceremony at the Cardiff International Arena on 19 May.
 
Article In the August 2006 edition of "Siop Siarad". the tourism industry news from Visit Wales;-
Welsh Business Honoured at Eisteddfod
Some of Wales' most enterprising and successful Welsh speakers in business were recognised for their achievements in the National Eisteddfod on Monday 7th August in the Gwobrau Menter Awards.
Tourism Enterprise Award Winner: Neuadd Lwyd
'This is a fine example of a new breed of high quality hotels where the Welsh language and a sense of place are vital. Neuadd Lwyd was a Victorian vicarage, with a magnificent view of Snowdonia and located by the Tudor dynasty's ancestral home. It has now been renovated to an exceptional standard by Siw and Peter Woods, who pride themselves in the area's culture and history and in supporting local produce. After less than a year, the hotel has been included in some of the best guidebooks but, as well as five star accommodation, the kitchen is also being developed to serve small parties. There are also plans to
link up with similar businesses in Wales and Ireland. to offer special wedding packages and to renovate the outhouses. "A business that adds value and quality to the Welsh language," said the judges.'
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