#1 Best Small Hotel in Llandudno| Within Top 10% of Hotels Worldwide
The Elm Tree Hotel Llandudno
Voted as the UK’s #1 ‘Best Service’ as well as the #2 ‘Most Romantic’ hotel in the UK, The Elm Tree experience combines exceptional standards and realistic prices as an adult-only establishment.
From its prime location, nestled against the Great Orme, guests have spectacular views of Llandudno Bay, with 14 well appointed rooms providing comfortable, luxurious accommodation.
For relaxation, the beautifully decorated private lounge or landscaped terrace garden are perfect to enjoy the breathtaking views and scenery and a private open bar offers guests a convenient facility to socialise over a drink or tea/coffee.
Elm Tree bookings are made directly via email or phone to ensure your stay is as personalised as possible.
We look forward to creating your fondest memories at The Elm Tree.
ELM TREE CLINCHES BEST OF THE BEST 2026 TRIPADVISOR AWARD.
The Elm Tree ranks within the top 10% of Hotels worldwide on Tripadvisor’s listings.
Thank you to our ‘best of the best’ guests who made it possible. The Elm Tree team are so proud to be of service to you.
Rated 5.0 from 1,468 reviews on Tripadvisor.
An Adults-Only Hotel in Llandudno
The Elm Tree is an adults-only hotel. It is the decision that shapes everything else about a stay here.
With fourteen rooms and no children on site, the hotel stays quiet. Breakfast is a calm start rather than a rush. The lounge stays a lounge. You can sit in the terrace garden with a book and hear the sea rather than the room next door.
It also means we can look after people properly. Fourteen rooms is small enough that we know who is staying and what they need, which is why the Elm Tree was voted number one in the UK for Best Service. The same policy sits behind our ranking as the UK’s number two Most Romantic hotel. Couples come here because the hotel is built around them rather than around families.
Most of our guests are couples taking a few days away. Some come for an anniversary or a birthday. Others simply want somewhere on the North Wales coast where they can walk, eat well, and not be organised around anyone else’s schedule.
The private lounge and open bar are there for exactly that. Pour yourself a drink, sit by the window, and watch the light change over Llandudno Bay. Nobody will hurry you.
If you are looking for an adults-only hotel in Llandudno, this is what we offer: a seafront position, fourteen rooms, and the quiet that comes with both.
Our Location on Llandudno’s Promenade
The Elm Tree sits on the North Parade, on the promenade, at the Great Orme end of the bay. The beach is directly across the road.
We are directly opposite Llandudno Pier, close enough that we share a postcode with it. The big wheel and the pier lights, along with the sweeping views across the bay, are what you get from the front rooms in the evening.
Mostyn Street and the town centre shops are about five minutes’ walk. In the other direction, five minutes takes you to Victoria Station and the Great Orme Tramway.
Venue Cymru, where most of Llandudno’s concerts, shows and touring productions are staged, is at the far end of the promenade. It is a proper walk along the front, and on a decent evening that is half the pleasure of going.
The Great Orme rises behind the hotel. You can walk up from the promenade, take the tramway, or drive the Marine Drive toll road around the headland. At the summit there are views across to Anglesey and, on a clear day, the Isle of Man. The Orme’s Kashmiri goats are often down among the streets in winter.
Being on the seafront means most of what people come to Llandudno for is walkable. The Victorian architecture along the parade is the reason the town looks the way it does. Conwy Castle is a short drive, as is Bodnant Garden.
There is a drop-off zone immediately in front of the hotel for luggage on arrival. Pay-and-display parking is available in the immediate area, free before 10am and after 4pm.
Rooms
We have fourteen rooms, and no two are quite the same. Sea view rooms face Llandudno Bay directly. Premier sea view rooms are our largest front-facing rooms. Junior suites give you more space to spread out, and rear rooms look back towards the Great Orme, away from the front.
Every room has en-suite shower and toilet facilities and tea and coffee making facilities. Several have mini-bars, bay windows or an en-suite lounge. Because the hotel is small, we can tell you exactly what each room is like before you book. If you have stayed before and have a favourite, ask for it by name.
Breakfast
Breakfast service is daily from 8.30 a.m.to 9.30 a.m and provides guests with a cold buffet of fruit, pastries, cereals and juices, followed by a sumptuous choice of hot traditional breakfast dishes served with choice of tea or coffee.
Breakfast is served in our dining room overlooking Llandudno Bay, and because there are only fourteen rooms it never feels crowded. Gluten free, coeliac and vegetarian options are available if you let us know in advance.
Local Events, Entertainment and Attractions
Llandudno sits between the Little Orme and the Great Orme and has been a resort since 1848. The pier across the road was voted the UK’s Pier of the Year in 2025, and in 2026 the town took Purple Flag status, the only accredited resort in the world with a pier. VenueCymru is a short walk along the front, and Conwy Castle and Bodnant Garden are a short drive away.
Eating Out
The Elm Tree does not serve dinner, so our guests eat out, and Llandudno is spoilt for choice. The Abode and DeVenezia are both about five minutes away. The Cottage Loaf is a ten-minute walk.
Our Breakfast and Dining page lists the places we recommend personally, with how far each one is from the hotel and what they are good for. Elm Tree guests get ten per cent off the food bill at Home Cookin’ on Upper Mostyn Street.
Testimonials
” My husband and I have just spent bank holiday weekend staying at the lovely boutique Elm Tree Hotel. We feel like we’ve been truly looked after and have had everything we needed including a beautiful suite with a fabulous sea view. Lynnette knows how to run a hotel ensuring customer satisfaction. Superb breakfast! Loved the fresh vases of flowers, chocolate treats dish in the entrance and the honesty drinks bar. Beautiful guest lounge too. All very tastefully done. Thank you, Lynnette, we will return!!! “
” Our stay at the Elm Tree was wonderful. The rooms are modern and beautifully decorated with everything you could possibly need. The whole hotel is gorgeous with breathtaking views. The well-stocked bar and lift to all floors are a fabulous added bonus. The breakfasts and service are first class and the hospitality that Lynette and her team provide made our stay extremely comfortable and enjoyable. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to stay in Llandudno!! “
” We have been going to the Elm Tree for a number of years for one reason…because of the hospitality, views, relaxing atmosphere, cleanliness and beautiful rooms. Lynette has been managing for a year or so, but the relaxed and attentive hospitality still continues. The room we stay in (junior suite) provides the most gorgeous view of the promenade and is particularly lovely early morning – when you watch the sun come up. I have stayed at a number of hotels and b&b’s in Llandudno and would be hard pressed to stay anywhere else – the only time I would was if the Elms was fully booked and we could not get a room!