Conwy Valley pub and hotel takes second place on ‘Four in a Bed’

The Tal-y-Cafn, based on Llanrwst Road, competed on the show against the Greenhills Hotel in Tenby, Three Cliffs Bay Holiday Park in Swansea, and Cambrian House in Powys.

With a final bill average of 89 per cent, it came second to Cambrian House (98 per cent final bill average).

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Conwy Valley pub and hotel hosts episode of ‘Four in a Bed’

Filming at The Tal-y-Cafn for Four in a Bed (Image: Mike Hales)

Dan Latham and Lucy Lonsdale, The Tal-y-Cafn’s then-managers, hosted their fellow competitors in Wednesday (September 27)’s episode, with two of the three other groups saying they would stay again.

On Friday’s episode, it was payment day, with teams then paying what they think each of their stays were worth.

Eventual winners Jacqui and Ivan, from Powys, paid Dan and Lucy the full amount for their room of £275, saying: “We had a lovely stay; it was a beautiful apartment.”

Maxine and Tegan, from Tenby, finished in last place, but paid Dan and Lucy just £7 short of the full amount, telling them: “If you’d just improved the cleaning issues, and the couple of bits on breakfast, we would have given you the full amount.”

But Dan and Lucy, who have moved on from The Tal-y-Cafn since filming, were less impressed with Tom, from Swansea, paying £105 for his room, which was £45 short of the full amount.

Inside The Tal-y-Cafn (Image: Mike Hales)

Among Tom’s complaints were with the breakfast which Dan cooked; in particular, that he burned the hash browns.

Dan described Tom’s payment as “a joke” and “quite frankly, pretty insulting”.

After learning they had finished second, Lucy said: ‘We’re really, really happy with second; we couldn’t have lost to a better couple.”

“We’re really glad that we beat Tom, as well!”

Current owner Mike purchased The Tal-y-Cafn and restored it to the community in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Its food menu combines produce sourced from near and far, recipes developed by Mike, and an array of drinks championing some of North Wales’ finest brewers and distillers.

Mike said: “We enjoyed it – it was a good watch! Dan and Lucy represented us very well; I texted Dan yesterday to say well done.

“We’ve had lots of enquiries for rooms since, and lots of people come in to see us. We had hundreds of messages – we were bombarded with messages saying that our hash browns weren’t burned!

“I think it put Conwy on the map, and helped let people that we’re back open.”

The Tal-y-Cafn also has its own discount card, entitled “MyTYC”.

“MyTYC” card holders benefit from exclusive discounts, including 25 per cent off drinks, 10 per cent off food, early access to promotions, and priority booking for events.

To get your MyTYC Card and to get instant discount on your bill, ask your server on your next visit for a MyTYC application.