Dolserau Hall receives Gold Award for quality

Dolserau Hall near Dolgellau has just been presented with a Visit Wales’ Gold Award for its outstanding comfort and hospitality. The award recognises the highest levels of quality, exceptional comfort and hospitality in the serviced sector in Wales and Dolserau Hall is one of just 33 hotels to receive this accolade.

Owned by walking and leisure activity holidays provider HF Holidays, the Victorian manor house provides accommodation to walkers and outdoor enthusiasts looking to explore the Welsh coast, Snowdonia National Park and beyond. The 23-bedroom Dolserau Hall offers delicious food in an AA rosette-standard restaurant and bistro, spacious lounges to relax in and 5 acres of gardens to explore.

Louise Oakley, Dolserau Hall’s Hotel Manager, has commented on the news: “We are thrilled to receive such a recognition amongst all hotels in Wales. It rewards the dedication and hard work of the entire team at Dolserau Hall who tirelessly look after our guests all year round. We look forward to building on our success this year and welcoming many more guests to our wonderful part of Snowdonia.”

Visit Wales’ Gold Award List of accommodation is released annually following a rigorous process of quality assessments and mystery customer testing.

Dolserau Hall is open to non residents for fine dining, Christmas Day lunch & News Year’s Eve gala Dinner. If you fancy a short break why not take up their seasonal offer £40 off per person for short stays throughout December and £100 off per person for Christmas and New Year 3 night stays. Call 01341 422522 for more information or to book.

Wales is a beautiful region to head to, and our Freedom breaks in the region are a wonderful way to explore, whether you’re looking for a walking holiday, cycling holidays or just a retreat to head to.

About HF Holidays

HF Holidays has been helping people enjoy the great outdoors for nearly 100 years. Today over 50,000 people come on holiday with us every year. They come for the walking. They come for the activities. They come for the fun. They come for the food. And they come for the high quality accommodation. It’s why we’re Britain’s biggest walking and outdoor leisure holiday specialists.

Background info:

* Founded in 1913, HF Holidays is a co-operative society arranging walking, outdoor and
leisure activity holidays for 50,000 people each year (for non-members, a £5 associate fee
is payable per holiday).
* Options range from guided walking breaks and self-guided trails in Britain to challenging
ascents Worldwide. The leisure activities range includes art, music, literature and mindand-body holidays.
* HF Holidays is the recommended walking holiday partner of the Ramblers, Britain’s
walking charity (ramblers.org.uk), and supports the work of the Ramblers through
membership initiatives and charitable donations.
* HF Holidays has 20 Houses in the UK’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural
Beauty as well as independent hotels for overseas holidays.
* HF Holidays’ walks leaders are passionate about walking and keen to share their
experience with guests (after passing a rigorous selection course).
* HF Holidays is committed to Responsible Tourism, contributing to environmental projects
around the UK – such as footpath maintenance – through its Pathways Fund and
supporting local Air Ambulance and Mountain Rescue teams as well as charities in Kenya
and South Africa.
* Voted Best Large Tour Operator by Guardian and Observer readers 2010, 2011 and 2012,
with a 2012 satisfaction score of 98 per cent. Also Best Large Short Break Operator 2011
and 2012.
* In recent research (March 2012) carried out by Which?, HF Holidays achieved
Recommended Provider Status receiving an overall customer satisfaction score of 94%.
* HF Holidays is a member of ABTOT and is ATOL protected.