WORST RATED Hotel - The Grand Hotel, Llandudno 

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My late grandmother and father stayed here in the 1930's and 1940's when it was apparently a luxurious and prestigious hotel. How sad that it has come to this. Britannia are a byword for shameful management that treats customers like cattle.

I've never seen such a depressing hotel room. The bathroom makes me want to cry.

Nothing more depressing that the haunting sound of Bingo to half a crowd in a run down hotel.

I always feel bad for the people working at the reception of these places cuz they're obviously not at fault for how broken down and dirty these places are but I bet they get lots of comments about it

Another one bites the dust (anything owned by Bitannia). It is time Britannia was banned from buying all these once beautiful hotels and not looking after them. Just for greed.

This guy is a one man walking Trip Advisor. I don't even know how I stumbled onto channel. It must have been a late night binge browse, but I've watched a few of this guys videos and have now subscribed. I wish the channel all the success for the future

I live here, there are photos around the area of what it used to look like and it did look like the grand hotel lived up to its name. These days it is avoided by most due to its condition. There are talks of it being purchased soon and being closed and completely renevated alongside a huge extention so hopefully this goes through

I last stayed here 30 years ago when Butlins owned it. It was an absolutely beautiful hotel back then, the entertainment was first class but it looks exactly the same as it did 30 years ago, only worse! The scaffolding looks like it is holding the hotel up! The postcard you showed is the exact same one they had 30 years ago when it was owned by Butlins!!!

Makes my blood boil every time I walk past this hotel as each time the condition worsens and no one seems to care.

I absolutely love these old buildings but how this hotel chain has allowed them to become in this amount of disrepair is such a crying shame. I imagine how grand and posh they would have been whilst in their prime and how the guests must have been very posh and well off to stay there back in the day. Another great walk around, thanks Tim and family 👍

I've said this before, but these old Grand Hotels are just too big with too many rooms. Back in the day when labour was a lot cheaper, they would probably have had hundreds of staff looking after the building and guests. They just can't do that now. I also dread to think what the cost would be to completely renovate such a large hotel, it is probably not even economically viable! I don't fully understand why Britannia even buy them, or what their long term intention is! Great review though, and yes, Llandudno is a truly lovely place😀

I stayed at this hotel many years ago when I was a child and it was absolutely stunning. We had a room at the front with a balcony, and we dined half board. From what I can remember we had a really great time. Such a shame to see it in the state it is now. Be nice if someone with the money could revamp it. Keep the videos coming.

hmmm... the website for this dump states that the hotel offers guests a "particular holiday feeling". what feeling were they aiming for ? crushing disappointment maybe? a feeling of wanting to be anywhere else? or perhaps a more tangible feeling of grime and discomfort. Great video Tim, thanks for enduring for our entertainment.

16:50 That's insanely concerning how damp and cracked the walls of that hotel are. That's how the condo building in Miami collapsed in 2021. I wouldn't stay in that hotel even if it was a free stay.

When Tim makes disparaging remarks you know it's bad! And £75 for the privilege! Such a shame - it could be so nice. All these old hotels deserve so much more.Thanks for staying in these places so we don't have to!

It used to be such an iconic hotel with a brilliant setting, I remember boats to the Isle of Man pulling into the pier, worked near the little orme and in those days Llandudno was the place to holiday, the town is still worth a visit and a great gateway to snowdonia

I really love these worst rated series, great job Tim.That hotel is vile,shame ,it would take millions to restore it to its former glory x

What a horrible grubby room 🙈shocking they are “allowed” to let them out like this. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

It actually pains me to see such beautiful buildings like this in states like that. It would take alot of money to fix all of the damp issues and companies won't put that kind of money into them these days. A lick of paint would do wonders for it. That room with a new coat of paint, box of that pipe, clean the windows and fix the bed would do me for a weekend or a few days stay. It's such a shame

I stayed here for one night last July. It looks even worse now than when I stayed. I had a twin room which had a sea view which was stunning, but when I opened the balcony door there was a used nappy shoved up the corner. It's such a shame, because this hotel would be amazing if it only was shown 'a lot' of love.

£75 for that tiny room? I guess what you're really paying for is the seaside location. It's a shame how such a grand looking building from the outside has been completely neglected. Windows are absolutely MINGING! 🤮 SORT IT OUT, BRITANNIA!

I said Britannia straight away and saw I was right with the soap. Someone needs to buy them out and do up all their hotels! They have some hotels with massive potential on their books!

It's a shame to see how this once vibrant hotel has decayed over the years. I remember watching a documentary on this hotel back in the day and it looked really nice.....the carpet in the lift on the wall was known as shag carpets, they were the bee's knees back in the early 70's 👌

The Grand has been revamped several times over the decades - it's a great location in a beautiful town - but keeping on top of such a large sea-edge hotel seems to be beyond the means of the current owners. I sympathise with them a bit, but the costs of an effective programme of building management would surely be offset by the higher-than-average room rates this hotel could command.

It heartbreaking to see these beautiful buildings left in such a state. I’ve stayed in quite a few of these places and they’re pretty much the same story.

A great pity when these lovely old hotels fall into such disrepair.

I'm more and more wondering what the story is behind these Britannia hotels. The impression I get for each of them is that _someone_ along the chain of responsibility cares about getting it back into shape, but they're not getting the (financial?) support they need for structural works, so they can't do much more than patching things up here and there. Perhaps it would be interesting to do a "the story behind" sort of video at some point, and dive into where the problem lies?

I think you should contact the Britannia group when you've done all their hotels and presentation outside their headquarters because this is ridiculous what they are doing to these buildings

Hi Tim- you need to buy a UV torch to clinically inspect these hotel rooms.... I shudder to think what would glow up after dark!

Why are Britannia allowed to even operate as a company?

In the 90s I worked for a building company and we renovated the entire 4th floor in those days it catered for oap type holidays and was fully booked most of the year we were there about 5 weeks and that room you had was my room while I worked there ,it hasn't changed one bit!!😵‍💫👌

I live 20 miles from here, and I've always thought, "I wish Walk With Me Tim would review this hotel". Love your content, mate. Keep it up.

Many, many years ago, when I was a kid, my mum always packed a bottle of bleach and a bottle of disinfectant when we went on holiday because she did not trust anybody elses cleaning standards, regardless of where we stayed. It seems taking both bleach and disinfectant with you would definately be a good idea if you had the misfortune of finding yourself staying in a Britannia owned hotel or holiday park.

I was very surprised to not hear you talk about how this used to be a Butlins Holiday Hotel. After Butlins decided to just concentrate on the camps, they sold the hotels to a company called Grand Hotels Limited who were subsequently bought out by Britannia. The Blackpool Metropole and Grand Hotel Scarborough were also old Butlins hotels and it doesn't seem they have changed much since then. Sadly the best 2 Butlins hotels, Ocean Hotel Brighton and Grand Hotel Margate, are both long gone with the former being luxury apartments and the later having being knocked down to build flats (an absolute scandal as it was an iconic building!). It would be cool to see you do a tour of all the remaining ex-Butlins hotels.

20:31 you had it spot on, they used to be so grand but no one cares. But the sad part is that these hotels could be grand once again. With the correct owner who actually wants to put the money into these hotels, they could be restored to beautiful classic hotels. This hotel in particular is somewhere I would love to stay simply due to its stunning views, but under Britannia ownership I wouldn't even think about even stepping through the door.

I was in Llandudno for a day trip with my sister and she showed me this hotel which she'd stayed in the past. We went onto one of the balconies where Tim went. It was extremely hot that day and the sea view was magnificent. When I went to the bar I noticed how old everything was and even if new it would still look awful as the hotel is very tired looking. It needs a complete overhaul. But bet they can't afford it! We went down to the ground floor overlooking the sea and it was quite shabby with a cheap and nasty looking cafe! I wouldn't stay there if they paid me! We then went to view another hotel further down from The Grand looking onto the promenade. The St George's hotel a very upmarket hotel completely immaculate. So different and more my style any day! We peaked into the dining room and they had the most wonderful setting with damask covered chairs and tables. That is how a real hotel should look! They also had their coffee afternoon tea section which to our disappointment was fully booked! Superb decor and if you check out their rooms online you'll be stunned by the quality! So if I stay over in this resort I'll be staying here for my creature comforts. and it is literally 1/2 a mile from the Grand Hotel.

I stayed here in December 2011 as a "baby moon" before our 4th child (called Tim!) was born. It certainly wasn't this bad then. I know I had one of the cheapest rooms and it had an enormous bathroom, complete with bath. I spent several happy days there relaxing by the sea. How sad to see what a decade of bad management can wreak.

This used to be a hotel owned by Billy Butlin. Yes, grand in its day, but that was a good few years ago. Originally, it would have had next to no ensuite rooms, which is something everyone expects nowadays, even in the cheapest rooms. Hence the additional pipework. The hotel must been adapted many times since it opened. Good honest assessment of the facilities. You brought all the right things to light. Those windows were disgusting. I stayed in Llandudno a few years ago. I stayed at The Imperial. It was somewhere I'd always wanted to stay at and had a good tariff at the time. Maybe you could compare the two.

I remember having a holiday in Llandudno as a child with my parents; We didn't stay in hotels, but ordinary well kept boarding houses that were simple yet neat clean, tidy and cheaper than hotels. We had some wonderful holidays without the expense of hotels.

We were in Llandudno this week (thankfully at another hotel) and were intrigued what this beautiful but clearly neglected hotel was like inside, thanks for the insight and hopefully saving others from booking there.

Hi Tim! Im currently fighting the flu so binge watching your videos as I rest. My mum, uncle and nan stayed at this hotel in 2016 and said the same: extremely grubby. Hope you and your family are well! Happy holidays!

When stayed at hotels there was always staff buzzing around, cleaning , changing bedware, etc. I didn't see anyone in this hotel. As someone else mentioned this hotel was built when the dozens of staff needed were cheap. And today the only staff that would still be cheap has gone away and stays away; East European EU cititzens.

Imagine if you went into some of these rooms with a blacklight!!🤢

Thanks for doing this, I suggested it a while back so pleased you’ve done it!

Thanks Tim, you're doing a fine job of keeping us informed, I really look forward to your new videos

It's such a shame that things have been neglected thanks Tim enjoyed the tour I will look forward to the next Yvonne 😊

The Grand Hotel has one of the best locations in Llandudno so it's such a shame that it's being run into the ground. It really brings down the tone of such a beautiful area. I'm from Llandudno originally and it's always been run down as long as I can remember. If I were to book a holiday in this hotel then I'd take one look at the place and walk right back out.

Yuk - Wild horses wouldn't drag me there! It made me feel quite queasy. Well done Tim for surviving that hell hole.

The squeaking door just after he said the hotel feels spooky 🤣

Hi Tim, I've recently found your channel in the last week and I think I've binged watched every episode 🤣 great content 👏

Love this series. Thanks!!

Used to go here with my family as a kid, it was amazing, ashame they let it go down the drain 😔

Fab video! I live locally and have always wanted to see inside. Such a shame it's in that state. When you're next in the area I highly recommend you try the galleon in rhos on sea for your best fish & chips shop search, you won't be disappointed!!

I’ve just started watching your channel. I’m enjoying it. Please can you include what the night’s sleep is like, noise etc as I’ve found in some places this can be a problem you don’t realise until it’s too late! Thank you. 😀

Oh yikes. I was looking to book this hotel for a little solo break for my birthday next years. A shame really, if they decided to try and put some work into it, it could be a wonderful building. Thank you for visiting here before I booked for myself!

Compare that to the new Tudno Castle that’s been built by Premier Inn in the town centre, it’s even designed to fit in with existing architecture.

About half of the problems could be quickly fixed at next to no cost. Clean the windows, wipe down the dirty walls, touch up some of the paint. As-is, I would NOT take a room for FREE! As always, Tim’s video is excellent. What a pleasant and respectable person you are. no ripped jeans, ear rings, tattoos, and no sensationalism at all. You fit in everywhere and dress appropriately too!

Another great vid, Tim. Such a shame it's not what it could've been. Lots of potential and superb panoramic views.

Very interesting video as always! Has any employee / manager ever seen their hotel featured on your 'worst rated' series and commented?

The hotel was used in the film Yanks with Richard Gere. I slept here one night after a works Christmas do - slept right through a fire alarm in the middle of the night and no-one came to wake me up! It's a pretty hideous place and I wouldn't feel safe stepping on to any of the balconies either.

I love Llandudno, from childhood holidays and later trips, but I'd never seen inside the Grand Hotel despite admiring it from afar: thanks for such a thorough, balanced exploration. What a magnificent building, cruelly neglected. I well remember this standard of fittings and decor from cheap hotels in the 70s, but it's shocking to think what these surface indications say about the deep decay of the hotel itself. And in that location it could be so wonderful.

Hi tim! You should do a tour of Leeds castle in Kent! There’s so much history and natural walks and even segways! You can also go inside the castle and down into the wine cellar!

One place I stayed that I wouldn’t recommend is The Huntsman in brockenhurst and it seems from the trip advisor reviews a lot of people agree. Ps love your videos keep up the good work and from staying at potters with family I totally agree it’s one of the best

With regards to the damp; it’s hardly surprising given its proximity to the sea. In winter the whole hotel must be deluged in seawater almost constantly. That and the fact that it’s north Wales so will be incessantly raining in winter.

The tap is a stopcock to turn the water off. Great video by the way. The room is tiny for the money. You did not miss much by not having the breakfast it's quite expensive for what you get.

Great video Tim, these videos are extremely entertaining! You’re channel is going to be huge soon👀

I last stayed in that place in 1984, can even remember the room number 321. It was before Britannia took it over, it was owned by trust house forte. It seems from your video, it's as bad now as it was then. Nothing seems to have changed, it remains dated, grotty and neglected. If the right owners had that hotel, it could be turned into a stunning place, taking advantage of its stunning location

Such a beautiful old building and tragic to see it being neglected

I love Llandudno ❤, i stay at a lovely little B&B near that Hotel, omg it looks yukky🙈, such a shame as it is a Grand Old Building,it does need upgrading for sure,but there is NO EXCUSE for grubby rooms 🤮! Sack the cleaner's, ask the Manager would he/she be happy to stay there? No way! Ty for sharing ❤ it needs Alex Polizzi on the case! I would be walking right back out the main reception door!

You're the best hotel critic, Tim! Excellent evaluation always. No sugar coating and will definitely give honest review 👍

Ive just come back from a break in The Savoy Hotel in Blackpool for the second time. I found it to be pretty good which is owned by Britannia hotels. The Norbreak best avoid. I did not know about the Grand Hotel In Llandudno. But I will be watching. This could be interesting.

I was going to stay here because I love grand Victorian buildings but decided against it after reading reviews and stayed at headlands hotel on the hill above it. It's a lot smaller but a lovely place and decorated in keeping with it's time, great breakfast and views too

That bedroom is so claustrophobic! I’ve been excited for you to visit this hotel

I feel the need to stay here now! Great video as always 👍

You should review the cliffs hotel Blackpool. It's a 2-star hotel, however, the rooms are a big let-down. The bathrooms are really old, small and dirty and the rooms are of poor quality. I have stayed at the Cliffs several times over the years but, never again. It would make an interesting review for you.

While it is sad to see how these old historic building are falling into disrepair and Brittanias mismanagement is worsening their decline, I think it was honestly inevitable for many of these buildings with or without Brittania. Seaside location and old huge buildings are always going to end in destruction unless massive amounts of cash are injected to their upkeep, which might not be a sound investment for most businesses. I certainly think there should be an effort to maintain these buildings (with or without Brittania) but unfortunately the fiscal reality of that is grim these days

Stunning building and a shame to see it a bit neglected, but like you said looks like they are trying to improve it. You’ve made me want to go to Llandudno, looks lovely.

Hi tim long time no see ,I hope your having a great time with your new baby and Gaby and your little girl😁your videos are still amazing💯🌞

Hi Tim, You really ARE a very brave young man - I can honestly say that even a substantial amount of money would NOT bribe me into staying in that total dump. Yet again, Britannia score top marks for dirty, damp, depressing, old and utterly unbearable. I know for a fact that the Hospitality trade organisations in the U K regard that company as a total embarrassment and stain on their industry. Damp at THAT level is a health hazard and the environmental health inspectorate at the local council need to view this video. I advise as many subscribers as possible send it through to them. I hope you didn't pick up anything nasty in there - 😵

Love these videos!! Silly as it sounds, there's something relaxing about finishing a long day and unwinding watching the Britannia hotel reviews- I find it very cathartic and oddly comforting 🤣

Hi Tim, it was a Butlins years ago. We stayed on a coach trip our hotel room was a twin and overlooked the Orme I agree the rooms are not the best but downstairs is much nicer. Shame you didn’t get to eat there as dinners and breakfast were lovely. It is such a shame but many of the old hotels are so tired and I guess they can’t afford to keep up the maintenance. We were out every day on coach trips so it wasn’t to bad for us as we didn’t stay there only to sleep and eat. It’s was nice to see the old place again it was about 10 years since we went and it’s not improved 😢

My Nan lives just on the other side of the Little Orme (the bit you can see out of every window). Spent a few summers exploring and fishing. I have fond memories of the place (even caught a one clawed lobster from the end of the pier once) but that hotel looked dated 20 years ago, let alone now!

Good afternoon Tim, have you thought of visiting Chatsworth house and estate? love to know your thoughts of our beautiful country house here in Derbyshire 🤷🏻‍♂️👍

Thank goodness you visit these hotels so we don’t have to !! Plus as a head housekeeper myself I find them very interesting and informative from a guest perspective, love the videos keep them coming and many thanks !!

I love Llandudno and visit often as it isn’t far from where I live, I often park by the Grand so it’s really interesting to see it inside! Such a shame it’s fallen to such low standards - the windows, damp and endless laundry items are disturbing. Just how many hotels do Britannia own? They seem pretty damn useless. Great and very fair review Tim.

Love Llandudno Tim, spent many family holidays growing up here and working here through summer in my early teen years. Per to me being born my grandparents also holidy'd here and brought my father and uncle as children in the 50s+. Wanting to take a visit here soon to present Mrs Codmen with a portfolio of photos of her family punch and judy stand from his child hood to the mid 2000s. Llandudno has so much to do from the punch and judy, pier, two beaches, a fanilcular tramway, tabbogan run, alice in wonderland trail and museum, the great orm, copper mines, boat tours, the lighthouse museum, dolphin s. Llandudno has got it. I used to work in a small hotel called the Rochdale not far from the lido on the other side of the prominade 😃 also you have brilliant places like conway close buy to visit too

This hotel looks bloody awful on the outside I can’t wait to see what it looks like on the inside lol !! Such a shame that Llandudno is a beautiful place but there’s no amazing hotels

Thank you for this Tim. I have always wondered about this hotel. You've covered it succinctly. Absolutely disgusting. I'd rather stay at Pontins Prestatyn!!!!

every success Tim, enjoy your blogs great idea. x Sandra

Great film, thanks! The Grand Hotel, Llandudno was featured in a brilliant WW2 movie; “Yanks” made in 1979. Not on screen for long but it and the film are definitely worth watching.

i love llandudno - was there on business - this hotel looks amazing- if you cant see that - well - oh dear

Yup, I can tell already it's going to be a case of a massive hotel, built in a time when holiday habits were quite different, now struggling to keep going considering its size etc, in this age of foreign holidays etc.

I stayed at the Hotel messina on hill terrace just behind you in about 1972 and it was a nice clean hotel. mum, dad and their 2 friends stayed in a house somewhere else in Llandudno..

It’s so sad to see what’s happening to these places. Considering it’s the summer holidays there’s so few people there! Makes you wonder how they stay open

The place clearly started out as a borderline luxury hotel but they've obviously let it fall apart. It's a shame. Fix it up and clean it up and you can use it as an old school theme based hotel where you play into its age.

I've stayed there recently - it was literally the cheapest hotel in town when I booked, and it wasn't too bad keeping that in mind.

Great video again. I have often wondered about staying in a sea view balcony room at this hotel when walking on the pier, and those views are fantastic, but now no way. Just wonder if you slept well?

We was going to stay here about 10 years ago , the bloke on reception said I’ll show you a room before you decide which I thought was strange . 10 seconds of seeing it I was leaving , he must of know we wouldn’t like it and that was his way of telling us. If you’re in Llandudno on a weekend break a hotel like this can ruin your trip better off at a bnb much smaller and easier to maintain. These huge old hotels aren’t fit for purpose really , imagine this in another 10 years time it will need knocking down. Good fair review as always

My family and I were literally just in Llandudno and remarked on this hotel and how utterly shabby it looked from the outside - I even said I wonder if your channel would have a video of it, and here it is! I can't honestly believe how incredibly grotty and unattractive it all is on the inside, it certainly matches the terrible impression it gives from the outside. Thanks for making these videos!