Barrats of Tyn Rhyl - a sheer delight

Barrat's of Tyn Rhyl seems out of both time and place, set back from a drab and ordinary street in Rhyl. You step inside to a beautiful and welcoming house full of character and history; cosy and comfy sitting rooms with real fires that illuminate the original, decorative oak walls with their ornate features.

David and Elvira were the perfect hosts, and very accommodating. Many places don't give such a warm welcome and I have even felt intrusive or afraid to sit down in certain establishments, but here, we instantly felt instantly at home and able to relax.

Our room was lovely - spacious and comfortable, traditionally decorated but equipped with a modern TV/DVD player (complete with and a mini DVD library to choose from just outside the room) and contemporary en-suite bathroom.

The real highlight of our short stay was without doubt, the food. Exquisitely presented and cooked to perfection - every course was an absolute delight - creative, fresh and bursting with flavour. I haven't enjoyed a meal as much as this for a long time. And that was just the evening meal - at breakfast we were presented with a very generous English breakfast, made to order, with scrambled eggs to die for!

Barrat's is ideally situated in a location where you can easily reach many places of interest such as Conwy, Anglesey and Chester.

Barratts of Tyn Rhyl is a special place, and arguably the best guesthouse we've stayed, serving top quality food - worth every penny and clearly worthy of their AA rosettes. Quality and service like this is hard to find, and I would make the journey again for just for another meal alone! However we would definitely like to return for another, longer enjoyable break.

5/5

Visited: October 2008