THERE HAS BEEN A HOTEL AT THIS LOCATION SINCE THE 14THCENTURY AND STANDS ON THE SITE OF A CISTERCIAN ABBEY. INITS CURRENT FORM, THE HOTEL WAS A COACHING INN AND USED TOCONSIST OF TWO FAMOUS HOSTELRIES, THE CASTLE AND THE 15THCENTURY KING S HEAD. THE EXISTING CASTLE HOTEL WAS BY FARTHE LARGER AND AT THE TURN OF THE 19TH CENTURY HAD ANATTRACTIVE FACE LIFT OF LOCAL GRANITE AND RUABON BRICK ANDIS NOW ONE OF CONWY S MOST PHOTOGRAPHED BUILDINGS. THEHOTEL HAS A FASCINATING PAST AND HAS MADE AN IMPORTANTCONTRIBUTION TO CONWY S HISTORY, PLAYING HOST TO MANYFAMOUS PEOPLE, SUCH AS TELFORD, STEPHENSON, WORDSWORTH ANDTHE QUEEN OF ROMANIA WHO LUNCHED IN THE RESTAURANT WHILSTVISITING LLANDUDNO. THE HOTEL S OWNERS SINCE 2000 HAVE BEENTHE LAVIN FAMILY ALONG WITH THEIR FRIEND AND PARTNER,GRAHAM TINSLEY, AN AWARD WINNING CHEF AND CURRENT MANAGEROF THE WELSH CULINARY TEAM. PETER LAVIN AND GRAHAM HAVEWORKED TOGETHER FOR AROUND 20 YEARS AND THEIR PHILOSOPHYHAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SERVE GOOD FOOD FABULOUS LOCAL WELSHPRODUCE IS ALWAYS SERVED WITH A FLAIR AND FRIENDLINESSBEFITTING THEIR BY LINE, FRIENDLY TRADITION IN HISTORICALSURROUNDINGS