Royal Sportsman Hotel

An eight-minute walk from Porthmadog Harbour and within reach of Snowdonia, this traditional hotel dates back to 1862 and offers a simple, comfortable base for classic North Wales links golf. Rooms are colourful and straightforwardly furnished with en-suite bathrooms and flat-screen TVs, with upgraded options adding patios and garden views. The hotel's real draw is location: it puts guests within easy reach of Royal St David's, widely considered one of Britain's toughest seaside tests, alongside Porthmadog Golf Club's mix of links and inland holes and the clifftop drama of Nefyn & District. Evenings settle around the hotel's own restaurant and gastropub, with Welsh produce on the menu and a relaxed harbour-town feel outside the door.