A HOTEL in the Conwy Valley which has been providing emergency accommodation to asylum seekers will reopen to guests next month. 

The Hilton Garden Inn at Adventure Parc Snowdonia in Dolgarrog will welcome guests back from February 6. The Wave Garden Spa will also re-open its doors. 

Hilton Garden Inn Snowdonia posted on Facebook on January 11: "The time has finally come… we’re excited to get started on a new chapter in our Snowdonia story.

"The Hilton Garden Inn Snowdonia will welcome guests back from the 6th February 2023. On the same day, Wave Garden Spa] will reopen the doors to its sanctuary of wellbeing.

"Water fun will continue at Adventure Parc Snowdonia] from 1st April 2023 when we reopen the surf pool following our winter maintenance. We’ve spent the last few months planning some incredible packages, promotions and experiences for you to make the most of your next Snowdonia stay.

"Thank you for your endless support, we’re really excited to welcome you back again soon."

"Serious concerns" were raised when it became public knowledge that asylum seekers had been put up at the four star hotel. All were said to be men. 

In November 2022, Robin Millar, MP for Aberconwy, said: "Originally the thought was they were all Albanian. They have come from Manston in Kent. They are all male but there are only very few of them. There are a lot of different nationalities there. They are not in family units and we don't believe there is any children.

"They have come from Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, there are some Afghans. There is a long list of different countries they have come from [the asylum seekers]. There are some from Egypt."

He added: "It is a hotel not a detention centre. It is isolated and unsupported by the appropriate services.

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“I am also very concerned about the lack of notice, the poor communication and - most of all - the impact on communities in Dolgarrog and along Dyffryn Conwy."

Cllr Charlie McCoubrey, leader of Conwy County Borough Council, said at the time that the local authority were not given advance notice that the Home Office intended to accommodate people at the Hilton Garden Hotel in Dolgarrog. 

More to follow.