LLANDUDNO remains a popular destination for holidaymakers, and with more than 100 hotels and B&Bs in the town, making a choice on where to stay can be a challenge.
But one hotel stands out - the St George's Hotel. So I booked a night's stay to find out just how special the place is.
Like many, I wondered what it was like inside it's impressive white walls.
I joined an esteemed list who had stayed at the hotel, including five former UK Prime Ministers - William Gladstone, Benjamin Disraeli, David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher.
Even famous statesman Otto von Bismarck, who unified the German Reich in the 1800s, spent a night at the hotel.
In a prime location on the town's promenade, the hotel dates back to 1854, and was built by a 24-year-old pub landlord named Isaiah Davies.
The hotel recently opened a new bar, aptly named after the man who made it all possible.
The place was busy when I arrived, with a steady stream of (mainly) retirees who come to take in the sea breeze and indulge.
St George's Hotel is luxurious, a four-star premier hotel which offers all you could want from your stay, including picturesque views of Llandudno Bay and the Great Orme, diligent and attentive service, and gluttonous amounts of food and drink.
The atmosphere is easy going, with people enjoying a relaxing drink in the foyer and planning their days out in Llandudno with all the excitement a stay by the sea brings.
St George's Hotel is a beautiful building with a classy interior, with several rooms for dining and drinking and three separate bars - the Penderyn Bar, Conwy Bar and newly-opened Isaiah Bar.
I had booked the most standard room, costing £125 for the night, and was impressed with what I got - a quaint, refined room with a double bed, television, gold-trimmed bathroom and other amenities.
As you walk up to your room, every corridor and communal space displays the works of artist Alfred Randal Catherall, whose watercolours of local scenes remind you of just how beautiful North Wales is (not that you can forget!).
Included in my stay was breakfast, served from 7am to 10am, and this was truly the icing on the cake.
You are lead to a huge ballroom-sized dining hall, which is Grade II-listed in its own right, and your breath is taken away by the intricate details in its design, including decorative plaster mouldings, Victorian period features, chandeliers and soothing colours.
It felt like the extravagance mentioned in literary works of the time such as War & Peace, and I was half expecting lords and ladies of high nobility to take to the floor. Eat your heart out, Strictly.
Here, the options are endless, with a spread of hot items for a classic full English, a range of fresh fruits, yoghurts, cereals, hot drinks, and pastries - it was all too much to choose from.
Staff are incredibly helpful and courteous, and bring refillable pots of tea and coffee to enjoy to your heart's content.
Many people travel abroad for the same comforts offered at the St George's Hotel, but the brilliant establishment serves as a reminder that some things are best done closer to home.
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