A luxury hotel in north Wales which has been used by asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Iran and other countries for the past two months will reopen to guests as a holiday destination within weeks.
The Hilton Garden Inn Snowdonia has been home to asylum seekers since November, when 87 people were bussed to the Dolgarrog hotel in the Conwy Valley due to a backlog of immigration cases and overcrowded centres in Kent. The local Conservative MP for Aberconwy, Robin Millar, was critical of the Home Office’s decision and said that the location of the makeshift centre was inappropriate for a rural location, calling for it be “closed as soon as possible”.
The hotel has now confirmed that it will welcome back guests from early next month, although it did not confirm if hotel guests will be staying at the venue alongside asylum seekers or whether they will have all been moved elsewhere. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here.
