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As an Associate Hotel with Macdonald Hotels & Resorts, following the Easter break The Dragon Hotel introduced the award winning Macdonald signature breakfast.

Moving away from the long standing hot buffet, our cooked breakfast is instead plated with choices such as free range eggs, premium pork sausages, cured bacon, flat mushroom, plum tomato, Macleod black pudding, fried bread and baked beans.   Also available are breakfast classics such as Smoked Haddock, John Ross Jr Smoked Salmon with Scrambled Eggs and Kippers.  A taste of Wales still remains however with the option of preordering Cockles and Laverbread fresh from Swansea Market.

The Breakfast buffet is not disappearing altogether.  In fact it’s bigger and better than ever before with meats and cheeses, natural yogurts and compotes, seasonal fruit together with freshly baked croissants, breads and muffins just to mention a few items featuring every morning.

The Macdonald Signature Breakfast – an ideal start to any day!

It was not only Welsh fare and Merlyn Welsh Cream Liqueur that was on offer on Friday 1^st March as The Dragon Hotel celebrated Wales’ patron saint day. The Wales Tartan Centres, also situated at the heart of Swansea city, joined forces with Swansea’s premier hotel to offer a unique twist to the celebrations. They assisted staff members to proudly wear the traditional Welsh tartan whilst looking after diners during the celebrations.

Tony Collins commented ‘St David’s Day is a great way of expressing how patriotic we are at Wales Tartan Centres and we were really pleased to be asked to dress up some of the men at The Dragon Hotel for the day. The St David’s Tartan Cilts always get a great reception and I am sure the customers at the hotel will love the effect and get involved with the fun on the day’.

Tony joked: ‘We hope it becomes part of the staff uniform eventually, so even more customers get to see the boys knees!’

Along with the Welsh dress, a Welsh themed mouth–watering lunch menu had been created to whet the appetites of diners and add to the overall experience for those celebrating:

‘The menu has been designed to capture the true spirit of Welsh cuisine,’ says Head Chef, Steve Williams ‘and includes items like Cockle and Laverbread Gratin, Chicken in a Penderyn Whisky Cream Sauce and Bara Brith Bread & Butter Pudding’.

The meal also included a complimentary glass of Merlyn Welsh Cream Liqueur courtesy of the multi award winning Penderyn Distillery.

‘Working alongside suppliers as passionate about Wales as us is always a pleasure and clearly St David’s Day is the perfect opportunity to do so’ says Cath Garcia, General Manager at The Dragon Hotel.  ‘I would like to see the day celebrated as enthusiastically as St Patrick’s Day and as long as we keep in mind St David’s message of ‘remembering the small things’ the day is certain to be a success – one I would hope to see emulated throughout the city and indeed Wales, in years to come.’

We are pleased to announce that The Dragon Hotel has become an Associate Hotel with Macdonald Hotels & Resorts.

This marks a really exciting chapter for the hotel. Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has over 45 hotels across the UK and 6 resorts in Spain and Portugal.  One of the UK’s largest privately-owned hotel groups, with its roots in Scotland, we’re looking forward to being part of a family that also includes famous hotels such as the five-star Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel and Macdonald Compleat Angler on the banks of the River Thames. 

The hotel will continue to be owned by asset management and property development firm London Devonshire Trust and The Dragon Hotel brand will not be changing. This is yet another new chapter in the hotel’s colourful history – we thank you for your continued support during this exciting time.

Amec Utilities will shortly be undertaking essential gas mains replacement works on behalf of Wales and West Utilities.  These works are due to commence on Belle Vue Way and The Kingsway on the 11th February 2013 and it is anticipated that works will take approximately 8 weeks to complete.

To access the gas mains it is likely that part of the pavement directly in front of the hotel’s main entrance will need to be dug up.    We have been assured that the entrance into the hotel will not be completely blocked at any one time and that every effort will be taken to cause as little inconvenience as possible.   This stage of the project is expected to be completed within three weeks.  The project will also involve a possible lane closure on The Kingsway and mains replacement on Horton Street which will require a road closure. 

Please be aware that The Dragon Hotel will be operating as normal during this period and that these works are not anticipated to cause any disruption to our gas supply.

A new initiative which enables loyal hotel guests to maximise on their allegiance by earning more for their money spent here at The Dragon Hotel.

It’s our way of giving back, of saying thank you for your custom and support.

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