Caisleáin Óir Hotel

The hotel doesn’t look exceptional from the outside but you are in for a real treat if you stay here. ||We chose it because it was reasonably priced and close to Donegal Airport into which we were flying as part of some student training.||The hotel is about a 30 minute walk or 5 to 10 minute taxi ride away from the airport. We chose to walk and the scenery is beautiful, largely following an estuary. The hotel is located at the head of this Inlet with stunning views the rooms are simple but well appointed and very comfortable. Mine, and I think most if not all of them, had a beautiful view over the coast.||We ate in the hotel restaurant and the food was delicious. Whilst breakfast formally started at 8 am, the hotel was happy to lay on whatever we wanted at 7:30 am so that we could make our departure. A number of guests were using this early facility and it was very welcome.||Everybody was unfailingly polite and helpful and I will definitely return with the family in the future.

Cant believe someone else has written what i wanted to say about the Scampi ! This is a lovely hotel with wonderful staff. The food we had was amazing. It was about three years ago that I was last here and raved about the food. was lucky to get another experience, albeit only for 1 night and was not disappointed. Dinner and breakfast were wonderful. We will def be back - well done to all of the staff , all so helpful and welcoming.

We were a party of 22 & stayed the weekend & had a great time. The hotel is spotless clean, lovely rooms , beautiful food & great service. The owner of the hotel took the time to show us around the brewery he owns which we all enjoyed & the beer on draught in the hotel is excellent. One of the ladies that works there took the time to take photos of our party as we we’re celebrating my sister in laws 70th birthday & it made the weekend very special along with the rest of the staff who are all great especially Molly who always has a lovely smile & was so attentive. Highly recommend this hotel & we hope to return again

Staying in this family run hotel was a fantastic experience. From reception to bar and restaurant staff - they were all so friendly and helpful. We ate both nights in the bar and cannot recommend it highly enough. The scampi in particular was excellent. Room with a sea view was a real bonus. Highly recommend to stay in this hotel.

Hotel is perfect and the bar downstairs is great too. But the food is why im writing this whilst im still at the hotel. I ordered the Scampi and it was far too good. So good that it has made me deeply angry because I know I'll never have a plate of scampi that good until I come back here. Thanks Caisleain Oir hotel for making me unable to order scampi again anywhere else. Should be a 1 star review for that really, but it was too good.

We really enjoyed this hotel. It had such character and Irish charm. Big keys! Long hallways of rooms! Rooms were clean. Breakfast the best in all our hotels. |The restaurant and bar were lively and fun. They brew their own beer! |I was nervous we would not sleep with music below, but found the music to lull me to sleep!|I would definitely go back if I were in the area!

The only thing I could fault about the Caisleáin Óir is that I couldn't stay forever. Amazing room, staff couldn't be more helpful. Lovely atmosphere and the food was ridiculously good. The crab and prawn salad is living in my brain forever. Gorgeous village. Definitely worth the long drive.

Myself and my husband had our wedding here last week. We can’t rate this hotel highly enough!! The staff, food, drinks, location, dedication, professionalism! We had the best wedding day and weekend because of Caisleáin Óir. They gave us everything they had and more and the amount of guests that said to us it was the best wedding they were at! Full credit to this amazing venue and staff, especially James and Michelle. Myself and my husband are beyond grateful to you! We will be recommending your venue to all newly engaged couples. Thank you so much ❤️ Ailín and Mark. 6/6/25.

Food is amazing , service is great atmosphere homely & friendly . Prices average to high. Will definitely be back soon.

My review is based on my dining experience here. I know the hotel itself has cozy dwellings that cover all the basic needs in a great location of Annagry Donegal so if needed it can be an appropriate overnight too. The food, atmosphere and the Craic are why I'm here to suggest you pop in. Our friends live in the area and recommended it due to the ownership being quite well aquatinted with them and most importantly to us, the fresh fish coming in daily from Jack the local fisherman (family to owner too I believe). I had an amazing seafood gratin that was overflowing with mussels, salmon, prawns, calamari...with crustini breads for garnish and dipping. For my side, I ordered a lovely fresh salad and the greens were so crisp! White wine Sauvignon Blanc (I'm a NZ fan) went perfect with it all. I highly recommend coming in for a meal at least. The menu is fabulous and offers something for everyone. Call ahead for a table too. It's the proper thing to do and the place is bound to be packed for lunch and dinner.

Please don't differentiate between regular guests and those on any type of Groupon, etc. discount. Having the breakfast menu snatched away from me and my companions in the dining room and replaced with the discount guest menu was demeaning and embarrassing. Hollow walls, cheaply decorated, small rooms. Second star for sea view.

Joe manages the bar at the hotel called Jacks. Great place and ice cold draft!

We arrived to a mega friendly welcome. There's lots of parking adjacent to the hotel. This entire and proud county has happy, friendly in its DNA. It's everywhere you go and it's great. Our room was comfortable, good size with tea and coffee facilities, a TV on the wall, table, chairs, sideboard and as our room was at the front we had a lovely view across the bay. We used the hotel as a great cosy base to tour around Arranmore island, Burtonport and Dungloe. The hotel has wifi throughout. There are simply stunning beaches close by and what's most amazing is that they are pretty much empty. The breakfast choices were just ace, smoked salmon with scrambled egg, fish of the day (haddock) great brown bread and the usual meat stuff that we avoid when there's fish choices. They also make their own muesli and it's darn good too. Dinner was very good and fairly priced. Their garlic mussels were very tasty. I also enjoyed the vegetarian pasta which had only one error, the pasta was over cooked. My wife also enjoyed her prawn cocktail starter and roast chicken main. Another thing about this county; the Guinness is always served up perfect and at €4 in most places it's a bargain. There were two American movie types about town. They have a holiday home in the area, Ms Sarah J Parker (whom I never heard off) and her husband Matthew Broderick (who I recalled was Inspector Gadget). They were there with their kids - when we saw them, she looked unhappy and he looked distracted. No one bothered them which is how it should be. We return again and again to different parts of this diverse county and we enjoy it but honestly many of the roads are crap so when you visited, which you must, be prepared.