Kinnitty Castle Hotel

What a wonderful experience in this castle. Our suite was fabulous, lovely antique furniture. Amazing views from the bedroom. The roll top bath is a great feature and a treat to relax in looking out at the views. The staff were so friendly and attentive and we felt thoroughly spoiled. The dinner was one of the nicest we ever tasted and was so nicely presented. We would love to return.

Afternoon tea:|I booked afternoon tea as a birthday treat for our mum and visiting English relative & we were really excited. I'd been in kinnitty before for a family function so I was really hopeful for a special time. |On arrival we weren't greeted with Any enthusiasm or knowledge of where we were to go eventually We were lead to a private room which at first glance appeared to be dressed well and inviting. |We were asked what tea/coffee we would like and when asked for a list of teas the young girl fumbled to recall what they had. Once we received our teas the door was closed and we felt forgotten. |We sat with our tea for an hour before we were given anything else.||We received an espresso cup of soup that appeared to be microwaved and boiling hot we then waited a further half hour for that to be cleared and to be furnished with our afternoon tea treats. |My sister's cup was cracked and leaking, and my other sister discovered the milk was sour (both issues were ammended)||We were 7 people, 3 of us got individual tiers and the remaining 4 shared 2 tiers. |The shared tiers were plentiful while the individual tiers had 3 finger sandwiches, a scone, and a selection of 4/5 tiny desserts. ||The floor in our room was appallingly dirty, with a slight sprinkle of cashew nuts ???? ||The room was so hot that the waitress opened the doors for us, this proved to be a mistake, the smell of cigarettes was overwhelming and on inspection the staff appeared to have a nook below where they gather for breaks. |Worse than the cigarette smell was the sewage smell that got worse as you neared the bathroom. |Which brings me to the bathrooms, it was very dirty. |Grime behind the taps, |the soap holders old and rusty, |sewage smells masked by a fruity candle. ||When I booked back on January 3rd the price on the web site for afternoon tea was €29.00 we were charged the new price of €35.00 despite the website stating it was €29.00 ||On the whole the experience left me feeling very deflated and sorry I didn't bring my visitor elsewhere.|Will not return or recommend

Arrived for afternoon tea, waited an hour before any food came. When the first bit arrived it was a tiny cup of soup that was absolutely on fire and burnt our mouths, we waited another 20mins before the afternoon tea arrived. Some people shared the plates and others had a tier of plates to themselves but not enough food unfortunately. We had to send back milk that was gone off, a cup that was chipped. We were in a lovely private room which was nice but it's like the staff forgot we existed... We were not offered more top ups of tea or coffee while we had our food, they only came in when we were well finished.. the castle is beautiful and we have been here before but my goodness it is run down and needs a lot of work, very shabby, freezing cold, the bathroom was absolutely filthy with rusty cheap soap holders, behind the taps were covered in dirt. A scented candle lit in the bathroom to hide the smell of sewerage was very unfortunate, a broken cheap bin.. just not what you would expect for such a well known hotel. Needs attention asap. We paid a lot of money expecting a silver service experience and that's not what we received.

During our arrival we were greeted with quite a musty smell entering the castle. I understand its old, but something should really be done to alleviate the smell. Receptionist showed us to our room through the meandering corridors. Room was warm on arrival and seemed clean but the more we spent in the room the more we noticed it was old and musty. No water left to allow us to have a cup of tea was foreshadowing for what was to come...||We dined in the Dungeon Bar. The smell again, was putrid. Old, mouldy and nearly of stale sweat. I couldnt stomach it nor could my wife. Food was mediocre, I had the steak, with crispy onions and one cherry tomato (they went all out) and chips, while my wife had the curry. Wings were ok, had to ask for the blue cheese as they forgot, the couple next to us had to ask for forks and knives. Young serving staff, we wont hold it against them. ||When we returned to our room, there was no water. No hot water, no cold water, not even water to flush the toilets. Couldn't even wash our hands. Informed reception at 8pm. They were apologetic and noted it would be fixed in half an hour. It was not fixed, even at departure the following day. Walls were paper thin, could hear every footstep within a 20mtr radius, including our bed shaking as someone passed in the hall outside our room in the Abbey section. Next door neighbour wasnt happy about the shower not working also, heard him screaming about it for 45 minutes. Heating turned off at night and although the tog of the sheets was acceptable, the room was like an ice box overnight with no way to control same within the room.||Receptionist was apologetic when checking out but wasnt long about flinging the terminal at me to pay full price. When I explained that the water was off in our room she as much as laughed in my face and said it was back working now. It was not working in our room in the abbey section of the hotel when we walked out of same 5 minutes previous.||'Come back another time and it will be fine' she stated. ||We will never be returning. Extenuating circumstance or not, the place is not fit for purpose.

A group of 6 stayed (3rooms) on Friday night. The group were taking part in a night run starting and ending in the grounds. And we had a 50th birthday celebration also. |As the restaurant would be closed. Upon request the manager arranged for the chef to stay and cook food for us at 9:15pm. |Staff and management were so nice and accommodating. Could not have done more to make our short stay memorable. |Rooms are castle style, with 4 poster beds and throne toilets. Lovely lounges with comfy sofas and chairs in front of open fires. |Food for lunch, dinner and breakfast was very good. Lovely walks around the grounds ended our stay. We will definitely be back.

Love an Ireland castle but this place is really special. The rooms are amazing, restaurant fantastic and the dungeon bar is quirky and great. All of this is great but the staff are the hidden gem and heart of this place; friendly, kind, courteous. These people really make the place amazing. We will be back here and would highly recommend it.

The most unique,non corporate hotel . The entrance area is amazing. Rooms are 11/10. Food ,service better than any place I've stayed in years. Ali, she told us she's waitressing,and steps in behind the bar ... Best pint of Guinness I've been served in years...... She's 18 . Promotion straight away lads. Vicki in reception, lads an amazing lady. No bullshit, no fake smiles, chats. Best night away bar none.

By pure luck, I found myself at Kinnity Castle Hotel while hiking a loop in the area. I stopped for lunch and couldn’t recommend the seafood chowder more—it’s easily one of the best I’ve had in Ireland. Even bread was so delicious. The interiors are stunning, and the staff is incredibly welcoming. Despite showing up in hiking gear with a wooden stick in hand, I was treated with the same warmth as any other guest. Not a single word was said about my attire, which I truly appreciated. I would absolutely recommend this place to all my friends.