Dunbrody Country House Hotel

Fantastic location , fantastic food , friendly staff . A great place to go to relax. A superb old building that the staff has made so welcoming

Mid way through a wonderful stay here and from the moment we arrived it exceeded our expectations. The house is beautiful, immaculate grounds, cosy fires everywhere. Our suite is perfect. Bed very comfortable and no noise through the night so a great sleep. The food is delicious and enjoyed dinner in the main dining room, which is a stunning room, and tonight in the seafood bar. The local pub onsite is a great addition and while we didn’t eat there the food looked great. Lovely man running the bar there and I’m sorry I didn’t catch his name. Kevin also onsite while we were here, lovely guy and very welcoming. Couldn’t recommend enough. We will be back.

We had been meaning to visit for years and are sorry that we didnt do it sooner. This is the most beautiful, comfortable, welcoming small hotel. From the lovely welcome at reception to the friendly bar man, this place is a real find. Lovely walks to get you ready for a delicious dinner in one of three restuarants. Small shop and cookery lessons on site for something extra to do if you feel the need to leave the comfortable sofas in the hotel entrance.

Fabulous stay loved it - amazing room overlooking garden & fountain. Thought dinner might be too fine dining for us but was amazing, loved it all. Had drink out on terrace overlooking garden. Excellent service, bit of a runway of staff that night, think a reviewer may have been on site that evening. Breakfast was superb wee bit slow but we were in no rush. Lady in gift shop was lovely & we got some lovely items. Would definitely go back & stay again only my went for 1 night, seemed to be lots to do in the area. Scones were lovely so I’d get up at 7am for the making if I went again.

We have given this feedback to the hotel. However, it still rankled when we left. We drove literally coast to coast, a near 5 hour drive. Our welcome was dreadful. 'Hello, what's your name?' Name given. Couldn't pronounce it as 'was no good with Irish names. She found the booking and then said 'you are 8 and 11'.Which meant dinner at 8 and breakfast at 11am. Shocking. 'Here's your key. To be fair she did come up in the lift with us and then asked wgerr we had come from but a little late then. Hardly the typical welcome one would expect. Room lovely, needed to turn the heat down but my husband found it as the girl didn't know anything about the room Dinner was indeed at 8pm. Food was fabulous. Something slightly off about the service. Turned out they were Transition Year students with one so petrified she couldn't speak and another one who came and demanded 'the yellow flowery' plate back halfway through our starter for some inexplicable reason. We said to the Manager how surprised we were at this level of youth and inexperience serving us. The reply was did it affect our experience and service? The answer is yes. If a TY person is serving, its only fair on them and the customer to know in case there is any issue. We should have been told, particularly as this is supposed to be fine dining and were drawn to the hotel due to the food and wine experience. Not something you could have a chat with a TY student about. Similar service at breakfast the following morning but again the food was very good.