Dromoland Castle Hotel

The best afternoon tea ever. We were given the 5* treatment from the minute we entered the gate. The staff here are amazing. Such a selection of sandwiches and cakes. Endless refills of tea and coffee and loads to bring home. The castle and the grounds are spectacular - lovely to walk around before tea. Thank you all so much for making us feel so special!!!

WOW - worth the splurge. this hotel is over the top with atmosphere, service, amenities, and location. absolutely beautiful views every direction. acres of grounds to walk, golf, bike, explore. the staff treat you as if you are royalty - absolutely every person we encountered were the same in their treatment. from our check in, and then a personal escort and mini tour by Aiden, drinks in the lounge served by Ian, breakfast served by Clodagh & Cillian, even just sitting in the lobby we were offered water or what else would we care for. I will say the personal escort to show us the lounge areas and then being escorted to our room by Aiden was memorable. he made sure we knew how to work everything in our room. they even have Canadian electrical plugs! Aiden has worked at Dromoland for 21 years - Ian for 26 - longevity like that says so much about the management and endears us to Dromoland that much more. there are many activities at Dromoland, golf being the big one. but there are dozens more: for example 'learn to pull your pint', cast a line in lake, clay pigeon shooting, horse & buggy tours, soundbaths, history tours. and so many more. We signed up for the Hawk Walk -- amazing! these are private tours - so just my husband and I - we had Sara as our guide - her knowledge of the Hawks, Falcons, Owls was illuminating. we got to put on the leather gloves and have Mac the Hawk fly to us, hold the Falcons and Owls. we we able to get up close and personal and learn about these amazing creatures and see their personalities. truly a bucket list activity -

A very poor 2 night stay. 1. Dinner in The Flie ridden Earl of Thomond dinning room was unforgivably disgusting. Who do these people think they are where is the Health and Safety dept. I still feel ill thinking back to this occasion The servers were school going young people not the experienced knowledgeable waiters you expect. The dinner food smacked of very poor ingredients served cold on cold plates and awful. Soggy cold deep fried potato cubes. 2. A young server insisted on giving me all the remaining soggy potato cubes so he didn't have to return to the kitchen. The meat was inedible cold dry and tough. Was a chef in attendance ??. So bad the lead server waiter took the food back we didn't object. 3. Breakfast in the Flie ridden Room was buffet style with cheap sliced Pan bread for toast. The food again was cold & tasteless. We left went into Ennis to get some breakfast food. 4. Dinner 2nd evening We went to the cocktail bar/room to to eat. Again the food was poor.starter was more amuse bouch than entry type Fish was bitty over cooked mess. The desert Apple crumble tennis ball in shape was straight from the fridge and cold. 5.Breakfast 2nd Morning didn't bother Who goes away to eat cheap local shop bought thin Sliced Pan bread toast . 6. The room style we booked was not availabke to us instead we got a smaller two bed bed room ??. We wanted following (2nd) morning waiting to move to the room style we booked. The bathroom had loose floor tiles please note you cannot properly clean loose floor tiles. 7. If you say you are luxury star hotel RESORT and charge accordingly you have to Provide that kevel have to. We have stayed in 5 star hotels all over the world this was by far the worst. School going students as waiters some on their first night, laughable 8. Perhaps as I noticed the hotel is now operating in the one night tour bus (conveyor belt) trade offering bus parking . The management should be ashamed

Our 5 night stay at Dromoland Castle was everything one could hope for in experiencing an Irish castle visit! The castle grounds were grand and varied, with miles of charming woodland and golf course paths to explore, complete with fairy gardens and hermit coves. The castle itself was full of comfortable, cozy and historic nooks and crannies. Our room, to our delight, was spacious and modern. The food at all venues (and we tried them all) was beyond expectations. We were entertained nightly by local troubadours, patiently playing our favorite tunes from the motherland. But what made this stay truly personal and memorable was the extensive, friendly and accommodating staff, each member greeting us with a smile and earnestly seeking to make our time at Dromoland more enjoyable. We had planned to stay 3 nights. The castle accommodated our request to stay an additional 2 nights during a busy wedding and golf season. We were ripped away only by a family wedding in nearby Ennis. Dromoland is soon to undergo extensive renovations. I'm so happy we were able to experience this beautiful and authentic iteration, but we will be back someday to check out the new. Our sincere thank you to the Dromoland staff!

We only had time to spend one night but we loved it here. The grounds are exceptional, the hotel is lovely and the service is top-notch. We felt like royalty.