The Lodge at Ashford Castle

We stayed at the Lodge for 2 nights. The setting of the Ashford Castle estate is picturesque, most of the staff are friendly & dining out at the Cullen’s at the Cottage restaurant was a wonderful experience; super attentive, friendly, helpful staff & the food was excellent. Shania, our waitress was fantastic. Unfortunately the room we stayed in was disappointing & deserves to be mentioned, hence the poorer review. To start with my bedside table had a massive crack right across the glass on top , I’m sure it couldn’t have possibly gone unnoticed by the cleaning staff? Secondly, most of the surfaces were really dusty. I put some clean, black clothes on the glass shelves in the bathroom whilst I had a shower. When I took them off they had lines of dust all over them. Another thing to mention are the pillows. I have feather-induced asthma so asked the hotel in advance for hypoallergenic, non- feather pillows. The pillows we had were so thin, my husband slept with 3 of them. They were small, hard & dense, (the thin nature of them often occurs with older, non- feathered type pillows after repeat wear & washing in my experience) After an uncomfortable nights sleep we asked at reception if it was possible to have the pillows changed or at least a few more. We were assured the message would be passed on to housekeeping. Our pillows were never changed & we were never given any additional ones. There were other niggles with the room, but these are the main ones which reduced the experience of our stay.

Spoiled ourselves for one night while visiting Cong. Check-in was easy. Staff very friendly and helpful. Room was lovely. Comfy King bed, flat screen tv, refrigerator with 2 bottles of water. Robes in the bathroom. Stay included 2 entree breakfast which included coffee, orange juice, a fruit cup, brown bread and I ordered Eggs Benedict. Husband had Full Irish Breakfast. Lodge was within walking distance to Cong.

Though you aren't staying in Ashford Castle, you are able to enjoy all of what the castle has to offer from activities to restaurants to grounds. The lodge is a short walk from the castle. However, you are able to be shuttled by the lodge staff to the castle and restaurants at no extra charge. The staff was very helpful and went out of their way to ensure a good stay.

Beautiful and we were able to bring our dog. Room was lovely . Very clean . Only critics I would make the tables are too low for eating in the gallery area but it was great to eat with our dogs. Definitely be back. Staff are so friendly and helpful . Good food too

Excellent rooms and a beautiful hotel. Kind and caring staff. I absolutely LOVED having our singing host and waiter, Kevin in the restaurant. He made the dining experience each day truly exceptional!