Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate

We stayed for 2 nights and it was absolutely amazing. It was a surprise trip for my birthday. The room was fabulous and spotless. Staff were so nice and couldn't do enough for us. Beautiful surroundings and so quiet and peaceful. It was a very relaxing break. Breakfast was also fantastic with plenty of choice. We ate in Palmers Restaurant and food was delicious - portions were small but plenty of room for dessert. We didn't get to try Pullmans Restaurant as it is was closed on one of the days of our stay but the doorman (apologies for not remembering his name - he was so friendly and chatty) let us in to have a look around and to take some photos - an old railway carriage from the Orient Express. I had a back, neck and shoulder massage with Tatiana in the Spa and t was amazing and so relaxing. Tatiana was so friendly and welcoming. I would definitely recommend to book in with her if you are staying in the hotel. On the second day we did the Falconry with Conor - that was so good being able to be so close to the birds - Conor had great knowledge about them. It was about 45 minutes long and have they beautiful birds (who are all named after drink... one being called Guinness because of her colours!). Again, I would definitely recommend doing this during your stay. Overall it was really enjoyable and could not fault anything.

We had an excellent experience staying at Glenlo Abbey. Ernest greeted us warmly when we arrived and was a wonderful resource! The beds, bathrooms and food were all luxurious! And the staff was first rate!

What a beautiful facility & grounds. Ernest welcomed us & saw us off. He & all the staff were delightful. Highly recommend & would stay again.

We stayed at the Lodges for just 3 days and went to Palmers twice while we were here. The manager (I think his name was Christian) did a fantastic job!! Greeted us right away, was very friendly, and was certainly working hard to make the night go smoothly (which it did)! The music was incredible (iamcolohan) and the food was PHENOMENAL. We were very excited to go back for the second time in 3 days. My siblings both ordered the short rib both times and loved it. My parents ordered the chicken supreme both nights and loved it. I got the pumpkin ravioli and burger and they were absolutely delicious. Drinks were also so so yummy (violet night and Galway girl). Couldn’t give this place higher praise! Wish we took pics but we devoured everything so quickly.

Hotel and grounds were stunning, if only we could have seen them from our room. The view was of the back of the restaurant and a fire escape. The view of the Corrib and the golf course was completely obliterated. As a five star hotel this was so poor, at the very least we should have been forewarned. Having requested an alternative room , we were relocated to a smaller room with a slightly restricted view. It wasn’t a great start, however the staff , the food ( we availed of the Pullman experience) were excellent. I brought up our room disappointment at reception at check out, the answer was “some people don’t seem to mind “. For a 4 figure sum for one night I would have expected a more empathetic answer