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San Antonio B&B: Musical B&B in Kinsale

by Bluedawg1968

The San Antonio is a 200-year-old house, pain-stakenly looked after by Jimmie Conron. There are five newly remodeled rooms. They are very spacious, and each one has it's own bathroom. Both the room and the bathroom were very clean. There were plenty of towels, and a hairdryer.

There is secure parking (although a little tight) in front of the house.

Jimmie's "Full-Irish" Breakfast was, in my opinion, THE best breakfast I had in Ireland.

In May 2011, I paid e40 per night. Prices are now (I believe)
Sb e50-55, Db e75-80, Tb e100-110, cash only

I would definately recommend staying here. I stayed two nights, and will definately stay here again when I return to Kinsale.

The B&B is in a great location. It's not in the middle of everything, so it's very quiet. Just walk down the hill, and you're in the middle of town.
There are pamphlets and brochures on all Kinsale has to offer in the main hall, but if you want some recommendations, just ask Jimmie. He knows his way around, and is more than willing to suggest a thing or two.
And if you like traditional Irish music, just ask him when and where he'll be playing next. When I was there, he and Michael (Michael Ahern) were playing at the Spaniard Inn on Monday nights.

Butler Court: Dog-friendly B&B in Kilkennny

by Bluedawg1968

Butler Court is a very nice place to stay. Although it is centrally located, it has a very quiet atmosphere. The rooms are bright, clean, and comfortable. Plenty of room for two. Enough hot water, and towels. They offer a continental breakfast which consists of cereal, fruit, juice, coffee or tea. It is wheel-chair accessible. There is Wi-Fi. No parking. However, they will validate overnight parking in a nearby multistory garage on Ormonde Street. There is a front gate which they close at night. Only guests can get in. A nice security feature.

We only stayed one night, but I would definately recommend it.

(Sb-E60-110, Db-E90-130, family room or Tb-E100-160). This was actually the most expensive place we stayed at in Ireland. Including Dublin.
We paid E120 incl. tax for a Saturday night.

I made reservations at Butler Court before leaving for Ireland (through email). Yvonne (co-owner with husband John), always emailed back promptly. Upon arriving, her and John were very friendly and helpful. Yvonne helped us plan our time in Kilkenny. She called, and reserved us spots at the Smithwick's Brewery Tour.
There is a lovely little courtyard in the middle of the building.
Then there's Bob... a rescued sheep dog that has full reign of the premises. Honestly, I think he's the main attraction.

Abraham House

by MalenaN

This hostel is a labyrinth of narrow corridors, stairs and doors (to come to the room where I stayed you have to go through nine doors).

There is a kitchen with many tables, and a majority of them where occupied by groups eating at nine o’clock the evening I arrived. Nine o’clock is the time when the kitchen closes and you have to be finished with your cooking, but you can still sit down and eat after. A light breakfast is served in the morning between 8 - 10 and it consist of a piece of bread, butter, jam, orange drink and tea or coffee.

I booked a bed through Internet 1,5 months before arriving. For a bed in a 10-bed female dorm I was going to pay 71 Euro for four nights (Sun - Thu). As I made the reservation I paid 7.10 Euro in deposit. The day before going to Dublin I checked the Internet and saw that the price for the dorm was now only 11 Euro per night (44 in total). When I arrived I pointed that out and paid 40 Euro, which makes it 47.10 in total for four nights (February 2007).
The dorm was not a 10-bed dorm though but a 20-bed dorm. There is one shower and one bathroom, which was okay as long as the room was not full. My last night the room was full and that caused some queues.

The dorm was in the basement and it was a bit cold and the mattresses were very inconvenient. And there were nowhere to sit in the dorm, except on the bed (but then you hit your head in the bed above). In the reception area there were two computers with free Internet and they were always occupied in the evenings. The other tables were often occupied by people using their laptops.

In all hostels it should be absolutely forbidden to have a mobile phone on during the night when you stay in a dorm!

Abraham House is okay and it is cheap, but I don’t feel that this is where I must stay next time I go to Dublin.

Athlumney Manor: GENIAL HOSTS OF NAVAN

by jewels63

The Hosts are determined to make you feel welcome and comfortable, and best of all is the breakfast! I won't forget the scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, all local produce. And generous serves. A great way to start the day of walking and touring the nearby megalithic UNESCO heritage sites.
For the all inclusive price it was good value.

Had a great view of the Norman ruins of Athlumney Castle outside of our bedroom window.
When my husband was ill, the owners brought panadol, allowed us to rest all day in the room(in b&b you are expected to go out).
It's best to have a car to get around, but we managed by walking into town about 15mins away, and catching the bus to places, including back to Dublin/Airport.

Website for B&B's: Website for B&B's

by mvtouring

There are over 1,100 B&B's registered on this site, so I thought I would like to include it on my page for future use and maybe one of you out there will find it useful too.

Dublin - Central Hotel: Dublin - Central Hotel

by ChristaV

The Central Hotel Dublin is one of oldest Dublin Hotels and dates back to 1887. The hotel is located within a few minutes walk of Dublins popular tourist attractions such Temple Bar, Grafton Street, Trinity College, Guinness Storehouse, Stephens Green and Christchurch Cathedral.

Ennis - Rowan tree hostel: Ennis - Rowan tree hostel

by ChristaV

A great place to stay. We were lucky as we had a 5 people room all to the 3 of us, plus our room had a lovely balcony which overlooked the Fergus river and town. Lovely kitchen where you can prepare your meals and then enjoy it in the adjacent dining room.

Location, facilities and friendly staff

Macroom - Castle Hotel: Macroom - Castle Hotel

by ChristaV

A very nice hotel to stay in. The food they serve is of very high standard and I loved the way they presented it. Big portions, so you will not go hungry.

I had a burger which was absolutely fantastic.

moyglare lodge assaly rosslare road.: Wexford rosslare best Bed and breakfast so far.

by mstravelle

On a recent trip to ireland i took the family with me. We disembakred at Rosslare Europort Wexford and looked around rosslare harbour not much doing at that time of night and not much accommodation left with every one tired and cranky i decided to make it to town. Rebbecca used her Ifone to google a location to stay and she found http://www.moylgarelodge.com/ it was a very easy to find bed and breakfast not to far from Rosslare, wexford or major road or the harbour just of the rosslare road . As we wanted to be in Kerrys ring the next evening i called in. Comming up the drive i wasnt sure it was a bed and breakfast as it is huge very luxurious but very reasonable. Anne devlin the owner was happy to see us and quickly got 3 rooms ready for us.
While we were waiting tea and coffee and some sodas were produced for us and some sandwiches. we relaxed in the sitting room. then i got a call our house in kerry wasnt ready and we would have to hang out here for a couple of days. We needed dinner and Anne Devlin suggested we try out the Coopers inn just accross the way. It is a nice bar with decent menu of food, which is well made made, served well, and reasonably priced. Beer isnt bad, does seem to have a local trade so watch out on match nights. its only about 2 mins for Moyglarelodge.com and means the guest house is quite. Its no your average B+B its a grander place pourpose built recently and very luxurious not a cheap dive.

When i got back I checked in with Anne I asked her what could i do with kids in tow. The list was impressive in the morning we went for mad walk on some mad beaches saw some seals, a possible dolphin, some acient coast churches and WW2 stuff. Had the best fish and chips ever at rays in Carnsore. then went to Tachumsahne lake and it was like the serengetti. then into town and explored a bit more on the way out we just had time to go to the heritage park it was great.. lot to see and learn. then off to rosslare back to Moyglarelodge. Via sittingbull.ie steakhouse on the wexford road. next day sun was spilliting the rocks and we headed to rosslare strand for a typical beach resort type day out lots of sandy sandwiches and sandy ice cream and sandy sunburn. it help tire the kids ouf for the long trip to Kerry the next day.

Moyglarelodge.co.uk has a great garden plenty of space for kids to run about in it has purpose built secure garages ideal for vintage cars or bikes and bikes and drivers are welcome. supermarket and post office near by. broadband in the B+B the aslo do great vlaue gofl weekends if you like play and stay deals doesnt apply to me i hate golf but the owner have a deal with one of the golf courses nearby for good value weekend golf breaks.

ELYOD HOUSE: MODERN

by arkadia

A kind of bigger B&B close to a bigger town, with more rooms and a big breakfast room.
Modern. Rooms spartanly furnished.

close to center and Ross Castle
TV in rooms
Tea/Coffee making facilities
5 min. walk from National Park

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