I was fortunate enough to spend some time with my sisters at Castle Palace, located in the town of…read moreCashel, County, Tipperary, Ireland. This country house was built in 1732 and has recently made the "50 best new luxury hotels to visit". I was lucky enough to visit because it's not far from my home in Ireland. It only has 30 rooms. It is quintessentially Ireland, with fantastic food, ambience, and top-notch service. We had a blast, overindulging in food and drinks at the Guinness Bar and for Afternoon Tea. If you are on the fence about booking this five-star boutique hotel in the heart of Ireland... don't hesitate. It's amazing.

Beautiful hotel. I would definitely go back. Has lovely amenities. We stayed in the schoolhouse and…read moreloved it!

The Carraig Hotel in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary is a lovely place and is the center of social…read moreactivity in the town. We've been in Carrick for three weeks, staying nearby, and walk to the hotel's restaurant nearly every day for tea, coffee, scones, and sometimes for lunch or dinner. The Carraig has the best wi-fi internet we've found in the town, giving us a chance to remain in touch with home in the U.S. The staff here is the best, friendly, helpful. They're open from about 8 AM until late, and can pull a really nice pint (or half-pint if you prefer) of Guinness, as well as a selection of other beverages. We haven't had occasion to use the hotel facilities, but no doubt they'll measure up to the downstairs. Thanks to all the staff for providing a home away from home.

Visiting from the States and having a wonderful steak dinner. Great Atmosphere Wait staff…read moreattentive. Steak cooked to perfection. Highly recommend

Just back from 10 days in Ireland, did a driving country tour and stayed in 5 places, hotels in the…read morecities and B&B's in the towns and villages. This place was our hands-down favorite, a perfect combination of charm, convenience and friendliness. We arrived in town without reservations, and the only hotel was booked. They recommended Copperfield House around the corner. The upstairs room was perfect, with a modern hotel-like bathroom and comfortable beds. The dining room was elegant with a great garden view, and breakfast was superb. Josephine offered to get up quite early on Sunday morning to make us breakfast on our last day as we had to drive to Dublin to catch the flight home. We'd recommend this place to anyone.

Food was really good fresh, location and view is spectacular! Service is lacking food came out…read morenever saw anyone again. Not super busy.

There is no lift or AC. We were on the bottom floor with a beautiful water view! We were able to…read moreopen the door to cool the room off and had great views! It was a VERY large room with 2 big beds and plenty of light (no card needed to keep lights on). The was bed very comfortable. The dining area has a nice water view as well. The only downside was the bar doesn't have cocktails.

We were greeted by Joan. She did not give the typical friendly Irish reception. When we chose to…read morenot eat at the hotel's restaurant, she told us we would be disappointed, but not in a fun way. Our room had two nonworking lamps, which turned into three nonworking lamps. She brought us two different lamps that did work, but it would've been nice to have the third one. She said, "You like your lamps, do you?" Bathroom garbage had been left from previous guests. Street traffic and party revelers awakened me late into the wee hours of the morning. Not my favorite stay in Ireland.

Nobody there to help us bring bags in when we got there. We bought some cheese in Galway and were…read morenot allowed to eat it in the bar EVEN THOUGH THEY WERENT OFFERING FOOD ANYMORE THAT DAY. So, our group had to venture to a nearby pub to order some food. We brought back takeout for a couple of young parents in our group that stayed behind with their baby. THEY WERE THEN BANISHED TO THE SITTING ROOM TO EAT THEIR TAKEOUT. Again, nobody was allowed to bring a morsel of food into their bar that was NOT serving food. There was hardly anyone there!! Just not a warm first impression. We were exhausted and starving, and that was a dumb rule. The woman at the front desk was not particularly pleasant, and she was also the bartender. Our room was sub par, cigarette burns in the tub. No extra toilet paper in the room when we ran out. And the broken thermostat was blinking the whole stay, begging for a filter change...gross. The china was also dirty at breakfast. The only pluses I will give to this place: the sitting and dining rooms were decorated well and the OTHER staff (NOT the receptionist/bartender) were pleasant. Owner also seemed nice.

Don't waste your hard earned Euros/Dollars on this hotel...read on…read more If you like a room with your sauna this is your place. However, if you want to control the temperature in your room look elsewhere because once the front desk flips the heater switch there is no turning back. If you enjoy sweaty pajamas while reclining on top of the bedspread throughout the night the Clonmel is an excellent choice. Management, clueless and inept, was contacted three times regarding the room temperature and said "we cannot do anything about the heater and we cannot change your room." Great! and the top of the morning to you too.... Dining at the Clonmel is an experience not to be forgotten. The three members of my family ordered steak, seafood and a chicken dish, but unfortunately we ordered "chicken wings with a salad" appetizer...very bad choice. The skinny wings with the flappers attached were deep fried and had a sickly non-breading grayish-beige hue and greasily sat atop some lettuce and tomato bits. Accompanying the chicken wings was a room temperature container of BBQ sauce. The main courses were just as awful and we should have walked 50 feet out the front door to the KFC in the parking lot. Of all the hotels I stayed at in Ireland, and there has been many, this is place doesn't deserve a half star especially after booking two rooms at $121.00 each. Management generously offered $16 off our food bill as compensation for the heater...wow!

Really, this is a rating for the bar. We stayed in this hotel the night we got engaged and had a…read morelovely dinner here. After our meal, we decided to have a nightcap. There was a rather elderly fellow sitting next to the Mister at the bar and he overheard us discussing our engagement. Well - we had a new friend! He was thrilled we would have such an important event in his area and we discussed his kids who now live in the US. After about 10 more beers I went up to bed. Mister dragged himself to bed much later. Turns out our new BFF had just walked down for a paper and his wife had to come collect him. This is the kind of good time you can expect here - people are welcoming, kind and you wont be a stranger for long!

A rainy evening looking for dinner we stopped in after seeing Rock of Cashel…read more It was quiet not super busy, our waitress was very polite and sweet and recommended some great dishes. I was craving the chicken curry dish, my husband got the meat plate (steak fillet,two lamb chops and two pork links- all three on a layer of mashed potatoes, fries AND onion rings!!! His plate was 16.95Euro! So reasonable for this amount of food and it was A LOT of food!!!! My husband loved it so did I. The meat tender and brilliant. He is still talking about how wonderful his dish was. My curry chicken dish came with fries and rice- again it's a lot of food that I couldn't finish 15.95 again SO reasonable!! Not only was the food brilliant our conversation was great with the owner Mickey. We chatted for a good long while and we feel like we made a new friend! This is the best food we've had on our travels thus far, a fantastic hole in the wall find. You won't regret waiting for your food!

Wonderful location. Great access to everything Kilkenny has to offer. The staff was just wonderful…read more Some of the nicest people we have encountered while traveling. Included breakfast was made to order from a menu. Rooms were of good size and functional. Definitely recommend staying here.

So far we checked in, they put us in a handicapped room where you have ZERO counter space. 1) we…read moreare not handicapped 2) even handicapped people need somewhere to put their toothbrush and hairbrush let alone other toiletries. Staff is nice, but at first told us they couldn't help us because they were busy. They finally switched our room after we went downstairs and waited. Next the new room have dirty pillow case with makeup on them. Tried. It to waste my day dealing with this basic hotel that boasts 4 star + rating.