What a delightful hotel; friendly and attentive staff. My room key needed to be reactivated daily…read more Nice rooms; I appreciate having the option of a shower or bath. Most hotels offer shower only rooms after remodeling. Breakfast in the hotel was amazing; included fresh fruits and juices, the traditional Irish entrees or you could opt for pancakes. Every meal includes potatoes; good potatoes. Something special about this hotel is the lavender balm. I meant to request more before I left. You rub this on your wrists or neck before bed and it is supposed to relax you and promote better sleep. It smells so good.

I stayed for a conference for three in the hotel and overall spent over €1000 with them. The is…read moreokay not on the cheaper scale of things when I was checking out I realised that I had a puncture and I went into and asked the gentleman if somebody could help me change the tire I was told that they were not insured and that I should contact my insurance company. I asked him are there any decent people left in Ireland and I was given a snigger as a reply. I'm quite disappointed that I was treated like this customer service and a small budget compassion needs to be addressed by Management. I am in the hospitality business myself and if any of my staff treat any customer with such coldness and lack of concern, I would be deeply upset. the first that people see on arrival and departure and I really feel that this gentleman has left down my overall experience shall I say is not the best.

This hotel is along the stretch of the old Ashbourne road and is your basic hotel with the usual…read moreSunday carvery and a la carte menu serving the likes of roast beef, chicken etc. Not too expensive either. They do however have footgolf which although i haven't played yet myself i have heard it is great fun.

Really good hotel for the price. I was expecting the usual old smelling hotel. But I was impressed…read morewith no bad odors, VERY comfortable bed and pillows. And a shower with the best water pressure I ever had anywhere. #28 Also, I have to add that we did a very late check in (around 1am) when I asked at what time was the checkout, the gentleman told us "don't stress out about, just enjoy your room and rest". That customer service is priceless! We ended doing our checkout about one hour later than when it should be done. Highly recommended and I will be back! Thank you!

The manager here is actively hostile to visitors. We bring business to them every year with family…read moreget togethers in either the lobby or bar and without fail, every time, the manager is blatantly rude and cold every time. For two years in a row, my family and I have come here for a reunion and we are done coming here after this behavior two years in a row from management. While the food and drinks are good, we are treated poorly and will not be returning.

I stayed here twice in Sept 2014. I chose it as its right off the main highway around Dublin and…read morenear the airport, so it was my first night there, and also the last night before a very early flight out. I booked myself on the hotels own website. It charges a small fee, like 2 EURO to hold the room. Then they charged the balance when you check out. Irish hotels, esp in season can be very high and I was very very pleased with the rates I got. I booked early. Those that wait to the last moment were paying double what I paid. If you are driving, look for a small sign on a post directing you to the hotel once you exit Hwy 50. There is plenty of free parking out front. My rate included breakfast, which incl a choice of Irish Breakfast, or other items. The hotel is a bit dated, feels like something from the 60's to me, but that doesnt mean its bad at all. There is a bit of a step down out of the tub, so be careful! I had one room the first stay facing the back, which is nothing but an incline. Its nothinig to look at but it is quieter than the front view where you get a bit of street noise. Street noise isnt really bad and there is a view of some housing, etc and you can watch the buses go by. You can get downtown on buses too. Driving in downtown is not recomended, as parking is tight, and most streets are one way. They dont make it easy to get from one place to another as your constantly forced to go one way or another and its often not your choie of ways. So maybe take the bus! I ate in the bar/pub twice and food was ok, Typical Irish fare. Prices were reasonable. For me the location was ideal to start and end an Irish itinerary and for me the prices were great. I would gladly stay again.

This is the second year in a row that I have stayed around St. Patrick's Day. The staff is always…read moreso kind and friendly. They take care of every wish you could possibly ask. The food and the kitchen staff are wonderful. And the bar staff is very friendly and ready to help at any request, I will always stay at this property.

Recently visited this hotel for a three night stay with my wife, my 11 year old son and 3 year old…read moredaughter. With our room booking we received day passes to Tayto Park, Dublin Zoo and Funtasia Waterpark for a very reasonable. The hotel is located a short drive from Ashbourne town which is a great place to pop in for a meal with plenty of really good restaurants. The hotel also has a nice selection of dishes on their al a carte menu as well as a buffet. We dined in he second night from the buffet and found the food to be excellent, especially the desserts which included beautiful profiteroles filled with creme patisserie (not cream which is a sin) and a wedge of cheese cake which was light and delicious, melting in the mouth making you feel like having a second one would not hurt the waist line too much. Every member of staff from the cleaning staff to duty managers always greeted us with a smile and a friendly hello and you are really made feel at home while staying there. The rooms are warm, comfortable and modern making each night after a hectic day a joy to return to. The hotel ensures that all guests are catered for especially the children with nightly activities organised for all the family which included a kids disco and bingo. We attended the kids disco with DJ Richie B who really entertained the kids giving out prizes and covering children with snow from his snow machine while playing frozen songs. I could go on and on but to sum everything up this is a fantastic hotel with fantastic staff in a fantastic location. We loved it and will definitely be back.

I stayed here with a large tour group twice during our trip-we started and ended in Dublin, and…read morethis was the hotel that we booked for our first and last nights. We found it comfortable and family-friendly. The arcade on a few of the floors was a fun touch. There was a bit of confusion about the elevators that lead to the upper floors-but we eventually found our way. The rooms were comfortable and I was so happy to see that the showers had shower curtains (so many other hotels had a half-wall that ended up leaking water on the floor of the bathroom.) Not here. The walls are thin and you can definitely hear your neighbors. But if you luck out and have quiet folks staying nearby, it won't be a problem.

Rude staff awful food if you can get a seat reception staff exceptionally rude, rough crowd hanging…read moreout around the reception door with bouncer's staff at night, dirty outside not a place to be staying with family... Couldn't wait to leave...

My husband and I spent 5 days here in one of their King Luxury Suites. We really enjoyed our stay…read more The staff was friendly and helpful. The full breakfast each morning was awesome. The grounds were clean and quiet, and the room was pristinely clean and comfortable. The bed was comfortable and we slept great, which is rare in a hotel. I definitely would stay at Castleknock again.

Beautiful resort. Felt so welcomed and clean. Will stay again for our next trip to Dublin.read more

Did not appreciate the gentleman interrogating people at 2am coming back from our wedding as to our…read moreroom numbers and last names

We arrived here early afternoon on a Friday for a birthday party and boy did we party over two…read morenights. The hotel was pretty crammed, particularly on the Saturday night, with several birthdays, at least one baby shower party and a wedding. Our room was comfortable, overlooking a garden. The staff we met were kind to us and very helpful throughout our stay and we are a demanding bunch; service was friendly and prompt particularly with the birthday cake delivered two nights running after our main meals. They lit candles, they joined in singing happy birthday (like every other guest around us on both nights) and they even took photos for us on our phones, served up slices of birthday cake and kept the cake refrigerated to keep it good. I can't name every staff member, but if the hotel could bottle the guy who sang in the bar Saturday night, who had the whole place singing, and Julianna the cheery waitress they'd make a fortune from their respective talents. On our first night nine of us dined in the restaurant and we all enjoyed our food & drinks. I stayed vegetarian for evening meals for no good reason that I can think of, and my starter of goat cheese fritters (3) with poached pear & leaves was really superb as was the brown bread and I think the other bread was an onion bread. I had a ravioli main which was ok but I found the ravioli too thick and the filling too thin for my liking. It would be a much better meal if the ratio was reversed with the pumpkin filling properly seasoned and generous with some salt and fresh sage in the filling that would help too. On night two the restaurant was booked out so we all had the bar food and all of the meals were superb. I had a linguine main that was really tasty with delicious Tiger beer on draught - haven't seen that beer on draught for a long time. The breakfast food was very good too and Julianna kept us well - served with tea, coffee, food and precious laughter each morning. I had some minor niggles during my stay. I raised them with the manager and was satisfied with how he courteously handled my pickiness. Hotel check - out was as smooth as check - in and all in all we departed happy and just like our birthday girl, all of us another two days older.

We came here for a wedding and it was incredible. Each room has a unique feel to it and with over…read more100 people at the event it felt very comfortable. We stayed upstairs in room 11 and it was really pleasant. Newly remodeled and clean. Highly recommend checking this place out for an event or just to stay and admire the castle!

When one of my best friends told me he was going to get married in a castle in Ireland, I was…read moreimmediately pumped for the trip. And Bellingham Castle was the chosen venue and boy it exceeded all expectations. I even got to stay here for one night and they had such a pleasant hospitality. We ended up getting the "Kevin" room, which had a balcony view of the garden and patches of greenery that stretched as far as the eye could see. The place was really peaceful and my New York State of mind was completely gone, although temporarily. I really felt like a little kid when I went on to explore the different rooms in the castle. The furnishings and designs are things you would expect to see in films. My favorite rooms were probably the Bottlery (wine room) and The Buttery (the kitchen). Their castle dog, Ri, was super adorable and roamed around as if he owns the place. Some castles can feel intimidating but this place felt very intimate and homey. If only I could live there forever....

This is one of the most beautiful and oldest hotel in all of Ireland. The view is bar none. The…read morebar is great. They are always having weddings there and the ambience is just so great. The menu is awesome. I can't remember the main bartender, but he is so polite and welcoming. Boom, enough said.

Very clean,comfortable hotel.Rooms are very spacious and spotless.Staff are brilliant and the food…read moreis very nice.Bar is expensive but all hotels are.Breakfast is great with good choice.The views from the hotel are amazing and I would gladly sit all day and gaze out at the landscape.Ideally situated in beautiful surroundings and only a few minutes drive from Avoca village (Ballykissangel) and the wonderful "meeting of the waters" which also has a great pub with live bands. If you want to relax,with good food,friendly staff and a beautiful location,this is it!!