The Central Hotel is located in the heart of The Diamond in Donegal, so you can walk around the whole town with no problems. The building is gorgeous with dark wood and plush detailing. The staff greets you with a warm smile and makes you immediately felt welcomed. The room we stayed in was beautiful, large, and had a nice view of Donegal Bay. Parking is just a block down in the town parking lot by the Bay cruises. Just get a validation ticket from the front desk and you can park there for free up until 9am of your check out morning. After that the parking is only 50 cent Euro per hour, which is still relatively inexpensive.
The only bump in the road we had during our stay was the breakfast being served was just the traditional Irish breakfast, which is 50% pork (ex: sausage and bacon). Fortuantely the hostess was able to help me get an alternative to pork so I wasn't just stuck with cereal and toast, so I appreciate that. Get to the breakfast early thought (it's from 7:30-10:00am because we got there at 9am and they were already out of fruit. read more