It is with deep appreciation for the people and the culture of Ireland that I review this hotel as a place to not stay in and stay away from. It is uniquely charmless, poorly located, with horrible accommodations. It's more like someone's hobby. The first floor is filled with literally thousands of books and an enormous number of very personal portrait like paintings. We never got to see the upper floor rooms with a view, but I can assure you that any other room in the hotel is absolutely atrocious. Ours overlooked the parking lot, had a broken window latch, and the noise from the parking lot and the adjacent road roadway were horrendous. Supposedly the upper floor rooms with a view are nicer, but I still can't recommend this hotel. We were booked for three nights left the first morning after one night and we charged two nights.
The hotel is advertised as the closest to the cliffs. It hardly matters because everything is close to the cliffs. We were miraculously redeemed by being able to stay in Doolin- at the amazing Balinalachan Castle Hotel. It is much better located for all the things you're going to want to do, including being very close to some of the best pubs and food and the ferry terminal where you can go out to the Aran Islands. And the food at the castle is Michelin quality without the price or the fuss.
We traveled for two weeks and stayed in five different hotels and B&B's but the Cliffs of Moher Hotel should be stricken from anyone's list who wants an-authentic enjoyable well located hospitality experience. It was really awful.. but we did have a very soulful discussion with a young Ukrainian woman who moved between the front desk and breakfast service. She made this a truly human experience aside from the atrociousness of the hotel read more