Friendly staff; old hotel We stayed three days recently right after the three weeks unusual dry and hot period in Ireland. The hotel is old so set your expectation accordingly. Staff is very friendly. However, due to the unusual warm temperature, and the hotel has no A/C or celling fans, the rooms were quite hot. Windows could not open much so it stayed stuffy and uncomfortably warm during the night. Guess it is not usual occurrence as the front desk ran out of portable fans for guest rooms as well. We stayed in the newer expanded section of the hotel but the room is still kind of old looking and small. Room has an old tube TV that took up quite a bit of the space. Otherwise, the room is ok and seems to be clean enough. The hotel is about 10 minutes walking distance from the train station so it was easy to get around. If you are driving, like most places around the area, the parking lot behind the building is not too big and the driveway is pretty narrow. Just beware. Overall, the hotel has character and has been around for many years. Also right across the street from the ocean. Highly unlikely that you would get an ocean view room (if that matters to you) as majority of the rooms are facing the side or the parking area. read more

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This hotel was spacious and nice but I can't say clean or well kept. When you walk in the door you can immediately tell they try to mask the antique smell of the building with overpowering scents. The staff is nice enough to let you leave you bags by the counter if you need a place to keep them before or after check in/out. Our room was clean but staying there about 4 nights I noticed a lot. For starters why are the #500 rooms and #200 rooms on the 3rd floor while #300s are on the 2nd. That was downright confusing. But not concerning. I also found thumbtacks on the staircase one of which had already been stepped on and bent. It remained in place the entire time we were there. Vacuum much? Now for our room. Beds seemed clean. Tables clean. The t.v was the worst. It took us about 45 minutes in total over the course of 2 days to figure out how to turn it on. Has anyone had to channel up+ on to turn a t.v on? The shower head was horrendously cared for as half the water coming out of it poured down the back of it (picture provided). One of our towels had a bleeched out blood stain. Nasty! Bleeched I know but still. They don't offer tea or coffee in the lobby, something a lot of American hotels do. So I went to make tea with the electric kettle provided I opened it to find water already in it and it had so much grime on the bottom I cold swipe it with my finger (picture provided). EW! Now our room was just adjacent like many others to their dance hall. Note that many people on vacation like to get up early and go do things. But it's very hard when the hotel welcomes huge celebrations to continue till midnight. Least to say both Friday and Saturday night we only got about 5.5 hours of sleep before getting up as we had planned the days before. If I ever return to Bray Ireland I will never stay here again. read more

Esplanade Hotel - Our shower head in our room. How hard is it to keep these working right...seriously. - Hotels Near Me

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Stayed here recently with my Family. Firstly I went for one of those on-line special deals, room B&B for mysef and the family for 2 nights for a low fixed price. The rate was good (I tried booking direct but they refused to accept the booking at the rates on the 3rd party site and would only accept at their advertised rates, I declined and booked the cheaper way) Booked and used the 3rd party sites system and stated a 4pm bookin. Arrived around 4.15 and room was not ready, the staff were very nice about it and offered us all a free drink from the bar which was nice and kept the kids happy - was no need really as the room was ready before I had time to finish my beer! Room was clean and tidy and adquate for our needs - not the most spacious for a family with 2 single beds side by side for the kids and only a bedside cabinet seperating those from our double bed then another cabinet between that and the outside wall but we were happy enough. TV was a bit outdated, old style CRT TV on a swivel platform at about waist height, limited channels and no upgrades/pay per view/movie channels etc. Breakfast on both mornings was super, wide selection for every taste, fruit selection/ceral/ham & Cheese/fry up! Buffet type set-up and eat as much as you want, only slight comment was no toast, you had to make your own, i.e. pop the bread into the SLOW toaster and wait for it to 'pop' but I gues that meant it was atleast fresh and not sitting around getting cold and hard. Didn't try the Hotel for meals other than breakfast so can't comment but if the morning shift is anythign to go by it should be top nosh! All in all a thumbs up from me and my Family! read more

Very friendly hotel . Quick service very quit so was able to enjoy are meal in peace . Food was very tastie, coffee was to strong thats my only complaint . Very resonable price . Free wi fi read more

Esplanade Hotel - . Nice size meal reasonable price friendly staff worth pop in if your in bray - Hotels Near Me

I was visiting Ireland from overseas. This hotel was a pleasure. Friendly staff, polite but not hovering. If you're the kind of person who needs someone standing over your shoulder, helping with every little thing- this is not the place. If you appreciate politeness and having your own space. It is peaceful and quiet. (not party central) It's a lovely building to have a walk around; a large converted mansion. It is directly across from the beach on a thoroughfare and very near other historic buildings. The bar is not busting. I sat down and had a quiet cup of coffee while the bartender was closing, attempting to be invisible. Unfortunately, she was interrupted by an obnoxious group of men (not Americans have to say it), demanding authentic Irish Whiskey. She stopped her closing duties and recommended a whiskey. The rude gaggle protested vigorously. The name was not Irish enough for them! They were already half in-the-bag and demanding "real Irish whiskey." I think they ended up with Jameson. I felt for the bartender, but I couldn't stand the patrons. I thanked her and went to bed. For the most part it was quiet and peaceful. I enjoyed my stay. Based on my experience, the staff are friendly. Those particular guest would have challenged anyone's manners. read more

I would most likely not stay here again. My room had hair balls on the stained carpet. The walls were thin and I could hear my neighbors talking to one another/yelling. It woke me up a few times. The concierge looked like they hated life. No smiles. No friendly chit chat. Sounded annoyed when talking to me. The only real perks to staying here is the location (along the promenade) and free parking. read more