A beautiful resort in County Donegal…read more Pros: -Beautiful setting on the shore of Louch Eske -Friendly, efficient staff -Large rooms -Clean and in good condition overall -Great breakfast buffet and good food in the bar. Cons: -Not much to do at the actual hotel -No gym or exercise facilities -Very stuffy, no AC, just a plug in fan and two tiny windows that provide little in terms of fresh air in the rooms -Huge bathroom but no plugs so you have to dry your hair on the bed or at the desk with no mirror -No Netflix -Slow wifi Info: -Seem to cater to an older clientele - which is fine, just fyi If I were to go back. I'd bring my parents (NOT my teenagers) and I would come in the winter when the stuffy air would be an asset.

The drive here from Portsalon in the dark on a snowy December morning was nothing short of…read morespectacular. Dramatic Donegal scenery made even more stark and beautiful by the shiny white snow. I looked forward to the drive back. The hotel itself is in a fantastic location and the dining room overlooks a fjord type lake. Black water reflecting hotel lights and surrounding mountains. The breakfast was tops. Huge buffet with egg and omlete station. And additional a la carte selections. I had kippers with scrambled eggs followed by the full Irish. Delicious food, great coffee and wonderful service. Worth the 70 minute drive to get here.

This economy lodging, so it might be good for folks valuing cost over convenience. The rooms,…read morebathrooms and showers are small. The pillows thin, and the location a bit removed from the city center. The building seems relatively new and the checkin staff, Anne, was friendly and helpful.

Great breakfast, great services. Hit a peek time on Father's Day, few minute wait to get in…read more Omelets and French toast around the table, everyone loved theirs.

This is a 5 start plus hotel. The staff is outstanding. Everyone I interacted with was friendly,…read morehelpful and knowledgeable. The rooms are huge and have all the amenities. The spa and workout building is tremendous. The bar area is very nice and the outdoor patio has a great view of the garden. The food was top shelf both at dinner and breakfast. The breakfast buffet is a do not miss.

From check in To the unbelievable experience it is our best yet . The views the rooms the cuisine…read moreunmatched and perfected in this gem . We look forward to a great walk in the morning in the beautiful forest . I was amazed with the spa and general features here I am still stunned . This needs to be a two day stay to fully experience the whole thing

We just had a stay at the Abbey Hotel in Donegal Town. The town is lovely, lots of food and…read moreshopping options and historic sites. A great base if you want to see Donegal. The hotel was nice, looks like they sprucing it up at the moment. Nice bar and restaurant and the breakfast was lovely. Service at the front desk a little lacking.

Pool staff karin is very rude to children and under age people great hotel but she ruined my day i…read morecame in 10 minutes early for the teen club and she made me wait outside in the cold then when I didn't have a membership I offered to pay to get in and she kicked me out I do not recommend Karin I instead recommended Michael he is very kind and patient with me

We had a lovely room overlooking the tidal river. The view was fantastic. My complaint is that the…read morevery lovely bathroom had a Jacuzzi that I was looking forward to using. I found that it wasn't working. When I reported it to the front desk the personnel simply said that it was that way. They apparently have known about it and done nothing to repair it.

The Central Hotel is located in the heart of The Diamond in Donegal, so you can walk around the…read morewhole 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.

As a hotel, this place leaves a lot to be desired. The room…read morewe got 'with a view' requires you to lean over the bed, stick your face up to the window and look left. If you want an inch more of a view, open the window and hang your right eyeball out. The carpet is stained and truest a huge mess. Hard to walk on it without getting the heebie jeebies. Unfortunately, slippers weren't even close to making the cut. We went to charge our devices and found there was only one outlet which was being used by their mini tablet which is used to display hotel information...goodbye mini! We looked all over and yes, this was the only outlet except for in the bathroom. Speaking of the bathroom, the handles kept falling off. A bit of a puzzle to put each piece back on. If you're looking for a place to sleep, mov on to another place

My goodness. I don't even know where to begin. This place should be condemned. It's a dirty place…read morethat is falling apart. Carpets are not clean. Terribly rude staff at the front desk. They gave me the wrong manager contact info. Last night, a man was screaming obscenities throughout the evening outside the doors of this place. The night security didn't do anything. The hotel is literally falling apart. The light in the bathroom doesn't even work. The place should just be torn down. I wouldn't recommend staying here.

We are regular customers to The Highlands Hotel, Glenties, Co Donegal…read more On our most recent visit; we cannot praise this hotel enough. We love the new refurbished look Everything from cleanliness, food, comfort etc -you name it this hotel has it all. The staff are exceptionally helpful in every way possible. We would highly recommend this hotel. E & P Carr.

We had a great two nights here, using it as a base touring around this area. It was our second…read morebargain two night hotel break in Donegal, having travelled to here from Annagry and having spent three weeks in France shortly before we made it to Donegal. The hotel has limited wifi, which worked well around reception but we couldn't get it to work in the restaurant or breakfast rooms. It didn't work in our room. There are a number of brochures available in the reception promoting various attractions including the nearby Finntown railway, which runs along the edge of a huge brown trout lake in the shadow of a mountain and was fascinating. This entire county has to be one of the friendliest places on earth. No matter where we went, shopped, ate, toured and wandered around everyone was just so warm, friendly and welcoming. This hotel was no different; open friendly hard working people. The hotel was comfortable with our room a decent size, good decor, a double & single bed and a large bathroom. There was a flat screen tv on the wall. The food we had (haddock & chips €10) and prawn cocktail (€8) and night two we both had steak special) was all very good, fairly priced, the stout was excellent and the white wine served icily crisp. It was hectically busy in the restaurant especially on the Thursday night of our stay, mainly due to their sirloin steak special, €15 for a ten ounce steak, French fried onions, chips, peas and a pepper sauce. A few musicians also perform on Thursday nights. I'm sure the hard working staff are exhausted at the end of the night. We were tired just watching them. Parking is very limited at the front of the hotel and while there's a car park at the rear of the hotel there's no access from the car park. Breakfast was fine, the porridge superb followed by an Irish brekky fry of fried egg, pork sausage, bacon, black & white pudding and tomato. But we do restrict our intake of this sort of food. It's not just this hotel it's common in hotels to find cheap meats; cheap eggs, plastic skinned, fatty, salty sausage, fatty, salty, white pudding, cheap bacon and awful powdered coffee in hotels from one to five star. I'd prefer if hotels would use their buying power to purchase natural skinned meats, and better quality ingredients with a bit less fat and a bit less salt. I'd like to see the days of powdered coffee coming to a close - real coffee is so much better. We would return here.

Really nice hotel! Very old, historic and well appointed. Beautiful location and great views of the…read morebeach. Service and food were impeccable. I also tried a seaweed bath in the spa, the only bummer was the tub was only warm, not hot and I couldn't get it hotter. The shower head in the room was kind of painful and the toilet sometimes took 10 flushes to work. The hallway outside my room smelled of crayons but it wasn't everywhere. I really liked this hotel and the location. Would stay here again.

When we arrived at the hotel it was approximately 11:30 pm last night, we had no hot water and…read morenowhere on the website does it state that the hotel shuts off the hot water after 11 pm. The night clerk was very nice and said there was no excuse for us to not have hot water and he apologized. We had a very cordial conversation. My conversation with Patnce(sp) the next morning was quite the opposite. She made excuses, was rude and was completely unapologetic. I was told by Patnce (sp) that morning that it states on the Hotel's website that if we are to arrive after 9 pm that we are to notify the hotel. At this point I was upset that she was lying to me. I went to my room to retrieve my laptop and asked Patice (sp) to show me where on the website it states that we are to notify the hotel if we are going to arrive after 9pm. She then changed her story and said it is standard policy for all hotels in Ireland, which I can assure you, my 25 years of extensive travel in all of Ireland, that is not true. So she lied to me when I confronted her with the truth. In addition to being lied to by their employee and not having hot water, our room was contaminated with a lot of black mold. I have pictures showing how extensive the issue is in the bathroom. This is a serious public health issue. I can say that this was the absolute worst experience I have ever had in a hotel in Ireland. When I attempted to address the issue with Paul, the owner. He opened my email several times, but completely ignored it.

This review is for the restaurant only as we didn't stay at the hotel. We were a large group of 7…read moreand had a marvelous meal! The dining room and lobby are beautiful, free street parking, and super attentive staff. Vegetarian options. We all enjoyed our meals, very generous portions and so fresh. Fun cocktails, too!

Kees Hotel is a surprise. Looks a bit dated but is full of charm. Very clean bar with attentive…read morestaff. Bedrooms are of a good standard, but don't expect boutique style. Bar staff know how to pull a proper pint of the black stuff.