Mount Juliet Hotel is a dream! This former was transformed into a luxury hotel utilizing the manor house and former horse stables (hunter's yard) with the most beautiful hotel rooms. We stayed in an executive suite in Hunter's yard. The exterior looks like a luxury stable but you would never know from the inside. Our room was so luxurious. The attention to detail was incredible! We had a welcome note, champagne, and a piece of cake waiting on the table for us. We had complimentary still and sparkling water and chocolates too. In the morning, we checked out the health club which has an gorgeous indoor pool, spa, sauna, steam room, and gym. Afterwards, we enjoyed breakfast at the Hound. Our hotel package included breakfast which was incredible. The Hound has amazing views of the driving range. For breakfast there is a buffer and the option to order something off the menu too. We decided to go with the buffet options but most individuals did both. After breakfast we walked throughout the estate. The hotel offers horseback riding, clay shooting, fishing, and more. I wish we had more time! Another magical experience in Ireland! read more

I love this hotel, very upscale, and the service was wonderful! I wish we had more than one night here but off to other adventures we were The food was fantastic and the service even better. My favorite part, the heated bathroom floors! read more

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Beautiful, Serene, Elegant, pure Luxury. The Mount Juliet Hotel in Kilkenny is a location and establishment that exceeds our expectations each time we visit. The hotel is run by amazing staff, has beautiful rooms, is located on the most stunning property and has incredible accommodations for spa, golf and dining, walking and just relaxing. There truly is nothing negative I could give this location. If you have the opportunity schedule as much as you can on the resort - examples include. Tea service, tasting menu dinner with wine pairing and spa services. Our tasting menu dinner was outstanding-every staff member that evening was personable, informative and gave us a fine dining dinner that had us feeling like royalty. Our Sommelier journeyed us through his memories of living all over the world and our Chef took us through an artful masterpiece of flavor, texture, color and elegance. We had our favorite dinner here at this location. The Tasting dinner is one of our top 3 we have experienced so far. The Manor House atmosphere was a beautiful combination of old world and European charm. Thank you to the entire staff - we plan to return! read more

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Mt. Juliet Estate.. Aaah.. What a beautiful place. Located just outside the town of Kilkenny, Ireland on the river Nore this 500 acre 5*. Country House Boutique Hotel is over 250 years old. It's stunning. The gardens immaculately landscaped. It offers Golf, horseback riding, fishing to name but a few. The main house and adjoining Hunter's Yard which is contemporary in comparison to the Manor house. You can choose which location that you want to stay in. The staff, service ambiance is top notch. It does have a Michelin Star restaurant called The Lady Helen. We decided to eat at The Hound located in Hunter's yard. It was fantastic. An incredible experience not far from my home. read more

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Amazing property with amazing food!! Staff very attentive and the atmosphere is amazing. Unbelievable experience. read more

Mount Juliet Hotel - Hotels Near Me - Kilkenny, KK

bait and switch!!!! be very very careful about your reservation. all the photos we saw on the ae fine hotels and resorts web site were of the beautiful "manor". imagine our surprise when we ended up in the "low rent' district at the stables .... the room- no larger than a regular holiday inn room. complete with the peeling paint, grout around the tub nasty, hair long black hair and curly when mine is very long and very blonde. the service is lovely, the food very good, the maid service tries hard. but when we expect a high end hotel room and get a ramada inn. i am not a happy camper. this may be a "boutique" hotel. it may be in the "autograph" series but the photographs on the ae web site were all of the manor...and we had no idea that were were not staying there. at check in the girl told me no upgrades and did not say this was not the manor. we had just flown in with 10 hours of delays from the states and drove down from dublin arriving at dusk so i didn't notice the outside i was too tired. no biggie about the upgrades i just assumed we would have beauitful rooms like italy. we just were there 3 weeks ago and the st, regis venice and the lido palace in riva lake garda were huge with all of the amenities. mount juliet ...not so much. so be very very careful when you book here. i mean it. make sure you get the manor house guaranteed. those rooms are bigger and bright and cheery. the rooms in the "stable" are basic with dark purple walls like a cave. peeling paint and illogical placement of plugs for doing hair...not near a large mirror. make up mirror too high for short people. no real trash cans to throw trash from purchases just recycling. over all if you golf, play tennis or ride horses you are going to love it. we were here to relax and we are tripping over suitcases and one person fits in the tiny bathroom. we have been traveling 10 days a month for a while. this is the most disappointing place we have had. hopefully we won't get burned by misleading photos in the next stop. read more

Our stay was absolutely wonderful. The most impressive grounds with many activities to keep you busy during your time at the Mont Juliet. Our instructor for archery, Thomas, was absolutely fantastic. He was very engaged and helpful. Highly recommend visiting. read more

Our stay at the hotel was mixed. On one side it was a quite nice hotel. We had a nice room, large windows with a view of the garden, a nice bathroom with bulgari amenities. There was a spa with a sauna and pool. The gym was adequate and there is a golf course with 18 holes and a driving range. The breakfast is nice with a view of the driving range. On the other hand for the price we paid it was not worth the money because we weren't all that much in the hotel and for the same price as the Waldorf Astoria in Dubai for a room per night, it might not be worth it. I would definitely recommend the hotel if you want to golf because then it is very good but if not I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. read more

Mount Juliet Hotel - View from breakfast of the driving range. - Hotels Near Me - Kilkenny, KK

We had a magnificent time. Lovely scenery everywhere you look. The staff is extraordinarily friendly. David and Patrick made my aunt and I feel at home. David acted as our IT guy and Patrick gave wonderful suggestions for places to visit. Thank you for everything. read more

Mount Juliet is a beautiful Estate that was the perfect distance in between Dublin and all he Jameson factory in Cork. We landed in Dublin and drove straight to Mount Juliet. The next day we left and drove to Castlemartyr and it was the perfect sequence for our trip around Ireland. The staff were extremely accommodating and even kept the clubhouse restaurant open later since our flight was delayed getting in. We absolutely loved riding the bikes around the estate and watching the horses through our window. While amount Juliet has an old school feel to it, it's still quite elegant. My two regrets would be only staying for one night and not taking advantage of their horseback tour or falconry. read more

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Fantastic! Peaceful, beautiful and wonderful service-planning on a return visit with family.

This Estate is absolutely divine. The grounds are just spectacularly well-manicured. The service is exceptional and the food at the restaurant was incredible. I would recommend this estate to anyone coming to Ireland. It was a real treat to stay at this hotel. read more

This is a review of the Lady Helen restaurant. An unbelievable dining experience. If you're the kind of person that likes seven courses and three waiters for four people don't simply pass it by. On the occasion I went, we went for the 'ordinary' menu and not the taster. I think ordinary is a slight understatement: 1) Pre-starter - Mackerel Velouté with a lobster brandad 2) Starter - Duncannon lobster, nori seaweed, lobster mayonnaise and breakfast radishes 3) Palet cleanser - Pear sorbet and almond jelly 4) Loin of rabbit and langoustine, fennel puree, marsh samphire, pickled watermelon raddish and fennel pllen gnocchi 5) I skipped dessert and had a 10 year Glenmorangie scotch instead and finished with a petit four of lemon macraroon, crab apple jelly, blackberry pastille, pistachio cake and poppyseed twill Simply brilliant and not bad value once you get all courses. Only criticism is that perhaps the starters are a little pricey at approx €15 - 18. Otherwise this is an amazing house, with an amazing restaurant on some of the most beautiful grounds you'll ever see. Brilliant! read more

Spent 2 days here just before Christmas 09 as a treat from work but we had to do some work during the days planning our year for 2010. Arrived early enough on the Friday morning to catch the breakfast in the main house. This seems to be where all the bedrooms are located and some smaller dining rooms for the likes of breakfast/dining for fewer numbered groups. With my sweet tooth I went for the french toast with bacon and maple syrup (yum yum), some of the other guys went for the eggs Benedict. Compliments all round. Check-in then is a room off the main lobby/reception area. No counter here but a nice writing desk and 2 work stations on top. I really like the fact that they had wooden encased monitors and hidden cpu's under the desk. Therefore nothing looked out of place when surrounded by all the opulence. Some of the guys are staying in some chalets beside the main house. Room key acquired (one of those with a huge brass keyring attached so you don't forget about it on departure). bit of a trek up to the room but well worth it. HUGE room and tastefully decorated. Large double bed and all the usual features. Loads of space which included a sofa and a couple of armchairs. Bathroom nearly as big with a full size bath, complete wall mirror on one of the wall and the triple sized shower with waterfall head was the icing on the cake. Not sure why you would want a triple shower..... Off I trot to the "conference centre". Nice 5 min walk up the slight incline with the amazing lake and gold course on my left. The course wraps around the top and to the right of these groups of buildings. The conference centre is part of the golf course club house which has a bar, large dining room, pro shop etc. Nice courtyard feature here too. Our meeting was held in a number of rooms that you could obviously are being used just as an afterthought. You can clearly see that it's not designed and equipped professionally but did the job. Lunch was bar food which was nice but looking at the menu not inexpensive. We positioned ourselves in the sun room which runs along the front of the bar overlooking the golf course. Fantastic. Smoking areas out of most doors and also it has a covered walkway along one side of the bar. Main dinner that night was in the newer and larger dining room in the club house. Large open fire and wood abounds but not overdone. Tasty and staff very friendly/helpful to specific request. Steak a good choice. Pints in the bar afterwards and drinks into the night. Hard to be on time the next morning showed a good night was had by all. A great place to visit, stay, eat, drink, play. read more

Very nice grounds, and the older building with the top shelf restaurant, reception and finer rooms is quite appealing. Our room was on second floor of a building in another area about 100 yards away that was ordinary but adequate (and costs less). Breakfast in Kendell's room downstairs was a disappointment both days, and dinner and drinks one night at President's bar (also downstairs form our room) was okay. The pasta would have been great if not overcooked. Formal dinner at Lady Helen was quite good and service appropriate to fine dining. You should request a table by the window in advance, as the view is spectacular. Overall, hotel staff was friendly and helpful. Hotel is a little bit out of town, which was good for the rustic surroundings and we did not care to drive anywhere for dinner each night anyway. read more

We stayed at Mount Juliet in May 2014 in the Juliet House and had dinner at the Lady Helen. The stay, food, grounds and staff were the highlight of our trip. If anyone is going to be traveling in this area make sure to stay at Mount Juliet; it will only enhance your trip to Ireland. read more