This is a delightful find. Clean, large and comfortable rooms. Very good wifi. Fantastic breakfast…read more- and not just the usual fry up. A healthy fruit/granola table, home made breads and even gluten free options. Shan, the owner, is friendly, offers great advice on local food and tourist attractions and will help you get your laundry sorted. The only issue is that it's too far to walk to Donegal town and the parking at night in town can be right. Taxi cost 7 euro each way

We booked a night at the Ardgort via Expedia for the evening after Paddy's Day. We weren't sure…read morewhat to expect given that Castlederg is very small. We arrived in the early evening to a near empty parking lot, but sat for a minute to take in the beautifully manicured grounds. We walked in to a very quaint home and made our way to the bar where we were greeted by John, the owner/sweetest man you will ever meet. He quickly checked our reservation and escorted us to our room and made sure our heat was set just so. The room was clean, tidy, and decorated in a manner that reminded me of a warm hug from your grandmother. We decided on dinner and a pint after ordering our breakfast for the next day and figuring out the wifi (it was a bit spotty). The soup was delicious, the steak was unevenly cooked but edible and a similar cut to what we had experienced throughout Ireland. For breakfast, my wife had the full Irish breakfast and I had the scrambled eggs and bacon. It was delicious and for both meals, John was the host, server, and bus boy. He wears all hats. We checked out soon after breakfast and he was so sweet and seemed sad to see us off, but wished us well and sent us with a gift. We will definitely be back if we're ever in the area.

Went for a pint after dinner and ended up staying late thanks to the hospitality of the regulars.read more

Stayed here for 2 nights in September 2013. The Room was spacious though the bathroom small. Was…read morenice to have the pub and the nice waitstaff so close. Seemed a tad pricey but I think maybe everything was in the area. Very close to Bushmills

Main attraction here are the folks running this B&B. They are retired farmers in their seventies…read moreand very nice and friendly. The room itself had a wonderful view over the bay. Everything was clean and modern and the room had it's own bathroom. There was no TV or water heater though. The room was 55£ for the two of us including breakfast. No credit cards accepted.

Did we enjoy it. Yes we did. Would we return; certainly. It was a groupon deal for two nights bed…read moreand breakfast at £50 a night. The room was ok with the only first world problems being a wash hand basin that took 10 minutes for the water to go and nowhere for soap and shampoo to sit when showering. Fact is it's an oldish hotel now and needs a bit of a tidy here and there when things normalise. I suspect the Wu flu is the reason why there's no in room tea and coffee and it's definitely the reason why the pool and gym are open but steam baths and jacuzzis are out. I enjoy the latter but I've never knowingly gone through a gym door. So it's not as much a pleasure going to hotels any more. Its a base to sleep have breakfast and leave for the day. We had dinner on one night - a steak deal for 15 euro which was darn fine for the money but at 6 euro for a pint of Guinness and 6.50 euro for a glass of rosé that's an ouch. Had we taken two drinks each we'd have paid almost the value of a main meal on drinks. I'm not cross at the hotel for the alcohol prices as I realise that it's the bunch of gougers in Dáil Éireann who are the real tax grabbing culprits. As an aside this bunch of amateur spivs have just awarded themselves a 2% pay hike when most folks are struggling to stay in work in a pandemic and these politicos have ruled that the minimum wage won't rise this year above 1% - tone deaf politicians who always fill their shameless boots at everyone else's expense. The breakfast was darn good food too - all the usual fried food and a cold buffet and all planned around social distancing and hygiene rules. There's no fish offered at breakfast so for me that's a personal disappointment but again I can't realistically complain against the price paid. Of special mention, as ever in Ireland, is the genuine friendly and warm staff here. A great bunch of people who go the extra mile and sure did for us each day importantly with a smile. Now ya can't buy that.

A bit disappointed with our room. Shower temperature was not good and bathroom shabby. However…read morefriendly staff at reception and bar made up it. Good location easy access in and out. The food from the bar menu was tasty and well presented and a reasonable price.

Family run guest house in portrush, We stayed here for my birthday with our baby, we booked the…read moretriple room with sea view , lovely room with a jacuzzi and the sea view was nice, the only thing was there was no lift and we were at the top floor but worth the hike when we got there, tea and coffee in room, staff were helpful and friendly, we got a fully cooked breakfast which was nice, waiters were friendly, will be back here again soon .

Arches Country House can be a little challenging to find (especially in the dark), but it is well…read moreworth the trip. It is adjacent to a beautiful lake and surrounded by fir trees. Your hostess, Noreen McGinty (her website reminded me), is wonderfully warm, but not strange or overly nosy as some hosts on our journey could be (five long years ago). She reminded us of our moms and told us about how her son lives in America (I can't remember where). Anyway, her house was so tidy you could eat off the floors. Her breakfast was yummy and Donegal is amazing. I say this about most of Ireland, but Donegal is just even more beautiful than those parts of Southern Ireland that everyone raves about. It is more remote, more green, more insane views. When we go back again, I want to rent a cottage in Donegal and just soak it in (and I am not a nature person). The Arches is approved of by the Irish Tourist Board and, according to their website, is recommended by Lonely Planet, fancy schmancy. The rates are currently listed at 65 to 70 Euros for a double room.

I can't decide whether the best thing about Abbey B&B was the amazingly spacious room, the…read moretremendous personal orientation to Derry/Londonderry that we were given by owner Seamus Kennedy, or the incredible convenience of the location in the Bogside. Abbey advertises itself as the only B&B in the Bogside. That's not quite true, since another small B&B has opened up the street, but it's still a significant distinction for a tourist. Abbey B&B offers completely up-to-date accommodations (and big rooms) just a few steps from the Bogside Artists' murals and the sites of Bloody Sunday in 1972, and only a little bit farther from the old city walls. Those are the main attractions for a visitor to this city, and Seamus was a great source of advice on where to visit, where to eat, where to drink, and where to hear music in the evening. My only complaint is that the WiFi in the Abbey, which worked fine on Windows machines (including the public computer set up on the first floor), refused to communicate with a Linux laptop.

Simple, cheap accommodation near the city centre. Super cheap bed. Lovely friendly proprietors who…read morewere down to earth. Good tea & coffee & great facilities. Simple, basic, but hits all the right notes.