I hope never to return. I couldn't recommend this place even though most staff were delightful and our deal was cheap. Room 306 was a damp cold fridge with the bathroom a freezer unit with barely running, nearly hot water, a toilet that failed it's only function and more often than not the electronic front door lock didn't release first or second time. John, a manager, was useless, a dullard; hospitality isn't his gig, if he worked for me I'd fire him and the cook. I met John coming from an adjacent room to ours dealing with another unhappy guest. He sent kids up to try to bring heat to our fridge. After hours on night 1, with young wait staff trying to resuscitate ancient radiators he offered us another room. It overlooked a car park instead of the sea. We stayed put - the only thing this place had going for it was a sea view. We were also close to the lift, 2 electric heaters were supplied but there's no way management didn't know this room was a fridge putting us here. How dare they think so little of guests. John never came to look for us. This was the worst of it. The real test is how problems are solved. He brought new room keys as we sat at dinner. He spoke to us if we passed him in reception but mostly ignored us; he told my wife the first morning he had phoned a plumber; my derrière. First night food - ordered mushroom tagliatelle but there was none despite having mushrooms, parsley and cream so I had soup - the sort served in a care home. The pavlova dessert was grim. It was served with alleged ice cream: ice crystals, sugar, unfiltered water but no cream - cheap rubbish. Their coffee is nasty only helped with pouring cream. I doubt there's a proper espresso machine about the place. Egon Ronay was lucky to miss this place. (Good coffee can be had at Buoy's & Gulls along the road). My wife had factory-produced, breadcrumbed fried chicken and grim factory frozen chips. Breakfast our first morning - alright tea; cheap unpleasant coffee, good porridge but I was refused an omelette. I could have had eggs: fried, boiled, poached, scrambled, so having put up with useless management and a fridge for a room I pressed for an omelette, after all, they clearly had eggs and a pan. I succeeded but this too left a bad taste. The waitress should have said no problem. A hundred thousand welcomes - aye right. On our second morning Geraldine was a breath of fresh air in this cold place. A powerhouse manager in waiting-nothing was a problem. The dining manager had all the obsequious charm of Uriah Heep with a liberal dose of self aggrandisement. In my earshot I heard him say to a young waitress that guests were more important (she told him a man was at the door to speak to him) oh please grow up - emetic really - pity the maxim wasn't applied to room allocation. The lesser important man might have been a plumber. Leisure centre. No. Nowt leisurely about it. The sauna was too darn cold and only held four. The hot tub (it held four at a squeeze) wasn't hot. No wonder I had the place to myself. The changing rooms too were cold and the hair dryer had a coin pay slot which I've never seen before. I had a massage as part of the deal and didn't go now that's also a first. We had a 4 course dinner in our deal. The prawn pil pil starter was ok; good portion but it was not seasoned. It had no discernible smoked paprika (that's what makes pil pil). It had pickled vegetables from a jar. The turkey & ham main was good. Hard to 'fowl' up turkey or ham; side vegetables were pre frozen again care home food. Dessert creme brûlée was goodish but lacked the hardened caramelised sugar top that makes it brûlée. It had no discernible vanilla. Once heated, our room was pleasant, the bed cosy but not properly cleaned. We had popcorn and a bit fell on the floor under the table. It was still there post room cleaning. The water never got to hot and was usually just over a trickle. If another room ran hot water ours didn't run at all so the room kettle wasn't just for tea. I've written hundreds of reviews. I rarely criticise to this degree. This just barely made 2 stars. There's no satisfaction in this type of review but if it's poor or terrible then I'll reflect it. Only those who own it can save it longer term. read more

The Holyrood Hotel - Reception - Hotels Near Me - Bundoran, DL

I stayed at this hotel with a few friends as we were taking part in a sporting competition nearby - looking at other online reviews, and at the other customers, it is set up as a very family friendly place (not necessarily aimed for groups of adults, though it was still fine). Plus points - When you arrive there is lots of free offroad parking available (very useful as cars are handy to have to visit nearby locations) - Location is close to the beach in Bundoran, and easy driving distance from lots of other pretty beaches (e.g. Tullan Strand and Rossnowlagh) - From my room (307) there was a sea view, and fairly quiet at night - Breakfast was good and plentiful - Staff were friendly and available 24/7 - Room was really spacious (twin room = double and single bed), and good mirrors - Free use of swimming pool and leisure centre Less positive points - Water pressure in shower wasn't great (one shower I had the water just stopped completely mid way through!) - Could be noisy at night (one of my friends was located close to a local nightclub) - Not enough toiletries (e.g. one shower cap for 2 people). I'm sure we would have got more if we'd asked, but shouldn't have to. Slightly unusual - Have to give back your key when you leave for the day (although it's returned to you at the desk easily enough). At night, the front door is locked so have to ring to be let in (residents only after 11.30pm) Overall it suited our purpose - was a comfy place to stay with friendly staff and filling breakfast. Not a luxury stay, but good enough. read more

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This review is for breakfast only! We got here a bit early for breakfast and had to wait a while before breakfast was ready they served us at 0845 and the Irish breakfast didn't have black and white pudding - a travesty in my mind. However the service was great - Mrs Doubtfire was our friendly waitress and we got great value 10€ per adult and 5€ per kid for some tasty breakie and a cereal & toast buffet. The kids wanted me to give four stars but I save that for really nice spots although the waitress did call our kids "pet" the place wasn't quite in my four star camp. read more

Just home from a 3 night stay in this hotel, we booked for 2 nights B&B, 1 dinner and got 3rd night DB&B free! All for £90 pps....hotel reception is lovely as is the dining room and bar, the hallways are very dated and could do with a freshen up. The room we got was lovely and spacious, had a double and a twin bed and plenty of room to move about. Bathroom very small but suitably equipped with everything we needed albeit could do with decorated. The breakfast was lovely, selection of fruit and juice, homemade pastries, bread, pancakes and homemade wheaten. You could also order a cooked breakfast which was lovely and just enough. The evening meal was 4 course and very good standard and choice for being included in the price. The thing that stood out for me was the staff, couldn't do enough for you, very pleasant and helpful and nothing was too much trouble! The spa was small but adequate for a short visit, we then had a few treatments before we left. Very professional staff who were also very friendly. I've heard a lot of not so good reports about this hotel but for me I would definitely go back. The hotel isnt 5 star but neither are the prices and Bundoran is a lovely wee town with plenty of other places to visit. read more

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Over all shocking room cleanliness due to the mold on the roof, the hairs in the bath and the paint peeling off directly over the bed on the roof. There was no power at all to the room sockets and the main light and a side light in the room were broken. The room 302 is located right next to an elevator that is in constant use and is very loud making it very hard to sleep. There was a shocking response from management as i still have not heard back. Myself and my partner were staying in a lovely local B&B for 2 nights in Bundoran and we decided to extend our stay for a third night as it was my partners Birthday. We came across this hotel and it had a nice location and the front desk staff were lovely i couldn't fault them. When we checked in to room 302 around 2pm the first thing i noticed was how noisy the room was as it was located right next to the elevator that was in constant use. We headed out around Bundoran for the evening. We returned to our room a little after 10pm and at this point it was dark out as i turned on the main light in the room i noticed it didn't work so i tried the side light in the corner of the room and to my surprise that was broke too! The over bed lights were dull and grim when they eventually flickered on. We decided that we would turn on the TV for some more light in the room and that didn't come on either. As we sat in silence wondering what kind or room we were given i plugged in my phone charger and tried every socket in the room and nothing worked. WE HAD NO POWER IN OUR ROOM. I called the front desk and the receptionist said that she would send someone up to fix it. When the man arrived he tried to fix the TV but failed as there was no power in our room at all. He went down stairs to check a switch and then the power was restored. The he came back up to check the TV again and it worked but the lights still didn't so back down again he went to get bulbs and back up to change them. Baring in mind due to the lift we could also hear him going up and down each time!!! At this point we were wrecked from the long day and the maintenance took about 45mins. There was paint pealing off the roof in our room, mold in the bathroom and when i went to turn on the bath taps, although the bath looked initially clean, little hairs that looked like pubic hair appeared to be floating around the bath. There was also what looked like a burn stain on one of the mirrors in the room that was unmissable. We checked out early the next day and asked to speak to the manager but no one was there so i left my details and was informed that i would be contacted first thing on Monday morning. No one called me and i ended up calling the hotel again wishing to speak to a manager again and was informed that someone would be in touch. I called back 3 days later and finally got to speak to a manager who told me that another manager will be in touch next week. This service is appalling. If i had known this was what we were paying so much money for i would definitely not have stayed here. read more