Kilronan Castle Hotel & Spa

This castle is even more impressive than the photos. The grounds had hiking trails around the lake. We wanted to feel like we were staying in a real castle and this place delivered. The lobby and rooms had beautiful, ornate furnishings. The food was incredible and the staff was amazing.

This place was amazing. Great food amazing scenery. There was a really cool pool and spa but we were there so short of a time and we’re starting to get sick from travel that we did not get to use it. The 8 course tasting menu and the nearby distillery tour were also highlights.

Wonderful indulgence! Beautiful grounds and accommodation. Stayed in a room in the original castle — in the main tower. High tea in the drawing room was scrumptious. Thermal pools in the spa were worth the price of the spa treatments - get there early and enjoy them by yourself in blissful serenity. Breakfast looking over the lake was a relaxing joy. And Mary at breakfast was truly the epitome of world-class service and hospitality. One warning: the drinks in the Dungeon Bar (great name!) are awfully sweet. Ask them to hold the sugar. Seriously.

Just after a one night stay in Kilronan castle. I don't review very often but Kilronan castle and it's staff deserve the best review I can possibly give. ..... The warmest welcome at reception.... The cosy impeccably clean bedroom and bathroom.....styled in a fashion to complement the old worldly feel of the Castle itself. The beautiful walk around the grounds taking you through the forest and by the lakeside seats and picnic benches along the routes map provided when we checked in. .... despite the weather we completed the longest route and it was worth it. Then the absolute highlight.....wow....the food .....we had the 8 taster menu as part of our package.....every mouthful was just bursting with flavour and presentation was like art on a plate so colourful been from a cheffing background I totally appreciated the amount of work that went into every detail on our plates. Absolutely beautiful meal and served in the deserving manner it should be by the waiting staff who knew the plates inside out and very willingly shared this information with us. Attentive but not intrusive waiting staff . I can't speak highly enough of our visit to kilronan castle the only negative was perhaps the lack of atmosphere or entertainment in the basement bar i know this may have been because it was a Tuesday night but it would have been nice to have some easy listening music such as someone playing piano and low lights rather than bright lightnng and TV blaring to finish off the night after such a fantastic experience in Douglas Hyde restaurant but thats just my personal opinion. Definitely will be back.

An absolutely stunning place to stay that is also very majestic. It would be a perfect place for a wedding too. Away from all the hustle and bustle the hotel is very peaceful and quiet. The staff was very helpful, the food was delicious, the rooms were quite nice with updated posh bathrooms, and the beds and pillows were a dream and so comfy! The spa was wonderful and I thoroughly enjoyed my massage. Make sure to bring a bathing suit because you will want to go swimming. The grounds are immaculate and take time to walk the trail. It’s beautiful. You won’t be disappointed if you are looking for peace and solitude.

Splendid place with character. Well appointed rooms in the middle of seemingly nowhere. BUT.. the place seems underserviced and staff stressed and, at least on one occasion, a bit snarly. Notable exception was the Polish bartender in the Library bar. Friendly and accomadating.

Lovely location and castle updated very nicely, but a number of really small things were really annoying. Cord on bedspread was coming off (tripping hazard), ask (really told) first by the guy vacuuming to wait while he did the elevator and then by the lady cleaning the bathrooms!! Really? Had they waited an hour the place would have been deserted!! Then they cleaned up the tables of small plates and bread baskets, during dinner, you actually had to stop eating as they were very intrusive. And as a finale, in the morning the elevator doors would not close, and many people had to truge their suitcases down a few flights of stairs.

I booked the rooms for my husband and I as well as my 80 year old parents. The view as we approached was STUNNING and the entrance was so gorgeous! My parents were so so excited and that really was the reaction I was hoping for. The rooms were lovely and the bathroom was fabulous, especially the tub! The staff in every instance was professional, kind, and magnanimous. I'd like to specifically commend Ms. O'Rourke who was such a pleasant shining face each morning!! Always a pleasure to chat with her in the breakfast room. I hiked many of the trails around the lake and they were gorgeous. We ate at the fine dining on Saturday night and my goodness!! I've had many great meals and this was definitely one of the finest. The artistic presentation was superb and the taste of the many components was a treat to explore. Seaweed!! He made seaweed tasty!! Haha After 2 weeks touring beautiful Ireland, I asked my parents what their favorite part was... Slea Head, Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, so many other amazing things we saw and did... and they immediately said Castle Kilronan. So thank you for a lovely stay and more importantly, a lovely memory for my dear parents as this might have been their last big trip. (Hopefully not!)

As a frequent guest to Kilronan Castle myself and my husband decided to spend 1 night there to celebrate our wedding anniversary. There was a mix up at check in whereby, when i booked tour night away I specifically asked NOT to be put into a castle room, upon check-in we were assigned a castle room. Maria was very professional and managed to facilitate us with a room in the newer part of the hotel. My main reason for not wanting a castle room was (a) the air-conditioning was not working last time we stayed in a castle room and (b) windows do not open. We had booked the Douglas Hyde table of the host dining experience in the Doughlas Hyde restaurant and this was absolutely fabulous. Every course was just divine, we had a beautiful table at the window and our server was exceptional. We enjoyed a few drinks in the dungeon bar and again all staff excellent and great atmosphere. This review would be less than 5 stars if it had not been the quick response by the General Manager Andrew. Again the air-conditioning was not working in our room but we could open the windows. I mentioned this to him at breakfast and he immediately took our feedback onboard and went about to see what the issue was. Before we left he updated us that there was an issue specific to our room and apologized for same. Overall a very positive experience, Kilronan is a beautiful place for a get-away and the staff are exceptional. Looking forward to staying here again soon.