Reviews of Arklow Bay Hotel 4 stars
Sea Road, . Arklow, Ireland
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Reviewed: 5 September 2025 · Stayed in September 2025
Verified reviewWonderful breakfast choice. Delicious hot food and plentiful. the staff were friendly and helpful despite having a full breakfast room.
Reviewed: 5 September 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 5 September 2025 · Stayed in September 2025
Verified reviewBreakfast was excellent
All good
Reviewed: 4 September 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe beds were not comfortable. The walls were so thin we could hear everything outside the rooms. There was a big stain above our hall like water stains or a leak from above.
The hotel was big
Reviewed: 4 September 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 1 September 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 31 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 31 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 31 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation Staff Food
Toilets not flushing properly Had to move room and it was a bit smaller and no balcony
Reviewed: 30 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewStaff very friendly great food, good location
Dear Liz, Thank you for your most valued feedback and five star scoring. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and felt our staff were very friendly and that we offered great food in a good location. We hope we get the chance to welcome you back in the future as we would love the opportunity to serve you once again. Kind Regards, Lisa Hotel Administrator
Dear Liz, Thank you for your most valued feedback and five star scoring. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and felt our staff were very friendly and that we offered great food in a good location. We hope we get the chance to… Show more
Reviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewFood was first class. Entertainment was excellent, music, bar and food station in the garden. Music in the bar when it got late. Staff helpful and nice. Made our short break memorable.
Rooms were very warm at night - summer weather very hot at the time.
Dear Angie, Thank you for your much valued review and five star scoring. We are thrilled that you felt our food was first class and that our staff were helpful and nice. Our team work so hard to ensure our guests have the most pleasurable time with us so they will be thrilled with these comments. My apologies to you that your room was very warm during your stay however. Unfortunately we do not have air conditioning in our rooms and whilst we do provide fans to try and combat this, we can appreciate on very warm day's it may not resolve the issue fully. Apologies once again to you regarding this. We look forward to hopefully welcoming you back in the future as we would love the opportunity to serve you once again. Kind Regards, Lisa Hotel Administrator
Dear Angie, Thank you for your much valued review and five star scoring. We are thrilled that you felt our food was first class and that our staff were helpful and nice. Our team work so hard to ensure our guests have the most pleasurable… Show more
Reviewed: 24 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe hotel was wonderful and the staff very helpful. Would happily eat the food every day. We had a great couple of days, really enjoyed ourselves there.
Happy with all the facilities. We had no issues while we were there. The ducks were very friendly at the nature pond.
Dear Guest, Thank you for your valued comments. We are delighted you had a wonderful stay with us and felt our staff were very helpful. To hear that you would happily eat our food every day is just amazing also. Our kitchen team work so hard to ensure top quality dishes are served to our guests daily so we are so happy you enjoyed everything. We look forward to hopefully welcoming you back in the future as we would love the chance to serve you once again. Kind Regards, Lisa Hotel Administrator
Dear Guest, Thank you for your valued comments. We are delighted you had a wonderful stay with us and felt our staff were very helpful. To hear that you would happily eat our food every day is just amazing also. Our kitchen team work so ha… Show more
Reviewed: 23 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewDinner
Breakfast. Wasn’t very hot.
Dear Guest, Thank you for your valued comments. We are so happy that you enjoyed your dinner with us and appreciate your high review scoring so much. I am sorry to hear that you felt your breakfast was not very hot however. I have passed your comment to our Executive Head Chef so he can investigate further as this would not be our normal standard. Apologies to you once again. We hope we get the opportunity to welcome you back in the future as we would love the chance to serve you once again. Kind Regards, Lisa Hotel Administrator
Dear Guest, Thank you for your valued comments. We are so happy that you enjoyed your dinner with us and appreciate your high review scoring so much. I am sorry to hear that you felt your breakfast was not very hot however. I have passed… Show more
Reviewed: 22 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 21 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewHotel was perfect... room was like an oven ... we had a fan which helped but window only opened 2 inches... other than that hotel was good ... food was exceptional
Dear James, Thank you for your most valued feedback. We are delighted to hear that you felt our hotel was perfect and that our food was exceptional. Our team work so hard to ensure the highest standards are provided to our guests. Our apologies to you regarding the heat in your room however. Unfortunately we don't have air conditioning in our rooms and provide fans to try combat this. Our windows can only open a certain amount also due to health and safety reasons also. Apologies to you once again about this. We hope we get the opportunity to welcome you back in the future as we would love the chance to serve you once again. Kindest Regards, Lisa Hotel Administrator
Dear James, Thank you for your most valued feedback. We are delighted to hear that you felt our hotel was perfect and that our food was exceptional. Our team work so hard to ensure the highest standards are provided to our guests. Our ap… Show more
Reviewed: 20 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 18 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewStaff very nice & helpful. Food is very good. Rooms r nice
Can be a bit expensive
Dear Ms. McGuirk, Thank you so much for your kind comments and five star scoring of our hotel. We are delighted to hear you felt our staff were very nice and helpful also. They will be delighted with this feedback and we feel very lucky to have the team that we do working here. I am sorry to hear that you felt our hotel can be a bit expensive however. We feel we would be competitive in our pricing but we will certainly take this comment on board and appreciate you mentioning it here. We do hope we get the opportunity to welcome you back in the future as we would love the chance to serve you once again. Kindest Regards, Lisa Hotel Administrator
Dear Ms. McGuirk, Thank you so much for your kind comments and five star scoring of our hotel. We are delighted to hear you felt our staff were very nice and helpful also. They will be delighted with this feedback and we feel very lucky to… Show more
Reviewed: 18 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 18 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewEverything was amazing
Dear Margaret, Thank you for taking the time to leave your much valued feedback of our hotel. We are so delighted you felt everything was amazing and appreciate your five star scoring hugely. It really means so much to our team. We look forward to hopefully welcoming you back in the future as we would love the opportunity to serve you once again. Kindest Regards, Lisa Hotel Administrator
Dear Margaret, Thank you for taking the time to leave your much valued feedback of our hotel. We are so delighted you felt everything was amazing and appreciate your five star scoring hugely. It really means so much to our team. We look f… Show more
Reviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewFriendly staff, lovely breakfast and dinner, Great location close to town and excellent leisure club on site.
Nothing not to like.
Dear Paul, Thank you for your much valued feedback. We are delighted you had an enjoyable stay with us and felt our staff were friendly and that you enjoyed our breakfast and dinner offering also. Our kitchen team work tirelessly to produce the highest quality dishes for our guests so they will be thrilled to hear you enjoyed their creations. We are also glad to hear you felt our Leisure Club was excellent. It is a fantastic facility and we are delighted you availed of it during your stay with us. We look forward to hopefully welcoming you back in the future as we would love the opportunity to serve you once again. Kind Regards, Lisa Hotel Administrator
Dear Paul, Thank you for your much valued feedback. We are delighted you had an enjoyable stay with us and felt our staff were friendly and that you enjoyed our breakfast and dinner offering also. Our kitchen team work tirelessly to produc… Show more
Reviewed: 16 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 15 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewStaff very good. Location good, hence our second stay at the hotel. The nature trail walk and walk up to the sea bank is so pleasantly convenient while staying there.
The room we were allocated was no.423. The bathroom smelled of dampness. The room was so hot, even with the fan on all night, neither one of us could sleep. The window opening is limited, therefore we couldn't open it any further. It was a very long uncomfortable night, believe me.
Dear Eilish, Thank you for your valued feedback. We hope you had an enjoyable stay overall and thank you in particular for stating that our staff are very good. We feel blessed to have such an amazing team working with us here. My sincere apologies regarding the damp smell you mention in your room however. I have asked our Accommodation Manager to look into this further so thank you for mentioning it here. Regarding the heat in your room - unfortunately we do not have air conditioning in our bedrooms and we provide fans to help with this. I am so sorry to hear that this had little impact on your room during your stay however and apologize once again. We do hope we get the opportunity to welcome you back as we would love the chance to serve you once again. Kindest Regards, Lisa Hotel Administrator
Dear Eilish, Thank you for your valued feedback. We hope you had an enjoyable stay overall and thank you in particular for stating that our staff are very good. We feel blessed to have such an amazing team working with us here. My sincer… Show more