Reviews of Dromoland Castle 5 stars
newmarket on fergus, Newmarket on Fergus, Ireland
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Reviewed: 31 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewFalconry was excellent
Reviewed: 22 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewHistory, beautiful grounds
Cost
Reviewed: 22 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful, great activities, friendly staff
No complaints!
Reviewed: 9 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful castle, room, gardens, total experience. Wish we had more time to enjoy all it had to offer. We did a 7 day trip through Ireland so we were quick to move to our next destination. My husband did get 9 holes of golf in and we used the fitness center and walked the grounds. It was all so beautiful! The breakfast was amazing. The full Irish breakfast and the French toast were delicious. The continental offerings were unique such as power kale smoothies, breakfast smoothies, yogurt parfaits, pastries, etc. Service was top shelf. I would highly recommend.
We ate in the casual restaurant when we arrived. We were sat next to another couple when there was plenty of room in the restaurant. That couple had an issue with their food having garlic in it when they had asked for no garlic. I believe it flustered our waitress and she did not put our order in. It took 45+ minutes to get a salad and a pizza and our waitress did not come over again - the manager brought our food. They did take off 30% but the whole thing was not what we had expected. The other couple also had friends stop by with lengthy loud conversations right next to our table. It just seemed odd that they chose to seat us there when the restaurant was relatively empty.
Reviewed: 5 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewbeautiful property and amazing staff
nothing, it was perfect
Reviewed: 24 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThey gave me a room in the basement that smelled of mold. After I pointed out the bad smell, they tried to cover it up but they didn't solve the problem and they kept me in the same room that smelled bad. When I checked out, they compensated me with a 10% discount.
Thank you for taking the time to share your recent experience at Dromoland Castle. We truly value all feedback, as it helps us to continuously improve the service. I am disappointed to learn that you were not fully satisfied with your room. I know that while there was an adjustment to the rate charged we do appreciate that we did not meet your expectations. We hope that you might return to Dromoland Castle and should you decide to, please contact me directly at ryan.logue@dromoland.ie and I will ensure you are well looked after. With Kind Regards Ryan Logue Assistant Rooms Division Manager, Dromoland Castle
Thank you for taking the time to share your recent experience at Dromoland Castle. We truly value all feedback, as it helps us to continuously improve the service. I am disappointed to learn that you were not fully satisfied with your room.… Show more
Reviewed: 17 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewHistoric yet super comfortable and beautifully maintained. Staff were very attentive and details/extra touches were impressive.
Loved everything
Reviewed: 18 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 6 May 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThe Castle is fabulous!! We were very impressed with the nice and helpful staff and well appointed room. We loved the fancy bar and quite enjoyed the live music after dinner. The grounds are spectacular and the walled garden was lovely. The staff arranged clay shooting for us and it was A highlight! Very fun for our group who were inexperienced. Wish we could have stayed longer! Especially nice as We We’re flying out of Shannon and it was just am15 min drive to the airport
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Reviewed: 26 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 24 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewIncredible setting, beautiful grounds, exceptional service. One of the very best hotels we have ever experienced.
What's not to like? Dinner was a little long.
Reviewed: 17 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewbreakfast was excellent and in a beautiful setting. The garden was splendid. I've seen it over 24 years and this time I was impressed with the improvements. It was wonderful to sit there in the spring air. please keep on restoring it to compliment the architecture. your staff made the stay memorable by welcoming us and helping us with our stay.
we had a lovely room but it was a long way from the main rooms. As we age, an elevator might provide easier access.
Reviewed: 15 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewCastle and grounds were astonishingly beautiful
Our room was quite small, it would have been more comfortable if we had more space
Reviewed: 13 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 30 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewOpulent and super friendly staff.
Loved it
Reviewed: 30 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewEverything was simply amazing. Just wish we had more time to stay!!!
Again, it was all amazing!!
Reviewed: 26 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewWe loved every minute of our stay, the hotel is so beautiful, very clean and well maintained! The staff are really welcoming and very accommodating.
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Reviewed: 19 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThe castle was spectacular both inside & out . The food was excellent & the staff amazing
One member of the dining room staff (the tall older man was condescending to other staff in front of guests & he made several mistakes with orders then blamed other staff, he also made us feel rushed when ordering ) . Everything else was wonderful
Reviewed: 14 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThis was our first stay at a castle and it didn’t disappoint. We had a small dinner in the lovely drawing room and were transported back 200 years!
Reviewed: 8 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 8 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
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