The Diamond, Donegal, Ireland
#8 of 8 hotels in Donegal
Guests' ChoiceBased on 457 hotel reviews
7.4Cleanliness
8.0
Comfort
8.0
Location
9.4
Facilities
7.4
Staff
8.1
Value for money
7.8
Free WiFi
8.4
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 30 August 2025
Rita
IrelandMaintenance of the apartments is very poor , the two bathrooms one on each floor the door handles was falling off , my husband used the downstairs loo and got locked in it when he tried to come out the inside handle came off lucky I was outside and could push the bar in , I also heard someone else had a problem with the upstairs bathroom door , surely they should have regular maintenance
The location was good and it was nice and quiet
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 23 August 2025
Margaret
IrelandNothing
Close to all amenities
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 15 August 2025
Mary
AustraliaBathroom was not clean Very noisy
Good location, good price
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 12 August 2025
Tony
IrelandVery noisey
Location
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 25 July 2025
Terri
United StatesRooms were okay. A lot of noise outside (idling buses and trucks) and noisy pipes in upstairs room. Tiny bathroom sink was unusable because of shelf above it.
Great location, could walk to everything in town. Parking on site.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 24 July 2025
Julie
IrelandThe facilities could do with some maintenance (the doors stick so much the handle almost popped out when we were trying to close the door, etc). Also better instructions regarding the private car parking facilities should be provided before arrival.
The room was clean and very well placed in the middle of Donegal Town. It was surprisingly quiet from external noise, so the soundproofing through the windows is very good.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 24 July 2025
Theresa
IrelandVery Central,good value for money,
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 18 July 2025
Hannah
United KingdomWiFi didn't stretch too far to our room upstairs, can hear traffic round diamond with window open, booked room with private bathroom got shared ok for one night we were staying.
Centre of town, handy location, room had two beds, clean.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 12 July 2025
David
United Statestv didn't work
location was great
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 23 June 2025
Nigel
AustraliaMy room was shared bathroom which I’m not a lover of
It’s a basic room above a pub but on the plus side your are dead centre of town , the owner was nice and accomodating and it was a fair price for what you got
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 21 June 2025
Gloria
New ZealandLovely, newly decorated room. Great location, right in the 'Diamond' & easy parking. We enjoyed our stay here.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 15 June 2025
Laura
IrelandThe rooms were very warm and it uncomfortable to get ready in..
Location , value for money and very clean. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 5 June 2025
Linda
United KingdomHaving to go through the bat at night as it was busy, and staff behind the bar didn’t really know much about the situation with the rooms. Like how do we get out if bar was closed, how to do we get in if bar was closed, where to leave the keg when we left in the morning.
Room was lovely and clean.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 13 May 2025
O'connor
Australiahard to get checked in and was very warm with no AC
central location andeasy parking at rear
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 5 May 2025
Jennifer
AustraliaNo hot water , problem was resolved by the time we returned , water leak in sink but we were offered another room if we wished
Great location , great young guy downstairs helped us checkin
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 10 April 2025
Ricardo
El SalvadorWe liked the place and the location, parking is available behind the accommodation for just €2, bed was really comfortable and the room was very clean, including the toilet, even tough it was shared, as a negative I would say that walls are very thin so if you have noisy neighbours like we did, you will hear everything and probably find hard to rest specially if they were teenagers laughing and shouting, also, we couldn’t properly sleep as the fire alarm got activated in the middle of the night and it took over an hour to get it off
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 16 February 2025
Nicole1994
IrelandThere was no mirror in the room for doing hair and make-up
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 5 February 2025
Victoria
New ZealandAmazing location. Easily accessible. Cosy spot.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 29 December 2024
Claire
United KingdomFor 1 night it’s grand - a place to sleep . Bit Noisy- can hear everything in next room and doors closing. Toilet is across hall, all grand for the price and very clean. Staff on arrival v nice
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 29 November 2024
Paul
Irelandbreakfast not included
Location is very good.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 24 November 2024
Leona
United KingdomVery cold in rooms
Very central. And checkout was 12 o clock
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 5 November 2024
Anthony
AustraliaBar & restaurant was not available on the night we were there - only a hand written note on the door notifying of closure. Facilities were shared between 3 rooms however, downstairs bathroom wasnt working properly so all guests were using upstairs
Central location - right in the middle of town. Quiet room despite facing town Reasonable for the price
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 29 October 2024
Mpofu
IrelandFriendly staff, even though we had to wait for the room, the staff at the restaurant were lovely.
We had dinner coz we had to wait for the room to be ready at the restaurant. The food was lovely.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: 23 October 2024
Deanne
AustraliaThe stairs to the room. We didn't know we needed a coin to exit the car park and had to buy something at the cafe to get change.
The bar was very friendly and cosy. Excellent location. Parking was provided. The restaurant wasn't open but we were able to eat our takeaway pizza in the bar. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed in September 2024
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