Smell

Fine but string smell of damp

Stayed in June 2025

Thin walls. The bathroom lightswitch kept acting weird and the TV remote as well, even though it had full batteries in it.

Complimentary coffee and great location.

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing

Fantastic location

Stayed in August 2025

It costs 20 Euro to park overnight in carpark next door The key card initially provided didn’t work, eventually rang the number on booking .com messages from property and a gentleman came in 15 mins to give a new keycard which worked . Contactless entry . Not able to get hot water for tea in the tea/coffee maker as the disk wasn’t present. No globe in one of the lamps

The bathroom was recently renovated and the bedroom furnishings recently refurbished. Lovely and fresh . New carpet in room too . Very comfortable bed and clean

Stayed in August 2025

No breakfast for the price of the stay

Its location and quality of the room

Stayed in August 2025

Very very difficult to find for a first-time visitor to town. No street signage at property. Local retailers and hospitality venues utterly unaware of the existence of this accommodation. Keybox code sent late.I had to ring an emergency number. No advice offered re. affordable local parking. Given the cost of this room only, no parking location it is very poor value for money. I use airb&b often and am very used to accessing properties without staff. I have never experienced difficulties of this nature before.

Stayed in August 2025

Comfy bed and great value

Stayed in August 2025

Small room but still comfortable

No contact with people, but everything went very smoothly.

Stayed in August 2025

Great location, room was clean and tidy upon arrival.

Stayed in July 2025

Noisy! Given its proximity to all the action, it's very loud at night.

Spacious clean rooms close to lots of shops, restaurants, and historical sites.

Stayed in July 2025

Our Key Cards did not work and it took the owners over 2 hours to fix this, which was annoying to say the least. The gentleman who was give the task of fixing the problem, was lovely, but clearly not supported by the owners. It was his first day on the job and all the locks had problems - he ended us giving us the master key for the building, which was sweet of him, but I would not have been happy if I was a guest the building knowing a stranger had full access to my room. Poorly handed and it spoilt the experience - plus the owners or Booking have not been in contact to apologise or offer compensation.

The property presented really well and the owners have obviously spent some money on things like nice carpets, but other things really let the property down.

Stayed in July 2025

There was an issue at arrival as our room hadn't been clean. We got offered a different room in another hotel, the Troysgate House. The manager drove us there, it's literally a 3 min ride: the room was nicely decorated, really comfortable and clean (also great wifi). Although we ended up not staying at the Gate Lodge, I'd highly recommend the stay.

Extremely nice staff, convenient location, nice and quiet room.

Stayed in July 2025

Good location. Hassle free accomodations

Stayed in July 2025

Clean, warm, with a good location. Comfortable bed. Good information where to collect key cards. Easy to use.

Stayed in July 2025

The shower was impossibly cold, none of us could shower.

Location, cleanliness, cozy room, plenty of windows and curtains

Stayed in July 2025

The only issue would be for older travellers getting bags up the internal stairs

Nice quiet area very close to town centre and public transport…host Seamus was very helpful

Stayed in June 2025

We weren’t aware there were 5 flights of stairs and no elevator. The coffee machine did not work.

Beautiful room, very clean and comfortable bed.

Stayed in July 2025

Rotten fruit in room. My friend who was staying is a person living in a larger body and walking up stairs to the top floor without lift was difficult and the toilet was extremely narrow.

Clean with coffee making machine

Stayed in June 2025

The TV didn’t work but there is no one around to ask about it. Although the booking information states you are either in the first or second floor for us on the second floor that meant 5 flights of stairs. Not recommended if mobility or illness is an issue. No on site car parking but a local shopping centre car park is right behind and you can leave your car there overnight for a cost of course. The car park also has washing machines and dryers for public use.

Its location. The room was very comfortable.

Stayed in June 2025

Nothing

Location was perfect. Right in the heart of the city.

Stayed in June 2025

If I had to pick something to improve I would say that there's no elevator at the property and several flights of stairs. The bathrooms are small so someone with special mobility needs could struggle with access.

Stayed there recently. Very clean, comfortable beds , plenty of towels, great rates . If you're looking for that interpersonal experience this is not for you. The guest house is unmanned. I was there to meet friends and it was a one night stay. Ticked all the boxes for me. Parking right next door for 20 euro a night with locked gates after 6pm

Stayed in June 2025

The electric locks were a problem with cards not working. No parking on site, but free parking was a 5 minute work

The room was newly renovated and had chairs and table plus a small desk. Bed was firm and comfortable. This was a really nice room. Very central location.

Stayed in June 2025

Common areas had an unpleasant smell, more than what you would expect from an old building. There was an air-freshener plug-in in our room which was incredibly strong, even after we unplugged it and opened the window. Anyone with scent sensitivities may want to take this into account. Also, both lightbulbs were missing from our bedside lamps, and this could not be addressed while we were there, as there are no staff on site. I did message the hotel and it was acknowledged promptly that they would be replaced when our room was turned over. Overnight parking in the car park next door cost us 20 Euro.

Check in and check out was very easy, room was spacious, clean and the bed was extremely comfortable. Location was excellent.

Stayed in June 2025

The back of door handle came off making it difficult to exit room. Otherwise everything was perfect

Room was very well presented, very clean, in a great location and value for money

Stayed in May 2025