Dromoland Castle in

Everything about this castle is magnificent. The older section (reception, restaurant, bar) is sumptuous. Breakfast is exceptional in the castle's grand hall. The grounds are equally impressive (forest with deer, lake with the option to rent a boat for fishing, golf for enthusiasts).

I’ve been to some nice hotels over the years, but the stand out feature of Dromoland Castle for me, is not the facility (which is super) but the staff. You would expect them to be professional, but they are far more than that. They are characters. Whoever manages this fine hotel, do not change how you recruit and train your staff. In the short two days I spent there, the staff were standout and good crack. Not overly drilled or devoid of personality. Rory in the bar epitomised this, but was not alone . All staff were happy and engaged. Congratulations.

Went from Adare to Dromoland, and Dromoland did not disappoint! Denis was fantastic and would come back just because of him! He was spectacular and made the trip so much more enjoyable!

I can’t say enough amazing things about this hotel. From the very moment we drove up to Valet and got a warm handshake from the lovely man outside and to the last minute we left — the service was top notch. I especially loved the woman in the gift shop, lovely young lady in the red room and kind porter who helped us with our bags so gracefully. The room was absolutely spotless, top notch linens and had lots of “extras” like mead, a nice note and cake of congratulations for us and beautiful extra touches like milk for the coffee and snacks. They were even willing to open the gift shop even though it was closed. The cocktails I had were the best I’ve ever had in my life. They are really artisans. I loved they each had a story and they took such care making them. The cheese board we had and light bites also delicious. The golf shop was wonderful, pleasant surprises to look at wherever we looked and grounds unbelievably beautiful. I’d skip Dublin all together next time and stay here two more nights flying home from Shannon. That will be the plan next time because we WILL be back.

As I wished to celebrate my birthday this year with my special ones, I wanted to dine somewhere truly memorable and I chose the Earl of Thomond at Dromoland Castle. I’m so delighted with the overall experience we had. There were six of us, and we were seated at a lovely round table in such an elegant setting. We all dressed up for the evening, and it felt really special from the start. The food was excellent, beautifully presented and full of flavour. While we enjoyed our meal, a live harpist played softly in the background, adding such a graceful and romantic touch. And the sweetest surprise came when the restaurant manager and a few staff brought out a little birthday cake, singing Happy Birthday to me. It truly made my night unforgettable! Thank you so much to everyone at Earl of Thomond, you made my birthday this year remarkable. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a magical dining experience at Dromoland Castle.

Luxury to the max! Loved every minute of being there. Don't miss The Afternoon Tea. Just wonderful!

Much better than Ashford caslte. Bang for buck skip the ashford caslte and just hit this one. Great room, bed, entertainment just felt homely. We will for sure make a point to stay here again hands down. Wish we would have stayed here for 2 nights over the ashford. We did room service after being on adventures from dingle to dromoland so we cant say much about there dinners. But the service and staff were better than ashford, I hate hatting ashford but staying at three castles in ierland on our trip ashford just didnt hold up to its price tag. Go here stay here get the same service if not better with the same activity avaliable while saving some money weather your poor or rich. Hope this helps.

We were there for coffee and food, the place is beautiful and the food and customer service was grand

What a dream!!! This was the highlight of our travels through Ireland this summer. Such beautiful and comfortable room, excellent food and service. The falconry walk was absolutely incredible- our guide Clem was so friendly, knowledgeable and our kids are still talking about this experience 2 months later. We only stayed one night but wish it could have been more!!!

Great experience. The personal attention from the staff was excellent.