The Cottage in Swords

12/01/2026: The hotel itself is modern, clean, and visually impressive for the price. Rooms are spotless, beds are comfortable, and front office staff are friendly. Secure parking is available at €12 per day, which is acceptable and it's a very good parking with 24/7 CCTV ideal for a vehicle lover. However, the restaurant experience at Dinner was the negative part of our stay. The food quality was average at best, and the portion sizes were shockingly small for the prices charged. I ordered a Chicken Makhani curry that was meant to be served with rice. It arrived with roughly five small pieces of chicken and an insultingly small amount of rice (Handful). I wonder weather they wanted me to have the curry as a soup ? Chapathi was listed as an add-on but was barely a piece you could enjoy. When I asked for additional rice because the portion was clearly inadequate, I was charged an extra €3.80 for a small handful of plain boiled rice. My son was encouraged to order the two-course option for €8. We ordered a beef burger with skin-on chips, followed by a chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream. The dessert never arrived. When inquired the service representative informed the kitchen is closed but said she will try , but stated not sure. Thinking I will not be charged, I said it ok.But was charged the full amount. We were told the kitchen was closed, despite having a confirmed reservation and being seated at 9:30 p.m. Why would they take a dinner reservation if they are closing the kitchen at 10.00 p.mband closing the billing ? We were informed we could not order anything additional because the bill had to be closed by 10:00 p.m. and the restaurant would shut. This is completely unacceptable and not what any guest should expect after making a reservation. Breakfast we booked are selves with the unlimited and rushed in by 9.00 a.m simply because we didn't want to be told the breakfast was over since we came at 10.00 a.m. But to be very frank the breakfast was very good. In summary, while the hotel itself is good, and would recommend for short or long stays, the restaurant service is very poor, poorly managed outside Breakfast hours and offers terrible value for money. I strongly do not recommend dining here under any circumstances other than breakfast.

09/01/2026: Hotel close enough to the airport, very nice staff.