Hotels With Airport pickup service in County Kilkenny, Ireland

We stayed, my husband daughter and son, as part of a special needs group weekend stay. We were greeted by the receptionist who was warm and extremely professional as all staff were in the Hotel. The food, breakfast and dinner were all fresh and plentiful and delicious. We stayed in rooms on the third floor which were spacious and housed really comfortable beds. There were tea and coffee making facilities and there was a room service menu. There was a safety deposit box and clean white robes in the wardrobe and slippers. There is a leisure center with a 20 meter pool which again was lovely and a separate Jacuzzi. There is a Sauna and a mist/shower room which again was a surprise and which I would recommend. There is a spa which we didn't use but looks beautiful. Everything on their website is true to reality. The only one thing which I was disappointed about was that there is a hair salon located at the Leisure Centre run by a lady called Anne (I found her name from the receptionist at the Spa). This was a Saturday and I wanted to book a wash and blowdry for later in the afternoon. I left messages from 10 am and texted and the reply each time was ”This is Anne please leave a text message or call and I will get back to you”. I later found out from the ladies on the Leisure Centre reception that Anne isn't in situ on Saturday. I was very disappointed whereas if the message on her phone had been that she didn't open on Saturday, it would have saved my disappointment. Just a suggestion as I'm sure there could be others in the same situation. We would definitely however return to Hotel Kilkenny for a stay in the future. Thank you Aoife Myler and family

It was our first time staying at the Ormende Hotel, The reception, bar, breakfast and dinner staff were were always very welcoming friendly and helpful. We really felt looked after & enjoyed Kilkenny Castle which was part of our trip. The breakfast was perfect & rooms very clean. Ideally located in Kilkenny.

We arrived at this hotel very late, and when we entered the room, we were very surprised. We booked a suite, but we didn't expect it to be so good; the room is very large, especially the dining room and living room are very spacious; especially the wine cabinet is made in the form of a piano, which is quite innovative 👏; the bedroom is also very comfortable, there are two bathrooms, very convenient and very clean; I woke up in the morning and found that the hotel is very large and beautiful, and took many photos in the hotel; it's a pity that it rained and I couldn't go to the garden, I could only look at the beautiful garden through the window. The breakfast is also good, a standard English breakfast; it is worth staying for two days to sit around in the hotel and drink English afternoon tea, which will definitely be very enjoyable.

This hotel was a good choice. Great location, close to many bars, restaurants and tourist attractions. The check in was smooth and staff were very friendly. The room was spacious, clean and comfortable. Breakfast is a la carte and it was delicious. The bar of the hotel is cool as well, although service is very slow, but the servers are friendly and there’s live music at night. I recommend this hotel.

This is going to be a very mixed review, so I’ll start off with the positive, which is what went right. The staff at Mount Juliet Estate are absolutely wonderful. Everyone was warm and friendly. We had a lovely meal at the Hound, and the singer that was playing at the bar after dinner on Saturday night was really brilliant, and that created a bit of atmosphere and made for a great night. Our room was lovely, and the grounds are beautiful. We also enjoyed breakfast. Now the negative: Upon arriving at the spa we were surprised by the facilities. There were three of us, and one very small changing room, with only one toilet, and one shower. It was quite cramped. We had our treatments, and all three of us discussed afterwards that we weren’t asked what pressure we wanted, and that the pressure was far too light, resulting in disappointing treatments. Of course, the typical irish women that we are, we didn’t complain during the treatment. This is on us - we should have told them that we wanted firmer pressure, but a note to the spa staff, it’s unlikely that ANYONE wants to pay that kind of money for a massage that light. Always ask how the pressure is a few minutes into a treatment. After our treatment we went back to the changing rooms to shower and get ready. Challenging with only one shower, and only one hairdryer…if you could call it that. After testing the hairdryer, which provided nothing but a faint breeze, my mam and sister decided to stick it out with the oils in their hair till we could get access to our rooms, as their hair would take about 5 hours to dry using what was provided. I braved it, drying my hair under the hand dryer. User beware - I lost a good tuft of hair which got ****** into the dryer in the process. I only have myself to blame, but it was a cold day, and I wasn’t going around with wet hair and our room wasn’t going to be ready for hours. So all in all - the spa was an expensive, and poor experience. Not a great start. 140EUR each. We then went for lunch in the old manor. There’s casual dining on the ground floor. This was a huuuuge mistake. My advice to anyone going to mount juliet is to eat in The Hound (which was very nice later that day) or try the Michelen star (can’t rate it as we did not go), but do not eat in the more casual part of the old manor building. We paid something like 25EUR each for a steak sandwich that was completely flavourless, and overcooked. It was really bad. We also got a prawn cocktail (hard to get wrong and it was fine) and mushroom soup (delicious), but the steak sandwiches cost us 50EUR in total, and were terrible. It’s really hard to get a steak sandwich wrong in my opinion, but there you have it. Not great! Then before dinner we went to the 1757 bar, which was beautiful, but surprisingly understaffed, and it took is a half hour to get a drink. There was one person behind the bar, which in a cocktail bar will inevitably lead to a long wait time. So all in all, we got pretty unlucky. If I

Location very convenient: stone’s throw from the train station and right in the town centre near the castle and some really nice bars. Their bar also serves good food and is a decent spot for a late night drink. Be aware however, that the front door shuts at 10 and you can only gain access from the buzzer at the adjacent bar and they are quite strict on guest access. If you are a couple make sure to select for 2 when making the booking. Nevertheless the breakfast is extensive, and the rooms comfortable so thumbs up overall.

We stayed, my husband daughter and son, as part of a special needs group weekend stay. We were greeted by the receptionist who was warm and extremely professional as all staff were in the Hotel. The food, breakfast and dinner were all fresh and plentiful and delicious. We stayed in rooms on the third floor which were spacious and housed really comfortable beds. There were tea and coffee making facilities and there was a room service menu. There was a safety deposit box and clean white robes in the wardrobe and slippers. There is a leisure center with a 20 meter pool which again was lovely and a separate Jacuzzi. There is a Sauna and a mist/shower room which again was a surprise and which I would recommend. There is a spa which we didn't use but looks beautiful. Everything on their website is true to reality. The only one thing which I was disappointed about was that there is a hair salon located at the Leisure Centre run by a lady called Anne (I found her name from the receptionist at the Spa). This was a Saturday and I wanted to book a wash and blowdry for later in the afternoon. I left messages from 10 am and texted and the reply each time was ”This is Anne please leave a text message or call and I will get back to you”. I later found out from the ladies on the Leisure Centre reception that Anne isn't in situ on Saturday. I was very disappointed whereas if the message on her phone had been that she didn't open on Saturday, it would have saved my disappointment. Just a suggestion as I'm sure there could be others in the same situation. We would definitely however return to Hotel Kilkenny for a stay in the future. Thank you Aoife Myler and family

We arrived at this hotel very late, and when we entered the room, we were very surprised. We booked a suite, but we didn't expect it to be so good; the room is very large, especially the dining room and living room are very spacious; especially the wine cabinet is made in the form of a piano, which is quite innovative 👏; the bedroom is also very comfortable, there are two bathrooms, very convenient and very clean; I woke up in the morning and found that the hotel is very large and beautiful, and took many photos in the hotel; it's a pity that it rained and I couldn't go to the garden, I could only look at the beautiful garden through the window. The breakfast is also good, a standard English breakfast; it is worth staying for two days to sit around in the hotel and drink English afternoon tea, which will definitely be very enjoyable.

It was our first time staying at the Ormende Hotel, The reception, bar, breakfast and dinner staff were were always very welcoming friendly and helpful. We really felt looked after & enjoyed Kilkenny Castle which was part of our trip. The breakfast was perfect & rooms very clean. Ideally located in Kilkenny.

This hotel was a good choice. Great location, close to many bars, restaurants and tourist attractions. The check in was smooth and staff were very friendly. The room was spacious, clean and comfortable. Breakfast is a la carte and it was delicious. The bar of the hotel is cool as well, although service is very slow, but the servers are friendly and there’s live music at night. I recommend this hotel.

Location very convenient: stone’s throw from the train station and right in the town centre near the castle and some really nice bars. Their bar also serves good food and is a decent spot for a late night drink. Be aware however, that the front door shuts at 10 and you can only gain access from the buzzer at the adjacent bar and they are quite strict on guest access. If you are a couple make sure to select for 2 when making the booking. Nevertheless the breakfast is extensive, and the rooms comfortable so thumbs up overall.

This is going to be a very mixed review, so I’ll start off with the positive, which is what went right. The staff at Mount Juliet Estate are absolutely wonderful. Everyone was warm and friendly. We had a lovely meal at the Hound, and the singer that was playing at the bar after dinner on Saturday night was really brilliant, and that created a bit of atmosphere and made for a great night. Our room was lovely, and the grounds are beautiful. We also enjoyed breakfast. Now the negative: Upon arriving at the spa we were surprised by the facilities. There were three of us, and one very small changing room, with only one toilet, and one shower. It was quite cramped. We had our treatments, and all three of us discussed afterwards that we weren’t asked what pressure we wanted, and that the pressure was far too light, resulting in disappointing treatments. Of course, the typical irish women that we are, we didn’t complain during the treatment. This is on us - we should have told them that we wanted firmer pressure, but a note to the spa staff, it’s unlikely that ANYONE wants to pay that kind of money for a massage that light. Always ask how the pressure is a few minutes into a treatment. After our treatment we went back to the changing rooms to shower and get ready. Challenging with only one shower, and only one hairdryer…if you could call it that. After testing the hairdryer, which provided nothing but a faint breeze, my mam and sister decided to stick it out with the oils in their hair till we could get access to our rooms, as their hair would take about 5 hours to dry using what was provided. I braved it, drying my hair under the hand dryer. User beware - I lost a good tuft of hair which got ****** into the dryer in the process. I only have myself to blame, but it was a cold day, and I wasn’t going around with wet hair and our room wasn’t going to be ready for hours. So all in all - the spa was an expensive, and poor experience. Not a great start. 140EUR each. We then went for lunch in the old manor. There’s casual dining on the ground floor. This was a huuuuge mistake. My advice to anyone going to mount juliet is to eat in The Hound (which was very nice later that day) or try the Michelen star (can’t rate it as we did not go), but do not eat in the more casual part of the old manor building. We paid something like 25EUR each for a steak sandwich that was completely flavourless, and overcooked. It was really bad. We also got a prawn cocktail (hard to get wrong and it was fine) and mushroom soup (delicious), but the steak sandwiches cost us 50EUR in total, and were terrible. It’s really hard to get a steak sandwich wrong in my opinion, but there you have it. Not great! Then before dinner we went to the 1757 bar, which was beautiful, but surprisingly understaffed, and it took is a half hour to get a drink. There was one person behind the bar, which in a cocktail bar will inevitably lead to a long wait time. So all in all, we got pretty unlucky. If I