Rosleague Manor Hotel

Let me start by saying we have no big complaints and overall we enjoyed our stay in Rosleague Manor. I have found it tough to figure out what to say in this review. Having read the other reviews before going, I was expecting a lot, and given the price, I was expecting even more than a lot. The room was big / comfortable and the bathroom was modern, all very nice. The TV was a bit small considering distance from the bed, and due to stormy weather we had no reception until the morning we were leaving! There was a coffee machine we never used, but no kettle for the tea which was odd. There was no guidebook or info on the hotel or surroundings in the room, just some books and a bluebook hotel guide for 2024. We also had issues with the sockets, my phone charger tripped a large proportion of them on the first night, but I must say they did their best to sort it for us and it was working the next day! I also tried dialling the reception as instructed but the phone wouldn’t ring, just another small detail that was out of place. The dinner was nice. “Fine dining” is a stretch, and I was surprised given the very good reviews. The ingredients are clearly top notch, and the cooking of them is generally very good, but it’s very old fashioned in the dining room, very old fashioned menu and not what I would call fine dining. For example, the assorted veg that accompanies all main courses reminds me of a wedding. Service was good but not always great. We dined both nights, enjoying the second night much more, in the first night nobody cleared our desserts and after 30 minutes the French couple next to us got up and left (looking equally bemused as us) and so we followed - no offer of tea/coffee/petit fours and just the assumption the bill was being charged to the room - and no itemised food bill to review. I must say the lamb itself was delicious, and the menu did change a lot on the 2 nights so you can eat each night without it getting boring. Breakfast was fine, again I expected so much from the reviews, but it was really just fine. We did the little walk on the grounds because it was a stormy day and everything was closed nearby, and it is very nice. So, we had a lovely stay, and I suppose the tone of disappointment coming from my review is because the price is just far too high for what this is. 2 nights b&b + 2 nights dinner came to almost €800… for that price I just expected a lot more. If the price came down I would visit again in a heartbeat, but right now it’s just not justifiable.