Fota Island Hotel & Spa - Fota

Reception staff was very kind and helpful. Servers and bar staff was lacking. Perhaps because we are a younger couple, but we are still paying customers. The food runners, however, were quite friendly. Incredibly beautiful, well kept hotel- would definitely recommend it!

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We absolutely loved our stay in Fota. The hotel has something to offer everyone. The staff were so accommodating and friendly. The food was amazing and the room was perfect. I couldn't fault a thing. We've already recommended it to a friend and they're looking forward to their trip there. Can't wait to get back ourselves.

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Great hotel but strange SPA layout and lack of info what's what. Unfortunately Steam Room was out of order and not sure if hotel had a sauna. Most people appeared to want to eat in Bar and not Restaurant consequently Bar was tables were full so we were offered a hast prepared table in corner in Restaurnt as we preferred the Bar Menu. The food was just […] what we wanted and fine. We asked for an early take away breakfast because we were catching a flight and leaving Hotel and 5:15 which the receptionist had ready and was fantastic. Read more

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Staff and service were excellent. Hotel itself was impressive and contained great facilities. The evening meal we had however was very disappointing. Steak was tough and tasteless. Would expect a good meal for what we were paying for it, espechially being a five star hotel. We had a small todler with us and we were staying in on the Saturday night. […] We had hoped to use the TV movie services but there was a problem with this service on the night which was very disappointing. Also the floor boards in the bedroom were creaking and noisy. The swimmin pool also had restricted hours for children which was not convenient. In general the weekend was disappointing as we were paying for a weekend away in a five star hotel one would not anticipate that there would be these kind of disapointments associated with a five star getaway Read more

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Stay was pleasent except for the qualirty of the food. Roast beef at dinner was exceptionally poor.

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Our stay was very good but we had one or two issues with the bathroom,which on notifying reception we were very pleased to have the difficulties dealt with. We will definitely be returning.

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Hotel was beautiful, views were amazing. Had a great stary

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This hotel is supposed to be a five star. I don't believe it is of a five star standard, having said that, the staff are lovely and the location is just beautiful. Our bathroom was lovely and seperate bath and shower but when you had a shower the water flowed out across the floor and out the door. The door and frame were both rotten at the bottom because […] of this. Also we like to use the stairs rather than the lift and when you reach ground level you feel like you arrive into a store room rather than down a five star hotel stairs. The walls and carpet are all dirty and shabby. While we were there they had the same menu in the restaurant every night. The food was gorgeous and service in the restaurant was great. Read more

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Room fantastic - bathroom even better - sky sports tv ;) Pool was great for a relaxing swim. Amber Lounge fantastic for a quiet Guinness or glass of wine and dinner. Room very clean!! Breakfast was brilliant. Second stay and will be back!!

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we really enjoyed our stay in Fota island resort. it is a very classy hotel very clean. staff are very friendly and helpful. They had a lovely swimming pool which was lovely and warm for my three year old. They also had a kids clud but my three year old was too young but still a great service.

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Very good hotel with a spacious and comfortable room. Ideal for golf and spa breaks. When booking Expedia site stated that the hotel included free wireless internet, however, this was only available in communal areas. In room internet was through cable only which was dissappointing for a 5 star hotel.

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This is a fantastic resort hotel with superb facilities. We loved the room, the food, the staff, the golf, the spa etc. However when we stayed there were far too many families who allowed their children to run riot. We would definitely like to come back, but you need to decide if you really are a 5* sophisticated resort or a glorified kindergarten.

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Myself and my partner really enjoyed our stay. We were greeted by friendly staff &reception allowed us to check in early &upgraded us to a deluxe double room with a balcony. We were v.excited. Upon entering the room, I was disappointed to see the "surprise" bottle of Prosecco &chocolates I'd ordered for arrival were not in our room. I went to speak […] to reception &was told due to our early check-in, before 2pm, meant the prosecco &chocolates would be delayed as those orders aren't processed till after 2pm. This was at 1.45pm &the lady said she'd organise to have it sent up asap. I waited in our room for another 45mins &eventually ended up having to tell my partner about the surprise as I needed to contact reception again to ask where it was. At this point I was fed-up of waiting &told them to leave it till after our visit to hydrotherapy suite. The spa and hydrotherapy suites were fabulous. We had no treatments booked, but were able to avail of the hydro suite for €25each. It's worth it as after almost 2hrs, we were both super relaxed and returned to our room. Thankfully after a quick phonecall the prosecco was delivered, along with a v.disappointing 6small choc truffles, at €12.50, I thought this was quite stingy. Breakfast was the most disappointing aspect of our stay, The food choices were good, but the food in the buffet was cold, added to cold plates meant the food was not appetizing. I ordered poached eggs off the menu, &when they came out, they were over done. Read more

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Beautiful setting, beautiful hotel !

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From the moment we arrived at Fota train station for the start of our stay the hotel satff went out of their way to be helpful and accommodating towards us...As we don't drive we utilised the Cork to Cobh train as our means of getting to the hotel...We assumed the station at Fota would be close enough to the hotel to either walk,find a bus or even a […] cab to the hotel but we found Fota station to be no more than a stop for the wildlife park which would be a solid 3mile walk on a road with no pavement to the hotel...Thankfully there was a very helpful gentleman working at the wildlife park who told us the hotel can arrange a pick up for us from there or the previous station at Glounthaune...I'd adivse anyone travelling via the train to notify the hotel on your way or even beforehand to arrange to be collected primarily from the station at Glounthaune... As for the hotel itself,the room was comfortable,the bathroom was large and warm with great bath and shower however there were a few cosmetic issues with a missing piece of tile on the floor and a aloose tap fixture on the sink... The food on offer in the Amber Lounge was superb and great value for a 5 star hotel.. The spa,pool and gym were also top notch... The Wildlife park is only a short trip down the road and yet again the hotel were more than helpful in arranging for us to be brought by the concierge!!It's a great way to spend a few hours! All in all i'd be more than happy to return and recommend it to a friend..! Read more

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