Carlton Hotel & Spa Kinsale - Kinsale

You pay 10 Euro to get to the hotel-when the locals pay 5 euro from downtown to the hotel. No wifi and they glomb you for a slow moving internet. It is 10 Euros every morning to get to town and then 2 Euros per person to head back.. kind of pricey. It's okay but stay intown.

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I love the location of the hotel. It is very hard to find in the dark, especially when it's raining. A bit of signage at the main road would not hurt. The hotel is quite clean. The breakfast was tasty. We had a good time. The staff was warm and inviting, especially the reception area staff.

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I would live in this hotel if I could. We absolutely loved it! Make sure that you pay extra for a room with a water view!! I have never had such a beautiful view of anywhere, ever!. The windows overlooking the river encompassed the entire wall and it was breathtaking. It is about a 2 min drive to the town of Kinsale and the hotel offers transportation […] in the evenings for 3 Euro each way so that you can feel free to have a few pints in town and not go to jail. The staff were very nice and helpful and the food in the restaurant was great! We paid extra for breakfast to be included and it was huge! This hotel is truly a resort hotel. We did not partake in any of the spa stuff so I cant speak to that. We will be returning to Ireland next year and will be staying here!! Read more

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Carlton is absolutely beautiful and located right on the water allowing for majestic sights. It does require a drive, cab, or hotel shuttle services (3 euro per way per person) to get to downtown Kinsale.

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We enjoyed are stay at the Carlton, it was very relaxing.

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A first class hotel with a pleasing staff!! Very large rooms with pleasant views. Quiet despite the fact that there was a wedding reception both nights.

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Located far out of town with nothing to do. Even charge 6 euros for a bus ride into town. Stay elsewhere. Staff not very friendly or helpful. Rooms were nice though.

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Beautiful setting and lobby. Good breakfast and friendly staff. Bathroom lighting was awful and shower door refused to close.

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So easy to get down to Kinsale with a 2 minute shuttle that the hotel offers..it was a wonderful stay. The hotel has a beautiful view and the rooms were so clean and roomy! I highly recommend to upgrade to a harbour view..so worth it. We will definitely stay at this hotel again when we go back to Ireland!

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This hotel was amazing. The staff was very friendly and the views were incredible. The room was clean and comfortable - our only regret was not booking it for longer. I would definitely come back and use the hotel as a base to visit the surrounding towns.

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My wife and I stayed two nights at the Carlton Kinsale and thoroughly enjoyed our stay! The views of the bay were magnificent, the health club and spa was soothing and our room was a pleasure. The Hotel staff was professional and courteous as well. We hope to visit the Carlton Kinsale again! Many thanks!

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This was the worst experience I have had in the Cork area in 12 years. The staff was ill trained and not customer focused. Do NOT book this hotel if you are a business traveller - you will be disappointed. You expect more from a Carlton, apparently someone forgot to tell the staff. Too many issues to mention for a 2 day stay. We stayed in Killarney […] at the Ross before arriving here - the difference was like night and day (The Ross was fantastic). Read more

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This hotel had the best views from our room in our entire 14 day trip! The hotel is very well maintained, the stay were very friendly and helpful when we had questions. Te restraunt food was superb. Highy recommend very good deal.

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The Carlton Hotel Kinsale is a welcome relief after several days of staying in more traditional accommodations. Although located about ten minutes outside of town center in the countryside, the design of the hotel, takes full advantage of it's panoramic views from an elevated site over looking river and bay and out to rolling countryside. Very modern […] in it's design, with glass and stainless steel exterior, sleek, dramatic, and contemporary! Staff very friendly, helpful, and accommodating. A very good choice for a Kinsale stay. Read more

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This hotel probably was a very nice hotel in its day but it is now fairly shabby. The rugs in the halls need to be replaced and the room needs to be redecorated. I would not stay here again

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Lovely location (although a slight drive from town) but I was very unhappy about the internet wi-fi charge. Both the hotel's own website and their information folder contained within the room claimed "complimentary" wi-fi internet access if you used your own computer. We were given 30 minutes for free (which had to be used up all at once) and then were […] told would have to pay for any additional. They were willing to give another 30 minutes the next day. I pointed out that their website and information folder within the room didn't say "30 minutes complimentary and then a charge for additional" but the clerk behind the desk wouldn't budge. I would not have stayed here had I known in advance the real internet charge policy. I will never come here again and will advise any friends traveling to Ireland that this hotel does not hold to its advertising claims. Read more

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Excellent location.

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Absolutely stunning hotel right on the river and not too far from Kinsale by car but it is over a narrow third class road for the last few kilometers. Very good service and a beautiful room. Restaurant was very good eventhough we used the bar menu (which is a lot less expensive than the restaurant menu.) The complimentary continental breakfast was fine; […] the full hot breakfast will set you back 14 euro. Definitely worth considering when you go to Kinsale. Read more

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fantastic hotel! beautiful view and property. Free wi-fi in lobby only. Checked in an hour early and they upgraded us to a garden apt suite! For 2 people we had a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2 story, 2 balcony apt with a private car park. Ate in the pub/bar area and food was good. Extremely helpful in accommodating special diets (i have an allergy). Pub […] and common areas could use a little work, some areas with paint falling off the wall and things that you would think a 4 star hotel would maintain. Only complaint is the front desk, wanted to set up golf while we were there and they wouldnt let us use their phone or call to help us set it up. made us go back to our room and call ourselves, at a fee to use the phone. Wouldnt stop me from staying there again. Kinsale is only a 5-10min drive down the road and there was plenty of parking in the lot there. Read more

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Staff was nice and helpful. Grounds were very nice.

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My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The hotel facilities and location are superb and the staff were very professional and welcoming. We will be back again!

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Very pleased, the staff were helpful, leisure centre great, room slightly tired, no non-smoking rooms but some have access to garden (we couldn't get one)

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Very pleasant stay, quiet rooms with luxury feel. Views over estuary are excellent. Shuttle bus to town very convenient.

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Had a lovely few days here . Staff were friendly and helpful. Rooms are nice and spacious. Also a regular taxi service in and to kinsale in the evenings. Will definitely return

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Carlton was great base for exploring West Cork, Brilliant breakfasts with great choice.I had amassage which was one of the best I have ever had! Would definitely recommend this hotel although the signage for it is not great and so difficult to find on arrival in Kinsale.

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It was out first time travelling to a hotel with our baby and our request for early check in and a sea view room were both granted which was brilliant. Being Mother's Day the hotel restaurant was very busy for food and the carvery was very busy. I wanted to order from bar food menu but was told by a member of bar stuff I could not do so until 3pm when […] I approached at the time another batman told me I couldn't yet order from this menu and he didn't know when the carvery would finish up. By 4 pm I was starving so approached the chef at the carvery counter who told me that of course I could order from menu and there were several other people already eating from this menu! This was the only negative I had during my stay Please make sure everyone is singing from same hymn sheet with regards to times! On a much more positive note the food was lovely, we had dinner in the rock pool restaurant that night and it was so tasty! The staff at reception were lovely and very helpful. We also availed of pool which was ok. The availability of only one lift was annoying there were long waits! And with a buggy stairs are not an option! Read more

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I was very surprised that this Hotel has a 4 star rating. Im guessing it was given this rating when it first opened but has not been reviewed since.There were a few little details that I found odd.In the bedrooms there was no valance (base cover) on the bed. I noted this in all the rooms that had the door open. I didnt think it was nice to walk into […] your bedroom and be staring a 2 brown bed bases pushed together. Isnt a valance a standard in a hotel especially a 4 star? Also, we got our food quicker by room service than we did from the bar and it wasnt even busy. 2 other couples came in after us and were served their food before us. All we wanted was a sandwich! Also, the breakfast is definately not a 4 star rating. Very basic. The rooms are ok. The bathroom is too dark. Read more

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Nice hotel, clean, spacious with helpful staff. A bit remote - town is not within walking distance and roads too dangerous to walk. Lighting in room and bathroom very dim - very difficult to put on make-up!!!

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Very comfortable large clean rooms. Bar food (lunch) was fantastic. Check-in could do with more temp staff at peak times. Car needed to get to Kinsale (5 min drive), taxis very reliable.

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Enjoyed it but didnt think the hotel was as far from Kinsale town

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had a brilliant time, very relaxing in a lovly place. just one compliant, there was a area in the grounds which we walked through and there was unplesant things laying on the ground, not nice for fanil7s to see,

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lovely hotel. staff very friendly

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Lovely Hotel, Room Comfortable, Clean and Cosy. Food smashing and staff helpful and friendly. Highly Recommended.

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Every part of the stay including a very nice accessible room was fine except for the incident while eating. My wife and I had a meal in the bar. After eating part of the salad which came with the sandwich my wife then noticed a small live slug on the salad. She informed the waitress. The meal was taken away and 2 different staff apologized and a different […] meal was brought for my wife. When leaving we we informed that we did not have to pay for either meal. In the 35 years that we have been eating out neither of us have ever encountered anything like this. Read more

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We had a lovely time. Could not really fine one fault with the hotel. It is our 3rd time staying there. Shuttle bus very handy. Very peaceful location. Plenty of parking. Breakfast is very good. Staff very friendly especially in dining room at breakfast. Hotel lovely and warm. Our room was spotlessy clean. Price was very reasonable especially for Jazz […] weekend. Read more

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Very happy, staff very helpful and tried to organise taxi home from kinsale at 3am!!! Well impressed with that.

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The hotel is located in a beautiful area and is very comfortable and well designed. The breakfast was also very good. There was a mix up with our rooms that the reception staff were very poor at resolving, and there was a litany of mix-ups with our SPA treatments and this really put a sour note on our weekend.

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very enjoyable will be back

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could not have been better

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Not to be recommended, not up to standard of a 4 star hotel. Breakfast was very disappointing with limited choice. There was no meusli and the fruit was limited and all in lumps. The ordered tea did not arrive and had to be chased up. The evening meal was fine but the bar was set up for bar mealsand was like a transport cafe rather than a four star […] hotel. Although some of the staff were friendly and made an effort that could certainly not be said for all the staff; perhaps there were too few of them. A very disappointing experience!! Read more

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The hotel is ideally situated for anyone who wants to have a relaxing break. It is situated in a 90 acre wooded estate, unfortunately there are no walks through the woods which is a pity. It is situated 5km from Kinsale and if one has not got transport is isolated. A shuttle bus service operates but only from 5.30 in the evening. Facilities in the hotel, […] food and staff were very good. Read more

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