I recently stayed at Skylark Rest for a week. I was doing a hiking tour in Wicklow Mountains. So Skylark Rest was my base. I booked a single room. This place is very neat and clean. Very peaceful!! Bed was quite comfortable. Considering I am a vegetarian, I cooked my dinner every night. The kitchen is well equipped and clean.... More

Sinead the owner couldn't do enough for you. So welcoming. Good value and ideal place to stay while doing the wicklow way. Definitely recommend it.

My father, friend, and I spent one night at the Skylark's Rest on our Wicklow Way trek. It was the best hostel I've stayed in on four continents. Sinead was welcoming and most helpful, the hostel was new and clean, and the beds were comfy. It felt like we were staying in a B&B - a far cut above some... More

I was happily surprised to find that this accomodation was so close to the main street of Roundwood, with several resturants to choose from. In the reception area there is a binder with the menus for most of the resturants in the area. The place was also very clean, which I really appreciated after staying in some rather dirty hostels.... More

BF and I stayed at The Skylark's Rest on our trip to Roundwood on St Patrick's Day. Just a few mins from the village and where the St Kevin's bus drops off, it's a convenient place to walk back to after a few drinks for a quiet night's sleep. We had a room upstairs with a bathroom that was shared... More

Loved Skylarks rest and I must let you into a little secret, it's actually more a B&B than a hostel. I Stayed there for two nights in january when it was -4c in Roundwood (the highest village in Ireland). It's just 5 mins walk to pretty Roundwood Village from Skylarks rest, which has a very good mini market (Centra) and... More

We were very happy with this hostel - it's great to see an Irish hostel providing the standard of facilities that hikers want and that are the norm in other countries with more developed walking tourism. It's a couple of miles from the Wicklow Way but the owner provides a pick-up/drop-off service, which is handy. Rooms are really clean and... More