although we were not in our room for most of the day, the entertainent, menu and general atmosphere of the hotel was aimed at the german visitor so much so that there was no sign of an english flag but 1 irish, 1 euro and 1 german were present. following problems in our room and seeing empty more stylish and... More

Dear Reader ,Please see below copy of a letter i sent to the owner of the Hotel. Dear Mr White, I hope that all is well with you and that you are enjoying a busy season. It is great to see the “Earl” buzzing like the good old days. I am writing to tell you of my most recent experiences... More

Stayed with coach party from North Wales.Apart from first night when we were in room on top floor,the next day we were as promised ,moved to a lovely room on lower floor,we came back from a day out and our luggage had been removed ,so all good.Hotel is in lovely grounds,Bet its lovely in summer !Staff were all pleasant,and worked... More

spent four nights at the earl of desmond hotel in mid-april. the standard of the room was good, as was the performance of the staff. however three things bugged me: 1. our party was allocated certain tables on the first night and told that these would be ours for the duration of the stay. not a bit of it, we... More

I stayed here at the hotel for a Ball last November. The room was beautifully decorated and modern, also lovely and clean. Staff were friendly, food was lovely. All in all a very pleasant stay. I only have one complaint - even though we were there for a Ball, they shut the bar at 11.45pm!! Not only that, but they... More

Just spent four days here... Beautiful room, glorious weather and wonderful staff....

I have NOT stayed in this hotel and nor will I. When phoning to book a room for April at end of February we were asked to phone back on 3rd of march as the hotel was closed. When we phoned back on the 3rd of March we were told to phone back on 11th as they were still closed.... More

Had Sunday lunch there a few days ago and as usual it was excellent and great value...Mark

We were staying overnight and had booked the room 2 months in advance . We specifcally asked for one of the newly renovated rooms and on arrival we were given a really REALLY bad room. I went to the gentleman on reception and showed him my email to the hotel . His reply was that he couldn't throw out the... More