Stayed here for two nights with Pigs back.com great value for €150 and breakfast. The gym and leisure centre are top class. They also have a nice bar and the Heineken was massive. Food at lunch only ok. We would stay here again. Kilkenny is a lovely place

For the price we paid for the hotel We weren't expecting much but from the moment you walk into the reception the hotel is fab. We ate in the bar and the food was really nice, we also had breakfast the next day which was delicious, the room itself is really spacious and the beds very comfortable. It is about a 15 min walk to the town from the hotel, we got a taxi in and out as we were wearing heels and it was only between 6/8 euros depending on where we got out. Overall we were delighted with the hotel and we would definitely stay there again

A group of us (9 in total) went to Hotel Kilkenny for three nights to celebrate my sisters 60th birthday (Friday to Monday)...
My experience started before we put a foot into the hotel with the wonderfully helpful Michelle on reservations - she was great. We arrived at the Hotel during a downpour to see friendly and helpful staff who took our dripping umbrellas from us and directed us to the bar while our luggage was taken to our rooms. Everyone very happy with their rooms. Bar food was excellent and presented beautifully. Some of us took to the city that evening - had a great time -the group that stayed at the hotel had a great time also as there was live entertainment. Saturday evenings meal in the restaurant was wonderful, with friendly staff serving and the restaurant manager popping in to say hi (nice touch). Food wonderful and presentation of food excellent. Desert made special for 'the birthday girl' as the staff put a HAPPY BIRTHDAY in icing on her plate. We followed with a surprise birthday cake in the bar (again with live entertainment). The restaurant manager reserved seats for us in the bar and had the group play happy birthday as the cake was brought out.
All in all our experience was great! Hotel managed very well with friendly, professional staff. Lovely place to stay.

I think there is something in the water in the city of Kilkenny. Every hotel, restaurant and bar that i have visited I am knocked over with the quality and friendliness of the service. The Hotel Kilkenny epitomises this standard, everything is just right. In the hospitality industry its all about people and this hotel has some of the best. My only gripe and its a minor one is that once a hot breakfast has been ordered it appears very quickly! This suggests its not as fresh as it should be, but in the greater scheme of things its minor when compared to everything else. Top class place, managed very well, and is a delight to stop there.