My husband and I stayed overnight in this gorgeous hotel. We loved the way the castle was incorporated into the hotel and it had a great atmosphere and character. The rooms were tastefully decorated as was the whole hotel. There were two restaurants as well as the Knights Bar - which also served food. The staff were very approachable and the service was without fault. There were plenty of places to sit and enjoy a drink or a bite to eat dotted throughout the hotel. The air-con in the room made a big difference as we usually find hotel rooms are too hot and stuffy. It's also located in a nice area and only about 10 mins drive from Dublin City centre. I would definately recommend this hotel especially for couples who want to get away. The only downside was that the hotel had no pool but there was a gym on site.

This recently remodeled hotel is set in Clontarf, an idyllic town just outside Dublin. My wife said she felt like a 'princess' in a castle and loved that it looked old on the outside but the rooms were very modern complete with a huge and comfortable bed, flat screen tv, great shower, and interesting lighting. We ate at the Knight's Bar for dinner and the food was very good and reasonably priced (for Dublin prices). We avoided the breakfast which was a little pricey and traveled by bus into Dublin every day. We had a little trouble with the concierge on the first day who was unable to find a map and directly us to the bus stop that took 30 minutes to get into town. The next day we found the correct bus stop (a 5 minute walk) and the trip into town was only 10-15 minutes. It was nice to be out of the bustle of the city in very comfortable accommodations.

Stayed here from 9 till 12th of March for a romantic 1 year anniversary with my girlfriend. Found a wonderful deal over on expedia.com 3 nights for 177 euros. Maybe that was the reason we were getting this rather noisy room. Room 011 located on the ground floor right next to an toilet for disabled (with hand blow-dryer) and what it seemed an service entry. Outside was the delivery area. So all in all combined resulted in a quite loud evening when you could hear the doors of both the toilet and service entry and the blow-dryer. In the morning you would hear again this door used often combined with the arriving deliveries.
If it wasnt for this special price i surely would have complained about it, because a good long sleep was hard for my girlfriend who is a light sleeper. I myself didnt take a nuisance of it, but I'm an easy sleeper.
The ambience however is amazing. Great furniture and building. Good facilities both in-room as in the hotel. Friendly people, even the cleaners wished us numerous times a goodmorning (which came a bit of a surprise because i'm more used to the grumpy old cleaners in hotels)
It's easy to find by bus. Just get the 130 in Dublin Centre and sit till the end stop and the bus will almost practically drop you of in front of the hotel. Or if you're feeling a bit more adventurous take a 400-500metre walk from Clontarf Road to Castle Avenue.
Oh be careful with the mini-bar. It has built in sensors so whenever you pick an item to see what's more in the mini bar you get billed automatically. Although when checking out I got asked if I actually used anything on the bill. So it seems to be a known issue, and hotelstaff won't make a fuzz about discarding the bill for you.

I thought this hotel was a really great hotel, it looked good, it was spotlessly clean, food was very good, bed was comfortable and the staff were very helpful. I will be recommending this hotel to my friends and family.