Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge reviews

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Hotel Score:

88%  based on 130 reviews

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Guest rating:

10/4/2011

"-"

A very enjoyable stay for a conference. The staff , organisation and food were excellent.

Guest rating:

4/4/2011

"Good value for money."

Guest rating:

28/2/2011

"Reception lets this hotel down"

Guest rating:

12/1/2011

"Have stayed before and just a good the second time around."

Good hotel, friendly staff, nice rooms. Highly recommended. Only gripe is that I am vegetarian and there was only one choice on the menu and it was something I didn`t particularly like. Second night, menu exactly the same choice. Would expect a hotel of this quality to do better. Had I realised the menu would be the same I could have asked the chef for something different. It is only a small point, but it did detract from an otherwise good weekend.

Guest rating:

29/11/2010

"Bargain but not basic"

My first time staying iin Bewleys Ballsbridge and I was generally very pleased. The hotel is very impressive from the outside and not quite so much inside. Having said that the rooms were clean, warm and amlpy sized for us. The rooms were very good value for money. We were a bit disappointed to have to pay 13.95 for breakfast and then queue for it! We even had to make our tea and toast ourselves. By the time we sat to eat our food was cold and we had to ask for it to be heated! Next time we will book the rooma and go get breakfast elsewhere. Other than this we couldnt complain. I will definitely stay there again coz rooms are good and its location is ideal for city centre.

Guest rating:

8/11/2010

"A very good hotel perfectly positioned for lansdowne road."

Guest rating:

5/11/2010

"Bland"

I expected a hotel of this standing to be a little different but it could have been anywhere

Guest rating:

3/11/2010

"Friendly Staff. Value for money"

Guest rating:

10/10/2010

"The only thing Bewley`s has going for it is the great location."

Rooms are dated, tired and grubby. Avoid ground floor rooms which look onto a central delivery area which looks like fly tippers visit it regularly - it was also littered with gigarette butts. Delivery trucks will keep you awake in the early hours and if they don`t then the steel cages being wheeled past your window will. Breakfast was poor and the bar restaurant area looked as though it needed a long overdue cleaning. The reception area was fairly grotty and poorly lit and gave the impression of an hotel that had seen better days. This is a shame because the building itself is very impressive and the hotel is very central and located in a beautiful area of Dublin.

Guest rating:

3/10/2010

"Fantastic hotel in a great area of Dublin **"

Guest rating:

26/9/2010

"Not the place to stay if you want to sleep"

About 20% of the rooms backed onto the hotel disco which ended at 1.30 am on saturday morning and 1.00 am sunday morning and it was loud. I wont be going back

Guest rating:

1/9/2010

"Front Desk person Greg Monford - was very professional, kind and nice. "

Guest rating:

23/8/2010

"Shame about the breakfast"

This is a clean and well run establishment situated in a lovely old Victorian redbrick building. Staff were always courteous and helpful. My only disappointment was the poor quality of the breakfast ingredients. tatsless cheap pork sausages, dried out tatseless black and white pudding, awful coffee etc etc.

Guest rating:

20/7/2010

"the staff were frendly and helpfull.the service was very good and the room was clean&wellserviced"

this is the second time we have stay in the last 6 months and we have enjoyed both stays. will be looking out for more deals

Guest rating:

2/7/2010

"Hi, This is my comment about the hotel::"

Guest rating:

1/7/2010

"-"

In the evening there was food available outside the bar after 11pm , we were not aware of this and eat terrible junk food outside the concert we were at.

Guest rating:

11/6/2010

"-"

We have stayed at Bewleys on a number of occasions & each stay has been a pleasure. Comfortable accomodation - able to cater for familys, breakfast buffet - we were spoilt for choice & friendly staff.

Guest rating:

3/6/2010

"Staff exceptionally helpful and courteous."

Guest rating:

31/5/2010

"Hair dryer in the room was broken. No leisure facilities, not child friendly, no toiletry products."

Guest rating:

30/5/2010

"very friendly quick service very clean"

Guest rating:

24/5/2010

"Great rates, great value and very clean."

Clean rooms, helpful and pleasant staff, fantastic building, nice bar and restaurant areas, taxi rank outside your door. Everything you could ask for really!

Guest rating:

18/5/2010

"Clean room and modern bathroom"

A pleaseant stay with good bar and eating facilities. Very handy for city centre and southern areas of city.

Guest rating:

18/5/2010

"Great value - gorgeous building"

Guest rating:

26/4/2010

"excellent stay"

clean,good value,good food,really enjoyed stay,after holiday in canaries cancelled

Guest rating:

19/4/2010

"Stay away from the hotel bar on Sunday nights!!!"

Guest rating:

12/4/2010

"Overall a good place to stay."

comfortable room everything you need, lovely meal in the brassiere.

Guest rating:

22/3/2010

"Convenient, quiet, and comfy."

This hotel is excellent, being located outside the city centre but served from there by 3 buses and also the airport, all with frequent services. It takes 45mins to walk from city centre to hotel. Inside the foyer is a wonderful large space and elegant staircase down to the many and versatile eating and drinking areas on ground level. Efficient lifts whisk one upstairs (6 floors) to the well-appointed rooms. These are quiet and very comfortable. The reception staff are helpful, and cleaners and cooks all work to a high standard. I would thoroughly recommend this hotel.

Guest rating:

22/3/2010

"Excellent restaurant."

Guest rating:

15/3/2010

"Great and interesting building. Good location. Outstanding staff - no exceptions. Good value food."

Guest rating:

15/3/2010

"Total satiisfaction with exception of the review below"

Very noisy door closures in bedrooms, I was continually disturbed at night with slamming doors of late returnees

Guest rating:

8/3/2010

"Will use again"

Excellent location, nice room, only minutes from Sandymount station, good facilities on site, staff very helpful.

Guest rating:

1/2/2010

"Bit disapoointing."

We felt the room amenities were very poor. The soap dispenser was empty, the towels or the shower curtain weren`t in our room when we got there, and were handed in to us and we had to hang the shower. Bath towels were small, and we only got one between two of us and had to ask for another one. Room was clean, and good size, everything else was pretty standard.

Guest rating:

31/12/2009

"Room for improvement"

Although I had my reference and client reservation numbers the reception staff had not got my details, and so there was a delay in checking -in .I had to access my confirmation e-mail.(I could not print out the page prior to leaving home) On th first night of my stay there was a lot of noise on the corridor outside my room,and then the fire alarm sounded briefly twice or three times at around 4-20am so it was an uncomfotable night. .Refreshments and food were pricey for rather average quality and service.A litre bottle of water cost 5 euro! The staff in the dining and bar areas were helpuful but there were not enough of them,and the place became quite untidy during the evening.The bedrooms were clean and comfortable.

Guest rating:

27/11/2009

"I have stayed here several times and it is fine for the price you pay."

Guest rating:

24/11/2009

"staff were excellent thank you very much"

Guest rating:

10/11/2009

"Very comfortable relaxing ambience"

Guest rating:

30/10/2009

"Impressive, clean and friendly!"

Guest rating:

20/10/2009

"Breakfast very average and noisy"

Guest rating:

13/10/2009

"NO Remote control!"

It may sound anal, and to be honest the room was only used as a crash pad, but there was no T.V. remote control. When you have spent the last 20 years not having to walk to the television to change channels I found this a tad irritating!! On the plus side the bar was relatively cheap (for Dublin) and the atmosphere was great!!!

Guest rating:

14/9/2009

"-"

We arrived at 6am one morning due to check in at 2pm having had a very choppy ferry journey and not feeling too good. The lovely man on reception let us check in at this time instead of waiting, this was such a relief and a big help, what with being 6 months pregnant. Thank you.

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