The Kingsley Hotel

Room was facing the River Lee which was nice though we were only on the first floor. We tried dinner at the hotel one night. It was just ok. Not great preparation or value for money. It is better to go out to the city centre. Breakfast was a large buffet spread and very sumptuous. Ample basement parking for free.

The location and setting was superb. The staff were extremely helpful. Plenty of car parking. The shower was good. Breakfast had a lot of choices from the buffet or freshly prepared for you from the menu. It was good value and well worth getting up for. We had dinner one evening, the charcuterie board had a good variety of cheeses and meats, with large portion sizes. We didn't really need a mains after. The mains was ok, nothing special, but nothing bad either. We didn't use the spa or leisure facilities, so I can't comment on them.

Lovely hotel. Clean and very friendly staff. Bed was comfortable and room was spacious. Bathroom was very modern and nice. Stayed in room 225. Paid for breakfast at hotel, great selection of foods from continental to hot buffet. They had beautiful pastries and a pancake machine. They even had a menu if you wanted to order something else - French toast, eggs & avocado, pancakes etc. Location was ok. Enjoyed our stay and would stay again.

Everything. From the interior aesthetics, to the friendly staff, to the incredible musical talent that was present on the night we stayed. The room was great, fantastic bathroom with both a bath and a separate shower on the other side. We got such a nice room with such a great price. The design of the room was lovely, I enjoyed how in between the bedroom and the bathroom was a little section with a chair and mirror, and a wardrobe on the other side. So you could come out of the bathroom and sit down and dry your hair (outlet was available by the mirror, hair dryer in the wardrobe) and/or do your makeup. Small clever things like this I liked.

I returned to the Kingsley with a friend to celebrate my 60th…..we had been there before and had a wonderful experience. This time, unfortunately I had a bad fall in the pool area…ENTIRELY my own fault with a faulty flip flop. The staff (Brian manager, Emma pool) were incredible. Got me an ambulance immediately, comforted and reassured me. It was moving. Now in Cork Hospital with a leg fractured in 3 places, and surgery tomorrow; but I will be back to the Kingsley as soon as possible. Amazing place and amazing staff.