Old County Gaol
Old County Gaol, Church Street, Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland- Memorial
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Luxurious 4-Star Hotel in Portlaoise
State-of-the-Art Health & Fitness Club: Midlands Park Health & Fitness Club features a 22-metre pool, sauna, steam room, and jacuzzi, perfect for relaxation and rejuvenation during your stay.
Jule Day Spa: Indulge in a range of therapies and beauty treatments at Jule Day Spa, complemented by a relaxation suite for the ultimate pampering experience.
Diverse Dining Options: From the French bistro dining and steakhouse at Kelly's Steakhouse to the Irish and International cuisine at Triog Restaurant, and the laid-back ambiance of The Charter Bar & Eatery, our hotel offers a variety of dining experiences to suit every palate.
Experience luxury, relaxation, and exceptional service at Midlands Park Hotel. Book your stay now for an unforgettable getaway.
Check-in from
04:00 PM
Check-out by
12:00 PM
Parking
PAID
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
4 adults · 3 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
28 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
28 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
28 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
28 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
28 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
28 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
28 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
28 sqm
In-room amenities
1 King Bed
Soundproofed room
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 40-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and desk
Comfort - Daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
King bed (151-180 cm wide)
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Very expensive without breakfast
Great hotel excellent staff very clean
Parking not included extra 22 euro for one night.
I love staying here
If I was too be very picky the bathroom was clean but not very clean
Location
Restaurant could be better
Very comfortable, clean and the location was perfect, staff friendly and helpful
I couldn't stay longer
Location is perfect
Family room is quiet tight with the pull out bed
Bedroom was beautiful
Nothing
Stayed there before,had sons wedding there,place is nice clean and friendly staff
Only downside was ,had a room opposite railway and window had a gap when closed , and trains woke us up ,pillows were hard but pleasant stay
Beautiful place
Very dark
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Very helpful staff excellent stay
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Loved our room Staff very helpful and friendly
Nothing really
Staff were excellent and very helpful
Lovely warm welcome at reception. Staff were lovely. Breakfast was very nice.
Nothing
Pay for parking 22 euro a night
Comfy bed!
Shower took few mins to warm up...
Excellent enjoyed well
Staff and breakfast
Nothing
Staff and location
Nothing
Excellent breakfast with plenty of variety.
Rooms were pleasant but lacked that extra luxury feel but i guess you get what you pay for.
The room was unreal
Nothing
Das Zimmer war schön und das Frühstück großartig. Es empfiehlt sich, rechtzeitig einen Tisch fürs Abendessen zu reservieren - wir waren zu spät dran.
Staff members were very helpful, room was clean and fresh.
room exceptionally comfortable. Parking convenient. Super breakfast.
I loved how attentive the restaurant staff was and the food was fabulous. The goodie bag on arrival for the children was a surprisingly nice touch. Overall a really nice experience and a lovely hotel.
No parking discount in the adjacent public car park for guests staying in the hotel. The daily rate of €22 is a bit steep while being a guest of the hotel. Apparently because I booked 'room only', I didn't qualify for the free parking. I wasn't bothered but I would like to have known in advance, that's all. Also.....the room was very hot during the night. There's a fan in the room but there is noise during the night time.
All good.
Comfortable bed and nice clean bedroom
No hot water in the shower. Outside terrace area not kept well. Tables left dirty and no glasses collected. Left sitting in dark. The tables in the foyer on the evening were left full of glasses and not collected.
Great location, handy shuttles to Forest Fest! Room was what you would expect of a nice hotel. Staff were friendly.
Parking was not included, which was ridiculous considering the price we paid. Sunday night stay was over €300 so not good value for what it offered.
The staff were friendly. The pool was clean and the beds were extremely comfortable!! Very family oriented 🙂
Nothing
Very beautiful clean the rooms are spacious and the staff are so helpful
Nothing to comment
Service at bar and food area was terrible
The staff were so friendly the rooms were spotless
The heat in the rooms which I suppose can’t be helped
Beautiful hotel, excellent staff, food was delicious, nice bedrooms, comfortable beds,
Pricey at €167 for one night B&B for a double room
Stayed in hotel for 2 nights as a stop off spot to go to emerald park.. check in was good and at check staff very good and informative about everything the hotel had to offer. Had a nice big family room room was nice but a few stains in the carpet is a bit off putting, but unless they change the carpet there probably won’t come off. No A/C in rooms but they do offer fans, that is advertised on there web page so it’s not like the hotel hides it but is still a bit annoying. Everything was nice and lovely bar little things that didn’t really make it any worse but are issue came with the service while eating…… First off to there credit the staff and very friendly but I joked with my wife on our second night saying how many times do the staff apologise in a night. But on both nights, service was slow, wife given soup with no spoon, kids pizza was burnt on the bottom which left an awful burnt after taste in mouth, drinks were very slow to get serviced and when it came to paying we had to hunt down the waitress who had pocketed are food voucher so would not be over charged. Second night got steak with no steak knife, ordered drinks with food and had finished our starters before are drinks were brought to table, we were sitting near the bar and I could see are drinks on the counter and I couldn’t count how many times staff doing nothing walked passed them and left them sitting there, I had to basically go up and get them myself… we were waiting a while to have our starters cleared off the table that when they finally got cleared up we were asked if we wanted dessert menus before we when got our mains. Breakfast in are second morning was a bit the same, my family all used the buffet and I had a fry, I sat there with a menu and staff looked at me and walked past over and over and over again, my entire family and managed to finish all there breakfast until one young lad went to walk pass me again and noticed and took my order.. he was the only one who hadn’t walked past me previously so one member of staff I have to credit for doing his job, but other staff clearly noticed and yet walked straight past. My wife regretted not saying anything when we checked out but her attention was on our kids. But for a not a busy weekday stay and staff having time to stand around in 3/4 having a joke, it just wasn’t good enough service.
The room wad spacious and comfortable.
Nothing
Lovely hotel, came during summer holidays- it was lovely for kids with cinema and cookies. Food in steakhouse was fab and breakfast was super!
Breakfast room...great. Service....excellent. Food....probably above average. But sauce on lamb shank didn't taste authentic. More like curry than a red wine sauce. IMO.
We found our room was very dark even in daytime. I guess we felt that if the paint was brighter then it wouldn't be so dull. But the room was spacious and comfortable.
Was impressed with the whole hotel, have stayed in all 3 major hotels in the locality and its the best by far, good room, nice room and great spa and facilities
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Stayed in August 2026. Hotel was fabulous. very clean and modern. Extras included for kids ( welcome pack on arrival; film; milk and cookies in reception in the evening) were lovely and made the kids feel special. Pool was brilliant, clean and fun with water features all working. Changing rooms were large with working lockers. Food was great for dinner and breakfast. Kids could make own pancakes with a special machine for breakfast. Would recommend.
Excellent hotel. Beautiful food and lovely swimming pool. No complaints
Perfect location for stopover Clean rooms great shower amazing breakfast, especially for the price and very welcoming staff
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Everything
I was told when I arrived I had to pay 22 euro but the next morning a lady to me to ask again about the cost of the parking.
Very friendly and helpful staff. Room was spotless. Had dinner in the steakhouse which was excellent.
The bed wasn’t so comfortable.
Everything about the Midlands Park Hotel is exceptional, the staff, the food, the area, the reception, the value for money. We love it so much we went back a further three times. Always such a great welcoming atmosphere at the reception, the bar and the restaurant. The rooms were clean. We had no issue with noise at night time. The location couldn’t have been better, especially for us coming off the train , it was about a three minute walk. We’ll definitely be back again next year. Thanks for having us Midlands Park Hotel.
It was modern clean and the staff were helpful
The check in of 4 o clock is very late in the day. We were attending a wedding outside the hotel and half the guests couldn’t check in until later
This is my second stay and the staff were helpful and friendly and the hotel is clean, welcoming and the breakfast is great
No issues
Fajnie, że był wiatrak w pokoju bo było bardzo gorąco. Ale za tą cenę za dobę powinna być klimatyzacja.
Brak lodówki w pokoju. Przy upałach bardzo by się przydała. Za taką cenę hotelu za dobę powinna być.
Stort hotelkompleks med bl.a. indendørs pool. God morgenmad, Gratis parkering. God til prisen
Der er meget mørkt på gangene. Jeg måtte have fat i en lommelygte for at se værelsesnumrene. Man SKAL have badehætte på i poolen.
Food was amazing beautiful hotel
Pillows not great to sleep on sore head neck
Food was good.Spotless .nice staff
Asked for wheelchair assessable room. They brought me to a room my son to sleep on camp bed Then brought me to another room not wheelchair assessable.Brought me to another room with a link door but had to pay more.Great service otherwise enjoy a very relaxing day
We would love to thank all of the staff at the Midlands Park Hotel, they were so welcoming and they couldn’t have done anything more for us, super helpful staff! We stayed in the Kilone suite, it was gorgeous, very clean and had everything we needed and more.
Everything, staff, food amazing, beautiful breakfast
Nothing
I booked this hotel for my parents 55 years wedding anniversary, paid before they arrived, my mother had the ref number and screenshot of payment received, while checking in my mother phd me and said the staff member couldn't find the payment even though my mam showed the payment ref number, my parents felt so humiliated left standing there while staff member tried to find the payment link etc.they felt so embarrassed and humiliated, which put a terrible dampener on the stay they actually didn't feel like staying after that experience, they will never return here and neither will any of our family we have attended family weddings here spent easter Halloween lots of different advent and nlstays here but would never return
Very friendly staff. Good food. Fabulous swimming pool. Very good breakfast. Lovely room. Plenty of space.
Double bed very uncomfortable
Lovely hotel was a nice couple of nights break. Kids loved the swimming pool.
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Cleanliness
8.46/10Some cleanliness concerns were raised regarding dirty breakfast options and an awful smell in the showers.
Service
9.43/10Most of the staff were described as brilliant, though there was a mention of rudeness from one waiter.
Location
9.47/10The hotel is conveniently located close to everything, enhancing the overall experience.
Room Quality
8.42/10The room quality was mixed; some enjoyed stunning rooms, while others faced issues with room temperature and views.
Amenities
9.45/10Guests enjoyed the leisure centre and mentioned everything was there for them upon arrival.
Value for Money
8.91/10Overall value perceived as good, but with some complaints regarding parking costs.
Food and Beverage
8.46/10While the food experience was praised, there were mentions of long wait times and cold food.
Overall Experience
9.43/10Guests expressed high satisfaction with their stays and many indicated a desire to return.