Grianan of Aileach
Grianan of Aileach, L2011, County Donegal, Ireland- Public Access
- Historic
- Tourist Site
- Attraction
- Fort
Elegance in the Heart of Donegal
Elegantly Designed Bedrooms: Experience luxury and comfort in our beautifully designed bedrooms, perfect for a relaxing stay in the rolling hills of Donegal.
Culinary Delights in a Historic Setting: Indulge in exquisite seafood dishes at the Old Church Restaurant, housed in a converted 150-year-old church. Enjoy fresh fish caught daily from Irish shores in a unique and historic ambiance.
Relaxation and Entertainment: Unwind in the Fort Bar's lounge and sun terrace, offering live music and a bistro menu. Don't forget to savor some tea and scones in the cozy foyer area for the ultimate relaxation experience.
Experience the charm of An Grianan Hotel and book your stay now!
Check-in from
03:00 PM
Check-out by
12:00 PM
Parking
FREE
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide), 2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
32 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
2 adults · 3 children
Beds
2 Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
32 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
32 sqm
In-room amenities
1 Queen Bed
388-sq-foot room with courtyard views
Layout - Bedroom and dining area
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Pillowtop bed, premium bedding, a pillow menu, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, deep soaking bathtub
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and desk; rollaway beds (free) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - Bathroom emergency pull cord
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Queen Bed (150-160 cm wide)
Room details
36 m2
Courtyard View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Goede bedden lekker geslapen, fijne ruime kamers, rustig en stil. Ontbijt in bijzondere kerkzaal.
Eten vond ik wat minder en de bediening bij het eten. Als je vroeg wat voor saus het gerecht lag (bij een gerecht waar je dat niet verwacht), dan werd er aangegeven moet je aan de kok vragen, menu’s werden over een muurtje aangegeven. Douchen in bad.
Hotel acogedor, calidad/precio muy buena y el sitio del desayuno como este mismo
Armarios. Baño un poco anticuado
Staff were very friendly and helpful
Frint Lobby Chairs need a clean
Good value but a high standard
Instalações com áreas grandes, bons quartos e bom estacionamento. bom pequeno almoço. Restaurante com muito boa comida e a bons preços, com bom pequeno almoço.
Algumas areas estão a começar a necessitar de melhoramentos, mas sem grande importancia.
A welcoming welcome, room location very convenient and clean/tidy. Breakfast overall very good, although cooked bit could have been a fresher eg bacon overdone, didn't feel it had been cooked on order.
Nothing
Lovely staff, spotlessly clean, great location
Dinner and breakfast let it down.
Lovely welcoming ambience. Very comfortable room with modern decor. We ate in the bar and found the food and service excellent. Excellent choice and service at breakfast which was served in the old church restaurant - an unexpected bonus.
Comfortable clean room
The shower over the bath.
Such a good hotel - especially for price. Absolutely spotless, very comfortable and staff incredibly welcoming. Cannot rate it high enough.
Geräumige und rel. ruhige Zimmer. Sehr freundliches Personal, ausreichend Parkplätze.
Location
Dinner in the bar was slow only 2 staff on serving
The staff were so professional & friendly
Location and property were great and interesting.
The false fire alarm in the night was a did of an issue.
Overall good hotel Close to wild Ireland which we were visiting Food at restaurant was decent
Outdated decor
Great hotel, staff were extremely helpful & friendly. Dinner was 2nd to none, especially the steak 😋. Breakfast in the Old Church Restaurant was inspired, by using the old Church without changing too much. Room was clean & comfortable, we slept well. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay, a great excuse to return & stay again
There was nothing we didn't like
The staff and the food.
Staff were friendly and very efficient
To be super picky my champ in the bar/restaurant could have been a bit warmer.
Top class breakfast
Comfortabel hotel. Goed ontbijt in leuke ruimte. airco.
Room was spacious,, quiet with nice bath and shower. A lot of storage in the room with ironing board so useful if you were staying for an extended period. Evening meal served in the bar was excellent.
The communal areas looking a bit tired and in need for a refurbishment
Staff exceptionally Kind, friendly, v helpful
Nothing
hotel hors du temps mais tellement plein de charme ! accueil sympa. grande chambre très propre. literie agréable. bon breakfast.
service du breakfast pourrait être un peu plus pro
The overall stay. From the staff, location, room, room service, check out time and the food was absolutely gorgeous.
Nothing
Bangers and mash was fantastic
Put in room 109 on the day of a wedding - was worried about possible noise - which luckily didn't happen
Loved the location, the comfort of our room, the friendliness of the staff.
Friendly staff
Two single beds instead of a double.
Great hotel alternative to avoid sleeping in Derry, this hotel is close to ancient castle and the lake and has great service , breakfast is served inside ancient church. Staff is very friendly and helpful
That I could not stay longer
Excellent choice
Nothing
Good pub in the hotel, with good quality food at reasonable prices. Good vibe around the place. Excellent breakfast choice in an amazing restaurant.
The strips at the bottom of screen for the in bath shower was in serious need of replacing. A very easy fix. Couldn't say another bad word about the hotel.
Very friendly staff. Wi-fi ok. Good bar staff. Food (dinner) very good quality.
Fixed shower head only worked - hand held shower head didn't, maybe just unlucky in my room..No bottled water in rooms. Breakfast options were fairly basic, but sufficient, yet the coffee was undrinkable - order tea and get a coffee elsewhere..
Everything! Great ambience, spotless and comfortable rooms, friendly staff, and a perfect location. 10/10
The rating—it deserves to be a 4-star hotel.
Breakfast was good, Evening meal very good, good portions good menue. Staff very plesant , no push to eat or drink up. Very relaxing.
No
Staff in breakfast room were efficient, pleasant and well-groomed.
No air-conditioning in July heatwave, no fans available as they were ‘all gone’. View from unwashed window is a trellis fence. Ground floor room and corridor feels like a basement. Heavy old furnishings retaining musty smells. Flies in room on arrival. At check in was told meals are served in the bar until 845pm. At 630pm we made our way to the bar to have dinner, no one to greet us at entrance, after 5 minutes we were ushered in by manager who took us to the back room, pointed at a table for us to sit at in the corner. On approach we see it is loaded with neighbouring table’s rubbish. They take it back. Manager comes to ‘clean table’ ie wipe it with strong smelling wet cloth. No one asks us if we want a drink. We wait. 10 minutes later a very junior member of staff cleared the neighbouring table and mentioned apologetically that there is at least 30 minutes wait for food ‘because of the beer garden’ we leave and drive 8 miles to a supermarket to get snacks. Disappointed especially when we had checked the menu in the afternoon. Breakfast- very small bowl of porridge. Lots of cereals but only 1 big bowl of fruit salad. Poached egg tasted of vinegar. Coffee tasted like a bad blend. A grand facade with lingering bad smells in need of carpet shampooing, air conditioning and new showers.
Staff were exceptional , nothing was any bother to them Breakfast was really good
Nothing
The staff where amazing and very helpful. Couldnt have asked for more
Size of room, very clean, lovely breakfast,
Nothing
The staff are amazing, very friendly & welcoming
Nice atmosphere. Friendly staff. Really good breakfast
Immaculately clean. Food great. Very reasonable prices. Staff lovely.
Staff , location, Food & Bar
Small things. Key reader in room damaged , lack of uk tv channels , very poor WiFi. No fridge or water in rooms. No tissues in room . So many little things that if addressed would make this place great,
The staff were warm, welcoming and professional. They helped out our other family staying nearby when a water outage occurred. They were so helpful and kind.
Need to get a taxi to other locations but this is a minor point as the taxis are reasonably priced and regular.
Grand parking gratuit , chambre spacieuse et très calme ! j'avais demandé : étage, loin de la route et au bout du couloir ... j'ai tout obtenu; Diner très satisfaisant et très bon accueil Bon petit déjeuner (included)
RAS
Staff very pleasant
Breakfast room is very dark GF options poor Fruit options poor Coffee poor
Nice hotel, room was very nice and quiet large comfortable bed.
We didn't eat there, but the food looked nice.
Breakfast in the old church was very good and set me up for a long day. Loved the porridge with a whiskey drizzle
Some more fresh fruit for breakfast would have made it perfect
Elegant room Great outdoor seating Early check-in
Nothing
Plush venue
No issues
Great location for the places we wanted to visit, breakfast included in the price and cooked fresh to order. Nothing was a problem to staff if needed.
Nothing, we had a very enjoyable stay.
Decor, comfy beds, friendly staff
Nothing around nearby No pool Expensive
Breakfast a bit mixed porridge brilliant but orange juice undrinkable not sure what it was. Food in evening was good and staff in bar and on reception brilliant. There was a large wedding reception when we arrived and although lots of people it wasn't a problem the hotel absorbed it really well. Lovely nights sleep. It us next to a very busy road so not a place you would walk from.
Breakfast was a bit limited but was cooked to order.
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Cleanliness
8.83/10Most reviews noted the hotel was clean, but one mentioned a small issue with the shower nozzle.
Service
9.8/10Nearly all reviews highlighted the staff's friendliness and helpfulness.
Location
9.34/10Several reviews indicated the location was ideal for exploring the area.
Room Quality
8.29/10Mixed comments on the quality; some rooms were noted as tired or dark.
Amenities
8.82/10Generally regarded positively, though not heavily detailed in reviews.
Value for Money
9.28/10Guests felt they received good value overall for the services provided.
Food and Beverage
8.33/10Breakfast was noted as needing improvement, especially with specific complaints about options.
Overall Experience
9.3/10Overall, guests expressed high satisfaction and enjoyment during their stay.