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We stayed for 3 nights at what we would describe as the nicest hotel we have ever stayed in. We booked one of the luxury rooms where the door opened onto the lawn and river, spectacular views. The food was absolutely fabulous from breakfast to the Fishermans pub and the Owenmore restaurant, all wonderful. The staff were so friendly, courteous and efficient, a real asset to the hotel. Whilst there we booked the woodland sauna experience, well worth the 30euro per person, freezing cold lake dip & bucket showers, and lovely hot sauna, exhilarating. There is no doubt that this is not the cheapest hotel, particularly if you book a luxury room, however, for a special occasion it is a real treat & the best stay we have had anywhere throughout Ireland. Can't wait to return. Thanks to all the wonderful staff, we had great craic with you all. Love Wendy & Mark from Bangor, Northern Ireland xx

Beautiful interiors and attentive staff throughout the stay. I booked the stay last minute the only rooms were the smaller rooms in the main house which was very cosy with a well appointed ensuite bathroom and lovely Mountain View. We were unable to get a table in the main restaurant so we ate in the fisherman’s pub and had the most amazing cote de boeuf to share and had after dinner drinks in front of one of the many open fires in the house. The following morning we went to the main restaurant for breakfast with gorgeous river views, there was a great selection at the buffet and a good choice of hot foods made to order we opted for a traditional Irish breakfast. The Irish breakfast was my only complaint about our stay it was one of the worst I’ve had because of the 2 slimy fried eggs on the plate. I was surprised we weren’t asked how we’d like our eggs cooked and would suggest this option is given I would have preferred scrambled or poached as opposed to what was offered or at least the option of over easy. We did opt for the woodland sauna and I’d highly recommend this on your stay. We were supplied with a basket of towels, slipper and water and got to ride down to the lake in a golf buggy to go cold water swimming and take our sauna over looking the lake.