Finnstown Castle Hotel

Well I have been coming to Finnstown House for celebrations for about 35 years. It’s a fallback favourite. At least it used to be. Unfortunately I will not be back, ever. It’s lost all charm, ambience and atmosphere. The grounds are now sold off, and built up with apartments overlooking the hotel. So it’s not a country manor experience any longer. The hotel itself is very worn, a bit shabby and well used. Beautiful arrangements of silk flowers throughout are a bit tacky. I had afternoon tea with my daughter, it was expensive at €59 for tea for two. I almost hate to say i, but I would have been better off spending €10 at Lidl and creating a higher quality experience at home. Sandwich’ were a little sad and basic, didn’t taste bad at all but blah! The scone was dry and maybe stale and really poor quality not home made which for €60 I’d expect something more than the pot of tea to have been made by the hotel. No butter served , the cakes were an embarrassing disaster. A selection of bottom shelf discounted grocery store confections, cut in half and thrown on a plate. I know this is a harsh review and it pains me to write it as I used to love Finnstown House so much. But if you are reading this, please save your money and go anywhere else instead. I feel it’s curtain call for Finnstown house as it’s being swallowed by housing estates and nekghborhood kids are riding their bikes and walking their dogs through what’s left of the garden. I have assumed two stars because the hard working waitress deserves a call out for holding so much responsibility on her shoulders. She seemed to be doing everything.

Such a beautiful place to relax in. The staff were incredibly so attentive and friendly. We ate in the restaurant the food was very good (a lot of the wine on the menu was not available unfortunately) but apart from that it was top class. Breakfast was absolute gorgeous and the lady so friendly and attentive again. We will be back to this wonderful property a great place to relax and chill.

There is no words that I can say ,my cousin was 82 last sunday and we went for afternoon Tea there was 5 of us , A English lady served us ( sorry I dont remember her name) she could not do more for us , she was so good to us .so much so I have recommended hotel to family and friends please god we will be back again thank you for Imaking her day Lorraine A

I met 3 of my friends for afternoon tea and we had a fantastic afternoon. The presentation of the room was beautiful and very comfortable and the staff were excellent and very attentive. The food was delicious and there was plenty and doggy bags were no problem. We had a lovely day, many thanks to the staff for the wonderful hospitality!

We had a family meet up with several rooms , from the reception that book us in to the breakfast staff I never met a source lot , no welcome, bad form with a snap instead of a nice word . Glum faces ,with a bare grunt . The dinner was only served in the bar on coffee tables with your knees in way . The waiter was busy giving out about people so we skipped cancelled dinner and went out. The room was very worn and cold , the bed was lumped and the lift mined all the night with the next door speaking on the phone we could hear his chat. The breakfast was very poor selection and horrible cheep bread and the cooked foods on same boxes as meat and veggies foods. One got hash browns that had long hair in it . The receptionist we checked out with Lauren was lovely and helpful.

On Sept 3rd myself & my family enjoyed a truly lovely afternoon with dinner in the Peacock Restaurant Our group consisted of 9 children, age range 6 to 12, and 8 adults we had a beautiful room to ourselves, picture windows looking out to the gardens, the food was delicious & the service was amazing, first class. Our server was really great with the children, was in tune with their likes & dislikes suggesting alternative dishes for the picky eaters which meant parents could relax & enjoy their meal unhassled. Adults were also well looked after...a wonderful day was had by all. Thank you Finnstown