Carton House Hotel  

Loved every moment of our stay at Carton House. The warm welcome we got at reception set the tone for our stay, friendly and attentive staff throughout, luxurious accommodation, delicious food in the Linden Tree restaurant. Only stayed one night, not nearly long enough, look forward to returning and would recommend.

I was very disappointed that the main rooms of the Carton House are in a very unattractive building next to the beautiful old building, which was hardly in use. The setting itself is nice only that the guest just face walls or parking slots wherever they look. The very popular kitchen bar was only open late evenings and the pool facilities reminded me more of a school swimming pool than a luxury hotel swimming area. I felt that the potential of this Carton House, with the space and beautiful setting is not used to its best.

A lively building and grounds with nice bars

Restaurant food was simply ok Dinner was expensive for what we got and seemed to be aimed at those on a package deal

I like the location and the wide open spaces and the smell of fresh air. The hotel itself was fabulous and the staff very welcoming and they couldn't do enough for you.

Marvellous

relaxed atomsphere and how history was respected

Staff were lovely, bedroom lovely spotless clean and very comfortable.

Had a bit of a wait in the restraunt for my main course had to send it back my boyfriend was finished his food by the time mine came back and we were then waiting over twenty minutes for desert. Restraunt staff were lovely and we got two glasses of prosecco for all the wait. Also hotel were unaware of the deal we booked off booking.com so had to forward conformation emails over to them.

Alwys found it a sparkle to stay there

The main course for a meal on the saturday night was 1 hour late and this ruined the meal. manager of dining room appologised but it was too late

Quality and staff apperance.nice to be lookeb after by true professionals who know the industry and the roles 10 out of 10

For a top hotel food is key, the menu in the linden tree restaurant was not just average eg. Crispy confit duck was not crispy but was tasty, chicken main was bland, halibut was top class but dessert you could tell were bought in (good quality) but just needs personal touch to end a good meal. Overall food was good but could be better for money paid.

Was a beautiful hotel... Very comfortable and our room was very clean. Highly recommend One of the nicest hotels

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My friend & I loved everything about the hotel, sheer luxury at an affordable price. The food was excellent. The spa was brilliant. The staff were very nice & helpful. The bedroom was lovely, very contemporary with really comfortable beds. One of the nicest hotels I've stayed in. The old & new aspects of the hotel fit very well together.

One small quibble, a few biscuits with the tea/coffee making facilities would have been nice.

We received a complimentary upgrade to a suite in the old house. While the regular rooms are wonderful, this was amazing. We wished we could just stay in the room all the time! The beds and linens are extremely comfortable in both kinds of rooms. But our bathroom was huge was double sinks and a very large bath tub. We ate in both restaurants, the informal Coach House and the fancier Linden Tree. The food in both is excellent. The decor in the hotel is contemporary and somewhat minimalist which makes for an interesting and comfortable contrast with the Palladian luxury of the original big house. The hotel lacks the kind of formality that many big house or castle hotels in Ireland have. The public can wander through the museum-like rooms and many people around the place are athletes and golfers. Yet youcan also have a romantic getaway there. It's both comfortable and luxurious. I also like that there's a nice walk through the lawns to the village of Maynooth, so you can feel away from it all at the hotel but also have the town close by if you want to get out and about without using a car. The proximity to Dublin airport is also extremely helpful.

Nothing this time. Last year we had some small complaints about treatment in the restaurant but everything was perfect this year.

Only downside , and it is a small but is that the gym was quite limited in terms of weights. Still much better than most hotel gyms. Cv equipment v good.