Shamrock Lodge Hotel  

We were attending an All Ireland Photo competition at the AIT. The local hotel was completely booked out so found you, with last 3 rooms, on the net. Were not sure where you were but did not have any difficult finding you. The location was ideal. Short walk into town for shops and restaurants. Only 10 min. drive to AIT, with very little traffic on Sat / Sun mornings. Despite a full house, your staff were always in good humour and seemed to have boundless energy. Rooms were very nicely proportioned and comfortable. Rooms were also quiet despite a wedding, 60th birthday, hen party, 1st Communions and Sat night music. Well done.

Beautifull hotel with very friendly and helpful local staff.

Booked a single room and got a very generous king size bed. The black out curtains were a thoughtful touch!

A shame there is no pool!

Pull out sofa had broken slat which meant the poor girl sleeping on it had to be careful not to roll over to the wrong side of the bed...

The rooms were spacious,clean and very comfortable.The staff we met were very friendly and helpful.The room rate was also very competitive.

Nothing major,i prefer a buffet set up for breakfast rather than choosing from a menu.The safe in the room is located on the floor in the wardrobe making it extremely difficult to use for anyone elderly or someone such as myself with back problems.

Everything was just spot on. Room was great. Food was outstanding. Staff were so friendly & helpfull. Place was clean & comfortable and so convenient to walk into the town. Just perfect!

Excellent water pressure and well decorated rooms.

Breakfast was a bit overcooked most days.

The location was good, just a five minute walk into town. Staff were helpful and pleasant, there was a good buzz around this hotel. The rooms were very comfortable.

The breakfast on the Monday morning as just average.

Friendly staff and nice location

I think we were given a smoking room but this wasnt mentioned anywhere and the smell in the hallway was really bad

We had booked a 2 bedroom apartment, and it was perfect, very spacious with clean modern and comfortable beds, seating, fridge, microwave and tv's; had very good power showers also; was situated away from the main hotel but within the grounds which was a good thing on both counts. Taxis are easy to get in Athlone and are good value, most journeys appear to be 5 euro, one would need a taxi to get into and out of town.

We arrived at just past 3.30pm; (I had booked this accommadation a feew weeks earlier) we were told the room was not quite ready, so we said ok and we would get a snack in the bar as one of my daughters had finished work earlier and had no lunch, 2 of us ordered the deep fried brie with salad and the other had warm chicken salad..it was ok...the deep fried brie was cold fried to a crisp with almost no brie remaining, we could not eat it and told the barman he took away the plates without comment, at this point we checked on the room progress, no luck, not ready so we waited..at 5pm the nice receptionist sent the barman to ask what we would like to drink while we waited, we accepted her offer of a drink..we did not get our room keys until just after 5.30pm, a crazy lenght of time to wait, the apartment was top class and we would recommend it to anyone staying there. The breakfast was not great seemed overcooked except the sausages which were a pale shade of what a sausage should look like. Stay in the apartment but avoid the food.

Free internet available in bedroom, the room was very clean, staff very friendly.

We were there at a Wedding traveling from Cork and due to the value for money I was very pleasantly surprised at how lovely the hotel and rooms were.

The lady who was on reception on our arrival.Ahead of the game .Young man on the bar .Food Ok.

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