The Pilgrims Rest Hotel  

The hotel was a gem, easy to find since it's next to the monastery. Prices in Ireland had been a shock so this was excellent value and the room perfect. Delicious food and helpful friendly staff...we were sorry to have to move on.

I chose this Hotel out of the Specials on offer for the price, location,and surroundings. The family made my stay a home from home experience, they are most welcoming. I will return!!! The hotel is full of character and retains a lot of the old world feel. Totally unpretentious, really worth a visit unless you are looking for 5* accomodation This hotel is right next door to the World famous Mount Melleray Abbey where the last of the Trappist Monks live and pray. This is an open Abbey and you can go and see the magnifiicent Abbey and the community chapel, where peace reigns!!! Amazing, they also have a Huge centre for Scouts where there was a conventenion on during my stay. Travel by The Vee for spectacular views between the mountains. As we went down the hill, my friend shared a story of stopping on this hill as you go down to the Vee taking the car out of gear and no handbrake! Mad!! Decided to try it and the car was actually reversing back up the hill..to our astonishment!!! We experienced an uxexplainable phenomenon. Just down the road within walking distance is the Grotto where in 1985 Our Lady appeared to a family praying the Rosary. It is the only place of Apparation in the World that I know of that is not commercialised, there are no stalls selling holy "stuff", which makes it so special. Our Lady's message was to pray for peace and it is so peaceful down in the grotto where "silence" reigns...really worth a visit and a prayer..... You are only a short distance from all amenities in this hotel.

Family run hotel and all staff were very friendly and helpful. Enjoyable, relaxing experience. Value for money. Looking forward to returning again in the near future.

Quiet peaceful hotel - not many visitors so hope it can keep open! Convenient for Monastery of Melleray in beautiful location. Rooms very comfortable and god value.

Breakfast expensive.

I have visited this Hotel several times over recent years and it has always impressed with high standards throughout. The food is of excellent quality. The rooms are comfortable, warm and absolutely immaculate . They are en suite and feature perfectly functioning showers - something curiously lacking in more expensive Hotels in my experience. There is a rare homeliness and charm about the place. It retains traditional hospitality which the so called "Celtic Tiger" seems to have banished from so many Irish Hotels. The staff have a genuine care for customers, your are made to feel so welcome, no effort is spared to ensure your complete comfort. This is all clearly reflected in the clinetele, many of whom, understandibly return again and again. A sure sign of consistent quality. To top it all a wonderful location, and the value for money is absolutley outstanding. A truly unique Hotel.I am already looking forward to my next visit!

Scenic location, great nature trails, excellent welcome

My wife and I had a very pleasant stay-it was a pity we were not able to stay for longer in order that we could have explored the local scernery and it was unfortunate the weather was not favourable to enjoy the views.The Hotel is quite basic but is very clean and the staff, who are members of the family who live in and run the hotel, were very friendly. The breakfast was very well presented and along with the room rate was very good value.

The hotel is quite remote with Cappoquin at about 7kms distant having any facilities.

Very quaint. Clean.

The staff were more than helpful. The rooms were clean and rustic, the price was affordable. A great combination

It was perfect, beautiful. Really. Thank you for everything. Petr

Very quiet and peaceful setting. Extremely friendly and helpful staff. Old world furnishing but comfortable and very clean. Excellent value for money.

The Pilgrims Rest is a comfortable and friendly place to stay. The welcome was warm and my room was gorgeous. I had the most beautiful en- suite I have ever seen. The building appears quite austere but is maintained and decorated very much in keeping with it's age and very interesting history. It is a georgian building and was once the "Ladies Guesthouse" of the neighbouring Mount Melleray Abbey.I Had both breakfast and dinner there. The food was delicious. I particularly enjoyed the homemade soup! The location is tranquil but is near enough to towns and villages so as not to be too remote. A visit to nearby Lismore is highly recommended. I would also suggest a visit to the monastery. The monks welcome visitors to their prayer services and the times are available from the hotel. If you are looking for a peaceful, comfortable and warm place to stay the Pilgrims's Rest should not disappoint. I must add it also offers excellent value for money.

Mary David Chris and Andrew couldn't do enough for you, very kind and friendly Chris was an excellecct host. Look forward to going back.

The Hotel is perfect, nice and quite set in a lovely location. couldn't ask for more.