Name: The Moorings Guesthouse & Seafood Restaurant
Address: Portmagee, Skellig Ring, Ring of Kerry, Portmagee, Ireland, Portmagee, Skellig Ring, Ring of Kerry, Kerry, Ireland
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $107 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 9.3

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Guesthouse The Moorings Guesthouse & Seafood Restaurant

Beach. Property has access to beach-related activities.

Portmagee, Skellig Ring, Ring of Kerry, Portmagee, Ireland – Excellent location – show map

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Accommodations were great! Terrific room. Great staff! Food was excellent and hot!

Russell

United States of America

Comfy rooms, friendly staff, easy access to bar & resto.

Joanne

United States of America

Great hotel for the price. Clean and comfortable. There is a restaurant connected to the hotel that serves delicious food.

Roberta

Canada

I like that there was a fan in the armoire because I did get warm while sleeping.

Katherine

United States of America

The property is a little dated, but can’t beat the location for boat trips out to Skelling Michael. The restaurant was great!

Barbara

United States of America

The room was very nice and comfortable. Staff was very friendly and pleasant. US plugs will not work in Ireland but awesome enough they were able to provide us with adapters. The Bridge Bar was great. Owner was very welcoming and took the time to talk with us,also was part of the live Irish music that was provided on Sunday night. Locals played and sang,it was such a awesome experience. I did the pint challenge where I poured my son the perfect Guinness from behind the bar,it was so cool. Food was well portioned and delicious. I had a order of the mussels, the best I ever had,it was so many and so fresh. My son and I had the pleasure of having Andy and Jonathan as our bartenders. These guy's were super cool to talk to and so friendly. We closed the bar with them on our last night and had a really great time,thank you guys. There is a lot to do and plenty of sites to take in around the area. The Moorings is the perfect place to stay.

Robert

United States of America

Breakfast was good with a nice variety. Loved the live music in the bar and the location for Skellig Michael was perfect! Staff were all great!

Amanda

United States of America

The room was spacious and decorated with an antique telephone. Room was very clean. Staff was very helpful and explained everything about the room. Breakfast was excellent, especially the Irish breakfast. They prepared nice lunch to visit the skelligs.

David

United States of America

The owners were fantastic and made us lunch for our Skellig Michael trip and the bar downstairs is great with live music. If we were ever to come back I'd stay again!

Jason

United States of America

The restaurant was great and this couldn’t be a more perfect location for boarding the ferry to Skellig Michael. It was a walk across the street and we were on our way.

Jenna

United States of America

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9.7

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What guests loved the most:
“Accommodations were great! Terrific room. Great staff! Food was excellent and hot!”

Russell United States of America
“Comfy rooms, friendly staff, easy access to bar & resto.”

Joanne United States of America
“Great hotel for the price. Clean and comfortable. There is a restaurant connected to the hotel that serves delicious food.”

Roberta Canada
“I like that there was a fan in the armoire because I did get warm while sleeping.”

Katherine United States of America
“The property is a little dated, but can’t beat the location for boat trips out to Skelling Michael. The restaurant was great!”

Barbara United States of America
“The room was very nice and comfortable. Staff was very friendly and pleasant. US plugs will not work in Ireland but awesome enough they were able to provide us with adapters. The Bridge Bar was great....”

Robert United States of America
“Breakfast was good with a nice variety. Loved the live music in the bar and the location for Skellig Michael was perfect! Staff were all great!”

Amanda United States of America
“The room was spacious and decorated with an antique telephone. Room was very clean. Staff was very helpful and explained everything about the room.”

David United States of America
“The owners were fantastic and made us lunch for our Skellig Michael trip and the bar downstairs is great with live music. If we were ever to come back I'd stay again!”

Jason United States of America
“The restaurant was great and this couldn’t be a more perfect location for boarding the ferry to Skellig Michael. It was a walk across the street and we were on our way.”

Jenna United States of America

One of our top picks in Portmagee.Overlooking Portmagee’s busy harbor, The Moorings Guest house is just a 30-second walk from the pier, offering elegant rooms with marble bathrooms. Some rooms feature luxurious hot tubs and king-size beds.

Serving freshly caught seafood from Portmagee’s harbor, Moorings Restaurant offers nightly specials, excellent Irish beef and locally produced vegetables. The Bridge Bar provides award-winning food and traditional Irish music and dancing.

With luxury toiletries, each bright and modern room at The Moorings provides an private bathroom with a shower and large mirrored wall. Guests can relax with tea/coffee facilities and satellite TV. Some rooms feature spa baths and king size beds.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.7)

Breakfast Info

Continental, Full English/Irish

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Sleeps	Room Type
Max adults: 2	Superior Double Room 1 king bed
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Max adults: 2	Standard Twin Room 1 full bed or 2 twin beds
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Max adults: 3. Max children: 2	Standard Triple Room 1 twin bed and 1 king bed or 3 twin beds
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Max adults: 3. Max children: 2	Deluxe Triple Room 1 twin bed and 1 full bed
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Max adults: 2	Double Room with Private Bathroom 1 full bed
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Max adults: 4. Max children: 2	Quadruple Room 2 king beds or 2 twin beds and 1 king bed
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Overlooking Portmagee’s busy harbour, The Moorings Guesthouse is just a 30-second walk from the pier, offering elegant rooms with marble bathrooms. Some rooms feature luxurious hot tubs and king-size beds. Serving freshly caught seafood from Portmagee’s harbour, Moorings Restaurant offers nightly specials, excellent Irish beef and locally produced vegetables. The Bridge Bar provides award-winning food and traditional Irish music and dancing. With luxury toiletries, each recently refurbished room at The Moorings provides an en suite bathroom with a shower and large mirrored wall. Guests can relax with tea/coffee facilities and satellite TV. Some rooms feature spa baths and king size beds.

Even after 30 years in business, we still feel blessed to live in this special corner of South Kerry just off the Ring of Kerry, with spectacular scenery on our doorstep and a wealth of history, culture and local traditions around us, but our greatest pleasure is sharing all this with our guests. At The Moorings you can experience Irish traditions first-hand at one of our local festivals or music sessions in our award winning Bridge Bar, or if you are just looking for peace and seclusion, your stay at The Moorings can offer it all. Choose to eat in our award-winning Seafood Restaurant or in the cosy Bridge Bar - voted Munster's Best Gastro Pub in the Restaurant Association Awards - before retiring to one of our newly refurbished bedrooms for a relaxing night's sleep followed by a full Irish breakfast to set you up for a new day. As we like to say about the Moorings, it's the home of beautiful memories and we feel honoured and privileged to be in such a fortunate position where we can help create wonderful memories for our guests.

Portmagee is a unique little fishing village on the Wild Atlantic Way. It is famous for the filming of two Star Wars movies – The Last Jedi and The Force Awakens. We are a popular base for tours to The Skellig Michael and accessing the wonderful land marks around the Skellig Ring off the Ring of Kerry. Beautiful walks with breath taking cliff views.

Languages spoken: English

Area Info

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Skellig Experience Centre
0.3 miles
Heatherhill Stables
3.9 miles
Beehive Cells
4.6 miles
Skellig Michael
4.6 miles
Kildreelig Artist Village
6.4 miles
O'Connell Memorial Church
7.4 miles
Waterville Golf Links
9.1 miles

Restaurants & Markets *

Moorings Restaurant Restaurant
0 miles
Bridge Bar Cafe/Bar
0 miles

Closest Airports *

Kerry Airport
40.8 miles

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3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Until 11:00 AM

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Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 13 and above are considered adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

There's no capacity for cribs at this property.

This property doesn't offer extra beds.

No age restriction

There's no age requirement for check-in

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Smoking

Smoking is not allowed.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

“The room was very nice and comfortable. Staff was very friendly and pleasant. US plugs will not work in Ireland but awesome enough they were able to provide us with adapters. The Bridge Bar was great. Owner was very welcoming and took the time to talk with us,also was part of the live Irish music that was provided on Sunday night. Locals played and sang,it was such a awesome experience. I did the pint challenge where I poured my son the perfect Guinness from behind the bar,it was so cool. Food was well portioned and delicious. I had a order of the mussels, the best I ever had,it was so many and so fresh. My son and I had the pleasure of having Andy and Jonathan as our bartenders. These guy's were super cool to talk to and so friendly. We closed the bar with them on our last night and had a really great time,thank you guys. There is a lot to do and plenty of sites to take in around the area. The Moorings is the perfect place to stay.”

“The room was spacious and decorated with an antique telephone. Room was very clean. Staff was very helpful and explained everything about the room. Breakfast was excellent, especially the Irish breakfast. They prepared nice lunch to visit the skelligs.”

“The owners were fantastic and made us lunch for our Skellig Michael trip and the bar downstairs is great with live music. If we were ever to come back I'd stay again!”

“The restaurant was great and this couldn’t be a more perfect location for boarding the ferry to Skellig Michael. It was a walk across the street and we were on our way. ”

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Reviewed: August 6, 2020

Sinan
Ireland
10

“It was great value for money, I would definitely stay there again.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
The dinner was great. I had fried calamari as starter abdand fish&chips, those very very good with a pint of Smithwick's. The breakfast was also very good, sausages and the eggs were delicious.

Stayed in August 2020
Reviewed: August 6, 2020

John
Ireland
10

“Great staff and food. Lovely spot.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Lovely breakfast. Property in the middle of town. Helpful staff. Clean and comfortable room. Fantastic Bailey's cheesecake!

Stayed in August 2020
Reviewed: August 5, 2020

Patrick
Ireland
7.0

“Refreshing”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
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Great staff. Great location. Relaxed environment

Stayed in August 2020
Reviewed: August 4, 2020

Clive
United Kingdom
9.0

“Great place to stay and make new friends”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Mattress in our room was getting a little worn :) needs replacing.
Gerard and Patricia were fabulous hosts, location and meals were great. Loved the whole experience. Great value for money.

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: August 4, 2020

Cathal
Ireland
10

“Owners very welcoming and immaculate rooms”
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Rooms were spotless and the beds were very comfortable. Delicious food in the bar and plenty in the portions. Staff were very helpful and friendly for anything we asked of them. Will definitely be staying here again if I’m in portmagee.

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: August 2, 2020

Gerard
Ireland
9.0

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It would have been nice to have some bottle water in the room.
Exceptional welcoming atmosphere, very good food and excellent location close to some of the spectacular views of the Atlantic coastline

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: August 2, 2020

Gerard
Ireland
10

“Very pleasant staff”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
All good,no complaints
The owner was very pleasant and chatty.great for staycation

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: August 1, 2020

Mark
Ireland
10

“Excellent ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing, it was excellent
I wish I booked more nights at the Moorings, an excellent place to stay and the food was even better if that’s possible. I would absolutely recommend the Moorings of Portmagee, the highlight of the Ring of Kerry!!

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: July 31, 2020

Caroline
Ireland
8.0

“Meals on both nights excellent. Seafood linguine was a standout”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
As mentioned above.
Breakfast very good, though had to keep asking for little things eg milk, butter, brown bread, toast.

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: July 30, 2020

Mick
Ireland
9.0

“Always a great stay and despite the Covid difficulties, great service”
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Central location, nice rooms

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: July 30, 2020

David
Ireland
8.0

“Excellent”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Everything was great
Bedrooms were lovely. Very quite,. Staff were very nice and helpful, food was delicious,. Gerard and Patrica were very friendly and notbing was a bother in these challenging times. Great choice at breakfast, in a great location for exploring the invernagh peninsula.

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: July 30, 2020

Ann
Ireland
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Our room was a little small and didn't have a harbour view but we'll book earlier next time to bag one!
Ger and his team run a fabulous business. Best breakfast menu ever! Delicious dinners in the restaurant and bar. Ger is an exceptional host. Nothing is too much trouble. He knows what you need before you do!

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: July 30, 2020

Louise
Ireland
7.0

“Love staying here , can't wait to return . never disappointed.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
We had room at the back of the building for the second time and the noise early morning around 5 ish is annoying .
Breakfast was excellent . great location

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: July 30, 2020

Vincent
Ireland
4.0

“Despite the bedroom Location An enjoyable Stay AND beautiful Location In Kerry off the ring Of Kerry”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bedroom Location over a bar AND Kitchen. Noisy
Breakfast very good. Great location at harbour. Room Location very disappointing overlooking flat roots AND Kitchen. Staff were talking Below the bedroom at thr Kitchen late at night causing slight disturbance For sleep

Stayed in July 2020
Reviewed: July 29, 2020

Anonymous
Ireland
7.1

“Staycation ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
All facilities in room not working properly when we got there.
Room was good size, nice and clean. Staff were friendly.

Stayed in July 2020

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