Newton, New Orchard, Kilkenny, Ireland
#9 of 25 hotels in Kilkenny
Guests' ChoiceBased on 182 hotel reviews
8.8Cleanliness
9.4
Comfort
9.4
Location
8.4
Facilities
9.1
Staff
9.6
Value for money
9.0
Free Wifi
7.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: September 23, 2025
Jill
United StatesNoise from bar area coming into room.
The restaurant was hopping on Sunday night. Fun atmosphere. Food was above average.
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 19, 2025
Gail
New ZealandNothing
We have been touring around Scotland and Ireland and this was the best place we have stayed at. Loved it
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 18, 2025
Alison
IrelandIt was a little noisy at times. Could hear TV in room next door but as soon as this was turned off it was fine.
Great location on outskirts of town. A tip for anybody staying is that there is no reception for check in! You have to go into the bar attached to guesthouse! I was a bit confused when I got there. However staff were so friendly and helpful. Lovely clean and relatively quiet room. If you need a hairdryer ask when you checking in as they don't leave them in each room. The bar serves breakfast lunch dinner etc if you want food.
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 18, 2025
Murray
SpainGreat hotel on the outskirts of Kilkenny. Stephen was a superb host and he couldn't have done anymore for us. Great service , good fun and very obliging .
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: September 17, 2025
Steve
United KingdomNothing much to dislike apart from it being isolated from Kilkenny centre but we knew this when booking.
Staff were really great. Rooms nice and clean. Good car park Nice bar.
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 15, 2025
James
AustraliaThe walking distance to town, but they had everything we needed on-site
The staff were amazing! Dinner & breakfast incredible and value for money. Bed was comfortable & bathroom spacious. Bottle shop on site
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 15, 2025
Lynne
United KingdomClean and tidy. Food very good
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 15, 2025
Okeeffe
IrelandGreat location and very friendly.
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 11, 2025
Jennifer
AustraliaSituated in quiet area of town, very friendly and helpful staff, serviced rooms daily. Fast service and Delicious food and great variety of drinks.
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 4, 2025
Paula
New ZealandThe bathroom door could not shut completely and the wooden floor made it not quite finished.
Great staff, great parking. Easy location to get to. It’s obviously a new build and so very clean and fresh. Lovely breakfast.
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: August 31, 2025
O'connell
IrelandBeds were a bit hard for us as we both have bad backs but thats just personal opinion. Food was okay..
Staff were very friendly, homely feel to the place. Fab shower, and quiet. New rooms.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 30, 2025
Catherine
AustraliaThe restaurant changed prices during our stay, but the menu in the room was not updated.
The bed was super comfortable, free parking, restaurant downstairs served reasonable food, staff were friendly enough.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 27, 2025
Michelle
IrelandNothing at all, Great spot!
Great spot! The food is tastie, the bar is great for sports and the pints are perfect! The rooms are extremely clean and styled very well. Great place to stay altogether.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: August 23, 2025
Catherine
IrelandCouldn't fault it.
Very convenient and room was modern and spotless.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: August 14, 2025
Tu
United StatesIt requires a short trip via car to get to town if that’s what you intended to do. We drove around a bit so it wasn’t a big deal.
Friendly staff, nice rooms. Super comfortable bed! Best of the three locations we stayed! Dinner was fantastic as well. They let us stay a little later on our checkout to allow us to get ready for a wedding that day!
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 7, 2025
Cheryl
United StatesN/A
Walking distance to Kilkenny City Center, about 35-40 minutes. The food in the restaurant was excellent. I loved the bed and the shower. The room was very spacious.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 1, 2025
Margot
AustraliaInternet signal was very low making it very slow. Happy to ask for the hairdryer just would have been nicer to have it in the room. Meal was only ok in the evening.
Room was light bright and comfortable. Staff were really friendly and helpful.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 28, 2025
Andrea
Irelandcleanliness
Very clean and comfortable. staff very friendly and helpful.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 25, 2025
Phil
United KingdomRoom was clean, albeit fairly basic. Staff friendly and food was good quality and with good sized portions.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 25, 2025
Janet
AustraliaMy only criticism was that the air conditioning kept cutting out and it was a particularly hot night
The staff were exceptional so helpful and ready to please. Room was comfortable and clean facilities good didn't eat there but menu was good
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 23, 2025
Anna
United StatesNoise; From our room we could hear the hallway door being opened and closed and it was very loud. Not having carpeted hallways or rooms seem to have exacerbated the sound as we could also very clearly hear people voices whenever they passed through, making it feel a bit like a hostel. It would behoove the property to install some sort of hallway carpeting to mask some of the noise.
Location was great, cleanliness of the facilities and the air conditioning was top notch
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 18, 2025
Ian
United KingdomAbsolutely nothing to complain about
Every member of staff could not do enough for you
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 13, 2025
J
IrelandNothing.
Lovely accommodation on the edge of the city. Staff were absolutely lovely and nothing was a problem. I was delighted with the room and the air conditioning, especially with the current hot spell. Rooms were very quite and I could hardly hear a sound all night. I didn't get to try the food in the restaurant as I was meeting friends for dinner in town but hopefully next time.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 9, 2025
John
IrelandWe didn't have breakfast, but there was no option for porridge or cereals- just a cooked breakfast.
The loction was excellent and the rooms were bright and clean. Its near a supermarket and shops about 5 minutes away by car.
Stayed in July 2025
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