Name: Dooly's Hotel
Address: Emmet Square, Birr, Birr, Birr, co. offaly, Ireland
Rating: 7

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We stayed at Dooleys for three nights, the staff, from reception, bar, coffee shop, to cleaners were so warm and welcoming, and could not do enough for you, our room was very comfortable and clean, and the food was lovely. It is the oldest hotel in the country which I did not know until the young gentleman on reception shared with us when we arrived. I will definitely stay again.

Lovely three night stay

Dreadful dining experience yesterday for a family celebratory meal for c 20 people.  
Group started to arrive about 13.00pm.  Orders taken about 13.30. Did not have a standard Sauvignon blanc wine. Starters arrived but hot starters were cold - one of the party had to have his soup reserved THREE times before he received a hot serving. Main courses did not start to arrive until 2.30.
The young staff were trying to cope, it felt that their training was minimal.
Supervisor was apologetic but the event had been ruined for many at that stage.
This quality experience should be a major issue for the hotel owners do not want their reputation damaged.
Avoid!

Dreadful dining experience yesterday for a family celebratory meal for c 20 people.  

We were given room 35 for a one night stay. The door pretty much opens onto a tiny double bed that hardly fits a couple comfortably for a hotel. The room was so small we could barley walk around the tiny bed. Other couples we new staying there had much bigger rooms and no bathroom issues yet we were charged the same price!!

Shower was moldy and shot water out horizontally flooding the bathroom. The head could not be adjusted to avoid this.

Toilet seat was a discussing MDF veneered seat that had obviously seem better days.

Seeing as the receptionist didn't even bother to ask us how our stay was upon leaving I felt trip advisor was the best place for the honest feed back.

I wouldn't even let someone stay in a room like this in my home. Unfortunately we had no time to deal with these problems as we were in town for an event. However no one should have been given this room regardless. My wife and I were so disappointing, this being our first time away together after having a child. Absolute shame on this hotel for giving anyone this room.

Thank God I was drunk

Ah, what can I say about Dooleys...I think I would prefer a night in a cell. Place was filthy, staff were rubbish and the icing on the cake was the vibrating room we had. We didn't have to pay any extra for it, it came courtesy of the nightclub next-door. Didn't get a wink of sleep.

What's lower than zero?

Two words...

Sh%t hole. 

Room was awful. Filthy. Nightclub next-door had the building shaking with crap techno music. Cleaners didn't clean. 

I'd say Dooleys has a sister hotel on purgatory. Will never ever ever go back.

Just awful

Attended a wedding here and stayed in the hotel. Had dinner the next day also before leaving. The food is was very nice , nothing extravagant but just how I like it. Good hearty food that tastes delicious. Staff were really friendly both in the bar restaurant and hotel. Rooms were clean and warm, a perfect place for an overnight stay ! 

Can’t fault it ! 

Coachouse Restaurant in the Hotel serving Lunch is very very Poor and the actual food has no taste or flavour its like it was microwaved ???
We had the Seabass whch was supposed to be the Catch of the Day and it was tasteless and the mashed potatoes and Veg were flavourless.
It was a a very very disappointing lunch and we will definitely not return and the Staff are really not very friendly and we had to ask twice for the Table to be Sprayed and cleaned so much for learning anything from Covid ???

Poor Food, Drab Surroundings and unfriendly Staff.

I thought long and hard about writing this review. I was uncomfortable listing so many complaints about any business as it sounds incredibly petty but as people can see from my previous reviews on tripadvisor, that is not my style. 

First and foremost, let me say the reason this review was given 3 stars instead of 1 was because of the staff. They were great, cheery and helpful. A credit to any business. 

I went for a few days in August with my mother. I am disabled after numerous operations on my hands and wrists and my mother is 76. We understood the building was very old, so we were not expecting the ritz. Thankfully the bed was great, and the kettle and fan were great. But we couldn't open or close the door to our room without both of us pulling it or shouldering it. The taps either were impossible to turn or the whole unit turned as the bolts had come away, and one tap never turned off the whole time we were there -3 days.  The toilet backed up at 1 am and "stuff" came up right to the rim of the toilet and we had to use the bin as a make shift bucket to flush the toilet until whatever plumbing problem cleared. I couldn't use the shower as I kept getting scalded unexpectedly when the cold water would just cut out. A socket burned out my phone charger. One socket didn't work at all. There were bags of bedding and towels strewn about the hotel that were never put away. Cushions holding doors open and never closed. Staff randomly climbing out the window at the top of the stairs and walking across the roof. No cereal, porridge or fruit for breakfast. Very bizarre. They were accommodating to my mother who is a coeliac and couldn't eat some of the fry up. It was like Fawlty towers. The day we checked out, they effectively demolished the room, so at least they had the good sense to know it was appalling. 160 a night for that was the worst part

What a mixed bag

Didn't know that this the hotel has been in operation, continuously for longer than any other in Ireland (according to the front desk.) So, for that reason- they look good for their age. Lots of construction going on while we were there. Pros- great location in the city center- within walking distance to all pubs, restaurants, stores, and the castle of course. Very friendly staff and knowledgeable of the area. Parking was nearly on site (across the city center), and rooms were reasonable and clean. Cons- hotel is 'aged'. Perhaps it is a preference, but I'm more of a modern hotel kind of girl. It has a lot of charm, no lift/elevator, lots of stairs, old plumbing, fixtures, etc. Everything was as well maintained as possible for its age- and clean. Beds were comfortable and water pressure was spot on and hot. For one night- it was just right. We would absolutely stay again.

Right Price- good location

stop here for 2 nights visiting family, we booked two rooms,
staff
very friendly , was made to feel welcome, we arrived early and rooms where ready,
both rooms where clean and spacious , one room was newer then the other, our room over looked the main rd. , which was a bit nosily when traffic going past,
hotel it self is ideal located in Birr, close to everything,
we had breakfast & meals , both where very tasty
we would stay again

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