Our lodge was very big and so calm with a view to the woods, which was very calming during our stay. The bed was very comfy, we also received a baby cot, the kitchen had more to offer than expected. The castle and its ambiance are charming, lots of green and very calm in general. The personal was very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was included in the price and it left nothing to be desired. The breakfast room is in the castle itself, which let us feel the castle, too, although we stayed in the lodge. The lodge was clean. The blanket was very useful in the cold morning. The lodges are quite near to the castle (it looks further afar in the pictures).

The couch had a stain on it, which is probably not removable. The reception for the lodges are in the castle. It'd be convenient to have this mentioned beforehand, so people do not drive to the lodges directly. The sink in the bathroom has two taps, you have to mix cold and hot water in the middle by yourself.

Castle and surrounding gardens are fabulous. We loved fine dining restaurant located in the castle and Spa was also very nice. Our room in Lodges was spacious and clean, with nice green terrace with plenty of space for child to run around. Very clean and comfortable for family stay. Beautiful place to walk around, even if you don't play golf.

Lodges have very thin walls so if your neighbours upstairs are not sleeping at night - (which was our unlucky scenario), you might not get much sleep as well. Room description says room service is available, but it was not for Lodges.

Beautiful property. So spacious and clean! Great choices for breakfast.

The room was just average, nothing spectacular or what I was expecting given the overall property itself; therefore in my opinion I feel the charge for the room was over priced. Also, although most staff were very friendly and helpful. I did have an issue with a staff member who would not assist with calling a taxi for me when I arrived at the train station in Athy even though in an email received by them I was told to contact the reception if I needed a taxi.

The staff were very friendly and helpful, I had made an error with my booking and, they went out of their way to help me out. All the staff that we spoke to were very helpful and friendly, and did everything they could to make our stay enjoyable, and relaxing.

The night that we ate in the restaurant the food and the service were excellent, the only complaint I would have is that the restaurant itself was a little bit cold. Our tv in the bedroom only had one channel, both minor inconveniences, that didn't take away from what was overall a very pleasant stay.

Stay in kilkea every year. The cleanliness is always exceptional and the dinner was delicious. The staff are very nice.

Slightly disappointed with the stay. It did not live up to the usual standard. Breakfast was cold. Requested a gesture like chocolate or champagne in the room and they took over two days to get back to me. So, I just sorted it myself. Other hotels have it organized within a day. It took a long time to get the bill at dinner. I would definitely stay again for a night away, just not for a special occasion.

The lodge was excellent, plenty of space! The food in 1180 restaurant was superb! The staff were very pleasant and helpful in 1180. We will definitely go back!

The Bar in the Castle, no real atmosphere and the barman wasnt very pleasant. On check-in we were given a late check out and they said the room service charge for breakfast was complimentary. However i had to pay the Room Service Charge and our door key didnt work after 11am. None of the above would put us off returning though, such a beautiful place.

The staff were awesome. The greeter was dignified and had a presence befitting a castle. Very impressive! The grounds were great and nice for a walk. The breakfast was special with breath taking views from the second story. Once again the servers were awesome and accommodating, great fun! The rooms were just stunning, very large, huge bathroom. The bed was luxurious. The coffee makings were fabulous. The bar server was friendly and accommodating. Everything was unreal as this was our first stay on Castle grounds. I loved it!

The grounds are lovely

The food was awful, I got the beef for dinner and there was a quarter carrot on the plate, that was my veg. The potatoes were cold. Don't get me started on my Husbands food. He got lasagne it was terrible.....bland and tasteless.... and charged over 80.00 for what was prison food. I'm very disappointed. We'd stayed before and this place seems to be slipping...certainly the food. Also, to top it off, at breakfast we asked for some bacon that was well done (the ones at the buffet were lightly cooked let's say), we got bacon that had clearly been deep fat fried. We just left the breakfast in the end. Awful experience.....Reception staff were helpful though.

The castle and grounds were wonderful, there were 2 wedding parties in when we were there and it looks ideal. We had dinner and breakfast at the clubhouse and both were top class, both food and service. More formal options are available at the castle.

The bathroom in the lodges was below standard and didn't match the quality of the other rooms 😕 Our shower was also broken but it was fixed by maintenance the next day 👍

The location was brilliant and the members of staff were very efficient and helpful without being intrusion. The bar food in the clubhouse was excellent. Everywhere was very clean and tidy, inside and outside. The lodges are done to a high standard.

Unfortunately we couldn't get our tv in the lodge to work but this wasn't a big deal as we were only there the one night. We were very pleased to have our breakfast in the castle but sadly this was the worse part of our stay. The building is beautiful and the tables all laid up as you would expect. After our orders were taken, both cooked breakfasts arrived very quickly. Both lots of poached eggs were rock hard and my husband's mushrooms and potato on his full English were extremely dry and shrivelled up. He left them which is unheard of!!! We can only think that it was all precooked not quite what we'd expected from this type of hotel. We noticed the table beside us had their eggs in the same state as ours. Such a shame.