Skellig Dingle

If you like nice hotels steer clear of the Dingle Skellig.

The exterior is tired, worn and in need of serious redecoration.

You need a sea view room, the view from the other rooms is over a scruffy field and a few cows. We had to upgrade to get a sea view room so beware.

When you use the the guest lift you are greeted by the laundry room and surrounded by trollies full of dirty linen, not very plesant and probably not very healthy!

Breakfast is grim, a sad buffet and lukewarm food. We had to complain about the bacon not being cooked and the fried eggs being rock hard. Many people were leaving their food. The staff are inexperienced and you may have to wait to get a table.

Dingle is a lovely place and there are many other hotels and guesthouses from which you could enjoy it.

This hotel is ideally situated on the water and within a short walk to the main shopping area of Dingle. From the outside it looks dated but the rooms were clean and the beds comfortable. The leisure center is terrific for a family. There is a beautiful indoor pool and game room which our children enjoyed. The pub is good for casual dining and there is a restaurant with a view available for fine dining and breakfast. The complaint is that our room was at the back of the hotel and faced a field of cows. When I asked to be moved to a seaview room I was told by reception that the sea view rooms were outfitted with one double bed and could not accomodate our family of four. I find that difficult to believe, but I had no means to prove otherwise. I was also told that guests who wanted sea view rooms made their requests known "months in advance." What could I say to that? The room we were assigned contained one double bed, one single. My ten year old daughter was provided with a cot. The other observation - although we shopped around on all the travel websites for the best deal, the Irish guests paid far less for their accomodation and many had "package" deals which included dinners and breakfast. The words "overseas guest" were noted on our reservation which gave the impression that we were held to a different standard. Why does it matter where the guests are from? Please note this is the only hotel out of three that we stayed at in Ireland where we encountered Irish families who were interested in meeting us and sharing a drink and conversation. This aspect of the stay was most enjoyable.

We stayed here over the Halloween break and it was fine. Staff are very friendly especially one of the bar staff (can't remember her name). She recognised each time we went in and always brought over fruit and biscuits for the kids while we had our coffees! However a small tip. Friends of ours stayed at Ard na Mara booked on Dream Ireland website, and got a great deal on a fabulous house overlooking the bay and they could use the facilities of the Dingle Skellig Leisure Centre, so if you fancy self catering thats a great option!

Excellent hotel, I could not speak highly enough of this venue. Location, facilities and staff were all delightful. A perfect location for a wedding! Will definetely visit again!

Stayed 3 night on a package of 3 B&B and 2 dinners for 230EURpp - good value. Food very good, but service could be pretty slow. Nice pool with lap lanes. Seemed very kid friendly. Ten minute walk to town. Good view. Would return.

i arrived for 2 nights and stayed 4 breath taking from the entrance doors to the spa. thanks for making it all possible in dingle. the no1 hotel and no1 town go so well together. already planing my next trip and 3 to 4 winter bargains.meals were top class and the staff were first class.felt like a millionaire from i arrived till i left. thanks to all the team down there and the boss who put the whole idea together.

The restaurant in the Skellig, the Coastguard, has the finest seafood we have experienced in all our travels in Ireland. My husband is from Rhode Island and Dad is from Galway so we know good seafood !! Get a seat at the window to look at the gorgeous bay.

This has to be one of the nicest hotels to stay in. It is a fabulous place to bring children with a brilliant kids club. For adults too though, it has an excellent restaurant, is in a beautiful location, and has excellent leisure facilities and staff are very welcoming and the hotel is very comfortable. All in all I would highly recommend it.

What a grat place to stay. Comfortable, beautiful views, great rooms, and fantastic oversize bathrooms, with big tubs. We had to rooms here, and both were just perfect.

We stayed at the Skellig several years ago. We liked it so much we returned for a second visit. This is real Ireland my friends! The hotel is located in the predominately Irish speaking part of the country. The reception and room conditions were lovely. And a huge friendly dog greeted us upon arrival. If you want to see the wild and unspoiled side of Ireland, then this is the place for you!