We were here back in 2018. Met some of the Farrell Clan here for drinks. The hotel was undergoing…read moresome change in management and was not up to par per the locals. This hotel has 58 rooms, restaurant & bar, full spa facilities, and can accommodate small groups or up to 700 people for conferences'. Well things have certainly turned around in 2022. This evening was the finale of the 2022 Farrell Clan Rally. And the hotel staff did their part for this excellent event. This was a five hour affair for 100 people & the band. Speeches, toasts. presentations, dinner, & music were the order of the evening. Dinner was three starters: beet salad, bacon & cheddar croquette, and my personal favorite - king prawn & chorizo risotto. Food choices in Ireland have made a quantum leap since our first visit here in 2006. Innovative and eclectic. Then came a good vegetable soup. Main course choices were: chicken bacon croquettes w/ chasseur sauce, roast sirloin of beef w/ gravy, and broiled Irish hake w/ chive veloute. Served w/ mashed & roasted potatoes, & steamed vegetables. Every dish was delivered to the tables correctly, hot, & delicious. Again a great job by the staff. Dessert was a choice of apple crumble & ice cream. Sherry trifle w/ cream, & toffee pudding w/ ice cream. Note: we were here just for this event so no hotel room review. Again many thanks to Robert & Kathleen, Chieftain Connie & Rose, John C., Hugh, all the Farrell "cousins" and especially the staff at The Longford Arms Hotel. Nick Parisi & Liz Farrell, Albany, NY, USA

Just stayed in this place for a few nights. A traditional…read moreIreland town centre hotel. Comfortable bed and room, great Irish breakfasts. Hotel staff excellent - very friendly. Town centre location means there are lots of alternative places to eat and drink, you are not just reliant on the hotel bar and food - which is good anyway. Also very good from a price point of view, particularly with low sterling v euro! Free wifi throughout the hotel for laptop / iphone users.

Such a depressing hotel. I had the displeasure of staying here when my etihad flight was…read moredelayed/missed. The hotel provided us a dinner voucher which got us the trashiest food I've ever had in my life. The pizza tasted worse than a lunchables kit, the soup tasted like dish water, and the fish and chips was about to flop off my table. Nobody working here had a smile and the lighting was as dark and gloomy as London in December. The rooms reminded me of the 6 months I spent at Pennsylvania State Penitentiary, similar to the bleak decor throughout the hotel. Overall, if you have some weird kink where you like to feel held hostage, deprived, and worthless this is the hotel for you. Thanks Etihad for a totally trash experience.

Relatively new hotel located adjacent to Heathrow. Really comfortable and extremely quiet room…read more The hotel and restaurant are understaffed. The staff try hard to please guests but they seem overwhelmed. Wifi kept dropping every few minutes and no keycard would open the door to my room. An employee told me that they knew of this problem. The management needs to smooth out the kinks.

Good food served all of the day with both pub and restaurant attached, with lots of friendly staff…read more Good place to watch any type of sports with lots of well placed screen.

Recently stayed overnight at Cooney's Hotel, on the main street in Ballymahon, Co Longford - along…read morewith a group of about 15 other hardy walkers who were on the last stint of walking the Royal Canal from Dublin to Clondara Co Longford! We were all more than happy with the reception we got in Cooney's and what a deal - €55 per person for B & B and dinner. The rooms were amazingly large, well furnished, including a double plus a single bed in each room, sparkling white bed linen, TV, free wifi, the works! Really warm and cosy, but would only deduct points for waste of energy as the heating was left on all night and we couldn't turn off the radiator so had to leave a window open - when we reported this to reception the reply was that the 'weather was too cold to turn off the heating'! After a 19 km walk, a lovely warm soothing bath, we all enjoyed a wonderful old-fashioned Irish type dinner in the dining room (we were the only people dining that Monday night - although there appeared to be quite a few eating in the bar) - plenty on each course to choose from the owner/manager even gave us wine at a special price of €15 per bottle so who could argue with that! Breakfast the next morning had to be seen to be believed for a hotel that you would probably pass by it is so ordinary looking in the heart of the country!!.....what a choice and again several courses, ranging from a whole array of cereals, yogurts, porridge served with honey, cinnamon and cream, full and mini cooked breakfast, different types of eggs - I choose scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and did not expect to get such a huge separate serving of smoked salmon - but it did set me up for the day and the 14 km walk along the Royal Canal to our finishing spot where the Canal meets the Shannon at Clondara. If you are on your way to the West of Ireland and feel like a Midlands stop over or better again, spend a few days walking the Royal Canal around that area - drop into Cooneys and treat yourself to B & B and the evening meal!

Beautiful setting. Wonderful accommodation and amazing food. Staff helpful and friendly. Definitely…read morerecommend and will be back.

My wife and I rented a house nearby and toured the grounds and then dined here last evening. What a…read morebeautiful place! The gardens are tranquil and serene and the building itself is grandeur! After walking the area and enjoying the views we decided to dine here for an early dinner. Glad we did. The food was very good and service was attentive and friendly. I ordered the grilled pastrami and my wife had a Cajun chicken sandwich and topped it off with a Guinness and an Old Fashion, which I must say was made very deliciously! Oh and we shared the bread pudding which was also very tasty! All in all, a great experience and, even though it's a bit out of the way, I would highly recommend you take the detour and experience this place!

When you get to my age, even stopping in a place called Strokestown can be a bit disconcerting…read more Strokestown itself is more rundown than up and coming despite it having the second widest street in Ireland at 44.5 metres, being one of the very few planned Irish towns (formally aligned streets and prominent public buildings) and a designated Heritage town. Typical of dodgy politicians mind, who talk the talk but only stick their grubby hands in other peoples' pockets to take care of themselves alone. The cash starved town is home to Strokestown Park House an 18th-century mansion which is home to Iteland's National Famine Museum. We turned into this hotel, named after Percy French an Irish polymath - Irish songwriter, author, poet, entertainer and painter. He was born not very far from the hotel but there's no evidence of any actual connection with it. We stopped for tea and scones. The deal was five star but the fruit scone itself just about three star. It can be made much better using stone cold butter, stone cold full fat milk no margarine or other vegetable oil. Cute cosy hotel. Lots of free parking. Good WiFi and friendly staff. Worth a stop and catch a walk around a neglect town.

The Percy French Hotel is a nice spot. Real kind of 'old skool' feel to it…read more The bar,restaurant and lobby are fine. The food is good and had/has carvery. It even has a real country folk dance hall and stage for performing acts. Hotels rooms are neat and have all the amenities such as kettles, iron and ironing boards, cupboards etc. Good value for money at €35 upwards for rooms