I enjoyed staying here. There were some things that could have been better, however isnt there always?
Let's start with the good. The beds were comfortable, the room was a little dusty in spots but otherwise clean where it mattered, and there were no issues getting extra towels. No, we didn't steal any towels. We just used a lot explained farther down the review.
The hotel restaurants were very nice. A bit pricey to be expected, but the steak my son and I shared at the evening restaurant (Kudo's?) was outstanding. If someone would have mentioned trying gravy on french fries back in the states, I may have thought of slapping them. I'll tell you what though, it was nearly a 'wow' moment. It was that good. The next night, I joined my wife and her sister at the hotel bar. The bar was slow but the Guinness was as lively as my tastebuds anticipated. For breakfast, two of the mornings we all had the full Irish breakfast which was buffet style and exceptional as well.
Now the areas that were less than appreciative:
They claim to have a pool and workout room. Technically, that's true. However, they lease it out to a separate company or make money by having members join a club. The rather small exercise room was packed with after work athletes and the small pool was having a women's water aerobic class until after 8 at nite with a 9:PM closing time. That would have been nice to know. Also, we found out after the fact that kids apparently aren't even allowed in the pool. But I guess the attendant on duty let it slide, so we mostly enjoyed about 30 mins. The gross part was the locker room which was rather nasty. Well, we didn't travel to Ireland for the hotel pool, right? Regarding the hotel room bathroom, the bathtub had a short glass screen which pivoted out allowing water to get all over the floor. Thus the high towel usage. Also, the very loud bath fan came on when the bathroom light was turned on and stayed on when the light was turned off. It had an exceptionally long timer.
But all in all it was a very nice hotel. The staff all around were great, both friendly and welcoming. I would recommend The Clarion Hotel Limerick to anyone. read more