Aunty B (Barbara) is a widow who runs a very nice B&B just outside the town. She is very friendly…read moreand loves to engage in conversation. She helped us with a nearby place to do our laundry and recommended a place for dinner. The B&B is fairly new and was built as a B&B. Our room was very large and had a beautiful view of the mountains and the surrounding countryside. Everything was very clean and worked well. We booked this B&B the day before and we were glad we did.

Wonderful, beautiful B&B just outside of Ardara, Donegal, Ireland. The proprietor, Barbara, is…read moreexceptionally warm and charming. Moments after our arrival, we felt like family. The property is newly renovated combining elements of both modern and traditional. And breakfast kept us filed and happy through a long day of cycling in the region.

Our two trips to Ireland's Donegal County were made so much better through Martin's knowledge of…read morethe land and skilled driving. We were lucky enough to find his services for our first trip in 2012 for our day of touring to the ancient village at Glencolumkille from Donegal Town. He knew just where to go for lunch in Kilibegs along the way, and afterwards drove us along the most scenic roads, not the highway (as it is), to the village. Our family of four felt safe and comfortable in his car, relaxing and enjoying the day, instead of fretting over missing a turn, or losing precious time in getting lost. Martin made us feel at home with conversation. Just right- not too many questions, and always calm and kind. When just the two of us decided to return to Ireland last summer, July 2015, we knew we had to ask for Martin's hackney services to make the trip its best. How right we were! Martin was our guide to the boat to see the cliffs at Slieve Leagh, and even secured our tickets. After our 2 hours at sea, he knew that we would enjoy seeing the view from above and expertly drove the narrow, winding road to the top. It was breathtaking! Then, Martin drove us to a favorite local place for a delicious lunch, and we were so glad he accepted our invitation to join us while we dined. We made stops along the way, at our request but only with Martin's know-how, before he dropped us at the cottage in Ardara we had rented. We would not have found it on our own! Thankfully, Martin was sure he could find it, and he did, without one wrong turn. The next day, he returned to take us on a day-long trip. We had ideas of where we wanted to go, and Martin made our wishes come true. We enjoyed many pleasant conversations on many topics as the miles passed by. Martin's driving was always safe, and we were always at ease. Our offer for his family to stay with us at our home in California still stands. How I wish we were going back to Ireland this summer! We would surely include time with Martin taking us to new destinations for very reasonable fees, if we were.

We were four and we really enjoyed our one night stay. The location was perfect, the welcome was…read morefriendly, check-in was a breeze and in no time we were in the bar for drinks and craic. The room was fine. The only irritation was the wait to be seated and nobody to be found around at breakfast - the breakfast was quite good but their porridge is close to the worst I've ever eaten. Breakfast machine coffee is poor but that's common enough. Check out was as easy as check in. We are happy to return and happy to stay longer next time. We had checked in advance on EV charging here as this was the first time I used my electric car on a long run around Ireland. It promises over 300 miles and delivered on the promise. The hotel has a few EV chargers and it worked very well. It was £1.85 standing charge just to use the unit and around 60 pence a kilowatt hour.

Absafrikinlootly first class, the staff were brilliant and helpful. Especially Ann Marie, a…read morewonderful asset to any establishment, so helpful, attentive and considerate of people, a pleasure to meet. Only wish the rooms all had air- con. But still wonderful staff, from the desk to the cleaning service, totally professional and helpful.

We had a great two nights here, using it as a base touring around this area. It was our second…read morebargain two night hotel break in Donegal, having travelled to here from Annagry and having spent three weeks in France shortly before we made it to Donegal. The hotel has limited wifi, which worked well around reception but we couldn't get it to work in the restaurant or breakfast rooms. It didn't work in our room. There are a number of brochures available in the reception promoting various attractions including the nearby Finntown railway, which runs along the edge of a huge brown trout lake in the shadow of a mountain and was fascinating. This entire county has to be one of the friendliest places on earth. No matter where we went, shopped, ate, toured and wandered around everyone was just so warm, friendly and welcoming. This hotel was no different; open friendly hard working people. The hotel was comfortable with our room a decent size, good decor, a double & single bed and a large bathroom. There was a flat screen tv on the wall. The food we had (haddock & chips €10) and prawn cocktail (€8) and night two we both had steak special) was all very good, fairly priced, the stout was excellent and the white wine served icily crisp. It was hectically busy in the restaurant especially on the Thursday night of our stay, mainly due to their sirloin steak special, €15 for a ten ounce steak, French fried onions, chips, peas and a pepper sauce. A few musicians also perform on Thursday nights. I'm sure the hard working staff are exhausted at the end of the night. We were tired just watching them. Parking is very limited at the front of the hotel and while there's a car park at the rear of the hotel there's no access from the car park. Breakfast was fine, the porridge superb followed by an Irish brekky fry of fried egg, pork sausage, bacon, black & white pudding and tomato. But we do restrict our intake of this sort of food. It's not just this hotel it's common in hotels to find cheap meats; cheap eggs, plastic skinned, fatty, salty sausage, fatty, salty, white pudding, cheap bacon and awful powdered coffee in hotels from one to five star. I'd prefer if hotels would use their buying power to purchase natural skinned meats, and better quality ingredients with a bit less fat and a bit less salt. I'd like to see the days of powdered coffee coming to a close - real coffee is so much better. We would return here.

We are regular customers to The Highlands Hotel, Glenties, Co Donegal…read more On our most recent visit; we cannot praise this hotel enough. We love the new refurbished look Everything from cleanliness, food, comfort etc -you name it this hotel has it all. The staff are exceptionally helpful in every way possible. We would highly recommend this hotel. E & P Carr.

Absolutely the best in every way. Comfortable room, wonderful breakfast, best of all, Grace the…read moreowner will make you feel that you are staying with your long lost Irish cousin. She even did our laundry! Just a lovely 3 days of total comfort.