Wecame here for a sisters spa day! WOW is a word that needs to be used…read more From the moment you arrive on the grounds you are blown away with the beauty and views. Beautifully built hotel and spa surrounded by greenery, water and bridges. I don't play golf but the green looked fabulous with the sea in site it just makes for the most beautiful view. The spa we were greeted immediately walked through the schedule for the day given our robes and sanders and shown around. She was knowledgeable friendly and really helpful. The guy on the pool reception was so friendly and good fun on check in. The pool, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna were perfect temperatures clean so relaxing big open windows edition you can still take in the gorgeous views while still in privacy. We then went for a coconut body wrap well oh my god it was the greatest treatment I have ever had! It literally works on you from your head to toes it was unreal! The relaxation room bender and after smelt amazing had relaxing loungers water, lemon water, sparkling water, fruits, chocolates, pastries and books all on offer. Along with hot towels and cucumber slices for your eyes. We finished the day in the breakfast room by the bar for afternoon tea. I would of liked more sandwiches than pastries but that's just me I like savoury over sweet! The presentation was beautiful the sandwiches and warm breads were served first with choice of many coffees and teas. Then the pastries a huge selection and all Devine the scones jams and butters were so tasty!

DO NOT STAY HERE ! No adequate security for your stay! No security cameras in corridors, room doors…read moreappear to be easily compromised and the General Manager is the only " security " on site ! Absolutely astounding for a 5 star hotel !!! SHOCKING WOULD BE A BETTER WORD! Travelled 11 hours from California for a close family friend's daughter's wedding. The welcome at reception was inviting, the room was as advertised although sparse of the simple items you would expect in a 5 star hotel bathroom ( body lotion, simple vanity kits, cotton balls etc., ) Service in the bar/lounge the evening before the wedding was good and had a great atmosphere for pre-wedding drinks and fun! The breakfast the next morning was excellent ! We left our room at exactly 2.30pm the next day ( day of the wedding) to go downstairs to one of their function rooms for the service. Everything was set up beautifully and the wedding coordinator was incredible .... Everything went off without a hitch! Unbeknownst to us, however, someone must have been watching us leave our room because whilst we were in the closed off function room, someone was raiding our bedroom and stealing specific designer items that I had worn the night before in the hotel's bar/lounge! In addition to my designer handbag and scarf, all of my makeup, perfume, my designer prescription sunglasses, my husband's prescription sunglasses and reading glasses, and our personal personal hygiene items were gone ! All open suitcases were rummaged through and left disheveled!! Thankfully we had our passports, money, jewelry case and one lap top in the very small room safe. The total itemized list of stolen goods was just over US$5,000.00 The door to our room had been opened in some way other than our individual keys and the deadbolt lock had been put in place! Upon reporting this incident to the General Manager, and in his actual presence, the door still remained unlocked even though it was closed ... the explanation given was the mechanism needed new batteries !!! So, essentially, the entire hotel staff, patrons and guests could have just walked up to our room, tried the handle and walked in!!! The Gardai are now involved, this is being investigated as a criminal offense and we are were given " a gesture of goodwill " - quote-unquote, compensation for our two night stay but other than that it has been up to us to contact a representative from The Neville Hotel Group to find out what is going on. As a side note, when I advised the General Manager that we would be employing the services of a Solicitor and that I would be writing this review for all social media platforms, his reply was " are you threatening me " !!! I replied that it was not a threat, rather a statement of fact! At the end of the day, things are replaceable in this life .... What is NOT replaceable is that we missed out on 70% of this planned, much anticipated celebration of a young woman we have known since she was born ! Most of our wedding evening was spent with hotel management and the Gardai giving a report on what happened! All this time, we tried our very best NOT to let our friends or the wedding couple know what was happening ! It was extremely upsetting for us both and very traumatizing until we checked out the following day .... To add insult to injury, we were told we could not charge 2 cups of coffee and a cup of tea to our bill, " as it had been closed off " !! Whilst this is an ongoing investigation, my personal opinion is that the hotel most definitely are liable for this situation being allowed to happen in the first place. This is a well known " golf hotel and spa " and to think they are failing their customers with lack of even basic security for a 5 star status hotel is incomprehensible! We were in no way at fault for this traumatic experience but certainly did not get that definitive feeling from the General Manager the morning after! In closing, I would ABSOLUTELY not recommend this hotel as an overnight stay, considering the present lack of basic security for its guests! It remains to be seen how we will be compensated for their failings but as I said prior, we will NEVER get the memories, or lack there of, from a wedding that was to be the highlight of our trip back home to Ireland.

We stayed here for my daughter's wedding and had a bloc of rooms for the guests. Everyone raved…read moreabout the rooms, the food and the service were above and beyond. The grounds are beautiful and the golf course was challenging. Highly recommend checking out the spa and fitness area.

Beautiful property with a fantastic spa. Our room was ginormous. If you have traveled Europe rooms…read morecan be extremely small compared to American standards. We overall had a fantastic time. Tips: get reservations at the restaurants. I thought we could just eat there since we were staying it was packed. The formal restaurant was just ok. We experienced many strange additional up changes for a set price multi course meal and then our server completely disappeared before dessert never to see him again. However, the tea house and bar brasserie were great. Would stay on property again.

Bohernabreena pitch & putt course is situated on the road past the Old Mill pub and oposite St…read moreAnnes GAA Club. This has been a favourite course of mine for a long time. I have played on many pitch & putt courses and this is still the best one I have played. The greens are probably the best maintained greens I have seen in Dublin. What sets this apart from other courses is that it is a real challenge. Too many courses are just flat greens with no variation. There are plenty of bunkers and then the seventh is a steep vertical challenge with a sloping green that has caused me plenty of problems over the years. Hole no 15 is a personal favourite, the shortest hole on the course and I hit a hole in one so will always remember that. They change the pin position often so it is never the same course the next time you go up there. Plenty of times I have swung wildly and sliced golf balls onto the road. It is in the middle of nowhere but one of those places you need to try if you are into pitch & putt or just an amateur like me!

I loved this place, its something different to do in Dublin. Its an indoor crazy golf located on…read morethe luas line in Dundrum town centre. Very affordable at 9 euro for the 18 hole course. Its well organized with lockers for your bags/jackets and a café at the front servicing drinks, snacks, hot food. The course is supposed to be easy as its built for children but I even found it hard as an adult, no golfing skills. Children would love it for a birthday party or to kill some time at the weekend. The décor is Azteca rainforest with lots of sound effects(rain, thunder and monkeys hanging from trees gave me a giggle even as an adult).

Nothing like some crazy golf! This is a great crazy golf play centre at Dundrum Town Centre and is…read moreone of them great fun activities that is great for both adults and children. Prices for a round with 18 holes was €9.00 per adult, €8 per kid (with family bundle prices available) and boom, hook up with this place on a Tuesday evening and it's 2 rounds for the price of 1. They have two trails ye can use, Mayan and Aztec so different features and layout but each had enough easy putts as well as the more challenging. There is loads of audio noises to replicate being in the jungle so this adds a little fun to it and they animations, monkeys in the trees, there was also a swinging monkey so there was little surprises along the route. Play is kitted out well, there is lockers available to dump the jackets, handbags, etc. however they work with a €1 coin deposit system so come prepped with a €1 coin or the friendly staff can help break a note for you. There is also a cafe onsite, so you can hangout pre/post game... Usual options of teas/coffee/soft drinks and some snacks. There is also a gift store which I am sure the kids just love and is possibly one of them things parents resent (Mam, Dad... I want, I want....) Really enjoyed my evening here and would love to come back with another group of friends or treat my nieces and nephews here some day.

Fairly easy course with a great view of the ocean and Dublin! The fairways are wide and there's not…read moretoo many trees and bushes to lose your ball in. I really enjoyed playing here!

From the owner: Woodbrook is not just a golf course. It is a place of beauty, an oasis bounded by unrivalled views…read moreof the Irish Sea on one side and the blue haze of the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains on the other. Location of many professional golf tournaments and the Irish Open in 1975 won by Christy O'Connor Jnr

I could play Portmarnock 300 more times and never see such great weather. You could say I got lucky…read moretoday because it was 60 degrees and never rained. Wind never even really picked up either. Perfect scoring conditions. The staff is super friendly and the restaurant upstairs is first class. The nines are all wonderful. The yellow nine (not part of the Championship Course) is fun. Shorter than the red and blue but still challenging with fescue and gorse lying in wait for offline shots. The signature 15th hole is so difficult even without wind. Beautiful, challenging, and fun. €193 gets you all 27 holes, €10 meal credit, and a yardage book. 10/10, would go broke here again. P.S. I shot a 77!

There are two golf links courses in Portmarnock. This is the older one (1894). Some bigger…read moretournaments have been played here including the Irish open. The course is beautiful to be sure- rolling hills and wetlands tied to the backdrop of palms and the sea- its really pretty remarkable. If you are not familiar with these types of courses (I was not) its easy to be fooled by the beauty because the course was tough-really tough! We had a caddy (no carts allowed) who shared a lot of great local history and stories of some of the pros that have played the course. Besides posting a score that most MLB pitchers fastballs can't reach, this was a great morning. The people were nice, the setting was amazing and the course was challenging. You get a lunch with your greens fees. For me it was a once in a lifetime type of course but walking the fairways, looking at the sea, and having a good laugh made this a very memorable course and experience.

Truly a five star golf resort, but a wonderful hotel where you are greeting by a true gentleman…read moreasking what he can do. Lovely rooms and amenities with some some of the best service we have had. Lovely hallways that beg with a Jameson and intimate conversation. Both restaurants are similar yet different and great food. A totally different Irish retreat, on to Galllway!

For a five star hotel, the Carton House was a real disappointment…read more The outside and grounds are impressive, to be sure. Two full golf courses tells you who the target audience is. This is a conference center/golfing destination that is geared toward larger groups. I was supposed to share a room with a friend, and we were told there was a water issue so we were upgraded to each have a room. Awesome, right?The room was a nice size, and the bed was very comfortable. But the air conditioning wasn't working in either -- or in the hallway. When we told reception about this, we were told, "Maybe you're not used to the air conditioning in Ireland -- it's not as strong as in the States." We'd already been in Ireland for two weeks, and in every other hotel that had air conditioning, the AC worked perfectly. They said they'd send someone up to look at it; when we returned from dinner, nothing had been done and there was a small fan in the room that did nothing. I tried opening the window but had to close it quickly because it was so buggy. The next day, I called someone else at the front desk, and they said, "Yes, yes, we know about this, we will look into it." The staff feel like they're made up of people who are there to be trained; a real mish-mash of folks who didn't seem to particularly enjoy their work. Unlike every other hotel we stayed in throughout Ireland, where people told us proudly how long they'd worked in a particular place, stories about the area, and just about themselves, the people working at Carton House barely made eye contact (with a few exceptions). Understaffed bar and restaurant.

This is the new club, moved from its original venue in Dunlaoghaire. It is pure class as a golf…read morevenue (27 holes), a venue and a place to view the Wicklow terrain. Seriously ... if you can - get in there and have a look at the vista from the club house.

went for a round of golf here last weekend and had the most amazing burger. would go back again for…read morethe food alone. the other people we were with had the fish and chips which was also great. Can't wait to go back.

From the owner: St. Margaret's Golf & Country Club is one of Ireland's leading Parkland Championship Courses…read more Located in North Dublin only minutes from the Airport.