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This was our first trip to Ireland and I can't even explain how wonderful everyone was at the hotel. When we first arrived we are greeted by John the concierge and he was absolutely amazing and made us feel right at home. The other staff members went out of their way to make our trip and our stay so comfortable. The hotel was beautiful, the food was great and the rooms were immaculate. My husband and I are making this an annual trip and because of the wonderful stay we will be staying again at the Metropole.

Everything at this hotel is top notch. Very worthy of 4 stars

We enjoyed our stay in Oriel House. The rooms and facility were nice, however, the service could use some improvement. When we arrived, the hotel attendant/receptionist seemed a bit frazzled and appeared to rush us a bit, but it also seemed like he was the only available employee to check in guests and there were a few guests waiting behind us. We decided to have dinner in their restaurant. When we went to get a table, the gentleman who was our receptionist was now the host for the restaurant. It just seemed like the hotel was short staffed, but it could have just been that particular night. We only stayed for one night. It took a very long time to be served once we finally got an open table. The food was delicious. It did take a very long time to get drinks and refills. In fact, we noticed other nearby tables would simply walk up to the bar and order and pay for the drinks themselves. Maybe this is what we were supposed to do? It wasn't clear and we're not from Ireland so it could have been us not understanding the customs. The hotel itself is beautiful; there is a grand staircase and some of the doorways have beautiful metalwork on them.

It is a very convenient location, nice and clean. I would have preferred a small desk and chair to sit at to do some work. Other than that it was all good

This place smelled strongly of trash and mold. Main bathroom was too smelly to use. We left this door closed with the fan on for 2 days. The apartment building keeps the main trash cans inside the center courtyard, causing the trash to smell up the entire building. Old couches thrown about inside the interior open air hallways breeding mold. Check in was terribly difficult. The owner does not have an office where you can pick up the key. You must successfully reach him via phone then wait outside for someone to bring you key. We did not have a working international cell phone. I tried to contact the owner via email for check in instructions but was told I'd have to call. I called in the morning from my previous hotel but was told I'd still need to call once I got in to town. Once in town, I had to make 3 calls on pay phones over 3 hours, leaving voicemail messages until I was able to reach owner. On our second day, we lost power, wifi/tv and water. Had to wait several hours for maintenance to arrive to fix the problem. We checked out a day early due to the smell causing my family headaches. I attempted to contact the owner but to no avail. This owner/manager was the only rude person we encountered on an otherwise pleasant trip to Ireland.

We arrived on Saturday 15th not realising we had booked for the following day. However Audrey on reception had no problem in sorting out the issue and gave us an excellent room at the same price. The hotel itself is ultramodern and is close to 5 stars with a great pool and gym, good grounds and outstanding views over the sea inlet. The restaurant is top quality offering a fixed three course dinner for 30 Euros and the breakfast buffet is very good. This hotel is a hidden gem close to the well worth visiting town of Kinsale, another little gem!