Clare Inn Hotel

The Clare Inn is located exceptionally well..just off the motorway from Limerick. It is basic but the price reflects that. The hotel could do with some updating as it looks lost in the 70's. The room was a good size but no lighting in the main area, nor any full length mirrors. Also cracked tiles in the bathroom and stained quilts. The breakfast was good. Full range for all types. The staff were cordial in the reception area but very helpful in the restaurant. The lift is located at the far end of the hotel with is incredibly inconvenient. It is a handy venue if attending a wedding at dromoland but no more.

Room was very clean, as was the hotel in general, especially the leisure centre area; overall customer service from hotel staff was first class, flawless especially the reception staff; food was nice and competitively priced in my opinion; I would however say that the outside of the building and landscaping can be deceiving, its gives the appearance of a very old hotel, whereas inside it feels a lot younger; The architectural layout of the building can leave you with long walk to your room, so not suited to elderly people, the elevator felt like it could do with a service. An American wouldn't be happy with the small size of the television in the room, but for me, it didn't make that much of a difference as I never watched it.

The hotel is tired, shabby and dated. THere was paint peeling from window sills and some windows near the pool area needed to be cleaned. We had booked two rooms. One room had been a smoking room. The inside door handle fell off on the first night but couldn't be replaced until morning, which meant we couldn't lock the room. The bath didn't drain after using the shower. The 2nd room had a looose window frame. The view was of discarded underwear on the roof of the structure below (seriously!) Only one room was made serviced.

Would Stay with this hotel again as it was so easy to access from the motorway.

THE ROOM WAS CLEAN.THE LINEN WAS CLEAN AND THE BED WAS GREAT.THE BREAKFAST WAS THE WORST EVER.UGH! LOOKED TRRRIBLE,COLD,NO SPOONS NO KNIFES,NO FORKS.TRY TO GET A POT OF TEA,FORGET IT!

It would have been a superb stay apart from when we went for breakfast the guy said we were booked as "room only" and would have to pay another €20! I insisted that I had paid for breakfast already but he argued back and sent me to reception. The girl there insisted that I had only paid for "room only" at €63. I replied that I had actually paid £68.40 GBP and that it definately included breakfast. She checked something in a back office and finally came out and said it was ok. OK ??? An apology would have been better ....... The guy in the restaurant apologised for the mix-up but to be honest it wasnt his fault, he was just going by the list. And Ive had better breakfasts too , served by more polite staff. I would return if Im back in Ennis, but I will be printing an extra copy of my booking! ( They kept my copy at check-in ). Another small annoyance was the fact that we had to walk to the far end of the hotel for the lift up to the 2nd floor to our room.