The Carnbeg Hotel

On Saturday December 26th 2020, our wedding reception took place in the Carrickdale Hotel & Spa. We would like express our sincere appreciation to the McParland family, Michelle Barrett (our wedding co-ordinator), and all of the staff of this fabulous hotel and wedding venue. We can’t even begin to imagine how difficult this past 12 months has been for the owners, management and staff of the Carrickdale, however not one portion of this hardship, financial or otherwise, was passed on to us at any stage. We originally booked the Lacey’s Suite for July 25th and Michelle had planned an amazing summer wedding for us. Due to the pandemic, we had to postpone and reschedule. Throughout our entire wedding process, Michelle was outstanding. From the very first phone call in March, Michelle endeavoured to ensure we had the Wedding Day that we always dreamed of. Despite the ever-changing guidelines, Michelle continuously worked closely with us to make all of the necessary re-arrangements. She was always there for us and genuinely cared. We cannot thank her enough.

We always wanted to get married in the Carrickdale, however our Wedding Day exceeded all of our expectations. From the picturesque gardens that we used for our photographs, to the spectacular décor and surroundings in the Bernish Suite for our reception, we and our guests were blown away. The service and meal provided was top class, as once again Michelle, and the staff, ensured that everything was absolutely perfect from start to finish. It was a day we will never forget.

We would highly recommend the Carrickdale Hotel & Spa to any recently engaged couple who are planning a wedding. We certainly hope to be able to celebrate many more happy occasions here in the years ahead and look forward to returning to the hotel in the near future. Look no further for the perfect wedding venue!

Great service and lovely stay,the staff were lovely, food was great. Felt very welcome and we would love to win a chance to stay again. Comfortable beds and a lovely hearty breakfast. Hubby, child and I had a great trip xx

Really bad management
Staff unhelpful
Bad service
Pool area dirty
Rooms dirty
Unable to sleep with loud noise
Would never recommend this hotel
Stay clear

Room not ready for check in, asked if we could use pool while waiting on room, girl at reception said "I dont know" blank face.. "maybe go ask the pool staff"

Very un professional throughout

Poor food service

Rooms where dirty,

Staff rude

Pool extra cold - unusable
Changing rooms filthy, un hygienic

Unable to sleep, had to check out
Rude staff manager

Booked a family room for mid term break for two nights.
Horrible experience.
Reception requested we paid full on checking in, this is before we seen room etc
The family room wasnt what was advertised on the webpage
It had a small double,& pop up camp bed and a L shaped mattress on a wooden block. Room very dirty, not hovered.
Bad service in bar for food, first family there and waited 45mins for our food.
Worst waster to come...
The noise at night was relentless
There was a banding noise in the walls,
First receptionist stated it was a ongoing problem with a old sensory light system, which banged everytime someone opened there door or was in the corridor of that floor
It got so bad I had to pack up my kids in the middle of the night and go home as the manager couldn't change us room as all family rooms was occupied, and said it's always like that???? No offer of other rooms
My kids were getting woke up time and time again both under the age of 5, I explained to the manager I would pack up and come down to get a refund in 5mins as he was no help and rude. When I returned he wasnt to be found, and the lady explained he was dealing with another issue

Bad service
Untrained staff
Dirty throughout
Unacceptable sleeping area / noise

I've emailed asking for emails address to complain to highter up management and was refused.
Also got no reply for my complaint to the hotel

I dont usually right reviews, but I wouldn't want any other family to be put in that noisey hell hole

I have stayed in this hotel so many times and it never disappoints. The room was spotless, so comfortable. Staff always helpful. Beautiful peaceful location but still super close to town. Its so cheap compared to alot of hotels in the area and its of equal standard. I will continue to stay here in the future.

Lovely room, staff were very friendly and accommodating.
Sauna/pool/jacuzzi were all excellent and there was plenty of space
Had a very worthwhile spa treatment.
Dinner was very reasonably priced and tasty. Great breakfast too.
Good little bar, not much atmosphere or comfy seating but it did the trick.
Not too far from town centre - 10-12 taxi each way.
We went for our wedding anniversary and there was a welcoming plate of sweet treats and a lovely welcoming message on arrival in our room, which was a very nice touch.

Lovely clean room... nice friendly welcome from staff. Pool and changing areas very clean. I used the spa and it was absolutely amazing highly recommended... breakfast was lovely. All round great stay..

Brilliant time away staff amazing and food everything amazing rooms wer wel heated and clean. Will definitely b back akd amazing prices too. The kids loved the pool and te breakfast was amazing aswell

Hi, I stayed in the carnbeg hotel for my Birthday(9/2/2020-11/2/2020) weekend with my partner. Her and I thought it would be a great place to stay until we got there. The person who was working at reception appeared completely disinterested in talking to us. We the when to our "4 star suite" only to find it was dirty no remote control for the television, pubic hair in both the shower and bath and a bed that the mattress had seen better days. Wooden panels screwed on to the base of the bed to stop the mattress falling through it. Dead flys and veranda door that wouldn't shut properly To date I have had no response from the manager of the establishment regarding our complaint with them. Poor if not shocking Hotel 4* it is definitely not!

Booked the Pamper Me and Afternoon Tea package with the hotel.
From ringing the hotel to try and book was issue after issue. First it was booked, when I rang back about a simple enquire, I was transferred to several departments and then told I never had a booking. This review got these good stars due to the great help of Linda who finally got everything sorted.
The day of the spa and tea, the spa had no robes or slippers for us on arrival. During our treatments, we hear kids screaming and running outside the rooms which was less than relaxing. As for the afternoon tea, we had regular food and a gluten free option. Our regular food came a half hour late and only for I went up and asked where the gluten free one was, they forgot and that wasnt at our table till 45 minutes after our booking.
Such a shame after it was something we were all looking forward to. Will not return.

Visited Carnbeg hotel for one night for their race and stay package with a group of girls, check in was very efficient and so friendly, we had a few drinks in bar and all staff were very helpful and friendly , taxis were organised to bring us to and from Dundalk stadium, breakfast next morning was lovely

Booked into the Carnbeg Hotel in Dundalk on Mon 10/02/2020. We were delighted with our 1st impression of the hotel. We were put on the 4th floor but the wind was really bad and asked to be moved to a lower floor. The staff were brilliant. They arrived to take all our clothes etc., To the new room. We had a fantastic time. The staff in every aspect of the hotel were brilliant. I couldn't praise this hotel highly enough. I will definitely be back. Value for money just blew us away. €128 for 2 people for 2 days B&B. Fantastic. The bar staff were just couldn't help us enough. My aunt is a picky eater and doesn't eat a lot but the staff offered her that she could have a children's meal every time. I would give this hotel 5 stars on their hospitality to visitors and they bent backwards to accommodate us. A brilliant hotel that I can't wait to go back to. Oh by the way we had 2 back, shoulders and neck massages that were brilliant. The jacuzzi was down due to maintenance but the staff held back on maintenance to let my aunt use the jacuzzi. I would recommend this hotel to anyone. Thanks to the CARNBEG HOTEL for a lovely getaway. We will definitely be back very soon.

This is a modern hotel on the outskirts of Dundalk. My second and most recent stay here has been this week.
This is a very comfortsble hotel. Very good breakfast on offer as well as competatively priced.
Lovely view of Dundalk bay from some of the upper rooms.
Staff very helpful and pleasant.
Warning. Some rooms have communication doors to adjoining rooms. If you get a noisey neighbour, your stay may end up being more than unsatisfactory.

This is a fine hotel which serves good tasty food. I found the bedrooms great to work in lots of space for laptop and paperwork also very comfortable and clean. My only issue with this hotel is how cold the bar/ dining area is in the evening. It is far from the town centre so there is no alternative option to walk to another bar/restaurant. Otherwise this hotel is great value for what you get.

The hotel is in a rural location but close to Dundalk.The reception staff were very friendly. We booked three rooms, two were really nice. Mine was good but small with a single bed. The bathroom was quite small.
We had lovely afternoon tea booked and later enjoyed a good dinner. It was Saturday night so there was music which was good. The breakfast was fine but there wasn't a huge selection of items.

Stayed for 2 nights with my partner as needed a break after a hectic January.

Hotel is very basic and in real need of an upgrade and refurb!

Check in was fine and no issues there, we stayed in room 404 and the bed has to be one of the worst I’ve stayed in anywhere!

I’m not a fussy person and have stayed in lot of backpacker hostels while travelling around Asia but the mattress in the Carnbeg was bad! You could feel the springs and the noise it made every time you moved too.

I’ve gave 3 stars as we had spa treatments while here and this is definitely the best part about the hotel along with the pool and sauna.

It was very quiet while we stayed here and we were the only people in the bar 1 night, about 10 mins drive from Dundalk town and we didn’t have dinner at the hotel although prices seemed high hence we drove into town.

This hotel could be a lot better if it gets the love and attention the rooms really need, it’s more like a hotel for business people who are stopping for 1 night.

Last comment on the breakfast, why don’t they offer soda and potato bread with their fry, it’s the best thing about an Irish breakfast.

Overall, I wouldn’t stay here again.

Very good value stay, swimming pool and sauna included

Went for concert and what a night, fab room tea and coffee and all you need for the long awaited shower. What a beautiful pool and spa they have. Wont be dissapointed. Staff are great and always happy. You also get a great breakfast here you would be full for the day and plenty of choices. Could not fault this Hotel and i have been in quite a few. Well done to all the staff because it is you that make it what it is. Will be back soon.

Just a quick overnight visit to the carnbeg. Our second visit. Room was comfortable and staff our lovely. I just don't like layout of bar very much
Satisfactory stay yet again and will stay again as it's good value

We had an overnight stay for our whole family - 26 of us in total including 9 small children. The staff were really friendly, helpful and patient. We had a great meal and the evening entertainment was good craic. The swimming pool was a nice warm temperature and the spa was excellent. Only thing was that the bedrooms were a bit cold but this did not deter from our sta.