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The Martello Hotel

2.0 star property

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Hiking
2 restaurants, breakfast served
Beach nearby
2 restaurants, breakfast served
Ocean views, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Bar
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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47 Strand Road, Bray, Wicklow
  • Bray Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Killruddery House and Gardens
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Leopardstown Racecourse
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Dublin (DUB)
    ‪35 min drive‬

Room options

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Twin Room

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Apartment (2 pax)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Apartment (3 Pax)

Standard Apartment (3 Pax)

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(23 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Apartment (4 Pax)

Standard Apartment (4 Pax)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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About the area

Bray

Located in Bray, The Martello Hotel is by the sea, a 1-minute drive from Bray Beach and 5 minutes from Killruddery House and Gardens. .This beach hotel is 6.1 mi (9.8 km) from Powerscourt Estate and 7.6 mi (12.3 km) from Leopardstown Racecourse.

What's nearby

  • Bray Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Killruddery House and Gardens - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Powerscourt Estate - 10 min drive - 8.8 km
  • Leopardstown Racecourse - 10 min drive - 11.0 km
  • Bray Head - 15 min drive - 4.7 km

Getting around

  • Bray Station - 6 min walk
  • Cherrywood Station - 8 min drive
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Platform Pizza Bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Catalyst Coffee - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Finnbees - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Martello - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪Seaside Fast Food - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Martello Hotel

Beach fun, near Bray Beach
The Martello Hotel offers 44 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. This Bray hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 44 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a nightclub or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a television in a common area.
Satisfy your appetite at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to noon for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and ATM/banking services. Planning an event in Bray? This hotel has 11 square feet (0 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and noon.
The Martello Bar - Overlooking the ocean, this pub serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Tower Bistro - This restaurant serves dinner only.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (EUR 5 per day)
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:00 AM to noon for a fee: EUR 12 for adults and EUR 12 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • The Martello Bar
  • Tower Bistro

Things to do

  • Nightclub
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 11 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Direct access to the beach
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately EUR 12 for adults and EUR 12 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: EUR 5 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

Rating provided by Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, source of official star ratings for accommodation.

Property is also known as

Hotel Martello
The Martello Hotel Bray
Martello Bray
Martello Hotel
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The Martello Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 233 out of 505 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 161 out of 505 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 68 out of 505 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 505 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 505 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is just beautiful. Ocean views. Well located. Easy access to train and buses to go directly to Dublin. Street parking was easy. The bars in the hotel are very lively on the weekends but that’s fun too.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice bed, nice shower, good breakfast. Happy with our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Timothy Clayton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
First of all the PROS: Location-you could not ask for a better location for the apartment. Right in the middle of Old Town with very easy access to everything. The CONS: The stairs-winding staircase that gets kind of narrow at the top so watch your step. The interior-while everything was working as far as we could tell, the furnishings seemed a bit on the cheaper side and/poor construction in places. The exterior- you are warned about the corridor in the description and it didn’t disappoint, but we never felt unsafe. Would I stay here again? Yes because location is the key.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Asia

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Betty

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a fabulous stay at the Martello Hotel midweek. All staff are lovely & would do anything to help you. Situated on the Bray Strand, lovely clean hotel,powerful shower. Will go back. Thank you Martello Hotel staff.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kiki

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the sweetest boutique hotel. The staff were lovely and accommodating.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mairead

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Jason

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eamon

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
loved staying here. although there were a ton of stairs and no lift, they still had staff to bring up our bags. super amazing breakfast and lunch. i would absolutely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Sherrelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the location and wonderful staff
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Becky

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Location was ok in the middle of the beach area. Carpet was so dirty looking. Not very updated. Room was nice and comfortable bed, but Room 108 was terrible. Staff working and banging things until after 1:00 am. No lift for seniors to get their bags up several flights of stairs.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Eoghan

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Basic beach accommodations in a popular area. No complaints. Restaurant and bar on premises was convenient.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bray

Grand spot on the prom. The staff are super. It needs a good thorough clean. It’s grimy. Food, staff and location good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location, we only had the basic room which was very clean, modern bathroom and suited our needs. No parking was a major issue as we had a hire car
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A great hotel to stay

Everything about this hotel was excellent, especially the staff , very well mannered and obliging. The food was flavoursome, hot and well presented.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely family stay

Apartment was better than I expected. Plenty of room for me and the kids, a kitchen and it was all clean. Reception staff were helpful and friendly. Great location. I’d definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Great location

The Martello is in the perfect location for couple of days in Bray, near everything.they have a lovely bar and do really nice food .my room was quiet small but ok for couple of nights..
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very good

Good
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Gregory

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marissa

Awesome little hotel with great location!

We stayed at the Martello for one night and wish we could have stayed longer! We lucked out with the best room in the hotel with a large waterfront view. The location is fantastic, the bar/ restaurant was very nice and large, staff were friendly and they even had a resident cat who came to visit out on the patio (which I LOVED!). Overall a great stay, we’ll definitely go back if we get the chance. I would recommend anyone visiting Bray to stay at the Martello
Room with a king sized bed
Beach located directly across the road
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Jocelyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025