Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel

4.0 star property

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2 restaurants, breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine
Reception hall
Exterior
Deluxe Double or Twin Room
Indoor pool, pool loungers

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub

Explore the area

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Ormonde Street, Kilkenny, Kilkenny
  • Place, Butler House
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Kilkenny Castle
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, The Hub
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Classic Single Room, 1 Queen Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Queen Bed

Classic Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(49 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Superior Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Kilkenny

With a stay at Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Kilkenny, within a 5-minute walk of Kilkenny Castle and Kilkenny Squash & Racquet Club. .This family-friendly hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Shee Alms House and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Talbots Tower.

What's nearby

  • Butler House - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Kilkenny Castle - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • St. Canice's Cathedral - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • St. Lukes General Hospital - 4 min drive - 2.5 km
  • The Hub - 5 min drive - 4.1 km

Getting around

  • Kilkenny Station - 13 min walk
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) - 93 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Left Bank - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Lanigan's Bar & Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Field Bar & Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Zuni Restaurant & Townhouse - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Caffé500 - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel

Family-friendly hotel with 2 restaurants and a health club
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel offers 118 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature complimentary newspapers and complimentary bottled water. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Kilkenny hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Stay in one of 118 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary newspapers.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including a health club, an indoor pool, and a hot tub. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and a hair salon.
Enjoy international cuisine at Savour Restaurant, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Kilkenny? This hotel has 3498 square feet (325 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 10 meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Savour Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available.
Castle Lounge - This coffee shop serves brunch, lunch, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Hoban Brasserie - This brasserie specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner and light fare. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Secured parking on site (EUR 8 per day)
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; EUR 14.50 for adults and EUR 14.50 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Castle Lounge
  • Hoban Brasserie
  • Savour Restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Fitness classes
  • Health club
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Library
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 10 meeting rooms
  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre (3,498 square foot of space)

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2000
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 26-inch flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Portable fan
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from December 19 to December 26:
  • One of the dining venues
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Business center
  • Fitness facilities
  • Laundry facilities
  • Meeting facilities
  • Parking area
  • Sauna
  • Swimming pool

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 15.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 14.50 for adults and EUR 14.50 for children
  • Secured self parking fee: EUR 8.00 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 15.0 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 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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

National rating

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

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Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 524 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 321 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 109 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 1002 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Sheryl, Dumas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
There is air conditioning only on the lobby floor, not in the rooms. We only had a small desk fan to plug in for air. The room was showing some wear also. The staff at the front desk were great, but our waiter in the bar was not.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ailish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brad K

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

Very helpful

This hotel was pretty much booked up when we got there to check in. The room they gave us was not what I had reserved and when we went back down to the front desk they very happily fixed the issue by up grading us to a bigger better room. It was quiet and clean. The beds were very comfortable and the hotel nicely located to make the city very walkable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Adrian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This is an old hotel so the lack of A/C was understandable but uncomfortable in 30 degree heat. Cracked floor/tiles in the bathroom. Doing the final check before leaving, I open a drawer I hadn’t used, which fell out narrowly missing my foot. Breakfast? Stopped serving at 10am which ensures a backup. I have never had to wait so long to be seated. Nominally self service but you wait to be issued with a mug, then queue whilst chap individually, item after item ,solemnly places. 2 rashers of bacon on your plate, one egg, etc. presumably to stop folk sneaking an extra sausage. This parsimonious approach explains why the fried eggs were rubbery and had obviously been standing for some time. No doubt the reply will be that I could have asked for more than one egg, but I wasn’t asked if I wanted two. As the process was so slow, the queue continued to build out in the lobby. Orange juice? It was labelled as such but it was more like orange squash! The location is great, the staff were great but management need to sort out the breakfast offering and refurbish the fabric of what could be a fabulous hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Tom

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

John

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

10/10 Excellent

Celina

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was a beautiful hotel with an extremely clean area inside and out. The staff was friendly and attentive.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Leanna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a great location for shopping and seeing the castle and eating at our favorite restaurant, Petronella on Butter Slip Lane.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

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

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Liam

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

Relaxing Weekend In City Centre

Very relaxing and enjoyable stay. Lobby is spacious and welcoming. Staff are friendly and helped with all our queries. Parking was ideal and well worth the price. The room had everything we could ever have needed and with a well appreciated balcony. Bed was very comfortable. Bathroom was spacious, with a shower to look forward to. Very impressed, and will return next time I say in Kilkenny.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

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

8/10 Good

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrific hotel, comfortable, well-appointed, loved the fitness and pool facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great rooms and amenities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good location in town centre spacious room bathroom a little dated Did not have chance to use leisure facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vlad

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was excellent, food lication, friendly staff, the only disappointment was the bed, I would have preferred a standard double bed rather than two large bed put together, which made the bed uncomfortable and too big. Otherwise the room was a lovely size lovely ensuite was very clean.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

pascale

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Great location and easy to explore the town on foot. The restaurant had limited dinner options due to a group booking. There was a billing issue at the bar caused by the hotel, but staff were argumentative and offered no reassurance. In the morning, there was no hot water in either of our rooms. Although the manager apologized and promised a refund, nothing was done. Disappointing service overall.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025