The Martello Hotel

2.0 star property

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Hiking
Beach nearby
2 restaurants, breakfast served
Front of property
Exterior

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
  • Place, Bray Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Dargle View Golf Course
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Bray Head
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Airport, Dublin (DUB)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room

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

Double Room

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

Standard Apartment (2 pax)

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

Standard Apartment (3 Pax)

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

Standard Apartment (4 Pax)

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

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 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
  • Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Bray Heritage Centre - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Dargle View Golf Course - 11 min walk - 1.0 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

  • ‪The Martello - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪Catalyst Coffee - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Finnbees - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Harbour Bar - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Platform Pizza Bar - ‬5 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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. 247 out of 526 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 164 out of 526 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 70 out of 526 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 526 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 526 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

2/10 Terrible

Thomas A.

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Horrible stay. Was excited to stay at this location for the last night of our 7 day trip to Ireland. Instead we were met with a not friendly/ rude check in person. We had 2 large heavy suitcases and instead of telling us to go to the outside of the building on the side to go directly to our room. She watched us carry our luggage up 2 flights of stairs and then down 2 flights to get to our room. When we went to bed in our room, one side of our bed was broken. The nights sleep was awful. The next morning…. We had breakfast included with our booking through Expedia which was part of the amenities included. After waiting for 20 minutes to order food, the waitress said there was a problem with our room number to receive credits for the breakfast. Went to the front desk and again was met with no help and rude person. She said they don’t offer breakfast through Expedia… I showed her my phone that said the breakfast was part of the included amenities and she said no that was wrong and with an attitude showed me our paper invoice….. that did not have breakfast on it. I said I understand that but my booking included breakfast. She rudely said no. Horrible experience…. I would avoid staying here like the plague. Room was also dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Danielle

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Helen

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

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

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

A must stay if ur in Bray

Apartments are great clean comfortable with kitchen and appliances lift also staff very very friendly and helpful two mins walk to beach and 8 min walk to dart station busy hotel great atmosphere Breakfast amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Poh Imm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located right across the beach and ocean! Wonderful stay. The room was beautiful and clean. Bed super comfy. Would highly recommend to anyone staying in Bray.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was helpful and kind. The Martello is THE place to stay in Bray!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

William

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
No elevator. Not senior friendly
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ruslan

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

10/10 Excellent

Alisa

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Iuliia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

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

8/10 Good

Jerald

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Parking can be a bit hard at times as hotel has no car park.Food is very good in the hotel especially breakfast.The staff are very friendly and service is very quick.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frances

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

Overnight stay in Bray

Room 204 was very spacious with a view overlooking the beach. The bed was extremely comfortable and the linens top quality. We ate in the restaurant and the food and service were both excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Wendy

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

10/10 Excellent

Amberlee

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Den

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Venue and staff were excellent. Food was great. Parking is hit and miss as on street and metered (very cheap for location- 50c an hour or €5 for all day. Problem is meters are frequently out of order so you cannot pay for bay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

magen

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I just didn't like the birds Lol
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great service. Delicious food and very comfy bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Tomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent beds where comfortable. We didn't have a view but we where onky using it to sleep. Would have been nice but there was air conditioning which is a must now a days even in Ireland. Staff where so helpful and breakfast was really nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Vilena

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

Amazing

All was very good!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tyler

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
If you need parking, book elsewhere. We drove around the area for 30 mins looking for street parking. The bowling alley a few blocks away has paid parking but this is not specified in the listing. We also had to walk through a busy restaurant with our suitcases and bags just to check in, and then had to walk back through the restaurant and down the street and around the corner just to access our room. The room doors slam loudly. The room had black scuff marks all over the walls. Wasn’t worth the money.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025