Well-run hotel in the centre of Kilkenny. Extremely convenient for touring this historic town. Hotel was comfortable and the reception staff were friendly and helpful. However, the restaurant was very disappointing. We were looking forward to dinner there, but the male waiter treated us with indifference, although we were among a very small number of people dining. Some sort of air-conditioning unit was malfunctioning (we assume) and the background noise was pretty awful in the outside dining area. This was not what one would expect from a good restaurant. The food was good, but unexceptional - but maybe we were overly impacted by the service and noise.