Aerial view

Reviews of The Ballyliffin Lodge and Spa

4 out of 5
The Ballyliffin Lodge and Spa
Shore Road, Ballyliffin, Donegal

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 136 out of 200 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 200 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 200 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 200 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 200 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was really lovely and the spa was excellent 👌
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Áine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wee night away
Lovely relaxing night away with the husband. From check in to check out was faultless. We stayed in Room 112 ... beautiful big comfy bed in spacious room. The bathroom was a bit tired, towel rack behind the door could do with being replaced and bath panel could do with a revamp. We didnt have any treatments in Spa but the pool was lovely and warm and we enjoyed steam room etc. The pool very rowdy and noisy around 7pm young lads loud and jumping in and out of pool. This appeared to annoy others who were trying to relax in jacuzzi and one lady said she came down at 7pm for quiet time when no kids were allowed in pool and the noise was worse than a pool full of kids! One other person spoke with pool receptionist and he came out and spoke with the 5 lads .... they may have been friends and his request to calm down fell on deaf ears. The food in Jacks Bar was really nice as was breakfast. The service both at night and in the morning was fantastic the staff really amazing!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

STEPHEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely small hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

JULIE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly
We received a friendly welcome on arrival. Room was spacious and cosy. Temperature in room can be adjusted easily by guests. Nice pool facilities. Dinner and breakfast was tasty. All in all a lovely place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had a great time
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

BRENDA

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Short stay was excellent. Staff were friendly informative and helpful. Room was exceptionally clean and food was lovely
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susanne

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mervyn

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

elaine

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great place to spend your time away 👍
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Shauna

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Naruhiko, Otaku

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
On the day of stay, they hosted wedding party, which i was notified by the message through expedia app in advance but i didnt notice. REGARDLESS, I didn't imagine the level of the noise and it continues until 2AM!!!! my room was shaking with the beats and shouts from the club party and it was NO WAY for me to sleep. Quality of sleep is extremely important when traveling particularly with jet lag. This experience at Ballylifin Lodge Hotel that ruined my trip was clearly not what i expected for 4-star hotel. I dont understand i had to pay the full price for this experience. Hotel could have done this differently; better communication with the detail (party until 2 am), limit the volume, allocate room away from the party room (if any room is better), limit the club party by midnight at the latest.

10/10 Excellent

Feargal

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Francis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Margaret

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First stay at Ballyliffin Lodge. Lovely 2 night break. Excellent accommodation, food, service & they threw in 3 days lovely weather free of charge 😊👍
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two Nights
Very good, clean , comfortable, great position, excellent Spa but food in Bar was poor. Carbonara very poor, not seasoned, poor quality of chicken and bacon. Left most of it. Not 4 star maybe 1/2 star. We had food in Nancy's Barn day two, what a difference.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mrs L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cathal

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ronnie

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Les

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michal

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very very nice
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous
We were there for a a wedding and it was perfect! Wonderful can’t wait to go back!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Fiona

Traveled with partner
Disappointing. The spa and changing rooms are very tired and dirty in places. The scum line around the jacuzzi was particularly bad. Food was ok. Staff in the restaurant were lovely. Doesn’t feel like a 4 star hotel
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay at Ballyliffin Lodge and Spa
A lovely comfortable stay. Hotel is on a beautiful setting close to sea with great views. Water on indoor pool was lovely and warm. Nice steam room. Breakfast substantial with a great choice and service friendly and prompt. Will definitely return
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

rosemarie

Fabulous 3 night break
I çould not fault anything.Stall were welcoming and courteous. The bedrooms and hotel wzs spotlessly clean. There was a wide range of food to choose from at breakfast and extensive menu selection for meals throughout the day. Beautiful views looking out to the atlantic ocean. Theres an onsite spa and pool so something for everyone
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Kaitlin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious clean room and great irish breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Felicia

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My room was spacious and had a lovely terrace. The staff was very helpful and everything was well cared for and clean. I wish I had a chance to use the beautiful pool area. Maybe next time!

10/10 Excellent

james

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only one thing that was unpleasant was the staff member on our checking in day. She was very off putting which was disappointing but the rest of the staff and facilities were great. .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Padraig

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

STEPHEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel very friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022