Hotels near St. Columba＇s Church, Kells

Had a one night stay here as we were visiting friends in the local are. I've good and and bad points about our stay. I'll start off with the bad. Far too expensive for what we got,our room wasn't the best. Very outdated and didn't feel clean. The sheets were clean and beds comfortable but the bathroom wasn't,broken tiles and rusty stains. The arm chair was disgusting,stained and old! Would not sit on it!! The shower was old and I just couldn't shower in it,it just didn't feel clean. Next morning when we were having breakfast there were a very disrupted guest who was verbally arguing with another guest, (I know you can't blame the hotel for a guests behavior)!!! However they let her carry on being disrupted for a very long time before they asked her to calm down in which didnt work. The guest contined to be verbally aggressive and no body enjoyed their breakfast due to this.and one lady expressed to me she felt uncomfortable. In my opinion the guest should have being asked to leave! The waiting staff were very young and fair enough probably didn't have the experience to deal with this,the management that was present kept telling the waiting staff what they were doing wrong in front of everybody where she should have done privately and it was only very trivial what she was criticising about she was more bothered about the trivial little things than the fact there was a very verbally disrupted guest!!!! Good points: breakfast was excellent,great choice and very fresh. Reception bar and waiting staff very friendly. Lovely bar and lovely reception area. But if the hotel is going to charge the prices they are charging in the future they really need to improve the standards of their rooms.

Overall The Ardboyne Hotel is a wonderful place. The location is excellent, lots of parking and gardens lovely. Inside the are many changes still my last visit. The new decor looks beautiful and I can see there are improvements being made throughout the hotel, not all complete as yet but obviously that whole hotel is going through an upgrade. The biggest asset this hotel has is its staff, there is nothing too much for them to do to make your stay as enjoyable as possible, this really is their jewel in the crown.

Relaxing week-end break not too far from home, with cycling and walking featuring. Beautiful autumn colour throughout the extensive grounds and the weather obliged too. Hotel comfortable and staff very friendly and helpful. Dinner was disappointing the first evening, but very good on 2nd evening. Pleasant music in bar on Sat night also. Breakfast was good, however, more obvious choice of hot food would be good - eg omelettes, scrambled eggs etc.

This hotel has all anyone needs from a break away it is ideally located next to a lovely vibrant town with the train station across the road trains run to dublin every half hour and if u are visiting croke park for gaa or gareth brooks then the way to travel is by train The staff throughout the hotel in all sectors are very helpful and friendly. the hotel ambiance is excellent and the food is superb their inhouse cafe shoda does coffee and brunch all day i highly recommend this hotel for all visitors liam meade

OUTSTANDING HOTEL SERVICE! we got married on Friday 12th May in County Armagh, where we then travelled to Cabra Castle for our reception. We have had non stop compliments on this venue. The staff were amazing & I will be forever grateful for how well our day went due to the staff. A big thank you to all staff but a special mention to Emma Gorman, who directed our wedding from start to finish & without her we would have been lost. My now husband is a very shy person around new people & never felt more at ease with Emma. She has never stopped checking in with us on the run up to it and we were honestly so sad the wedding is now over as we won’t be seeing her as regular! Another special mention to Carmel, whose attention to detail & on the day service is second to none. Thank you so much Cabra castle for creating the wedding of dreams. You really out do yourselves & we will be hearing of your amazing service from our wedding day for a long time to come. If anyone is ever thinking of booking a wedding - PLEASE view Cabra castle. Amazing!!!

Very friendly staff when I arrived and plenty of free parking. I got a spotlessly clean room with plenty of workspace, the coffee maker in the room is a nice touch. The hotel is only 10 mins walk from the town centre. As it was a quiet Tuesday night I ate in the hotel restaurant which was good value. Breakfast, included with the room, was served in the main restaurant and it was nice to have a freshly cooked fry up, not the usual lukewarm buffet most hotels seem to have now. Looking forward to staying again in a few weeks time.