Number 8 the Townhouse

The owner of this accommodation is a humble, outgoing, and friendly gentleman,. Location is super convenient for tourists as the Artillery Street entrance to the wall is within 5 meters. The room space is enough that all facilities are installed in an organized manner. Sockets, TV, kettle, tee bag, coffee powder, milk, tea cup and glass are available. Bathroom is modernly designed and clean. Shampoo, body wash, and hand wash are provided by the owner.

Myself and my father stayed here over the weekend (11-13/10/2024) due to the fact my father previously stayed here in 2018 and we wanted to support local business where possible. During my father's last stay (which I appreciate was pre COVID and a long time ago) he highly rated the service and breakfast offered, based on this we booked again. The rooms are shabby. The mattresses are cheap and uncomfortable, akin to the cheap ones provided by student landlords. The bathroom had no plug in the sink, the flush button on the cistern was broken off. The shower had the last guests half used radox shower gel left on the side. The toilet cistern also continually filled so was noisy. The towels, although clean were all frayed at the edges and torn. The kettle for tea and coffee still had the old water from the previous guest left in it. There was a television but no remote so therefore unwatchable. The breakfast offered cannot even be described as continental. Toast, cereal, apples, bananas, yogurts, tea, coffee and orange juice, which was self serve. No pastries offered. No cooked breakfast any more. There is a small lounge area at the reception but this is locked when the proprietor is out. I feel almost bad writing this because, Ciaran, the proprietor, is a lovely person and really amiable but the standards over the years have drastically slipped. It is such a shame. As according to my father this place used to be top notch.

We loved how the townhouse is right next to the Derry wall. So easy to walk anywhere in town from there. Kieran we very helpful and responded quickly to our questions. Unfortunate that the main floor lounge is no longer available to customers because of insurance issues.