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Kilford Arms Hotel

3.0 star property

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Reception
3 bars/lounges
Interior
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; Irish cuisine
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
$121
includes taxes & fees
Dec 3 - Dec 4

Explore the area

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John Street, Kilkenny, Kilkenny
  • Place, Kilkenny Castle
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Butler House
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Canice's Cathedral
    ‪11 min walk‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(31 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 183 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Twin Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(30 reviews)
  • 151 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Family Room

  • 183 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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About this property

Kilford Arms Hotel

3-star hotel in Kilkenny City Centre
This hotel features a restaurant, a nightclub, and 3 bars/lounges. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk, a computer station, and an arcade/game room are onsite.
Kilford Arms Hotel offers 60 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. 20-inch Smart televisions come with cable channels and Netflix. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's 3 bars/lounges. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. 3 meeting rooms are available. This Kilkenny hotel also offers a nightclub, a terrace, and a vending machine.

Kilford Arms Hotel has designated areas for smoking.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
White Oak Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Irish cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 12 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • 3 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • White Oak Restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Nightclub

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 3 meeting rooms
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 20-inch smart TV with cable channels
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Saturday (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification. Debit cards are not accepted.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: EUR 100 per stay
  • A damage deposit of EUR 100 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately EUR 12 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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 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 credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

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

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Kilford Arms Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 338 out of 777 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 279 out of 777 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 102 out of 777 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 39 out of 777 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 777 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Sharon

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

Excellent Location

Comfortable room. Excellent parking and walkable to attractions, shopping and restaurants. Onsite restaurant was good for a fast meal. The only problem is that there is some music from the bar down below the rooms and noise from people in the hall. This wasn't a huge deal for us because we were tired and slept through most of it. Wouldn't be great if you were a light sleeper and wanted an early night.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Warren

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

Great location

Very comfortable and a lovely atmosphere. In a very central and convenient location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yomerys

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very convenient, and even though there was no a/c we slept comfortably.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Tracey

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

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Disliked: Cleanliness
This place is in a good location in Kilkenny. The folks working the bar downstairs were really nice. The front desk staff wasn’t very friendly. The whole place is run down and my room in particular was very old and could use a good scrub. There wasn’t air conditioning, just a fan. Overall not a bad stay, but nothing nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Celine

just ok

Its more a pub that a hotel, need to be refurbished the hotel rooms and corridors,
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Niamh

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
On arrival. We were told our room was made up. It was not so we had to be allocated another. Staff dealt with this swiftly and were very apologetic. Overall the hotel is very dated. The corridors smelled very stale. Cramped room no bedside lights, dated bathroom. Staff were very nice nice but hard to find at times especially at breakfast one morning and we gave up waiting for a drink at the bar on our second evening as only one member of staff was manning the busy bar. Breakfast not good quality. Fresh fruit on second morning was not at all fresh and not well prepared with lots of skin and stalks left. All meat was deep fried. WiFi very erratic. Not good value for the price paid. We were expecting higher quality. Very conveniently located for exploring the beautiful city and free car parking a bonus.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Blythe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great to have free parking in Kilkenny though the entry to the lot was difficult for a newcomer to find. Our room was clean and comfortable though very stuffy and smelled strongly of cleaner. The shower is so narrow that the shower curtain sticks to your entire body while you attempt to wash. I suggest a bowed curtain rod that will hold the curtain out farther
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jason

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is in a great location and secured parking for our rental car. Overall it's a nice hotel and friendly staff. The only complaint we had was that we had to take an elevator up only to have to take our suitcases by hand down a large flight of stairs.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Linda

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

Kilford Arms Hotel

Excellent breakfast and friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

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

Wonderful stay in Kilkenny

Great location and wonderful staff. Was traveling with my niece who has a gluten allergy. They were able to accommodate for her.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne-Marie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel, greeted by friendly staff and shown to room. Very spacious and clean room with all the required amenities. Fantastic breakfast. The hotel is on the Main Street among all the popular bars and restaurants so it is very noisy at nighttime so be prepared. Will be back again hopefully very soon.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Deanna Fae

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was a bit old and run down but clean enough and comfortable, location is fantastic. My only complaint is we didn’t realize there was a night club at the property and on Saturday night there was very loud music until 3am so bare this in mind if you’re going over a weekend
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jose Ricardo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Some rooms may require taking stairs. Medieval-like breakfast room with a large assortment of items. Location is excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to all attractions. Clean and nice large room
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Decent but not Memorable

Lots of good food options in the adjoining restaurant and bar. The room was OK. Bathroom lighting was poor; few towels. It needs a refurbishment. Bed was a single, and it was OK. Check-in staff were friendly. Had onsite parking which is important, but suggest the back gate be used as the front is dangerously narrow.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Vonda

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

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

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Took a while to get to our room 102 but had a great stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The location is fantastic. Very close to all the bars and nightlife but not in the noise of it. Staff were very helpful and accommodating. Breakfast was huge, (could have included beans though).. Only downside was the shower curtain. It just stuck to you when using the shower making it uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

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

Family trip

Wonderful stay in a beautiful hotel. The breakfast was outstanding and we were very comfortable. We enjoyed Kilkenny and we will certainly stay at the Kilford Arms again! Everything was excellent!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This Hotel is older and it just has a wonderfully comfortable feel to it. It was beautiful, our room was spacious, we had a wonderful stay. Loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Joshua

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Clean comfy but warm

Really good. Very comfy bed and clean. Main issue is there is a heat wave and no AC. Not a huge issue since it’s abnormally hot
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Straightforward room in decent hotel

Straightforward and simple accommodation. Absolutely fine if a little dated.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025