Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa

One of the best hotel stays we have experienced. Hotel location, bars, restaurants and staff all superb.

Lovely hotel with great facilities to boot, fantastic location great for trekking out in the day and then relaxing in the evening. If you get chance try out both restaurants as they different in all aspects, the spa is a great wind down, just a pity a visit isn’t included in the stay.

My husband bought me a voucher for a night in a suite at the Lodore falls as a birthday gift. Having driven past many times I'd always wanted to stay there. When it came to booking, prices had changed so we were delighted to be offered dinner bed and breakfast in the most expensive suite in the hotel for the same price. On arrival at The Lordore Falls, we were told that check-in was at 3pm but only when we asked did that lady on reception check to see if the suite was ready early - which it was !. Our suite was lovely and very spacious. There were a couple of minor niggles (such as not having a soap or shampoo dispenser next to the bath !,) but otherwise we were happy. As the afternoon went on, we heard a band playing and noticed that the hotel was hosting a wedding. We were initially ok with it, as our room was away from the main building were the wedding was being held. Our two hours in the spa was lovely apart from the fact that the bar at the spa ran out of chilled 'Champagne by the glass' and staff seemed reluctant to obtain any from the main hotel (which would suggest that the spa is run by a separate operator to the hotel). After the spa we went in the main hotel bar for drinks and it was absolutely heaving with wedding guests. It was hard to find a place to sit and took a while to get served. There was an obvious divide between those who had come to The Lodore for a quiet night away and the wedding party who were taking over !. As our room was away from the main building we had quite a peaceful nights sleep however the next morning breakfast was carnage. Staff seemed stressed and rushed off their feet and we were asked to return later in the morning (despite having booked a table the night before). I ordered a vegetarian breakfast and was told that the kitchen had run out of veggie sausages. I was served a veggie burger pattie instead, which seemed out of place on a breakfast. In summary, The Lodore is a lovely hotel, in a beautiful location. The spa is fantastic and we found the staff to be very friendly. I would stay again, however my advice to anyone is to check before booking, to see if there is a wedding on at the same time. If there is, it can definitely be disruptive and detract from the tranquility of the place ....and should be avoided at all costs.