Arklow Bay Hotel

health centre very good. Food very good. Staff friendly

can't make it better but expected a 'Bay' hotel to have better position with view of bay etc

Great location , comfortable bed . The spa facility was great and the staff in that part of the property were excellent .

No walk in shower , food mostly served tepid , majority of staff in the hotel seemed disinterested especially the one who checked us out , didn’t ask if we enjoyed our stay didn’t say hope to see you again . This is in contrast to the local people we met who were very friendly .

The breakfast was served in the Pottery restaurant. The breakfast consisted of a buffet with breads, fruit, yogurt, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, bacon, sausage, beans, in warmer trays. You could also order a hot breakfast item from the kitchen i.e. Full Irish breakfast, mini breakfast, pancakes, poached eggs and porridge. We ate dinner at the hotel in the bar/restaurant. The food and the service were very good. The hotel had a fitness center with pool. We did not use the fitness center but it looked modern. The hotel was situated a short distance from the town centre, Arklow Castle, and many restaurant options.

We stayed in room 222. To get to the room you had to walk down a long corridor and then go up a flight of stairs. No elevator in this section of the hotel. The room was comfortable and spacious. This section of the hotel was older. The bathroom had a tub/shower. You had to step up 18 to 24" to enter the tub. The tub had a half glass enclosure with no rubber between the glass and the tub. When you took a shower the floor area got very wet.

Location

Steep stairs No lift No help with luggage