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Reviews of Woodhill House

3 out of 5
Woodhill House
Wood Road, Ardara, County Donegal

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

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9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful nights stay in a charming old farm house. John and his staff were excellent hosts and full of information on sight seeing.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruairi

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here with my daughter ,and her mother in August 2023 The staff could not do enough for us. This is a truly beautiful hotel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Shanna

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint
Lovely welcome, and very homey place. Easy and beautiful walk to town.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, definitely one of the best in town
Very very cool spot with great views right from your room. Or just taking a walk around to really feel the nature. The staff are very helpful and deserve the best. Great food for breakfast as well. They have turf burning by the bar to keep guests warm (remember, this is a super old building so be nice about that. This is their only heat source for the main lobby and bar area.) The room is very comfortable and gives you everything you'd want as a traveler. The one down side is if youre not driving and carrying luggage. It's about a 10 minute walk from the bus stop but a bit uphill. And it becomes very low light at night which is a bit spooky. But very safe area so nothing to fear!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Corrine

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful location with a lovely main building that had a dining room and bar. Staff were very friendly and attentive. The building where our room was is somewhat rundown and there was an odd smell when we entered. Our room had a patio overlooking a walled garden that was once lovely but needs to be tended to. There is a pedestrian pathway nearby that goes all the way into town, which was a nice surprise. The breakfast was very good!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Kenneth, Alexandria

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The pub in the main house was delightful. Small meals were offered. John is a marvelous host. The staff were wonderful.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Siobhan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

susan

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Staff very welcoming. Nice breakfast. Limited evening menu. The building needs some tlc
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

jody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming stay on beautiful grounds, in one of the beautiful areas of Ireland
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Maroid

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Dan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Charming but old and fading property, well past its prime. Would stay here again,
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great friendly family owned business . Michael and his staff take the time to chat with you even at the little bar after dinner ! Food was delicious fresh and we even got a phone call the next morning to see if we wanted breakfast before they finished up! Quiet and peaceful location yet you can walk to town easily. We loved it all, Highly recommend to stay here .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean and very nice dinner and breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
What a beautiful location and amazing host. This place is historic. Our kids, ages 10 and 7 loved exploring around the grounds. Breakfast was great. Our room was spacious. What a treat. Close to town.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Staff & service
We had a wonderful stay. The property is beautiful. The rooms are clean and comfortable. John and his staff are very warm and accommodating. The daily breakfast was delicious. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Teresa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The pictures of the property on Expedia appear to be older pictures as the property was not as in good condition as appears in the photos. The room was clean. Sitting in the garden was lovely. Staff was helpful. Breakfast was served between 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. However, they didn't start preparing the breakfast until 8:00 a.m. So, if you are like us and had an excursion booked you will need to let the staff know that you are on a timetable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Mateusz

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved my stay at Woodhill house . The food was excellent , the staff was friendly, the rooms were clean and I loved the old school slightly rough around the edges look of the place, a true classic guest house . The view is outstanding, and our room was super quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

KEVIN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So nice
The staff was super nice and the room and surrounding property was beautiful. Our one night stay here was the highlight of our trip.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Caitlin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Spot in Ardara
We had a lovely stay at Woodhill House. The room was spacious and we selected the room with the garden which was lovely to sit in and walkabout. We had dinner at the restaurant both nights and the food was delicious, definitely recommend dinning here if you are in Ardara. We really enjoyed having a drink after dinner at the adorable bar too. Thanks James for servicing us many Guinness pints. Excellent service!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

James

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Crissie

Liked: Staff & service
Cozy and quaint
Husband and I stayed her for 3 nights. We were pretty busy so we did not get a chance to try breakfast but we did have dinner and it was tasty. Home is very traditional, felt like a warm B&B.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wiley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful, comfortable, delicious stay.
Had a lovely stay in the secluded hotel. Beautiful location tucked in the woods with amazing views. Room was very large and comfortable. The restaurant in the hotel served delicious food and they even have Guinness on tap in the cozy bar. Would def stay again!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marjory

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old fashioned house. Great staff, comfortable room with garden and superb food. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Deborah

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

TOM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A favourite
We love this place. All the staff and managers are so friendly and welcoming. The food is excellent. Both times we have stayed have been in the rooms adjacent to the main building. These all have a small balcony or direct access to the walled garden. The hotel is a lovely 10 minute walk from Ardara. Perfect 👍
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bridgette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I am so glad I found this place! Not only was the staff absolutely phenomenal, but they truly went above and beyond to make my stay as comfortable and easy as possible! Such a cute b&b with friendly and outgoing staff as well as food that is truly out of this world!!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly owner and staff. Lovely large comfortable room looking onto the garden. Unfortunately it being very early in the season the restaurant only opened on the last night of my stay which was a shame as my meal was excellent and I would have eaten in every night if it had been possible.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Judi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay. The “hotel” has so much character, the owner is awesome - I loved the property, it’s a beautiful distinctive “ home” with lots of history . We had a front room with wonderful views of the countryside . I loved the “ bar” area , beautiful place to relax in after a day of sightseeing .
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

NATHAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The atmosphere is what makes this place great. The owner John was great to talk with and is what makes it worth the stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay here!
Absolutely awesome place! John was an amazing host and bartender! We really wish we could have stayed longer!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Update please
Place needs an overhaul everything is so old. Faded, you can keep the antiques but get the rugs and Upholstry updated. Wasn’t sure the last time the place had the carpets or furniture professionally cleaned. Charming in many ways, great location, mattress sunk in the middle. The bathrooms were ok. Everything is just ok.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gayle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sweet place to stay! Beds were comfortable and staff was very nice. Food was good. This little place is tucked in a quiet area. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

NEVILLE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A1
First class stay great staff and Helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful countryside and friendly staff. This is a quaint place to stay and near a lovely town. The food was delicious and our room was clean and comfortable. We will definately return.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Freda

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Patrick

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Lesley

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This manor house and walled garden is in a very picturesque setting and within easy walking distance to the village of Ardara. Generously sized room, with comfortable bed, and fresh linens and towels and beautiful outlook on to walled-garden. However, the property and grounds were in a general state of disrepair and could do with a major refresh. Carpets and furniture very worn and dated; noticeable damp and mildew in common rooms and guest room; flower containers around property were either empty or filled with weeds.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was comfortable. Staff was lovely and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

sheila

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly hospitable host and staff . Beautifully furnished and kept grand old home and gorgeous gardens - thoroughly enjoyed our stay- all too brief.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outstanding stay. The owner, John, was very welcoming and helpful. The staff was courteous and very capable.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Home from Home
Woodhill House is a very old property with some bedrooms dating back to 1660. It has a homely feel to it. The owner is a charming gentleman and my wife and I have stayed there on several occasions over many years. The food is excellent and the staff friendly. It is only a short walk from Ardara.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Gerard, Chevy Chase

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Beautiful location but property in need of updating. The room had a musty smell and was very noisy due to other guests with children overhead. Garden is shared with other rooms.. Kitchen was understaffed so no evening meals available. Breakfast excellent if a little late in the moring. Staff friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old building
Quite an old building but this suited the type of place that we like to stay in, close to the town but in the country, nice walk in the gardens and overall very nice spot to stay in
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Homely location with friendly staff. Pictures of the familiy and some history around the area in the reception area
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021