Spa Hotels in Athlone

Absolutely fantastic. Classic room. Lovely big, bright room with stand alone shower and bath. An abundance of towels, toiletries, tea and coffee, plus spring water. And a mini fridge. Grounds and lake zmazing. viking boat trip into athlone great value and great fun at 15 euros each return. Taxi to athlone 15 euros. Free wine tasting event in hotel with very good information on wines. Very well delivered. Kayaking and water sports available too. Lovely nature trail walk around lake. Or just sit on the many seats provided xndvenjoy the view and the wildlife. Athlone terrific destination with abundance of things to do such as castle, art gallery, boat trips, great shops, fab restaurants and live music. Thyme restaurant and the fatted calf amazing, high end but great value for money. Sean's and the pedlar mac had great live music. 3rd time in athlone and will be back for more.

We were told on check in that our room had been upgraded. Not sure the upgrade was great as we had a view of the neighbouring apartments and hence washing on lines!. But the room was comfortable, clean and had everything you needed. I would have liked some free sockets near the bed so that I could have charged my phone. But that is not a big problem. The hotel clearly had a number of 'hen' parties staying there. So returning to the hotel in the late evening did involve dodging the many drunken residents. Also, the hotel bar was very full and I would have liked a quick drink in the bar but this is a small issue as there are numerous bars in the area. Breakfast buffet was OK. I have had much better in Ireland. Black pudding was very dry - suspect it may have been in the tray a while. The sausages were very poor tasting. But what I especially did not like was that coffee / tea was a via machine which naturally had a long queue and also poured out far more liquid into the mug that was clearly not the right size. Overall, I would stay here again because the location was great and the rooms were good.

A very nice hotel with a swimming pool and very good value for money. The hotel also kindly provides slippers. Hotels in Ireland generally do not have slippers. The breakfast is also very rich and the service staff is very friendly. Parking is free.

Welcoming, cosy and comfortable hotel. Would recommend the Shamrock Lodge for a relaxing stay. Ate a tasty mean on the evening of arrival after a long journey and slept well before a day-long conference in the hotel next day. Enjoyed an excellent lunch served to over 100 guests and working facilities were also first class. Will come back for a holiday visit.