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Joyce's Inishowen

3.5 star property
Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3.5-star Carndonagh B&B

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Golf
Hiking
Bar (on property)
BBQ/picnic area
Bar (on property)

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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The Diamond, Carndonagh, Carndonagh, County Donegal, F93 NX22
  • Place, Drumlee Lough
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Place, Ballyliffin Golf Course
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Place, Five Fingers Strand
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Airport, Londonderry (LDY-City of Derry)
    ‪52 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room

Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(13 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Quadruple Room

Quadruple Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

About the area

Carndonagh

Close to the beach.Within 6 miles (10 km) of this Carndonagh B&B, you'll find Ballyliffin Golf Course and Drumlee Lough. Also within 9 miles (15 km) are Black Lough and Doagh Famine Village.
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What's nearby

  • Drumlee Lough - 10 min drive - 12.8 km
  • Ballyliffin Golf Course - 10 min drive - 11.2 km
  • Five Fingers Strand - 15 min drive - 13.9 km
  • Tremone Bay - 16 min drive - 18.6 km
  • Doagh Famine Village - 18 min drive - 14.8 km

Getting around

  • Londonderry Station - 32 min drive
  • Londonderry (LDY-City of Derry) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Diamond Cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪McGrory's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Lily's Bar & Tea Room - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Caffe Banba - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Market House Cafe - ‬12 min drive

About this property

Joyce's Inishowen

Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3.5-star Carndonagh B&B
Joyce's Inishowen offers its guests a terrace, an arcade/game room, and a garden. WiFi is free in public spaces. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Joyce's Inishowen also features a picnic area and express check-out. Free self parking is available. You'll have access to the indoor pool at a partner property. A complete renovation of Joyce's Inishowen was completed in June 2020.

This 3.5-star Carndonagh bed & breakfast is smoke free.

  • 8 guestrooms or units
  • Express check-out
  • Game room or arcade
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
Joyce's Inishowen offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 50-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Carndonagh bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Arcade/game room

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • 36-hole adjacent golf course
  • Arcade/game room
  • Archery
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Golf caddies
  • Golf carts
  • Golf clubhouse
  • Golf driving range
  • Indoor pool (guest access)
  • Pro golf lessons
  • Pro golf shop

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 50-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between December 24 and December 27.

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. 

Guests have access to pool and spa facilities (surcharge) at Ballyliffin Lodge, located 6.4 miles (10.3 kilometers) away.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for golf tee times. For reservations, contact the bed & breakfast before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

National rating

This property does not have a Ireland Tourist Board rating. For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Joyce's Inishowen Carndonagh

Reviews

Joyce's Inishowen Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 112 out of 162 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 36 out of 162 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 162 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 162 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 162 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brendan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eamonn

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Situated conveniently in the center of town. Restaurant a couple doors down which served dinner until 8, which was good due to our later arrival. Diamond Cafe across the Diamond was great for breakfast. Opens at 8:30 am. Check-in was easy; just got the keys at the bar and the hostess showed us the room. Street parking was easy and free. We based here to explore the northernmost part of Donegal.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room was spacious and very comfortable. It was right above the bar and charming street.That was fine until in the wee hours and people gathered outside to socialize before going home - in a way it added to the atmosphere but if sleeping is your main goal bring earplugs.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything at the hotel was fine. Nothing extra special, but clean and comfortable. Centrally located.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Nathaniel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Layla

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
To check in we had to make our way through 50 drunk 18 year olds to the bar. Then drag our suitcases up the stairs to reach a small room. When I originally booked through Expedia the property's name was Joyce's Bed and Breakfast, but they serve no food whatsoever. The noisy guests downstairs could be heard from our room and I was afraid of leaving our rental car on the street with all of the drunk people wandering around.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

ignas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A bit noisy in the evenings, because boy racers go around in the middle of the town and we could hear all, other then that very good for the price.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maciej

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

Great stay

Over the pub but very quiet room ,
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

Perfect location and great rooms

Rooms are perfect and big enough! Great location and when we checked in they told me that a local restaurant would be great for a meal. They weren’t wrong as it was a lovely restaurant and great food! All in all a perfect location to visit Inishowen
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient friendly and clean
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay was great! They accommodated our late arrival. Room was quiet, comfortable, and clean. Parking was easy. Great location in a cute town. Would stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

So glad we stayed here

Nicely laid out, fabulously clean and perfectly situated.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

patrick

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

Top class

Clean, comfortable and quiet. Parking adjacent to premises. Staff very friendly and helpful. Recommended.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was nice but it faced the main road and was right above the pub entrance and was very noisy, late into the night (woken up at 2:30am). A fridge would be a nice addition.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean and had all the amenities you would need but being above a pub/bar was not clearly explained. It was 02:30 when the dj stopped playing the overly loud music it was so loud that our crockery was rattling in our room. We contacted expedia and i took videos as we weren't able to contact the host. We left the next morning and booked into a differnt hotel, although we were due to stay the second night. Currently waiting for the team at expedia to make contact with the host and get back to me regarding this.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

James

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

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