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Kilford Arms Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Kilkenny Castle

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Reception
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; Irish cuisine
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Interior
3 bars/lounges

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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John Street, Kilkenny, Kilkenny
  • Place, Kilkenny Castle
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Canice's Cathedral
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, The Hub
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Twin Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(14 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(29 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Family Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(27 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

About the area

Kilkenny

City center stay.With a stay at this Kilkenny City Centre hotel, you'll be steps from St John's Church and St. John the Evangelist Church. John Street and Butler Gallery are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Kilkenny Castle - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Butler House - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • St. Canice's Cathedral - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • St. Lukes General Hospital - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • The Hub - 4 min drive - 3.5 km

Getting around

  • Kilkenny Station - 4 min walk
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) - 90 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kyteler's Inn Restaurant & Bar - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Lanigan's Bar & Restaurant - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Daniel W Bollard Bar & Bistro - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Matt The Millers Bar & Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Sullivan's Brewing Company Taproom - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Kilford Arms Hotel

3-star hotel near Kilkenny Castle
There's a restaurant on site. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 3 bars/lounges. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. There are 3 meeting rooms available. A nightclub, a terrace, and a vending machine are also featured at Kilford Arms Hotel.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Kilkenny hotel.

  • 60 guestrooms or units
  • 3 bars or lounges
  • Nightclub
  • Charging station for electric cars
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Game room or arcade
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Terrace
  • Computer for guest use
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • ATM
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Dining venue
Kilford Arms Hotel offers 60 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. 20-inch Smart televisions come with cable channels and Netflix. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 12 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • 3 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Nightclub

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 20-inch smart TV with cable channels
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Saturday (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification. Debit cards are not accepted.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Breakage deposit: EUR 100 per stay
  • A damage deposit of EUR 100 will be collected before check-in.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately EUR 12 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
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 credit 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. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.
    Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

National rating

Rating provided by Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, source of official star ratings for accommodation.

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Kilford Arms Hotel Reviews

8.4

Very good

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 313 out of 738 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 269 out of 738 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 100 out of 738 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 738 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 738 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Shona

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff are very pleasant and helpful and the beds are comfy. Property is old and needs an upgrade. Rooms are not super clean and they are hot and stuffy. WiFi is terrible.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Louise, Kintnersville

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is in a great location in the center of the city. Very convenient to the Medieval Mile, pubs & restaurants. We appreciated the free parking. The hotel is older but was clean and safe.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ken, St. John's

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location across the street from the beach/boardwalk. Breakfast was excellent and service staff very friendly. We were away from the bar, so the noise issue that some reviews reference was not an issue for us. As this area is popular with locals, parking can be an issue.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Set in a beautiful location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Pamela

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

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, lovely staff, big car park, good breakfast options. I'd stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Old building so the room was dated but also very clean overall so no complaints there. That said, the mattress basically needs to be replaced. It completely caved in the middle and was hard to sleep in. Also, no AC is fine but having a fan to circulate the air would have been a nice addition. There’s a bar below so it was quite noisy late into the night but I brought ear plugs so it was fine. If you don’t though, you may be frustrated. All staff I interacted with were incredibly helpful and nice! Breakfast was quite good!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room was over the Beer Garden and Bar/Night Club - on a warm evening windows open and people outside. Could here people and music loudly until gone 1.30am; then barman/cellerman started moving empty beer kegs outside just before 7am! Mentioned all this to Reception in morning and was told "what do you expect?, we are a city centre hotel and it's the weekend"! - certainly not that and for that price. Breakfast pretty ordinary, and few choices available.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

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

Road trip 2025

Lovely, quirky hotel, built around remains of old church. Very friendly, helpful, staff throughout. Lovely food. Amazing cacophony of rooms, many bars, breakfast room, massive dance halls, night club, and many more.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Ernestine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Spacious room with comfortable bed. Paid for the buffet breakfast, lots of selection. Convenient location, about 5 min walk from bus station and to old town. There was a step inside my room right after opening door. Tripped over it once. Should put yellow masking tape on the carpet step.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, clean hotel with friendly staff right in the middle of town. Easy walk to everything.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay there no complaints whatsoever 🙂
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

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

8/10 Good

Carlo

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Des

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good basic hotel, breakfast was pretty good for a buffet style Friendly staff at the desk Can't say much more as we just used it as a base for a couple of days
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pam

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

Amazing stay close to everything

The Kilford Arms was an amazing quaint hotel. Was very central and close to many pubs and walkable sites. Hotel was clean and everyone was helpful and accommodating. Was a very nice touch that parking was behind the hotel and was free
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

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

2/10 Terrible

Lisa

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great convenient hotel close to the train station and easy walking distance to the Kilkenny Castle, thw Medieval Mile, and Smithwicks brewery. The included daily breakfasts in the restaurant had a wide variety of choices and were very tasty. There are plenty of pubs nearby for dinners and the other thing that we found very useful was the nearby Brett's laundrette where you can get a good-sized load of clothes washed, dried and folded for 20 Euros.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Francois-Xavier

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Plenty of bars and pubs nearby. Close to all the city's highlights. Free parking. Atmosphere is lively in the hotel bars, with live musicians. However, located on a busy road so it gets quite noisy late at night and early in the morning. No AC so need to keep windows open despite the noise...
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

MICHAEL

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Steven R

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nora, Layton

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