Old Ground Hotel

This hotel is a great place to go to for some quality service. The breakfast was splendid and their staff was very friendly. This was our first hotel going to Ireland and was very friendly, but, there was a few small things. Literally. The TV’s were tiny and only facing one of the two beds. This isn’t major but I just wanted to say that. Also, the bathroom had a window in it but thank goodness it had a curtain. Not the right place to put a curtain. Overall a great hotel.

I had an excellent, comfortable stay here on the last night of my trip to Ireland. I chose the hotel because it is only about 20 minutes from Shannon airport. Everything from the reservation to the check in to the room to the dinner and breakfast was easy to arrange, comfortable and well worth the visit.
It’s one of the classic old hotels of Ennis so it’s right in the middle of the town. On a Sunday night, there were no fewer than three traditional pubs playing superb traditional music within 5 minutes walking distance, plus the pub in the hotel itself.
I want to particularly commend the staff on one point that really cemented the fifth star. I needed to leave for the airport at a few minutes after 7 a.m. and breakfast normally starts at 7. The guy at the front desk said they’d be happy to start a bit early and when I arrived at 6:50 they were waiting for me, took my order and poured my coffee right away and I had an excellent breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast on my table by 6:55.

Great visit. WiFi deplorable from a business point of view, would not recommend the place as a conference venue but great for a weekend visit. Extremely surly staff, poor customer skills, bad manners from the front desk and overall indifference made our stay at The Old Ground memorable for all the wrong reasons. Noisy ill aspected rooms with garbage removal facilities in nearby smelling distance adjacent to a beautiful Cathedral makes this Hotel a joke. Avoid at all costs. Caveat emptor!

Beautiful setting within walking distance of many shops, restruants, and pubs. Hotel is as the name suggests ran by a very professional and accommodating staff. Be sure to try the Poets Corner pub adjacent to the hotel. Nice atmosphere, excellent customer service and the food and ale are tops.

Top Quality Hotel in the centre of Ennis,
Great food & service by very professional staff

Central hotel in the middle of Ennis. Very good food in the Poets Corner bar with a a great selection to please everyone including fish, vegetarian/​vegan. Friendly staff too. They also have the Town Hall restaurant which is excellent, and more suited to those days when you want to have a long lunch/​dinner without rushing. The bar has traditional music at the weekends. One of the more popular places in Ennis!

Good service and good food.

This is a lovely old world hotel with peat fireplace, antiques abound and first class friendly service. Rooms are neat and clean and large: comfy beds There is fine dining and a plentiful pub on premises with a hug draft beer selections and top shelf whiskeys. Only criticism was the trad band took more time off from playing then they did playing unless patrons started to entertain themselves by singing then they’d start up to at over you.

This is a perfectly fine hotel. It is quiet yet in the thick of town and just 2 blocks from the train (& bus) station.
The rooms and services are quite nice. The beds are excellent with good linens. Good soaps and shampoos in the bathroom with unlimited super hot water.
Some rooms have a US compatible outlet at the desk — what a luxury. Ask for one if you aren’t carrying an adaptor. They also have an office area near front desk where there are US outlets & computers as well. Free wifi makes it a nice place to sit in the lobby or bar even if you’re not an overnight guest.
I’m not a fan of Irish food so I was pleasantly surprised at the wide array of good food available at breakfast in the breakfast room. On buffet tables there were many fresh fruits, breads & pastries, juices, smoothies, cold cereals etc. There was a long list of breakfast options on the menu & the full Irish breakfast was the last option — as it should be. Posting a picture of the breakfast menu if I can.
The hotel bar (Poet’s Corner Bar) looks opulent with high ceilings, old wood and large portraits & is a perfectly good place to hang. There’s bar food in the evening and of course live music.
You simply can’t beat the courtesy of the Irish people. This hotel staff included.
I am conservative with my 5 star ratings but I was tempted to give this hotel one. Also I walked by some rooms being cleaned that looked smaller than mine so your experience may differ. I had room 401. A corner room at quiet end so ask for one of those.
Highly recommended.

This review is for the bar/​restaurant Poet’s Corner in the hotel. We are Americans on vacation in Ireland and asked a passerby where to eat and this is where he sent us. It was wonderful! Huge portions that were cooked perfectly and the service was excellent!

Very cozy and nice! The rooms were nicely furnished, and I slept like a corpse.
I spent a happy few hours at the bar listening to the music and nursing s pint.

We didn’t stay at the hotel, but spent a lovely evening at the Poet’s Corner Bar. It was truly a highlight of our trip! The barman was amazing, helpful, witty, thoughtful, adorable, etc. He was a perfect representation of how all the Irish people treated us throughout the country! Irish whiskey, Guinness, Wine — it was all delivered with a smile (and just a little cheek). The live music was also good. I think our party of 5 spent over 4 hours in the pub, enjoying the company & music. A truly Irish evening, and one to remember.

This review is for the bar area. We were going to eat here one night, but they put us in the formal dining room, which we didn’t want. The pub, though, is awesome. There are lots of places to sit & the bartenders are super friendly & helpful.
We had a true Irish Pub experience here! There were musicians playing lovely music & a family came in (Ma/​Da & 5 daughters!). The father got up & sang some, one or two of his daughters sang & another played an instrument… Irish ballads & folk songs… people chiming in for the choruses… it was incredible and one gorgeous song brought tears to my eyes. Yes, we stayed the whole night & closed the place down.
There were so many different people, ages & nationalities & everyone was having a good time. They close at normal bar hours because they are attached to the hotel.

Stayed here for two nights. Hotel staff very accommodating. Rooms very nice. Food and atmosphere great. Very charming. My grandfather has used it as a starting point for trips for years. Appealing to both old and young (I’m 24). They have computers with Internet as well as wifi in the rooms.

Big old hotel. Great rooms, in the center of town. They have a pub with music sessions. Food was a bit expensive, but good. Not a lot of scallops for your money, but my wife’s shepards pie was good. Stayed there to be near the Cliffs of Mohr and not be too far from Shannon airport for going home. Great place to start or end a tour of Ireland.

This hotel is fantastic and well worth a visit. Situated in the market town of Ennis just 20 minutes from Shannon airport. Its a wecoming place with charactor, tradition and charm in abundance.
Whether you fancy a burger for dinner or a steak you will find the service and food outstanding.
Nearby are bars and shops. Pay a visit to knox bar with live singing or The Library bar which is a modern contempary feel