Downings Bay Hotel

Family Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE) | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room (PARTIAL SEA VIEW) | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Single Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

9.2 / 10.0

Outstanding(129 Ratings)

Hotel in County Donegal

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

Includes essentialsPool, Internet / Wifi, Parking and more

About this hotel

Waterfront hotel with a fitness center
At Downings Bay Hotel, hit the beach, dine onsite at Haven, or enjoy a drink at one of the hotel's 3 bars/lounges.
Downings Bay Hotel offers 40 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna, a fitness center, and a children's pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Hot tub or spa

Gym or Fitness Center

Map of County Donegal

Nearby attractions

Glenveagh National Park

10.3 mi

Assaranca Waterfall

40.4 mi

Fanad Head Lighthouse

9.8 mi

St Columb's Park

24.6 mi

Available Rooms

Double Room (NO VIEW/DISCO SIDE)

1 Double

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Superior Single Room

1 Single

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Twin Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE)

1 Double • 1 Single

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Family Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE)

1 Double • 1 Single

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Twin Room (PARTIAL SEA VIEW)

1 Double • 1 Single

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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Downings Bay Hotel

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9.2 / 10.0

Outstanding(129 Ratings)

Hotel in County Donegal

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

Includes essentialsPool, Internet / Wifi, Parking and more

About this hotel

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna, a fitness center, and a children's pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Hot tub or spa

Gym or Fitness Center

Map of County Donegal

Nearby attractions

Glenveagh National Park

10.3 mi

Assaranca Waterfall

40.4 mi

Fanad Head Lighthouse

9.8 mi

St Columb's Park

24.6 mi

Available Rooms

Double Room (NO VIEW/DISCO SIDE)

1 Double

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Superior Single Room

1 Single

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Twin Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE)

1 Double • 1 Single

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Family Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE)

1 Double • 1 Single

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Twin Room (PARTIAL SEA VIEW)

1 Double • 1 Single

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

9.2 / 10.0

Outstanding(129 Ratings)

5.0 / 10.0

Sep 2024

Beautiful hotel and great bar. Next to the water. Nice Irish breakfast.

10.0 / 10.0

Aug 2024

Perfect location, everything within walking distance. No pool onsite but we knew this upon booking. Good breakfast clean rooms, quiet despite facing the 'disco' area. Upper rooms very warm without air con but overall excellent.

4.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

Beds hard and uncomfortable, breakfast seemed to be an inconvenience to the lady serving it !

5.0 / 10.0

Jun 2024

We stayed at hotel to play the three golf courses at Rosapena. The hotel staff are brilliant and friendly with a delicious breakfast. The rooms are massive too.

10.0 / 10.0

May 2024

The staff were so accommodating and the food was excellent fare.

5.0 / 10.0

Mar 2024

The staff at Downings Bay Hotel really made our trip extraordinary. They were so friendly and accommodating. Couldn’t ask for a better experience!

10.0 / 10.0

Jan 2024

Beautiful place, really close to beaches, delicious breakfast.

4.0 / 10.0

Oct 2023

Well appointed, generous size and comfortable clean room, well serviced. Excellent helpful and friendly staff. Good food - great choice at breakfast and tasty evening bar food. Well located with easy access to the gorgeous Downings beach next to hotel.

10.0 / 10.0

Sep 2023

The staff at Downey's Bay were wonderful, very accommodating, friendly, cheerful and couldn't do enough for us. My thanks to all of them. We had a marvelous stay

10.0 / 10.0

Sep 2023

Great hotel at very reasonable rates. Good food and staff. We’ll be back again. Thanks.

5.0 / 10.0

Oct 2022

Friendly staff , very welcoming . Ideal location if you are golfing . Great food . Highly recommended. Terrific value

10.0 / 10.0

Oct 2022

Tub bath was a nice amenity after cold day of golf.

5.0 / 10.0

Jun 2022

This beautiful hotel has a wonderful location close to the beach and the rooms are lovely. The brilliant bar had very friendly staff and served great food. The full Irish breakfast was great so we highly recommend this super hotel in a great location.

5.0 / 10.0

Jun 2022

Lovely relaxing stay, great breakfast and clean rooms

10.0 / 10.0

May 2022

Lovely friendly staff Rooms very clean Great location

3.0 / 10.0

Apr 2022

The hotel and staff were nice enough but the location was awful. I wrongly assumed that given its location and the beach photos on its website there would be beautiful views of the bay but didn’t do my homework properly. Check out Google maps but on satellite view to see the clutter of static caravans completely dominating the best part of Downings and covering the entire length of the bay right up to the boundary of the hotel car park ☹️

5.0 / 10.0

Nov 2021

We stayed for one night and it happened to be the last night of the season. We were met with a friendly receptionist. We had dinner in the bar and it was one of the nicest meals I’ve had in Ireland in the last 2 years! Great service, varied menu, lots of vegetarian options, absolutely delicious food. The room was spacious and a lovely comfortable bed. Breakfast was a buffet style served to you. Again this was delicious. I would highly recommend this hotel. I didn’t use any of the leisure facilities to comment.

5.0 / 10.0

Oct 2021

Hotel was very clean and good Covid requirements in place. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Food excellent

5.0 / 10.0

Jun 2021

The hotel is not fancy, but very comfortable and clean and super well positioned just next to the beach. Our biggest surprise was their amazing (and really cheap) dinner, which we enjoyed a lot!

4.0 / 10.0

Jul 2020

Nice hotel, great location, food good. Staff at breakfast were so unhappy looking and weren’t sure about what they were doing. Staff on desk and bar really friendly.

3.0 / 10.0

Feb 2020

Excellent price for family room inclusive of breakfast. Dinner in the bar was 3 courses and a glass of wine for 17.50 euro. Food was lovely and was a nice atmosphere. We used the swimming pool and the soft play area that was free to guests which was a 2 minute drive from the hotel. That was the only negative as we didnt bring extra towels for the next day and also the pool didnt open until 12 noon. Right beside the beach and a short stroll to a lovely traditional pub. I would go back again

3.0 / 10.0

Feb 2020

One night stay in Downings Bay Hotel. Unfortunately the weather wasn't great (Storm Ciara) but the hotel was lovely and warm, we watched rugby in the bar in the afternoon (drinks reasonably priced) and then had a lovely meal in the restaurant. Bar menu also available. Rooms very clean, have hairdryer, kettle, tea facilities etc, and bathroom with shower over bath. Would return to this hotel if I was in the area again. Good price (we paid 67 sterling for one night B&B). Cooked breakfast was excellent, with juice, toast, croissants, tea and coffee.

1.5 / 10.0

Feb 2020

This hotel was okay, nothing special. The bed was so so, not terrible but not super comfortable either, the pillows are quite flat. Breakfast was a bit disappointing - all the fruit was out of a tin and nothing seemed very fresh. The hot food to order came out ok but it didnt have much flavor. It wasnt a bad stay overall, just was expecting better given the price and the food reviews.

10.0 / 10.0

Jan 2020

Loved everything about Downings Bay Hotel, lovely friendly service, lovely clean room, lovely wee bar and delicious breakfast (best fry I've ever had) gorgeous location with the cleanest beach I've ever seen. There was a fault with the water temperature in our room which we didn't notice until quite late in the evening, this was quickly resolved by being given the use of a room opposite ours for a bath/shower. This is the only reason I scored down to 'pleasing' for 'condition and facilities' because otherwise everything was absolutely perfect and we hope to return.

8.0 / 10.0

Jan 2020

I advised receptionist before gping for breakfast that I had slipped and fallen in the bath the previous night and hurt nyself. I nentioned my fall as i hurt myself and wanted to prevent a simolar occurrence with someone else. Receptionist said i should have asked for a bath mat.

10.0 / 10.0

Nov 2019

Outstanding hospitality, friendly ,welcoming and efficient staff at this hotel. Homely atmosphere yet with all mod cons and spotlessly clean .Room was very spacious with good bed but warm and comfortable .Food was excellent , great entertainment ,and fantastic seaside location . My room had the more traditional shower in the bath , no shaving point and smaller tv, but these are only minor points considering all the positives . My stay was nice and peaceful in November but may be busier in peak season .Very little traffic noise etc and would definitely be my first choice if visiting the area again, and would recommend highly.

10.0 / 10.0

Sep 2019

Best little village in Donegal with a hotel of beautiful homely feel. I would always return with a smile 😊

10.0 / 10.0

Aug 2019

I loved every bit of my stay, very accommodating and friendly, lovely food in the bar and great location. There was nothing i didnt like

8.0 / 10.0

Aug 2019

Great food in the bar! Spacious room and comfortable bed.

5.0 / 10.0

Jul 2019

hotel very clean lovely staff sorry it was only one night

5.0 / 10.0

Jul 2019

Staff were excellent, couldnt do enough for us, always offerings snacks or extra food for my toddler, receptionist gave us early check in as the room was available which was great as my son needed a nap. an outstanding beach is 5 mins walk away, only fault i have is that the pool isnt on site and doesnt open til 12 noon. However it does say this on their website so i was aware before booking.

5.0 / 10.0

Jun 2019

Nice clean and friendly staff. Good food and nice atmosphere.

4.0 / 10.0

Jun 2019

Staff friendly, continental breakfast arranged as we had early check out

5.0 / 10.0

Jun 2019

It was a nice hotel and what we needed, a place to lay our head in the North of Co. Donegal. Restaurant in the hotel was a plus.

6.0 / 10.0

May 2019

Couldn’t adjust or turn off heat. Called desk around 9:30 pm. No answer. Waited ten minutes or so, called again. No answer. We’re roasting like a sausage. I got dressed, walked down, no one is at the desk. The bar maid says the phone is supposed to be transferred to the bar because no one is on the desk overnight! The phone wasn’t transferred over so no one answered. No one there to fix the heat, so it was just turned off remotely. The electricity adapter in the bathroom didn’t work either. The bar food and the breakfast were both good. Nice people, just hamstrung by bad practices.

3.0 / 10.0

May 2019

Couldn’t adjust or turn off heat. Called desk around 9:30 pm. No answer. Waited ten minutes or so, called again. No answer. We’re roasting like a sausage. I got dressed, walked down, no one is at the desk. The bar maid says the phone is supposed to be transferred to the bar because no one is on the desk overnight! The phone wasn’t transferred over so no one answered. No one there to fix the heat, so it was just turned off remotely.The electricity adapter in the bathroom didn’t work either.The bar food and the breakfast were both good. Nice people, just hamstrung by bad practices.

5.0 / 10.0

Sep 2018

Nice ambience cosy hotel friendly staff and nice bat

5.0 / 10.0

Feb 2018

The staff were the most friendliest I’ve seen and so accommodating, seeing as one of us was vegetarian. would definitely stay again.. so comfortable and clean. Perfect

4.0 / 10.0

Sep 2017

The hotel water from taps and shower was brown ... just a little off putting when cleaning The staff couldbt do more from the reception / to night porter early start offering continental due(early fry ups would be great lol ) to tee times to lovely service form the ladies when having breakfast Bed was comfortable no complaints

5.0 / 10.0

May 2017

The best hotel in Ireland and we've tried a lot of em.

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in County Donegal?

The average price for a rental in County Donegal is $103 per night. This rental is $59 above the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Downings Bay Hotel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Downings Bay Hotel. Enjoy the water!

Is Downings Bay Hotel pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Downings Bay Hotel?

We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, internet / wifi, parking, laundry, and hot tub or spa.

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Downings Bay Hotel

Hotel in County Donegal

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of County Donegal

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Double Room (NO VIEW/DISCO SIDE)

Superior Single Room

Twin Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE)

Family Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE)

Twin Room (PARTIAL SEA VIEW)

Downings Bay Hotel

Hotel in County Donegal

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of County Donegal

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Double Room (NO VIEW/DISCO SIDE)

Superior Single Room

Twin Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE)

Family Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE)

Twin Room (PARTIAL SEA VIEW)

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in County Donegal?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Downings Bay Hotel pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Downings Bay Hotel?

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