Kilkenny Inn
Location: 15-16 Vicar Street, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, IE
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Convenient Amenities
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a reception hall. Enjoy room service during limited hours and unwind at the bar/lounge.
Featured Amenities
Discover featured amenities like a 24-hour front desk, a safe deposit box, and an elevator. Benefit from free self-parking on-site for added convenience.
Central Location
Stay at Kilkenny Inn for a centrally located experience in Kilkenny. Just a short walk from St Mary's Cathedral and Kilkenny Castle, explore the city with ease.
Embark on a memorable stay at Kilkenny Inn and immerse yourself in the heart of Kilkenny's charm.
Important Information
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- Contactless check-out is available.
- This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).
Policies
Check-in: 04:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Instructions: Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Elevator
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Smoke-free property
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Free self parking
- Reception hall
Rooms Available
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Single Room
1 Twin Bed
161 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Frette Italian linens and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, designer toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request); cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair-width doorways
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Toilet paper
- Shampoo
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Premium bedding
- Free WiFi
- Frette Italian sheets
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
- Wheelchair-width doorways
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Twin Room
2 Twin Beds
161 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Frette Italian linens and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, designer toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request); cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair-width doorways
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Toilet paper
- Shampoo
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Premium bedding
- Free WiFi
- Frette Italian sheets
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
- Wheelchair-width doorways
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Triple Room
3 Twin Beds
161 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Frette Italian linens and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, designer toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request); cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Toilet paper
- Shampoo
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Premium bedding
- Free WiFi
- Frette Italian sheets
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
-
Double Room
1 Double Bed
161 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Frette Italian linens and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, designer toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request); cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair-width doorways
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Toilet paper
- Shampoo
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Premium bedding
- Free WiFi
- Frette Italian sheets
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
- Wheelchair-width doorways
-
Triple Room (Double + Single Beds)
1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed
161 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Frette Italian linens and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, designer toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request); cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Toilet paper
- Shampoo
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Premium bedding
- Free WiFi
- Frette Italian sheets
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
Guest Reviews
- Caroline (10/5): - Lovely hotel close to all amenities. Clean, comfortable and good-sized room. Breakfast was delicious and staff were fabulous. Would stay there again.
- Michael (8/5): - Excellent breakfast really good variety everything cooked and presented very well, lovely staff especially Nial.rooms very clean (unfortunately my carpet had been burned by someone using straightners) otherwise everything was perfect. We were unfortunate that due to family circumstances we were there over a bank holiday so the Saturday Sunday room rates were quite expensive where as the Monday Tuesday were very good. I would definitely stay here again.
- Heather (10/5): - The location was perfect to walk to all the sites and to many, many restaurants and pubs. The lobby and bar area are lovely. The room was quite spacious. The bed was comfortable. Shower water was hot and strong flow. I loved the toiletries, kettle, bottled water, and variety of coffee and tea options in the room. It was so close to everything! The staff were absolutely incredible! Excellent customer service and very welcoming. I will definitely be back!
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Very basic but rooms clean and spacious
- Kevin (6/5): - Like: the people; didn’t like: the room
- Mark (4/5): No hot water to shower. - Would not recommend staying here. There was no hot water on the evening we arrived so we were not able to shower. When we informed the receptionist (who came to the room to check) he shrugged his shoulders and said there was nothing he could do about it. I am aware cold exposure is very popular trend these days but this is simply not good enough. Stay somewhere else.
- Judy (8/5): - My room was spotless and clean and comfortable. I had a kingsize bed and it was perfect. I could hear a few drunk people outside even with windows closed. Overall slept well. Breakfast was lovely & staff were all professional and helpful.
- Verified traveler (10/5): 5 Star Service - I highly recommend The Kilkenny Inn to anyone who visiting Kilkenny. It's a 30 bed property within walking distance to all city amenities. It's a modern, comfortable and impeccably clean property with private parking. Breakfast was excellent and we found the staff to be most helpful at all times. Looking forward to staying here again in the future.
- Tony (10/5): - Very clean and friendly, modern with everything I required. The only minor issue was Luke warm water for a shower in the evening.
- Elizabeth (10/5): - It was a unique property. The bar was nice. Short walk to restaurants and shopping. Appreciated the on site parking. The staff was friendly and helpful. A very enjoyable experience.
- Dámaso Arroyo (10/5): - Excelente y conveniente ubicación, el staff muy amable, el desayuno estuvo excelente, nos encantó!!
- Leigh Anne (10/5): - Excellent interactions with staff. Close walking distance to all the pubs and restaurants. Room clean and spacious.
- karen (10/5): - Great area and staff
- Alex (10/5): - Great place, good location and lovely staff
- William (8/5): - Friendly and helpful staff and very conveniently located to the historical area and dining venues.
- John (8/5): - Second time. As good as the first that’s why we came back. Brought my husband
- ENDA (10/5): Great Location - Great Hotel Great Location for a visit to Kilkenny within walking distance to city
- Melia (4/5): Three stars is generous - My husband and I stayed in Kilkenny for 1 night and was surprised to find that this Inn was lacking in many ways. For example, there was only one available outlet in the room (unless you want to unplug the lights) and not even 1 in the bathroom. The bathroom sink had no hot water. There wasn’t any clock or alarm. The windows don’t close completely and the carpet was dirty. The bar in the hotel was completely closed. Needless to say, the pictures portrayed for this hotel are deceiving. We expected small and simple, but this is more like a budget motel in terms of class. Disappointing.
- Joseph (8/5): Enjoyed my stay...... - Overall, the stay was very good. Though the hotel may be just off the main "tourist" areas, the walk to anything in town was only 5-10 minutes if that. Room was comfortable, clean, water was hot, all things you could want. Have no complaints and would definitely stay here again without hesitation. The only drawback I would say is that some, not all, of the reception employees where not always the most friendly.
- John (8/5): - Coming back Saturday Says a lot for me
- J.Michael (10/5): - It was close to great dining and entertainment. Great area to walk around.
- Debra (10/5): - Lovely and quaint! Great location!!
- Kayla (10/5): - Excellent hotel, right close to all attractions. We really enjoyed that we could park the car and walk to everything we wanted to see and do. Beautiful view of the St. Canice Cathedral at night. Quiet location, slept with the windows open. Would recommend.
- Jackie (10/5): - This is such a beautiful place. I would definitely stay again. The staff was so friendly and helpful.
- Hunter (6/5): - My wife and I added Kilkenny to our itinerary as a way to break up our trip between Killarney to northern Dublin. Therefore, we treated this hotel as simply a place to sleep and shower before heading off the next day. No bells and whistles here. Just an OK place to rest before moving on. *Restaurant was closed. Needed to walk into town for food, but we planned on doing this anyways.
- Robert (8/5): Nice hotel - No Bar open. No restaurant open except for breakfast
- Martin (10/5): - An older in nicely updated and comfortable. Easy access to the city center. Free parking, WiFi, and breakfast.
- Melissa (10/5): - Staff was very friendly. Great location to attractions.
- Alison (8/5): - Very friendly and helpful staff
- Paul (8/5): - We enjoyed our stay at the Kilkenny Inn in August 2022. The staff was welcoming and efficient. We appreciated that we were allowed to park in the hotel lot for a few hours before our check-in time. The hotel is very convenient to St. Canice Cathedral which is around the corner. The one safety concern we had was with the bathtub. Visitors need to be careful when coming out of the tub since it is quite deep. Overall we felt that the Kilkenny Hotel was reasonably priced for its convenient location in Kilkenny town.
- Robert (10/5): - Great staff and service.
- Lynn (10/5): - Beautiful decorated, comfy rooms and beds.
- William (8/5): - Really enjoyed the proximity to all the sites in the quaintness of the hotel!
- Marie (8/5): - Lovely hotel, really friendly and helpful staff. Lovely food in the bar. Only negative thing was the breakfast, worst scrambled egg I've ever seen or tasted and over cooked bacon.
- Rebecka (10/5): - Friendly staff. Walking distance to local attractions.
- JANE (10/5): - Close to a lot of shooing and mid evil sites. Room was just a place to sleep. Nothing special
- Michael (8/5): - Breakfast was very average! But the hotel was close enough to other places to eat.
- Carl (4/5): - Location was good but room was disappointing. Furniture ripped and falling apart. Bathroom needed work.
- Philip (8/5): - Great stay
- Stephen (2/5): Disappointed - The night security guard was one of the rudest people I ever met. Would never stay here again, way nicer places throughout Kilkenny that we saw.
- Samantha (8/5): - The Inn is located in a truly great location for exploring the town. The rooms were clean and comfortable, but the service was just alright. We had much kinder front desk and reception employees at other hotels.
- Sarah (10/5): - Could be more plugs/some extension leads?
- Brian (8/5): - Helpful, engaging staff. Short walk to town
- Pamela (8/5): Pleasant base for Kilkenny - A clean comfortable 3 star hotel on the edge of the town centre. It was easy to walk to visit the main sites.We stayed for 4 nights. The staff were extremely pleasant and helpful and our room was clean and comfortable. Breakfast was adequate and there was a reasonable choice.
- Holly (6/5): - Lovely staff!! Bathroom lock broken and paint in room needs attention and re touching. Delicious breakfast - room 201
- Valerie (10/5): - Great hotel with very friendly staff and perfectly located! The shops and restaurants are just a few minutes away, great place to stay to explore the city!
- JOHN (10/5): - Nice location, good location
- Kimberly (10/5): Great Stay - Excellent location, great stay, wonderful service. Highly recommend this hotel.
- ursula (8/5): - Convenient location, comfortable bed nice staff nice breakfast. Rooms too warm.
- david (10/5): - Friendly staff helpful and knowledgeable. Close to everything. Walk to restaurants medieval mile historical sights. Kilkenny castle. Very enjoyable
- Thomas (10/5): - Over all the Hotel was good, nice warm room very comfortable bed, bathroom very clean staff very nice, free onsite parking. 1
- Kristyn Rebekah (10/5): - Nice room and lobby area. The staff were all really friendly and helpful. It was a great stay and a nice location. I highly recommend this hotel.
- Adebola (8/5): Great - Friendly staff, good service. The room was clean, only that no intercom in the room. Hotel located within easy proximity to the centre.
- Ross (6/5): Couple of nights in Kilkenny. - We chose this hotel as it purports itself to be a boutique hotel um. We have stayed in a fair few boutique hotels over the years and this ain't one of them. Our room was very dated and shabby with a bathroom sink that was all cracked and looked like some one had tried to glue it back together. The hotel could do with re decorating all through in reality. Don't go on a Friday as we had to listen to some women screaming and shouting slamming doors and banging about at 2-30 am sounded like a load of drunks who did'nt give a stuff about the other guests in the hotel. Would we recommend this to our friends or stay here again Nope definitely not.
- Traci (10/5): - It was an easy walk to the castle and downtown shopping areas. Beautiful canal walk by the castle as well.
- Teresa (10/5): Very comfortable. - Hotel very clean and friendly. Only 5 minutes from Main Street and railway station. Quiet location so restful sleep.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Ellen - Our stay was perfect . service was top class and i highly recommend this hotel
- elaine (10/5): - Very friendly during check in. Explained the hotel policy on keeping safe. Overall felt confidant staying over night. Would book again
- Karl (10/5): - Nice bar, easy parking, comfortable room, easy walk to town center and even the castle!
- Joseph (10/5): Great time - Very helpful staff. Overall no issues. Would have no hesitation in retun visit.
- Grainne (8/5): - Lovely hotel and great staff especially Jessie. Close to the town centre. Very clean. Only criticism would be that there is a dressing table but no mirror. So no place to do your hair as there is no socket close to the only mirror in the room.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Convenient location, quiet, clean and comfortable.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - The room was clean but it was so warm. One of the windows was broken. The toilet was nice. Staff was nice as well
- Tian (10/5): - The room in Kilkenny Inn is spacious and is really warm during winter. The other attractions are within waling distance.
- Dena (10/5): Great stay but a bit dated - Overall great for the price. A bit of a refresh would help me give top marks.
- Helynn (10/5): Stay here in Kilkenny. - Perfect place in Kilkenny. Great location. Perfect to walk to town and with parking was great. Comfortable rooms and friendly staff. Breakfast was good too. Would recommend to stay in Kilkenny
- Jo-Anne (8/5): Enjoyed our stay. - Inn was great. The restaurant was a little disappointing. No local beers on tap. No Kilkenny beer or Bailey's at all. Some menu items unavailable and meals were average. Plenty of other bars in the town for our second night so we managed. Service and staff at the inn were great. Would recommend. Just dine elsewhere.
- William (10/5): City break - Perfect for a night in or on the town
- Verified traveler (8/5): - The location was downtown and in walking distance of Kilkennys attractions.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Good location. Clean room. Great dining room. Friendly staff.
- IGOR (8/5): - Near the heart of Kilkenny with a view on the cathedral. Quiet place. 5mn walk to the main streets.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - the location was great! The staff were friendly and check in was easy. Parking on site was very convenient. The rooms are dated but very clean and comfortable. The bar area in the lobby is a great addition to this hotel.
- Patrick (8/5): Cute but needs to be cleaner - The inn is super cute! Perfect size for us. Loved that we could park our car and then walk everywhere in the city. The staff was so friendly and sweet. Biggest downside was stains on the underside of the comforter... blood? I’m not sure. It was so late by the time we saw them. Put a big damper on the room. Beds aren’t the comfiest either.
- Verified traveler (10/5): 1-night stay - excellent location
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Excellent location and very nice staff. Parking was available. We did not eat there so I can't add anything to the information about the food.
- Derek (2/5): Broken bed - Everything started off great. They let us park at the hotel early while we did our tourist thing during the day. Really only two things wrong my bed was broken which they tried to fix us ten towels to hold up. It didn't work bed was very uncomfortable and I had a terrible sleep. Also the shower didn't drain which made me grumpy and give a terrible review. Otherwise the hotel was nicely renavated.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Parking at hotel is really convenient if you have a rental car!! Hotel has elevator if that is a consideration. Clean, comfortable. Location is walkable to castle, Smithwick’s, restaurants and shops.
- Verified traveler (4/5): - Good location, Terrible beds. The cable was out 22$ for breakfast?? Overall just ok
- Keith (8/5): - Great location. Reasonable price. Close to castle. Quaint bar and restaurant
- Sally (10/5): - Great location. Walking distance from attractions and several places to eat. Also couple of blocks from dunnes which is like a wal mart. Bakery, groceries and deli. Hotel doesn't look the best from outside but inside is very nice.
- Raymond (10/5): Good location. - Great location, friendly people, Annabelle in the bar was wonderful. The gentleman in the morning for breakfast was also great., sorry for not remembering name. Quick walk to Medival mile, Lots to see. Great place to stay. Room small but adequate, clean.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Liked the shower good water pressure hotel was close to everything good staff that were helpful for restaurants and area sites we would go back
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Location was close to everything. Easily walkable. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Breakfast was terrific. I would stay there again.
- pablo (10/5): - location attention from the staff at all times very clean
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Fantastically unique property in close proximity to Kilkenny centre. Staff were so lovely and helpful too! Easy access for parking and the rooms were stylish and comfortable. Would definitely recommend!
- Verified traveler (4/5): - The room and the bathroom were not very clean (windows and shower)
- Kate (8/5): Pleasant Hotel - Nice hotel and friendly staff, clean and tidy room. Was surprised by 2 individual sized bottles of wine as well as bottles of water and plenty of tea/coffee in the room for us. Overall pleasant hotel experience and room services.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Great little Boutique hotel 15 mins walk to castle. Staff were very friendly and efficient. Recommend for groups, family or couples. Breakfast was extra at €10pp but nice hotel bar and free WIFI and Car Park. Rooms were newly & tastefully renovated, Voya bathroom products , safe , hairdryer, robes , feee water and tea making facilities . Overall a lovely city centre hotel and highly recommended.
- Verified traveler (6/5): Mediocre hotel in good location - The hotel was fine for our one night stay. The location was good and the staff were friendly. Nice to have free parking. However, the space was not as clean as I would hope. There were cobwebs in the corner near the ceiling (also cobwebs in my parents' room next door). I turned over one of the provided glasses and it was very dusty and not usable. The bathroom was a bit rundown.
- Martha (6/5): Awesome location, but not a great deal for the pri - I was actually a bit disappointed in the hotel. While the location is absolutely wonderful, we found the hotel to be quite worn down. The room and washroom were just a bit shabby for the price that we paid, and the beds were really quite uncomfortable. The staff were very nice, and the breakfast lovely and reasonably priced. I would have been fine with the hotel if the price had been more reasonable.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Pro - close to everything, the food next door is fantastic, and the view is lovely. Con- the bed was horrible. Literally we could feel the springs.
- Verified traveler (6/5): - The young man at check in was very unpleasant and would be better suited finding a different profession!
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Great inn at a reasonable price. A little off the beaten path compared to other locations but still only a 5 minute walk to the city center.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Nice place, good size rooms, has its own free parking onsite.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Great location and easy walk to all the sights. Had dinner at the restaurant Kernel and it was terrific with great service One of our beds needed replacing and disappointing that staff didn’t know it was broken prior to our arrival Overall I would stay again as it was clean and very close to everything in town
- Verified traveler (8/5): - This hotel is close enough to all the local action, but on a side street so that it is quiet. I could see the St. Canice's church from my window. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - This hotel was very inviting and the staff were so kind and welcoming, the rooms are large and cozy, comfy beds nice bathrooms. It’s in a great location within quick walking distances from shops, restaurants and pubs! Great spot!!!
- Bill (4/5): - Room was below average and the shower was in need of a total update.
- Verified traveler (6/5): - This hotel is in quite a shabby area and looks very tired. The reception area is very small and dark. That said there were good points. On site parking. It's a five minute walk to the medieval mile. The towels and linen were clean and fresh and breakfast was good. Both receptionists were friendly and helpful. For one night it was okay. Would I stay here again? Sorry but not really.
- C. (10/5): - On site parking. Close to downtown. Good coffee and breakfast.
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