Chester Beatty Inn

Location: Main Street, Ashford, Wicklow (county), A67 VK09, Ashford, IE

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Inns

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 04:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Check-out: 12:00 PM

Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. If you are planning to arrive after 10:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Amenities & Facilities

• Free breakfast
• Hardwood flooring in public areas
• Birdwatching nearby
• Free WiFi
• Luggage storage
• Street parking
• Picnic area
• Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
• Bicycle rentals nearby
• Kayaking nearby
• Sailing nearby
• Scuba diving nearby
• Free breakfast
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Mountain biking nearby
• Smoke-free property
• Billiards or pool table
• Free self parking
• Free cooked-to-order breakfast
• Rock climbing nearby
• Birdwatching nearby
• LED light bulbs
• Fishing nearby
• Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
• Wheelchair-accessible on-site restaurant
• Upper floors accessible by stairs only
• Well-lit path to entrance
• Vegetarian breakfast available
• Double-glazing on all windows
• Energy-saving switches
• At least 80% of all lighting comes from LEDs
• Vegan menu options available
• Vegetarian menu options available
• Accessible shuttle
• No accessible shuttle
• Thin carpet in public areas
• Tile flooring in public areas
• Hardwood flooring in public areas

Rooms Available

• Superior Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

  1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

  258 sq feet

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, a hair dryer, and a shower/tub combination

  Practical - Phone, laptop-compatible safe, and iron/ironing board (on request)

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping, climate-controlled heating, fresh towels every 2 days, fresh bed sheets every 3 days

  Accessibility - Magnifying mirror

  Eco-friendly - Energy-saving switches and LED light bulbs

  Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available, towels not available

  Non-Smoking

  Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • No rollaway/extra beds
  • Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Towels not available
  • Local maps
  • LED light bulbs
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Travel crib
  • Energy-saving switches
  • Magnifying mirror

• Deluxe King Room

  Featuring free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. The double room features a flat-screen TV, a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, a safe deposit box as well as an inner courtyard view. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Radio
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key card access
  • Hand sanitiser

• Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

  1 King Bed

  258 sq feet

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom and a hair dryer

  Practical - Phone, laptop-compatible safe, and iron/ironing board (on request)

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping, climate-controlled heating, fresh towels every 2 days, fresh bed sheets every 3 days

  Accessibility - Magnifying mirror

  Eco-friendly - Energy-saving switches and LED light bulbs

  Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available, towels not available

  Non-Smoking

  Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • No rollaway/extra beds
  • Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Towels not available
  • Local maps
  • LED light bulbs
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Travel crib
  • Energy-saving switches
  • Magnifying mirror

Guest Reviews

• LESLEY (10/5): Chester Beattie - small hotel with a big heart - Clean, comfortable and spacious room. Staff were super helpful and friendly. Just a minor complaint that our bedroom window (ground floor)was situated right beside the entrance door and unfortunately we were woken several times from 7am by staff entering or exiting the building/using an audible key pad or phone. It wasn't too bad for us as we planned to get up reasonably early for breakfast but not ideal if you want to sleep in a little later.
• Albert (6/5): - Parking Restaurant Chambre sombre
• Catherine (6/5): It was convenient to stay to meet up with family. - Friendly, helpful staff. Went out of their way to help if asked. Breakfast good. Rooms comfortable but… Bathroom not accessible for older customer. My mum could not get in out of bath/shower safely. Bathroom has no natural light but is poorly lit…2 ceiling lights very dim and dark decor. No option to book room downstairs…we were allocated a room up 2 flights of stairs and my mum has poor mobility.
• Healy (10/5): Ireland's hidden gem - What is not to like. This is definitely one of Ireland's hidden gems. Having to leave!!
• Marianna Corrado (9/5): -
• Colin (8/5): Don't judge this by first impressions - it is surprisingly good! - Located in the centre of Ashford Village in County Wicklow. It is on a main road but ample parking at the rear. Room was remarkably quiet in spite of busy locations. Large public house and restaurant and a beer garden. Hence lots of people around but residential side was very peaceful. Staff were all very helpful and pleasant to deal with. Good breakfast which was served (i.e. not a buffet - such a pleasant change). Not much. The name Inn somewhat undersells it although it is probably too small to be called an hotel. On first entering we were concerned it might be noisy but see comments above.
• Guest (9/5): -
• David (10/5): Great staff - Excellent All good
• Peter (8/5): -
• Beasley (9/5): -
• Betty (10/5): Absolutely nothing bad about the place, just perfect - The staff were unbelievable 😳 most friendly yet not false. Got both dinner and breakfast there and was absolutely perfect with nothing being a problem. Staff unbelievable Liked everything about the place
• Susan (10/5): - Beautiful food and exceptional staff Maybe some live music
• Isabelle (10/5): Nous y retournerons - Excellente adresse, accueil, sympathique, chambre vaste et confortable, très bon petit déjeuner.
• Jan-Inge (7/5): -
• David (10/5): -
• Jonell (10/5): Delightful, found myself not wanting to leave! - Breakfast was very good. Great coffee . Wait staff goes over and above to serve you. The flowers outside are gorgeous. Food is great. Would have used more/better lighting in the bathroom.
• padraig (10/5): -
• John (10/5): Will be back again - Staff were very helpful Room spotless Breakfast was perfect
• Hedvig (10/5): - Really super staff, very cozy and great food.
• Robert (10/5): - Friendly staff, nice food and lovely fires in the pub No fridge in the room
• Kristin (7/5): - Lovely staff, comfortable and clean room, and delicious breakfast.
• Caroline (10/5): Another perfect stay at Chester Beattys - This is the third time we’ve stayed here. Food is incredible and staff are so friendly and helpful. This place make you feel like you’re at home. The rooms are spotless and well looked after.
• Vaida (10/5): -
• Annie (9/5): -
• Louise (10/5): Christmas Experiments at Chester Beatty's - The staff were lovely, work so hard. Efficient and friendly. Check in and out easy. Food is really good, a nice atmosphere in the restaurant and a very busy There was nothing we didn't like.
• Breda (10/5): Really lovely - It was extremely comfortable, one of the best nights sleep Nothing
• Donal Hanley (10/5): A great place to stay, lovely people, great food, rooms faultless..highly recommend.. - The breakfast was exceptional, a very varied and wide range of options. Service was second to none and very prompt with generous portions. Couldnt find faults from when we arrived, great room, very comfortable, excellent food, the staff were so friendly and the hosts were so welcoming and could not do more for us as guests.
• Croke (10/5): - everytin the staff
• Catherine (10/5): Beautifully decorated for Xmas, very clean n beautiful n comfy room. - Friendly staff. Very clean n breakfast was excellent Long Bath
• Maria Laura (10/5): -
• Frances (10/5): -
• Larry (9/5): Restful - Great breakfast Bar shuts early
• Ray (8/5): Pleasant. - Cozy. Sport on screen in the bar! 😣
• Beffa (7/5): - It was older than we were expecting. But the room was clean and the beds comfortable.
• Kundzina-Armane (10/5): -
• guillaume (8/5): Bonne étape il faut pas trop exigeant sur la chambre - La gentillesse du personnel et le restaurant très sympa La chambre est bruyante on entend tout de l extérieur salle de bain très sombre robinetterie beaucoup de bruit
• Susan (10/5): Fabulous hotel and amazing staff, gorgeous place to stay 👍 - Great hotel, fabulous rooms, very comfortable bed and pillows, lovely room temperature, amazing, gorgeous, efficient and extremely staff, stayed there before and it’s still as lovely as ever, will definitely go back, 5 Stars all the way
• Bouazza (9/5): Personnel très sympathique - L’accueil
• Peer (9/5): Fijn hotel met heel prettige sfeer. - Sfeer in de bar en restaurant is geweldig. Personeel heel vriendelijk en behulpzaam. Accomodatie is wat gedateerd, maar stoorde ons niet.
• Luana Felipe (2/5): -
• Graham (8/5): -
• Alan (10/5): Friendly welcoming relaxing stay - Absolutely wonderful atmosphere lovely clean welcoming place staff are super friendly,the breakfast is unreal.your near everything if you want to go see the sights
• Mary (10/5): - This place was amazing! We stayed in 6 different places while in Ireland and this was our favorite! It even beats Waterford Castle! Everything about it was great…. The staff, the customers, the room, the food! Thank you Chester Beatty Inn!
• Jurgita (10/5): - Vieta,skanus maistas,draugiskas personalas
• Kirkbride (8/5): Good clean accommodation - Clean rooms. Lovely bar with a great atmosphere. Brilliant breakfast. No chairs in the room
• Marciana (10/5): - Bed was comfortable, room and facility super duper clean, and breakfast was phenomenal.
• Morgan (10/5): - Very charming inn. Everything you want in an authentic Irish countryside experience. The building oozes charm. Friendly staff, nice rooms and excellent food. Hope I get to visit again.
• Valérie (8/5): -
• Marie-Laure (10/5): Personnel adorable, petit déjeuner copieux, lits confortables, tout était parfait ! -
• Heiko (10/5): -
• Ivan (8/5): -
• Jennifer (8/5): Good find close to Wicklow - Great mattress, well-appointed room, no issues. Excellent breakfast and very attentive wait staff. Plenty of parking, but good luck finding the entry and the restaurant.
• Robert (9/5): -
• Michael (10/5): Excellent stay nice friendly staff -
• Michel (8/5): -
• Rachel (10/5): -
• Christoph (10/5): - Everybody was friendly and helpful, good atmosphere, delicious food.
• barbara (8/5): A great family run friendly comfortable establishment! - On first impression the hotel is a little maybe old fashioned, but the bed was very comfortable and all the staff were extremely friendly and efficient. The food was definitely on the better side of pub fare! There wasn’t too much in the local area
• Ingo (8/5): Very good location, great food!!! - Great food!!! Best Fish & Chips in Ireland (8 other I tried) Great breakfast! No AC, room was very hot
• Nicole (8/5): -
• Tineke (9/5): -
• Fernando (10/5): Repetiría sin dudarlo un solo segundo - Tiene un enorme encanto, lo que esperarías del típico sitio de Irlanda (aun siendo distinto del típico hotel). Y su personal es absolutamente excepcional, todos sin ninguna excepción. Además, se nos olvidaron varias cosas en la habitación y se ocuparon de enviarlas a nuestro siguiente destino Nada. Todo fue perfecto
• Miriam (10/5): - The owner went out of his way to help us. We were going to wedding in Tinnakilly house and he drove us to it. We'll definitely go again. Everything was exceptional.
• Rita (9/5): -
• Rachael Anne (10/5): Ashford - The hotel was lovely, staff friendly and efficient. The food was amazing. Definitely stay again
• Cédric (9/5): -
• Nicole (10/5): - Tout la gentillesse du personnel la qualité des repas et du pdj
• Sherry (10/5): We had a lovely relaxing stay. A very comfortable bed and we slept very well. The food was delicious and the specials ch - Friendly staff. Lovely room. I wasn’t paying for lots of things I wouldn’t use like a gym or day spa.
• Alexia (10/5): -
• Debra (10/5): - We had a wonderful room and the bar/restaurant was open and delicious. We were right next to a gas station that had a public washer and dryer which we took advantage of. I highly recommend this inn.
• Clara (10/5): -
• Colette (10/5): Ticked all the boxes with a real Irish culture - On arrival met with such a warm welcome. The staff were so friendly in the bar and the restaurant and the service was fab. The food was really good aswell. Loved the little touches like the make up remover wipes. Perfect location for exploring Wicklow. Nothing was all great
• Kurt (10/5): - Comfortable, well appointed rooms, a nice outdoor seating area for quiet evening conversation, a lively pub seemingly popular with locals and an excellent breakfast.
• Mina (9/5): Superb -
• Mike (10/5): Excellent hotel and great staff - Staff were excellent and restaurant food was superb. A great place to stay no issues at all , beer garden lovely Nothing
• Sabina (2/5): Claustrophobic - It was the worst stay - room most uncomfortable location. Asked to change the room the answer was I could go but the room would be charged Staff was not friendly and I cannot recommend this hotel
• Yvonne (9/5): Superb -
• Dermot (10/5): Fantastic warm friendly staff, excellent location, lovely setting. Highly recommend - Family business that cares. Warm felling. Great food and lovely location Everything excellent
• Sandra (9/5): Lovely place to stay but high price for an Inn as it definitely isn’t a hotel. - Ashford is such a beautiful little village only a two minute walk from Mount Usher Gardens. The room was clean but the old style decor and small window left it dark. There were no chairs for sitting on and no table, apart from a dressing table stool. This meant you had to lie in bed to read or watch tv. My husband was disappointed with the bare minimum of standard tv channels too. When we walked into the restaurant the first thing we both noticed was the well worn table tops. The food, however was excellent. We stayed three nights and we thoroughly enjoyed the food each night. Cooked breakfast was excellent too but there was no buffet for anyone who just wanted cereal or fruit. The staff were more than helpful but the bowl of muesli I ordered was far too much and they didn’t have the fruit I requested (a banana). The breakfast room is used by the public and Friday morning was busy and noisy with the local builders having their Friday brunch. There is a beautiful area outside for enjoying drinks. Unfortunately the rooms (possibly 8 of the 12) overlook this. We were lucky because we stayed mid week but we did wonder if it would have been noisy at the weekend. We stayed in room 101 which was right at the entrance door to the reception area. It did mean that there was noise as people were checking out each morning. There is no one at reception but there is a phone to dial for assistance. Usual one of the bar staff are happy to help. We would have preferred at least one chair instead of the beautiful free standing antique mirror as we had no where to sit in the room. A buffet for breakfast would be nice so you can select your own food and the tables in the restaurant could be doing with a revamp.
• Anne (8/5): Very good -
• Lindsay (5/5): Enjoyed everything but noisy room position - The quality and size of room and bed. Very good dinner and breakfast. Room 101 was very noisy due to window opening directly adjacent to main entrance doors and pub garden therefore very noisy. We had to close windows on a hot day making the room even hotter. There was no air conditioning.
• D (10/5): - Food tasty and plentiful and outside seating area was great, especially when the sun shone
• Julie (10/5): - Beautiful outdoor patio; excellent, friendly service that went above and beyond with a smile; great breakfast; clean room
• Kruseman (10/5): Exceptional -
• Ruth (8/5): Very good - Clean room. Old style room but cozy. The room we had was right beside the back entrance so it was a bit noisy.
• Trisha (9/5): Superb - The staff cannot do it enough for you. The bedrooms are lovely and comfortable. The food, well what can I say, my compliments to the chef. The outdoor area is fabulous. The only downside was the traffic going by early in the morning. But obviously there is nothing that the Chester Beatty Inn can do about that.
• Karen (9/5): A lovely, quiet, delicious break after a busy bus tour around Ireland! - The on-site restaurant was delicious! It exceeded expectations in food deliciousness and the lovely servers, who were friendly and welcoming. I tipped them, which seemed to be unexpected and appreciated, as opposed to expected in USA! It felt private, and a get away from touristy areas, after our bus tour. Getting here without a private car was not info the Inn was able to give. We could have taken a bus (#131 0r 133, I think) from Dublin. We took the train to nearby Wicklow,. and Uber (which was a taxi, ~$20), bus was possible, I think, also) They could have had more info on local bus transportation to near by areas. However, the lovely ladies in the restaurant looked up and directed me to the bus stop, where other local ladies helped me figure out that there were options to take a bus to get to nearby sights. We did book a wonderful taxi to drive us around for a day, but could have taken a bus to the same locations (saving $150) but it was right for our needs, on this vacation.
• Maggie (10/5): I couldn’t recommend this place enough. If only every hotel was up to this standard . - We had a fabulous stay right from the start. The staff are amazing, helpful and friendly people always welcoming. As for the food very tasty with a good variety to suit all tastes. A very busy place but so well organised. Nothing. Though we made the owner laugh when I said that the hairdryer flex was too short.
• Gannettm (9/5): For traditional Irish hospitality stay at Chester Beatty. - Great overnight accommodation on the way back to Dublin. Wonderful pub and restaurant. Good parking. Older refurnished inn under newer management. All was good.
• Donna (10/5): - Amazing staff and locals with tourists enjoying the dining.
• Francis (10/5): Exceptional -
• William (10/5): A little jem in Ashford with clean rooms, great service, excellent bar food and an owner usually on site. -
• Michael (7/5): Good -
• Jill (10/5): Exceptional -
• dietmar (10/5): A wonderful example of hospitality - Loved everything about the hotel and the area. Charming, friendly staff. Great Guinness and food. The rambling but well thought out bars, restaurant and outdoor areas made you feel at ease and the staff / owners were amazing. We shall return
• Warren (9/5): Superb -
• Janet (10/5): Exceptional - The rooms were very clean and spacious. Nothing was to much trouble for the staff and owners. The price was alittle expensive. I had worked the amount out in euros to pounds for the 4 of us. We had 3 king-size rooms. When it came to the bill at the propery, it then worked out £111 more. Even though I'd checked the euro rate and queried it with Sean the owners Son. We just paid it because I don't like to cause a fuss and also because they were so nice.
• Louise (10/5): Chester Beatty Inn - Three night stay - Lovely room, excellent staff, delicious food , nice to find a menu with some different options from all the other restaurants. Laundry facilities next door which was convenient. A good base for exploring surrounding attractions. Loved everything- no complaints on anything.
• Philip (10/5): Exceptional -
• Fabio (10/5): - The Chester Beatty Inn was our first stay in ireland, and it cound‘t be any better. The people are friendly, kind and just lovely. The food is very very good and the rooms are nice. Every thing was perfect. Thank you very much. Next time again.

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