10/10 Exceptional
Beautiful place, really close to beaches, delicious breakfast.
Laura
Laura, 1-night trip
Downings Bay Hotel
Downings beachfront hotel with 3 bars/lounges, restaurant
Escape to Downings Bay Hotel and indulge in the flavors of local cuisine at Haven, a fine-dining restaurant that serves dinner. Relax with a drink from one of three bars or unwind in the sauna or steam room. With free WiFi, babysitting services, and bike rentals nearby indoor pool access is also available.
Wonderful
Popular amenities
- Gym
- Bar
- Pool
- Laundry facilities
- Non-smoking
Main amenities (12)
- Daily housekeeping
- On the beach
- Restaurants and 3 bars/lounges
- Free babysitting
- Fitness centre
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Children's pool
- Room service
- Meeting rooms
- Front desk safe
- ATM/banking services
Feel at home (6)
- Babysitting (free)
- Children's pool
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Laundry facilities
- Coffee/tea maker
£119
includes taxes & fees
5 Dec - 6 Dec
Room options
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Showing 7 of 7 rooms
Double Room (NO VIEW/DISCO SIDE)
Exceptional
Highlights
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Iron/ironing board
Daily housekeeping
- Sleeps 2
- 1 Double Bed
Superior Single Room
Highlights
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Iron/ironing board
Daily housekeeping
- Sleeps 1
- 1 Single Bed
Twin Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE)
Highlights
Heating
Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Iron/ironing board
- Sleeps 3
- 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
Family Room (NO VIEW/ DISCO SIDE)
Highlights
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Iron/ironing board
Daily housekeeping
- Sleeps 4
- 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
Twin Room (PARTIAL SEA VIEW)
Very good
Highlights
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Iron/ironing board
Daily housekeeping
- Sleeps 2
- 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
Double Room (PARTIAL SEA VIEW)
Highlights
Heating
Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Iron/ironing board
- Sleeps 3
- 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
Family Room (PARTIAL SEA VIEW)
Highlights
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Iron/ironing board
Daily housekeeping
- Sleeps 4
- 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
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About the area
Main Street, Downings, Donegal
About this property
Downings Bay Hotel
When visiting Downings, Downings Bay Hotel is a great choice to consider. Guests can visit the fitness centre for a workout or grab a bite to eat at Haven, which serves local cuisine and is open for dinner. Other highlights include 3 bars/lounges, a sauna and a steam room.
At a glance
Property amenities
Room amenities
Special features
Dining
Haven – This fine-dining restaurant specialises in local cuisine and only serves dinner.
The Wheelhouse – On-site bar.
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Downings Bay Hotel Reviews
9.2
Wonderful
9.4/10
Cleanliness
9.4/10
Staff & service
8.8/10
Amenities
9.0/10
Property conditions & facilities
8.6/10
Eco-friendliness
Popular mentions
Service staffFoodRoomBeachBreakfastLocationBarWhat guests liked
- Breakfast was great with a good choice and tasty food. (5 reviews)
- The property is located close to the gorgeous Downings beach, offering easy access and a lovely beachside stay. (3 reviews)
From real guest reviews summarized by AI.10/10 Exceptional
Very short drive to three world class golf courses. Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Food was very good. Room very comfortable.
Patrick
Patrick, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
The staff were so accommodating and the food was excellent fare.
Andrew
Andrew, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
Very comfortable
Clean rooms and helpful staff
Desi
Desi, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Beautiful hotel and great bar. Next to the water. Nice Irish breakfast.
Ron
Ron, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Perfectly Pleasant
Perfectly pleasant stay in the Downings Bay, with clean and comfortable room, and generous breakfast.
John
10/10 Exceptional
Golf trip
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.
James
James, 2-night trip
8/10 Very good
Enjoyable short break
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.
Susan
Susan, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great hotel at very reasonable rates. Good food and staff. We’ll be back again. Thanks.
Richard
Richard, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Tub bath was a nice amenity after cold day of golf.
Patrick
Patrick, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Friendly staff , very welcoming . Ideal location if you are golfing . Great food . Highly recommended. Terrific value
John
John, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
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
Paul
Paul, 3-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Staff A+++
The staff at Downings Bay Hotel really made our trip extraordinary. They were so friendly and accommodating. Couldn’t ask for a better experience!
Mary
Mary, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
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.
P
P, 2-night trip
4/10 Fair
Beds hard and uncomfortable, breakfast seemed to be an inconvenience to the lady serving it !
donna
donna, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Schöne ruhige Lage, tolles Zimmer, sauber, sehr nettes freundliches Personal an Rezeption, sehr gutes Frühstück, gute Auswahl von Speisen im Restaurant.
Celia
Celia, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great hotel close to the beach.
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.
George
George, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Lovely relaxing stay, great breakfast and clean rooms
Donna
Donna, 3-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Lovely friendly staff
Rooms very clean
Great location
Karen
Karen, 1-night trip
6/10 Good
Static caravans ruin the views
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 ☹️
Sonja
Sonja, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
A true gem!
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.
sally
sally, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Hotel was very clean and good Covid requirements in place. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Food excellent
Brenda
Brenda, 3-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great place
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!
Alexander
Alexander, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
Nice hotel, some staff training needed
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.
Lisa
Lisa, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great spot for short family break
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
Mary
Mary, 1-night trip
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