Letterkenny is known for its bars and restaurants, and entices visitors with its popular attractions, including Donegal County Museum and Letterkenny Town Park.
Buncrana is known for its restaurants and bars, and entices visitors with its popular attractions, including Vintage Car and Carriage Museum and Buncrana Beach.
Ballyliffin is known for its bars and spas, and entices visitors with its popular attractions, including Ballyliffin Golf Course and Doagh Famine Village.
You may want to head out to Slieve League for some fresh mountain air and a bird's-eye view of Carrick. Want to stretch your legs a little more? Head to Cliffs of Bunglass, just a short walk away.
If visiting museums in Ballyliffin is on your list, you might want to visit the upcoming exhibitions at Doagh Famine Village. If you want to experience more of the culture Ballyliffin has to offer, head to Ballyliffin Golf Course, Five Fingers Strand, and Carrickbrackey Castle.
If seeing the sights is on your list of things to do, head to Rathmullan House – just one of the landmarks located 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from central Rathmullan.
Whether you want to hunt for sand dollars or smell the fresh air, Marble Hill Strand is a spot you might want to check out, located 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from central Portnablagh. If you want to continue walking by the waves, head to Carrigart Beach and Killahoey Beach.
Check out reviews of County Donegal hotels guests love
Lough Eske Castle
10/10 Excellent
"Bar was awesome good friendly staff. The guitarist Mark made our night along with new friends from Belfast. Property gorgeous breakfast great. Only problem could not connect to reception in morning forced to carry luggage a long way through a maze of rooms. No explanation for why they would not pick up phone. Still worth the stay"
"My only complaint is we asked the bartender to make a simple gin martini and he said sure, and he had to go get somebody else to make it and it was absolutely terrible, I couldn’t even drink it."
"A great base to explore the peninsula. The Spa was excellent, we booked an amazing treatment each and got free caps for the pool. Lovely view at breakfast even though we were there at end of January and cloudy sky. Breakfast was just okay, self service and basic. The bar area is fun and good range of evening food. The Saturday wedding crowd really took over most communal spaces. We were unimpressed with our room, no air con which is fine for most people at that time of year. No mini fridge. No guest slippers. No working extractor fan in bathroom, and needed a good scrub between tiles."
"The hotel is excellent. The room was very comfortable and allowed me to relax. The food at breakfast and dinner was excellent.
The setting looking to the sea is superb, watching the waves roll in, just brilliant.
The only downside is the parking can be tricky, due to the number of cars."
"Our stay was excellent in every way! The room was spacious and clean, the shower was very good with excellent temperature and pressure. The food was crazy good, the fish tacos were incredibly flavourful as was all the food. The hotel location was right for us being central to some nice hikes and scenery."
"Hotel Location is great. Easy to find just off the high street in Ballybofey. There’s a small car park out front but also a massive overflow car park with cctv around the back. Free to park.
Lovely staff at the hotel. They sorted an extra night stay for us without issue and even price matched to a cheaper price from their website.
Room was ideal for us 2 adults and 2 kids. Double bed and 2 singles. There’s no aircon which is a shame and the hotel is very hot, a fan is supplied which helped however. Bathroom was ok, floor tiles a little loose but not dangerous, and toilet roll holder in a weird position behind your elbow. Shower was the only real downside as it was very low on pressure.
Breakfast was great. Hot buffet with the obvious stuff, sausage, bacon, egg, white/black pudding, mushrooms, beans, tomatoes, and sundries including cereals and pastries. Big pots of tea and coffee served to your table too.
Bars and restaurants all nice. Food there was great. Kids ate each meal as did we. No complaints with any of it and very reasonably priced.
Surrounding area is lovely - a great series of walks by the river, some lovely little cafe/bars on the high street and good mainstream shops if you need supplies (Aldi/Lidl 5 min walk)"