Just back (on business) from a two day trip to Killarney and stayed at the impressive Abbey Lodge. Previous to my trip I was in Dubai in July and really found the standard of accomodation to be excellent so I arrived having previously been a little bit spoilt. I have to say the quality of the Abbey Lodge property is very impressive, I had a really spacious room with all the mod cons you would expect but with a touch of class that you might not find in other Guesthouses-B & Bs.

Breakfast was also lovely, the staff were warm and smiley. The building itself is very unique, Art with a mixture of mod cons, it works very well.

Really enjoyed it and would have no hesitation recommending Abbey Lodge, its also only a 3 minute walk into town with plenty of parking.

Ive just returned from my second visit to Abbey lodge, my first been in Sept 05 and I gotta say this place is sooo consistant. The rooms, the food, the quality of service, a REAL GEM !!

If youre after an inn with excellent service, nicely appointed rooms with bath and shower, and a teffific location consider the abbey lodge.´

This is my first time writing a review of a hotel I have stayed in on trip advisor. I would like to start by saying our trip involved a 10 day west of and south of ireland trip fro Galway to Kenmare.
I originally booked 2 nights at the Abbey Lodge based on a review I read in a spanish guidebook at my local library. I always feel you get a good impression of a hotel when you actually call and speak to the place directly, so I did this. I got a lady on the phone who instantly recognised my accent (spanish with a hint of Leeds in the UK) and greeted me with a big Bonas Dias !

All going well I booked a double room for me, my wife and our 2 year old boy Antonio. The cost came out at 110.00 per night including breakfast, quite fair I thought. Upon arrival we were checked into the house my a mr john king, he turned out to be the owner and indeed a very genuine gentleman. Over the course of the 4 days(we were so impressed we stayed an extra 2 nights) mr king and his daughter (the lady who spoke near fluent spanish) treated us very well. The room was very spacious with a bath and shower, trouser press, hairdryer and a proper T.V.!!!) I can see why Mr King doesnt provide´tea and coffee in the bedrooms and you can see the room we had was very clean.There is a lovely lounge at the front of the house with tea and coffee facilities also what i was most impressed by was the ability of the owners to advise you away from the tourist trap restaurants and bars and give you their genuine recommendations, they even have the menus in this very homely lounge. because of this I would recommend a nice restaurant called Treyvauds which was on the high street.

We met some other spanish people who were on a golf trip who stayed at the abbey lodges sister house and they seemed to have no problem in fact one of the guys (from seville) said his room was so nice that he would bring his wife back for their anniversary. (these guys on these golf trips have it all)

My summary, if you want a place that is only a two minute walk into the town centre, where you will be treated like a king (mr king kept refering to antonio as the little king), where the rooms are well decorated and where you will be treated warmly and respectfully try the abbey lodge. Oh you must ask mr king about the paintings in the dining room, the seven deadly sins.. very funny indeed. This guesthouse is the best I have ever stayed in and I will be back.

Dr Miguel Asturas.
Costa Adeje

We were very disappointed with Abbey Lodge after reading such good reviews here.

We booked in for three nights at the 4-star-rated Abbey Lodge, but when we checked-in, we were immediately shown to our room in the adjoining un-rated guest house called Ardree House. The two houses are owned by the same family and are joined by a glass corridor/breakfast room. While the rooms in Abbey Lodge are worthy of 4 stars, we could see why Ardree house was un-rated. Our room was very tatty, with stained carpets and mould on the windows. There was no power shower and no tea/coffee-making facilities in the room. We could not believe that the owners were getting bookings from the great reviews on this website combined with the description of their facilities on their own website, only to place guests in inferior accomodation (for the same price of 50 Euros per person per night) in their neighbouring house. After we complained, we were moved to a much better room in Abbey Lodge for our last two nights, and (after a bit of arguing) managed to secure a reduced price for our first night.

They don't provide tea/coffe-making facilities in Abbey Lodge either. You have to go down to a communal lounge if you want a cuppa. We were eventually provided with a kettle after we pointed out that as they advertised such facilities on thier website, they were honour-bound to provide them.

We stayed at three other B&Bs in Ireland after reading great reviews on Trip Advisor, and they were all superb. It was such a shame that the owners of these two very different guest houses have decided to merge their business, with the net effect of Ardree Lodge spoiling the reputation of Abbey House. They either need to drastically improve Ardree House, or run the two businesses separately.

So, if you decide to stay at Abbey Lodge, make sure you get a written statement from the owner, saying that you will actually be staying at Abbey Lodge - and be prepared to stand your ground. Alternatively, if you don't want the hassle, stay somewhere else!