Quinlan & Cooke Boutique Townhouse and QCs Seafood Restaurant

Very clean, convenient, lovely big room. Restaurant was amazing, brilliant food. Highly recommend and we will be back!

Attention to detail here was excellent. The rooms were gorgeous and the setting was so special - we really felt spoilt. Our teenage daughters were particularly enraptured by the experience. The communal areas felt simultaneously Mediterranean and Scandinavian- it was very quirky but in the best possible way! The breakfasts were delicious - a welcome change from the usual full Irish we'd enjoyed elsewhere and just as filling. We ate in the fish restaurant too, which was delicious.

How to start - having spent 15 years in the hotel business, we have stayed in hotels from five to no stars. Quinlan and Cooke stands out above everything I've ever spend time in. A boutique hotel, run by a delightful Irish woman who know how to take care of customers without fuss or muss. Every room is outfitted exactly as you would outfit your own home/bathroom. Excellent amenities, great breakfast delivered directly to your room every morning, fresh fruit, croissants, juice, everything you could desire right at your fingertips. Hotel personnel go out of their way to insure a quiet and comfortable stay. Can't do better than Quinlan and Cooke. And the attached restaurant is outstanding - great menu - best fish and chips in Ireland with an absolutely best trained staff. If you are looking for an outstanding visit to a small town on the Ring Of Kerry, this is it. Kate and her crew are some of the best I've ever seen in all our travels throughout the world. This isn't a corporate hotel experience - this is genuine local boutique hotel run by a professional with exquiste taste and attention to detail. I wish her continued success. One of the best! One more thing, this is not for those who want to be pampered and looked after, this is a hotel for people who travel on their own, know how to take care of themselves, who don't need constant pampering. This is a hotel that takes special care to make sure your every need is already in place when you arrive and that the traveller is capable of embracing the caring touches put in place by the owner without the need for a butler or special staff. If you are a needy traveller, this is not for you. However, whatever your need, it will be met by Kate's outstanding staff. Enjoy and embrace this special place. You'll remember it fondly.

Super cute room, I must second the input of another fellow traveler's review on having the best shower, plenty of options for breakfast, very friendly and helpful staff (the restaurant is closed on Monday, there's a notice outside the restaurant with a phone number for traveler to call in order to check in. I do not have a working phone number and thankfully the staff managed to get my situation sorted out via booking.com chat. Super grateful for them to be on top of communication!)

This may be a strange thing to start with but I have never experienced such a good shower anywhere! That impresses me as did the breakfast. Initially I was disappointed that the breakfast was already in the fridge and we were to serve our selves but it makes sense for a small hotel to staff it efficiently. The quality of the local produce was superb and fresh pastries were left at the door in the morning. Combined with a modern, well decorated room, this was a memorable stay.