I'm very fond of this hotel, we held our wedding reception there and if there's no room at the family place in Mayo or we want to get away I always book in here. If you are thinking of using it for a wedding then the coordinator at the hotel is an excellent organiser and they can be negotiated down on costs, especially corkage and a late licence. The hotel is a little traditional, like most places in the area, although they have started to modernise the rooms. The room we had last week was one of these and it was lovely - bathroom was large, clean, modern with an excellent shower and the bed was the most comfortable thing ever. The unmodernised rooms have always been ok too - just the decor is a little more chintzy or old fashioned I guess. The pool is good, although often full of kids, there is always a swimming lane and there is a sauna and steam room too. The beauty treatments are excellent, although a little pricey, and the gym is small but has lots of machines. You need a swimming hat to go into a pool in Ireland but they sell them there if you forget! The restaurant is fine. Breakfast isn't the greatest but the dinners are good. I personally prefer a smaller independent restaurant than a big room in a hotel. The hotel is a 5 minute walk from Westport town centre. In terms of town centre hotels in Westport, I think it is the best, although there are some fans of the Castlecourt about! If you're not bothered about staying in the town centre then the Harbour Mill flats at the Quay are a little nicer. And just make sure you get out to Croagh Patrick and the beaches at Old Head or Bertra whilst you're there, as well as the pre-requisite visit to Matt Molloys for all tourists!

Westport is a lovely town in Western Ireland. I spend there a few sunny days in early May. As usually, I had a room booked in a good hotel offering full service. This time it was Hotel Westport. The hotel had been famous for its restaurant and I really wanted to check whether it was still right. I arrived in the very late afternoon. A nice girl in the reception gave me a card to open the door of my room. It was clean and large as I had expected. "Well done", I said to myself. It was 9 pm. I decided to go to the restaurant. I took a seat and started to read Menu. It was impresive. A very friendly waiter suggested me fish and good wine. They were really delicious. I ordered another bottle. The evening was long. It was not easy to wake up in the morning, but good coffee and Irish breakfast had me back on my feet. I spent the day on visiting the region of Westport around Croagh Patrick. In the afternoon I came back to the hotel and a true surprise waited for me. Scottish wedding. For the first time in my my life I saw so many men wearing kilts. In Poland where I live it is not usual, I would even say, a bit strange for us, but very attractive. I left the hotel on the next day in the morning, but will certainly remember my stay for a long time.

This was a 3 night, midweek stay. One nice thing is that the hotel is a short walk from the centre of the town. Far enough to get some fresh air but close enough to be able to just nip out to the shops. The hotel was being renovated and expanded when we were there so there was lots of building work going on outside our window. We weren't told about this before booking which was a bone of contention and a little un-professional. The room was very comfortable and all the furniture was well placed. There was a kettle with tea and coffee provided in the room. I can't find any fault with the bedroom. The bathroom could have done with a proper sized bath though. The one we had was rather shallow. We needed a nice bath to fully relax after all the walking and climbing we'd been doing. The hotel had plenty of good quality facilities. The big bar area with entertainment some evenings, the sports hall ,which we didn't have time to sample, and the restaurant. The breakfast was one of the best we've ever had. It was really good. Mostly a hot and cold buffet but a chef serves up the cooked breakfast items. The waiter brings the pots of tea and a plate of toast. The hotel was busy with Irish and foreign tourists and rightly so. It's an outstanding hotel in a very beautiful, picturesque little town.

I would recommend this hotel to families definitely. We stayed for three days mid-week. The stay included B&B and evening meals for us and the kids (twins boys aged 5, girls 3 and 1) and was really great value. We had adjoining rooms which worked out well as we had lots of space. The hotel is being updated at the moment (they did let us know this on booking ) and as we were staying with our kids who wake up at 6.30 this did not bother us, but couples beware if you are looking for a lie-in you may not get one if you are in the wrong room!! The accommodation is a little tired and dated (lino effect material on the bathroom floor) but the room was spotless. The breakfast and evening meal in the hotel was very good (for hotel standard food) plenty of fish and maybe one or two meat courses plus vegetarian option. Kids menu was the usual unhealthy chips with everything (Irish hotels please take note that kids love pasta, rice and noodles which would be alot healthier then chips which even the kids bore of). You could also order any half portion of food from the adults a la carte menu. I found they were very friendly in the restaurant to the kids, making sure there was a jug of miwadi for them and colouring books and crayon packs to keep them entertained. Swimming pool facilities were excellent (very clean) with toddler pool suitable from small baby to 3 years of age. Toddler swimming nappies can be bought here as well as hats, swimsuits etc. The reception staff were so helpful to us when we realised we had not packed our buggy. One receptionist (I think on the Wednesday 7 May) even offered to give us her baby's buggy (what service!) but they managed to locate the hotels buggy. Go on treat yourself to a few days with the kids you can't go wrong, great location to westport town, lovely staff, kiddies pool, good food etc etc. We will definitely be going back this summer and hopefully the new rooms will be completed by then.

exceptional service, fabulous food and highest quality rooms made a three day stay at the Westport Hotel the ideal combination of business meetings and some time-out for relaxation. The location within easy walking distance of both town and quayside further complimented our stay.