The Donard

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Double or Twin Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Exterior
Exterior
Restaurant

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
29 Main St, Newcastle, Northern Ireland, BT33 0AD
  • Tollymore National Outdoor Centre
    5 min walk
  • Shimna Diner
    1 min walk
  • Newry Station
    35 min drive
  • Belfast (BHD-George Best Belfast City)
    66 min drive

Room options

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Family Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the neighborhood

Newcastle

With a stay at Donard Hotel in Newcastle, you'll be a 5-minute walk from Tollymore National Outdoor Centre and 6 minutes by foot from Newcastle Beach. .This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Tollymore Forest Park and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Royal County Down Golf Course.

What's nearby

  • Newcastle Beach - 6 min walk
  • Royal County Down Golf Course - 12 min walk
  • Tollymore Forest Park - 12 min walk
  • Murlough National Nature Reserve - 15 min walk
  • Slieve Donard - 21 min drive

Getting around

  • Belfast (BHD-George Best Belfast City) - 66 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Quinns Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪O'Hares Lounge Bars - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Strand - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Chaplin's Bar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Shimna Diner - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Donard

Hotel in Newcastle with a 24-hour front desk
Donard Hotel offers 19 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 19 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and separate sitting areas.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a nature reserve
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (47 inch wide door)
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between September 1 and September 30.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

Property is also known as

Donard Hotel
The Donard Hotel
The Donard Newcastle
The Donard Hotel Newcastle

The Donard Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 56 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

KAREN

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a fantastic stay. Staff Was amazing. Great breakfast in the morning. So helpful and went above and beyond to make us comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Petr

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay
Excellent stay -) 1st class service Friendly and helpful staff excellent location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

philip

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay. Excellent rooms, well worth the money. Very central.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Aisling

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Christopher

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The Donard was such a wonderful stay. The room was a little dated compared to our other recent stays in Ireland, but the staff's friendliness and helpfulness made us feel so at home. We really loved the concierge staff and the warm and friendly Irish way of making us comfortable. The continental breakfast was a great start to the day. We would definitely book again!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tara

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great time at the Donard
The room was great with a large bathroom and a comfortable bed. The hotel itself was beautiful, great location, the staff were friendly and helpful and the breakfast was delicious
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

sandra

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its very well located and surprisingly quiet once your in the rooms the staff we dealt with kevin and Katie were very friendly and onliging kevin offered to help us with our luggage on two occasions the bed was very comfortable and there was plenty of hot water in the bathroom the continental breakfast was good and its complimentary it has something for everyone a selection of cereals ,breads ,pastries and fruit etc
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

William

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful time in Newcastle
Lovely hotel, room was lovely...kids loved the bunked beds! Breakfast was lovely. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Gayle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Whilst the staff were excellent and the main areas and breakfast were pleasant, the room was disappointing and not as expected based on the website photos. We were shown bright, modern and airy rooms online but we were given a dated and dark one instead. The views outside are of flat roofs with dead plants and a broken aerial. Our bathroom had an avocado green suite with very old fixtures. It was very clean but came across as dingy. We slept well and the beds were comfortable. However, I would not have booked if the online content had been completely honest. It didn't feel like a treat. Tonight we are in a different guest house along the coast in Warrenpoint, at a similar price. It is head and shoulders above the Donard with a balcony and sea view. Sorry, I am just being honest. I feel bad because the staff were lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

alwyn

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel will definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cakers

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved the room size and staying at front of hotel was fab. Dog loved his stay too! Staff very good, very helpful & friendly. We will definitely stay again, very reasonably priced too and we got continental breakfast free of charge! Joanne 💜
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
The Donard Hotel in Newcastle fitted our needs for an overnight stay exactly - a centrally located hotel with good sized rooms, a very comfortable bed and very friendly and helpful staff. The team worked well together but a special shoutout to Kevin who went above and beyond to ensure that we enjoyed our stay. The town of Newcastle is an attractive seaside town but also an excellent starting point to climb Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland's highest mountain, which was the reason for our stay here. I am pleased to say we achieved our objective and rewarded ourselves with large ice cream sundaes from Morelli's wonderful establishment on the seafront.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel triple room was amazing staff were lovely breakfast gud certainly stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kylie

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Staff where very friendly and helpful, location is excellent but the rooms are tiered and unclean
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Charlene

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

joan

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Briiliant location to go exploring a walk up the moutains stunning
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Loved it. Have always wondered from a child what the inside the Donard hotel looked like....mystery solved. Made lasting memories with my son and granddaughter. Staff couldn't do enough. Shout out for Kevin
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ortho

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value for money
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Valerie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable clean staff friendly and helpful centrally located near to several amenities and cafes, shops etc.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024