Located in Arklow, Arklow Bay Hotel is a 2-minute drive from Bridgewater Shopping Centre and 9 minutes from Woodenbridge Golf Club. .This spa hotel is 5.5 mi (8.9 km) from Mill at Avoca Village and 7.4 mi (11.9 km) from Avoca Mines.
What's nearby
Bridgewater Shopping Centre - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
The European Club - 10 min drive - 12.8 km
Mill at Avoca Village - 10 min drive - 9.0 km
Brittas Bay Beach - 16 min drive - 13.3 km
Avondale House - 18 min drive - 17.4 km
Getting around
Arklow Station - 8 min drive
Dublin Airport (DUB) - 68 min drive
Restaurants
McDonald's - 9 min drive
McDonald's - 3 min drive
The Old Ship - 11 min walk
Le Cafe - 10 min walk
Simply Great Coffee - 9 min drive
About this property
Arklow Bay Hotel
Hotel with a full-service spa, near Bridgewater Shopping Centre
Arklow Bay Hotel offers 91 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. This Arklow hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments.
Make yourself at home in one of the 91 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, a hair salon, and wedding services.
Enjoy a meal at The Pottery Restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. This hotel has 5 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
The Pottery Restaurant - Onsite restaurant.
Ferrybank Lounge - This bar serves lunch and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free uncovered self-parking on site
Food and drink
Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–10 AM: EUR 15 for adults and EUR 9 for children
1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
1 bar
Room service available
Restaurants on site
The Pottery Restaurant
Ferrybank Lounge
Things to do
Children's pool
Fitness centre
Full-service spa
Indoor pool
Sauna
A hot tub
Steam room
Family friendly
Children's pool
Indoor pool
Laundry facilities
Conveniences
Banquet hall
Lift
Front-desk safe
Vending machine
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Hair salon
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Tour/ticket assistance
Wedding services
Business services
Business centre
Meeting rooms - 5
Outdoors
Garden
Pool sunloungers
Spa
Body scrubs
Body treatments
Body wraps
Facials
Manicures and pedicures
Massages
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
Lift door width (centimetres): 100
Wheelchair-accessible lounge
Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
More
Designated smoking areas
Fireplace in reception
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Heating
Bathroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Towels
Entertainment
TV
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
More
Iron/ironing board
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 15 for adults and EUR 9 for children
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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; cash is not accepted
We should mention
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)
National rating
Rating provided by Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, source of official star ratings for accommodation.
Property is also known as
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Arklow Bay Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 198 out of 407 reviews" "
10 - Excellent
198
Rating 8 - Good. 115 out of 407 reviews" "
8 - Good
115
Rating 6 - Okay. 60 out of 407 reviews" "
6 - Okay
60
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 407 reviews" "
4 - Poor
24
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 407 reviews" "
2 - Terrible
10
8.4/10
Cleanliness
8.8/10
Staff & service
8.8/10
Amenities
7.8/10
Property conditions & facilities
8.2/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
6/10 Okay
Dianne
Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
15 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Needs updating. Our rooms were small and very warm. Windows opened very little. The cleaners used a very powerful, perfumy disinfection which was overwhelming
Nice comfortable hotel with good restaurant and facilities. Had a short walk around the pond and down to the coast. This was booked as a stopover on our way to the south of Ireland.
Five-day stay. Spacious room with vg accessible shower. Breakfasts substantial with vg service. Meals in restaurant and bar well cooked and served.
Ample parking. Helpful staff all round.
Pleasant garden and adjoining nature reserve.
Great hotel close to the ocean with a great pool and fitness club across the parking lot. Walking trail/nature trail is a nice walk to the beach. Front desk staff was superb! Answered all of our questions, gave suggestions and were very helpful. Ate dinner at the restaurant and the included breakfast was delightful. They poached an egg for me and they will also make pancakes to order. Everything else is self serve buffet with everything you could want for breakfast ! A nice respite on our busy trip through Ireland!
Great hotel close to the ocean with a great pool and fitness club across the parking lot. Walking trail/nature trail is a nice walk to the beach. Front desk staff was superb! Answered all of our questions, gave suggestions and were very helpful. Ate dinner at the restaurant and the included breakfast was delightful. They poached an egg for me and they will also make pancakes to order. Everything else is self serve buffet with everything you could want for breakfast ! A nice respite on our busy trip through Ireland!
Beds comfy, great window and view. We stayed in 7 hotels during our time in Ireland and this was the most expensive, which makes it seem like bad value because we had to clean the bath ourselves - it was full of dirt and hair. This was quite upsetting but as it was late we didn’t want to have to move. The corridor downstairs didn’t smell good which is another reason we didn’t want to move, we also didn’t want to lose our lovely view and comfy beds. It’s just a shame the bathroom was so run down and left dirty and hairy because for the cost you would really expect high quality cleaning. The hotel definitely needs updating and cleaning properly, or the price reduced to reflect the quality. I paid extra as a treat thinking it would be fancy, but even the cheapest hotel we stayed in this trip had a clean bathroom. Bit of a shame but aside from that we had a lovely stay.
Rooms were adequate- very similar to travel lodges I would say but are very Clean and everything you need for a few days.
We had a sea view , didnt use the pool or gym as we didnt have time as only stayed 2 nights Breakfast was great.
Hot and cold buffet
But what makes the Bay great is the staff - really lovely people
Arklow is tiny so location is good
Will stay again when visiting family
We had a fantastic stay at the Arklow Bay hotel. Our room was beautiful, the staff was lovely and went out of their way to make our stay special. Everything was absolutely top notch!
Our room was on third level near the lift at the junction of three hallways with doors that slammed every time someone closed one. It was also directly above the lounge and the live music came right through the floor. In addition, there was insufficient parking available for guests. At one point it was necessary park up the hill behind a barn in an unimproved unmarked lot.
Our water view was over roof of the lobby and building across the way.
The buffet breakfast at the hotel is excellent