County Arms Birr

4.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
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Exterior
Garden
Superior Double Room, Garden View
Garden
Indoor pool

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Moorpark, Birr, Offaly
  • Birr Castle
    16 min walk
  • Woodland Cottage Garden
    3 min drive
  • Birr Golf Club
    5 min drive

Room options

Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Triple Room

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds OR 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room, Garden View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Twin Room

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the area

Birr

Located in Birr, County Arms Birr is in a rural location, a 2-minute drive from Birr Castle and 5 minutes from Birr Golf Club. .This family-friendly hotel is 7.1 mi (11.4 km) from Leap Castle and 7.5 mi (12.1 km) from Slieve Bloom Display Centre.

What's nearby

  • Birr Castle - 16 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Woodland Cottage Garden - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Birr Golf Club - 5 min drive - 4.8 km
  • Leap Castle - 11 min drive - 11.4 km
  • Fort Eliza - 13 min drive - 13.5 km

Getting around

  • Roscrea Station - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tonys Cafe - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Parkers Of Riverstown, Birr Co. Offaly - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪The Villa Cafe - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Thatch The - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬1 min walk

About this property

County Arms Birr

Family-friendly hotel with a full-service spa and a sauna
County Arms Birr offers 70 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Cable television is provided. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers.

This Birr hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna and a children's pool.

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 70 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers are provided. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and a hair salon.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
County Arms Birr has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, Polish, Portuguese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library
  • Newspapers in reception
  • 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
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

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
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Fireplace in reception
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available

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

County Arms Hotel Leisure
County Arms Birr
County Arms Hotel
County Arms Hotel Birr
County Arms Hotel And Leisure Club
County Arms Hotel Leisure
County Arms Hotel
County Arms Birr Birr
County Arms Birr Hotel
County Arms Birr Hotel Birr

County Arms Birr Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 85 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 37 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 148 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David, North Tonawanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was good clean And close to other places to visit and walkable
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dorothy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel, Mary in reception made us very welcome. Room was spacious, clean and serviced each day, comfortable bed. Excellent choice of breakfast and staff were very helpful. Bar food was good too. Enjoyed a swim at the Spa. Overall it was a lovely stay and would happily stay there again and recommend to others.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Olivia

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay!
This was a fantastic property to stay and well-priced for what it offers! The lady who works in the dining room for breakfast was so lovely and kind. The staff overall was very friendly. The room was comfortable and big. I will stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Gerard

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed twice , convenient location , spotless , great bar and food, wonderful staff
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Wesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to town centre. Modern rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great stay, lovely hotel, staff very friendly and super helpful
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aoife

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ciaran

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in the new family bedroom with a bunk bed. Needless to say my kids were delighted. Room furnished to a very high quality. We also really enjoyed the pool. Staff were excellent. Will definitely come back
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Darren

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Top class staff, from Emily on reception at check-in to Meaghan in the bar, extremely friendly and helpful. A credit to the hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice gardens and hotel but no air conditioning
Room was noisy with windows open. It was very hot and we arrived late and windows were not open to cool the room. No air conditioning and no offer of fan.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rudi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Rose

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Patrick

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

laurie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was clean and the staff helpful. It was warm and the window was in the west so it got very stuffy in the afternoons - a fan would have helped.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel. Very clean, friendly staff, great food and comfortable room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Frank

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

joseph

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023