The Royal Valentia Hotel

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for The Royal Valentia Hotel

Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains
Front of property - evening/night
Aerial view
Lounge
View from room

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Market Street, Knightstown, Valentia Island, Kerry
  • Valentia Heritage Museum
    5 min walk
  • Skellig Six 18 Distillery
    12 min drive
  • O'Neills The Point Seafood Bar
    11 min walk
  • Cahirciveen (CHE-Reeroe)
    13 min drive

Room options

Family Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Classic Double Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Twin Room

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Four-Poster Room, Sea View

  • 25 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Classic Twin Room

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Four-Poster Room, Sea View

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Valentia Island

With a stay at The Royal Valentia Hotel in Valentia Island, you'll be near the beach, just a 4-minute walk from Tinnies and 5 minutes by foot from Valentia Heritage Museum. .This hotel is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Skellig Six 18 Distillery and 3.4 mi (5.5 km) from The Anchor.

What's nearby

  • Valentia Heritage Museum - 5 min walk
  • Skellig Experience Centre - 7 min drive
  • Skellig Six 18 Distillery - 12 min drive
  • Ballycarbery Castle - 22 min drive
  • Cuas Crom Beach - 24 min drive

Getting around

  • Cahirciveen (CHE-Reeroe) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Oratory Pizza and Wine Bar - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Eva's Restaurant - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Mike Murts - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪The Moorings - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Bridge Bar - ‬8 min drive

About this property

The Royal Valentia Hotel

Hotel in Valentia Island with a restaurant and a bar
The Royal Valentia Hotel offers 29 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 29 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. Additional features at this hotel include tour/ticket assistance, a picnic area, and a ballroom.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
The Royal Valentia Hotel has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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 self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–11:00 AM: EUR 10.00 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • In-room accessibility
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Local maps
  • Phone
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
If you arrive at the property after hours, you'll need to check in at an alternate location: [Bar]
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately EUR 10.00 per person

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 and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This property does not have a Ireland Tourist Board rating. For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

The Royal Valentia Hotel Hotel
The Royal Valentia Hotel Valentia Island
The Royal Valentia Hotel Hotel Valentia Island

The Royal Valentia Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 76 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel in a beautiful part of the world
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice setting in a historical area. Although the hotel dates back to 1830’s, they have a nice setup for visitors to enjoy.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great w
Charming sea-side hotel located at the end of the island. Our morning included a wonderful Irish breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Traci, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Delightful classic hotel with excellent food.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Stay
Overall a very good experience. Only complaints would be a bed mattress that was on the stiff side and a very very noisy exhaust fan in the bathroom. The surroundings on the peninsula were off the hook beautiful and don’t leave without driving out to the lighthouse.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda, Corvallis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an old but wonderfully restored hotel. Our room was clean and comfortable with everything needed including shampoo, safe, and hair dryer. It had unique spaces like a small sitting area with a beautiful view of the harbor. As one would expect with an older hotel the walls are thin so I could hear all the happenings from the bathroom next door. You may want earplugs if that bothers you. The mattress is a little old and thin but the bedding was soft and comfortable. They have a full restaurant with a good variety on the menu including vegetarian options. There are few choices in town other than here to eat but it’s not far to other towns with more options. The evening staff at the restaurant seemed to be a bit overwhelmed so service was slow. Morning was much better. There is a beautiful hike in town to Bray Head with amazing cliff views of the ocean. I highly recommend this hike if you are able to do a somewhat strenuous 1.5 mile uphill climb on a well maintained road/trail. Overall we had a great stay and would definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sachin, Athlone

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

scott

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great and they assisted with any issue we had.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John, Palatka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great little village and harbor setting. Staff (Vincent) went above & beyond in fixing a left-behind item.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

JUNE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great friendly Hotel !!!
Had a fantastic time at the Royal Valencia Hotel. Got upgraded to the four poster bedroom for two days because of a plumbing problem in our room. Gorgeous view at the front across the bay. Breakfast was good, maybe keep an eye on items running out. Dinner was lovely, staff very friendly and helpful. Got to land on Skellig Michael which was our intended trip, brilliant.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Svetlana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views from a room, restaurant and near hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tobi

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

10/10 Excellent

Aine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for Visiting Skellig
Great food, both breakfast and dinner. Good location for Skellig traips as long as you have a car, 10 min drive from Portmagee. Room decent space for travelling (room for cases). Toiletries provided. Good buzz in bar and good choice of beers, nice seat outside overlooking the inlet.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An amazing hotel. The staff are so friendly and helpful!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Excellent food the hotel. hotel had a lot of charm. Will stay again at this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Travelled with family
This hotel was in an incredibly beautiful area. The seafood chowder at the restaurant was the best of our trip! Great history! Great community.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven, South Yarra

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay. Friendly staff. Had a lovely dinner and breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Jamie, BELLEVILLE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

DIANA CRISTINA, Pembroke Pines

Travelled with family
This is a three star and it’s safe and clean. Very tight and small, breakfast is ok, no biggy. There are not too many places around as this is a small town but quaint.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very quiet town
Listed building. Probably needs some touch up. Because of its age, could hear other rooms and footsteps all around. Surrounding was very very quiet… empty houses and nothing much else.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Alright, not fully what the pics make it seem
It was alright. Four pouster could do with a sand and paint, no bathtub was available, pictures of Tassimo machine in Superior room but none was found. Staff were nice.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Haley

Travelled with partner
We had to wait quite a bit to check in, there was no one at the front desk. We were also told there was no breakfast until 8am, but others were in eating before that. Cleanliness no the best, bathroom floors were dirty. Very charming though, some other flaws that are to be expended with the age.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice old building. Great view of the bay. Staff was very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024