Carrigaline Court Hotel & Leisure Centre - Carrigaline, Ireland 

My wife and i stayed with our 3 year old child. Though the hotel looks ok, i think branding it as a 4* hotel is a bit much. We've stayed in better 3* hotels. This hotel looks more like an early 1990's 4* hotel. The lifeguards in the swimming pool were ridiculous. Even though the pool was fairly busy, they were more intent on getting lost in a side room and rarely looking into the pool area. No way would you feel confident if something happened. The rooms are outdated and definately not up to 4* standard. The TV was tiny and showed only about 5 channels. The restaurant was nice, the food was very good and the staff were very helpful, though you'd be better off having a proper breakfast elsewhere as this was very lacklustre too. A leisure centre does not automatically make a 4* hotel. You need to buck up and see what 4* standard is. At ?180 a night it just wasn't worth it.

On arrival I asked for a smoking room, got a non smoking, You have to pay for broadband. They didn't know what a rock shandy was ( Irish Bar Person ). Food was sent back, it was so bad i didn't want a replacement meal. TV's in Bar keep dropping pic annoying when trying to watch match. The room only had a few of the stated channels, the only hotel i have stayed in where they still have shower curtains. Dont do it, stay in town.