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richiehadnett
County Kildare, Ireland

Lovely quirky hotel with beautiful views

Review of Lauriston Hotel
4.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 5 Sept 2023via mobile
Beautiful hotel right on the beach front of Ardrossan. Decor is very old, reminds me of an old parochial house of sorts but it's beautiful and very quirky. Breakfast was gorgeous and the braised beef for lunch the next day was also delicious, great selection in the bar. Room was spotless, massive bed, quite and extremely comfortable, all the staff were very friendly

The lady at the front desk Jennifer was a pleasure to deal with, extremely polite, courteous, went through everything with me and was very good to look after me as u was a walk in customer. Always a positive to get such a friendly warm welcome into a hotel and she pulls a good pint, can't get better😁

Motorcycle friendly hotel from an Irish traveller👍
Date of stay: August 2023
Trip type: Travelled solo
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Reviewed 30 August 2023 via mobile

Went alo g to the Lauriston last night (28th August) planned to sit outside but it was too windy sp decided to go in, Soon as we were in we were asked if we would like a drink, I had pint of Guinness (lovely) and my wife had a Large Rose Wine Aslo very nice, staff were very attentive and polite and asked at the correct times if we would like another drink, food was lovely as well a nice menu plenty options I opted for the Katsu Chicken Curry which was very nice and a side order of salt and chilli chips which were nice as well. Will definitely be back along soon for food and drinks........ As I mentioned before the Guinness was lovely 👌👌

Date of stay: August 2023
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 28 August 2023 via mobile

Brilliant day was had for my girls christening!!!

From Start to finish everyone at the Lauriston were great and really made the day so special for us, we had the room from 12 o’clock until whenever we decided to leave. We were never rushed and the team were always around for any assistance needed!

Definitely recommend booking the for any sort of event as I had my 30th in here last year and that was also fantastic.

Thanks again 😃

Date of stay: August 2023
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 31 July 2023

Went here for family meal felt like we were being rushed to order staff all looked fed up and as if they couldn't be bothered when asked for the bill it was thrown on the table and when the change was brought back it was thrown on the table as well wouldn't recommend going

Date of stay: July 2023
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 17 July 2023 via mobile

Looking at some people’s reviews I was unsure what to expect, check in was quick and very professional.
Okay as others have said the door to a certain room was stiff to open , but get a life. The bed was clean , linen decent, bathroom small but again clean with a fabulous shower.
Drinks before dinner served by a team of lovely young and knowledgeable staff, food was wonderful but beware… the portions are enormous.
As we were leaving at 7 the next morning we checked out after dinner, the young lady who appeared to be in charge offered to have breakfast rolls ready for us the following morning,
Big fat hot bacon rolls unwrapped on the ferry , delicious.
Well done to an exceptional young team

Date of stay: July 2023
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Phil Durrand, Owner at Lauriston Hotel, responded to this reviewResponded 18 July 2023

Patricia thank you for your lovely comments it is so pleasant when someone takes the time to consider every element of their stay with us . We as a team take great pride in what we do and we are delighted that we managed to deliver . Thank you again and hopefully we'll see you again soon

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Reviewed 6 July 2023 via mobile

We stayed one night during a touring holiday. The hotel has a great location on the seafront.

The reception area was dark and gloomy. The room was large, recently redecorated and with a new bathroom, but the main door was very difficult to open due to it rubbing on the carpet. The door to the bathroom wouldn’t close at all and some of the bathroom fittings were in the vanity unit, unfitted. When we reported this in the morning, it was clear the management knew about these issues but had not done anything about them. As a minimum, I would have expected an explanation and an apology when checking in.

The double mattress was comfortable but the left hand side was lower than the right so there was a slope in the middle!

The breakfast was adequate with a good full Scottish cooked option.

I hope the hotel can get their act together and resolve these issues

Date of stay: July 2023
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Phil Durrand, Owner at Lauriston Hotel, responded to this reviewResponded 7 July 2023

Thank you for taking the time to publish your view on your recent stay. We apologise that you found the door heavy to open this perhaps being the reason the key snapped in the lock , which we rectified as soon as we could get a locksmith to attend . The en suite door again can be very tight fitting which we have addressed previously we beleive with the heat it had swollen a little . With reference the mattress on inspection we couldnt identify and problem and beleive as its a super king bed it has a very heavy mattress and topper but certainly did not look like it dipped and guests always compliment on how comfortable the bed actually is . As you stated the ensuites have recently just been refitted our apologies there was a fitting left in the vanity unit . We beleive our rooms offer excellent facilities with little added extras , like robes, filter coffees, large flat screen tvs, newly fitted en suites luxury toiletries and hygiene supplies all for a much lesser rate than any other surrounding offerings

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