Name: Pillo Hotel & Leisure Club
Address: The Rath, ., Ashbourne, A84 KR91, IE

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2026

Joanne

Busy family hotel, good ok not amazing!
Good for kids & famiies!

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2026

Tara

Overall, it is a nice hotel but we had some challenges with the amenities. It offered A/C which was a rare treat, but it only worked in one of the two rooms. We were excited to see ice machines, but couldn’t find one that worked. The tvs only got 7 channels and we had to call the office to get the room next to us to quiet down after being repeatedly woken up. The food and and drink at the restaurant were good and the place was clean and people friendly, but we were disappointed.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2026

Billy

Fantastic hotel, bar, and pool! Great stay.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2026

Martin

Greatest

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jun 2026

Ashley

Hotel was nice but we paid a premium for facilities like the pool that we thought we could use for the kids. We only found out on 8 hrs before we arrived that the pool hours for kids were restricted between 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM, which when we were planning to arrive around 7:30-8:00 and leave at 9:30 am, made it useless to us. These hours should be publicly posted on the website, not just communicated via email again. We also thought breakfast was included in our rate given “full breakfast available” was listed as a hotel amenity and when we were checking in, the staff person said “you can just go to breakfast, don’t need to bring anything”, implying that it would be covered. When we arrived at breakfast the next morning, the staff member was highlighting room numbers only to say that ours did not include breakfast and we were charged an extortionate amount for a buffet breakfast. Felt very much like a bait and switch strategy and when you’re paying a premium rate for a hotel, you’d expect much more.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2026

Robert

A very modern hotel with good amenities.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2026

Lesley

Everything was nice and smooth. However the air con wasn't brilliant. But it was exceptionally hot. Food was really good. Overall a very pleasant stay.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2026

Martin

Did not have breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2026

Chris

No breakfast included when booked with Hotels.com but you can pay for it at the hotel for €18per head , good hotel , clean big rooms , it’s really handy to Ashbourne

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2026

Liam

Very happy with the hotel, staff very friendly. Just one complaint is that netflix isn't available. Would be handy to have when visiting with children and as it's a popular hotel for children I think it would help parents out

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2026

Martin

Y

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2026

Martin

Y

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2026

Gabriela

Clean rooms, swimming pool & lots attractions for children

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2026

Sarah

Highly recommend the Pillo. The rooms are spacious, immaculate, and have all amenities you would need (iron, hairdryer etc.) The food in the restaurant was very good, as was breakfast, and the menus catered well for everyone. The hotel had entertainment provided in the evening for the children, and an arcade room, which is perfect for families with young kids.
We all enjoyed the pool and spa, which again, was super clean and well maintained.
We chose this hotel as it is close to Emerald Park, so its perfect if you're visiting the area for that reason.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Apr 2026

Rachel

Hotel handy for Emerald Park. Grand for families for an overnight. However breakfast wasn’t of a four star standard and the cleanliness of hotel/ swimming pool was not up to scratch/ what you would expect of four star hotel - pool changing area unclean ( at 8am in the morning, so only going to get worse) and the floors around reception were not cleaned / tidy early morning which is when you would expect it to be at its cleanest.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2026

Lynette

Good location for Emerald Park however hotel room floor was filthy and not hoovered (pretzels and biscuits all over floor). We had to pay for everything as we went along and they wouldnt let us charge to the room.
Shower was good when it worked. Most plugs in the room didnt work. Mouldy curtains in room also. They seperate the bar and restaurant however the menu is the same and we had to go looking for menus in the restaurant.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

02 Apr 2026

Martin

I booked the reservation
Booking taken
No availability
Refund coming from Hotels.com
This is not the first time the Pillo have taken a booking and than rang me to say they had no rooms

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2026

Francis William

Nice hotel, very friendly staff. Lovely bar. Breakfast was excellent. Rooms nice. Would stay there again.

Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

vicky

Great food in the bar for dinner
60 euro for breakfast 2 adults 2 kids was a bit much for what we ate
Pool reception under construction, only 1 single changing room, pool area messy and a bit dirty and some fun bits broken, water warm though
Clean room and toilet, beds ok, adjoining room so heard neighbours very clearly at 2am but door locked and safe

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2026

Martin

Y

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2026

Martin

T

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2026

Louise

Very clean spacious room.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2026

Stephen

The staff were brillant , food was gorgeous they only issue i would have is the price of drink in the bar. A bit to expensive.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2026

Martin

Y

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2026

Alesia

Good

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

Martin

Y

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2025

yasmine

Room was spotless staff was very accommodating

6/10

Pleasant

12 Dec 2025

Ann

Room just ok nothing to write home about.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2025

Tony

Great stay but the gym was closed for refurbishment.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

David

Lovely hotel, comfortable room, great pool and super breakfast!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2025

Martin

Y

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2025

LIAM

the room was spotless. and the staff were helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2025

John

Nice hotel, staff not overly friendly for family friendly hotel, food was average

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

05 Nov 2025

Robert

poor versus cost, no gym available and breakfast 18 euros on top

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

Patrick

Excellent

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2025

Martin

good

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2025

Martin

Vg

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Kathleen

I really appreciated how big and clean the room was. The bed was also large and comfortable and there were plenty of places to put things away.
Luke most places we stayed in Ireland, The air circulation in the bathroom was insignificant and not quite up to the challenge of dealing with typical shower humidity, but turning on the air conditioning in the bedroom helped.
The food and services were excellent and the location is convenient to the airport. Would recommend.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Sep 2025

David

Avoid

Avoid at all costs
Paper thin walls awful breakfast
Unhelpful staff
Far from family friendly and very expensive
Nice bar food though

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2025

MARGARET

Breakfast was okay
Staff cordial

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

Bernie

We stayed for 3 nights as we were visiting Emerald park & it’s a short drive to the park.
The staff were very helpful and the standard of food was brilliant at breakfast & in both the bar & restaurant. We would definitely recommend staying here.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2025

Christine

Lovely hotel.

Rooms are large with very comfortable beds. Fantastic walk in shower. Breakfast was good. Dinner was really good apart from the chips. They were way too salty. I don't understand why some chefs insist on smothering chips in salt. Let the customer help themselves to the salt if they want it. We asked for a little taste of the curry sauce before deciding on whether to order it. We were told we couldn't have it.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

21 Jun 2025

Barbara

Rude unhelpful staff, poor breakfast (cold) not friendly horrendous stay could not wait to leave.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Sinead

Brilliant staff

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2025

Martin

Good

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2025

Gordon

Great property close to local amenities

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

All around a pleasant stay

Nice hotel,lovely views, rooms nice & modern, air conditioning a plus, decent pool & spotless changing area. Very family oriented hotel so lots of entertainment for kids. Peaceful at night which was a huge plus. The only downside was the shower in our room didn’t drain properly and would fill with water.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2025

Jonny

Great romantic night away.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2024

Malachy

Nice hotel

Easy check in ,very reasonably priced food and drink ,bed was a bit soft but ok,room is large

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2024

Rachel

Would stay again.

The facilities, food and staff were wonderful. The only down points were our room was cold and the radiator and heating didn’t seem to work when we adjusted the thermostat. Also our details were leaked in a security breach and no apology was offered. I do believe they will have improved their security in response to this so it’s more just an annoyance for those effected than something that new customers need to be concerned about.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jun 2024

gray

Easy parking, but small annoying issues throughout the stay and a later check in

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2024

Garret

Nice little hotel, very clean and well kept

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2024

Joseph

Family orientated. Large rooms welcoming and helpful staff.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2024

Stephen

Great hotel choice for a family. Convenient. And clean. I was literally horrified at the breakfast however. Awful. Literally awful. I was embarrassed for the country of Ireland when I saw the American tourists faces as they thought the same.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2023

Aidan

Close enough to airport good facilities

East access off motorway - 30 mins from airport

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2023

Chichu

Room was too hot at night.Rest all was perfect

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2023

Sara

Enjoyable

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2023

Sally

Porridge at breakfast used to be good, now poor. Coffee pretty awful. Electric socket for kettle in room didn’t work. Curtains not close properly- light leaking everywhere.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 Aug 2023

Lorna

Wry dark dinning areas. A lot of families

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2023

Ian

Excellent hotel close to Emarld Park 8min drive. Food and Service excellent Swimming pool good for adults and children

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

07 Aug 2023

Verified traveler

Poor customer service

We had booked a baby cot months in advance but none were available when we arrived. Staff blamed this on hotels.com and offered no help

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2023

James

Nice few days at The Pillo Hotel.

Everything was great - food was great - staff were excellent and pool was great. No problems at all.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

30 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

Very disappointing. Hotel needs alot of work

Positives - staff at reception and in the time restaurant were very friendly and welcoming.

Negatives! -
room wasn't clean, bench wasn't even wiped down
Safe didn't work
Broken fan in the room
USB socket didn't work
TV wasn't a smart tv
Dirty moldy taps in bathroom
No soap to wash hands
Balcony very dirty and green!!
Torn curtains
2 beds with no headboards
Duvet blankets very yellow
Room was very hot, even with heating turned off
Breakfast wasn't included
Hotel pool very dirty and moldy!! And no separate changing room lockers, it was just one big room. Shouldn't be like that this day and age. Also couldn't lock the lockers for belongings. Had to buy a lock to lock it which cost 10 euro.
Will not be back to this hotel

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2023

Theresa

Very happy

Great stay here lovely and clean very spacious. Staff were lovely food was lovely cant complain thank yous will be staying again

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2023

FRANCES

Beautiful spacious family room. Friendly staff. Excellent food. Close to Tayto Park. Swimming pool a bonus! Highly recommend.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2023

Andrea

Nice property and staff . However, there was no air conditioning -and it wasn’t indicated in the original booking- the staff said they haven’t had it in quite a few months so it was a condition that should’ve been disclosed. The hotel staff did bring up a spacer air conditioner and fans, for both rooms , but it really didn’t do the job. I might’ve booked elsewhere if I knew there wasn’t any air, we all perspired during the night. Again, the staff was really lovely and did the best they could.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2023

Noreen

It had been a roasting day and we found the room like an oven, as the curtains on the huge glass windows hadn’t been drawn. It was into the night before it cooled, having opened the small window.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2023

Mike

Staff were brilliant and extremely helpful, hotel was nice and clean and the swimming pool was lovely.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2023

crystal

Near Emerald Park. Rooms were clean and comfortable. The only downside waa there was no water in the rooms and vending machine took my money. When I reported this to the hotel I was told I need to call the number on the vending machine because the hotel doesn't own the machines.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2023

Nathan

Recommend

Lovely hotel, very clean and friendly staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2023

Mark

Very clean
Bit shabby but that didn’t bother me and shouldn’t bother other people😃

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2023

Janet

Brilliant hotel and handy to Ashbourne and blanchardstown
The only fault I found was the swimming pool was quite dirty around the walls and the ladies changing rooms were filthy floors

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2023

Verified traveler

Pillo Hotel Ashbourne March 2023

Clean hotel and room was very nice and spacious. Staff were pleasant although not overly helpful in hotel. The leisure centre staff were quite nice and helpful. We were on the 5th floor but unfortunately there was a TY ball on for our first night and the whole room was vibrating from the music. Not the easiest to get the children to sleep with that 🙈

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2023

Helen

A very medicore stay for the price we paid

I was disappointed by the standard of the hotel given the price we paid for our stay. We found the staff very friendly and the service was good but I was very shocked when the restaurant staff member told me not to worry about leaving a tip as this doesn't get passed on to the staff at the hotel. I find it disgraceful that the Management of the hotel would be able to get away with this.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2023

Yvonne

The hotel was perfect. View was good and breakfast was delicious

4/10

Poor

23 Jan 2023

Thomas

A bit tired and Cold

Room was cold and AC controls not accessible. Booking the pool was overly complicated and did not work anyway

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2023

Denise

Very comfortable room...Very pleasant staff at reception and in the bar.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2023

Verified traveler

Just what I needed

Didn’t realise how big the hotel was.
Friendly staff.
Comfy bed, slept like a log.
Good staywill be back :)

Business

4/10

Poor

01 Dec 2022

Isobel

The room had very thin quilts and I was freezing had to take the quilt off another bed to keep me warm.. and I am from Scotland!! No hot water, shower and bath were so cold it was a very fast experience. Food was lovely and staff very friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2022

Sally

Friendly, efficient, clean. Eady parking. Comfortable rooms.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2022

David

staff were excellent & very attentive even though the hotel was very busy. Food in the bar was excellent. Leisure facilities were great.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

24 Oct 2022

Dylan

No what you see in the pictures

Terrible service the rooms smell like stale cigarettes. The pool is less than half the size of the photos the bar staff were rude and not trained to do their jobs. We had to sit in the bar as the restaurant was full even though most of the tables in the restaurant were empty. Weve never stayed in a hotel so badly run and false. Also you a code to leave the property if your driving and no member of staff tell you this as you check out. Way over priced room rate and the food is expensive for what you actually get

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Oct 2022

KEVIN

Decent stay

The hotel was relatively new and modern. The staff was very helpful. We had a problem with no heat in the room and after determining that it couldn’t be fixed, moved us to another room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2022

Maire

Break

Amazing

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Sep 2022

JUDITH

We spent a little extra to stay here as it was the end of a road trip and we wanted to utilize the amenities- pool, spa, etc. Upon arrival, we were very disappointed to find out that nothing was available to us. I feel that a portion of that cost should have been deducted.
When leaving, we had a rental car issue. Noel, at the front desk, was very helpful and kind. He is a great representative for your hotel!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2022

Mandy

My biggest issue is that I had booked 2 double rooms but when I checked in they only had us down (4 people, 2 men and 2 women) for one family room. When I explained to the receptionist that my booking was in fact for 4 rooms, she was unhelpful. It was only when I came down again with evidence of my bookings that she called the manager who somehow managed to find another room.

The other issue we had is rowdy antisocial fellow guests (Sat pm & early hours of Sun morning) who woke us up.

Apart from that, staff were efficient, polite and helpful, especially in the bar/restuarant.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2022

Robert

The property is nice and clean. Very helpful staff.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2022

hannah

Perfect for families
Would of liked to use the pool but it wasn't open

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2022

Noel

Overnight Family stay

Had an overnight stay after day trip to Tayto Park.
Hotel was excellent. Service was brilliant. Value for money though is not great. Ate in the bar and food was way over priced for what we got. Very basic chips and burger at crazy hotel prices. Just value for money not there post Covid which is very disappointing.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

Great one night for a wedding nearby. The receptionist was great and managed to get us an early check in so we could freshen up before we set off for the wedding

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2022

Kieran

Great family hotel

We stayed for 2 nights for our Tayto Park visits. Hotel is very clean, staff are friendly. Bar and restaurant can be a little busy but food was lovely. Rooms are clean and ours was spaceous. A few sockets and USB connectors not working but that didn't affect our stay overall.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2022

Verified traveler

Great location to Tayto Park 5 mins away. Plenty of parking. Cinema across the street. Pool needs to be booked and was full when we arrived. Nice bar area and seats to sit outside. Reception staff very nice. Beds weren’t great you could feel the springs. Shower in bedroom didn’t work. Called reception Maintenance didn’t show after we waited an hour. We had to leave. Over all nice hotel great location but definitely lacking the 4* experience.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2022

Titilola

Dublin June 2022

Good welcome
Friendly
Allowed to check in early
Room upgraded free
We all enjoyed our stay

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Would stay again

We booked to stay close to tayto park. The food in the bar was excellent.
Staff were very friendly on check in and serving in the bar were friendly and nothing a bother to them.
The rooms were clean, no complaints.
Breakfast was a bit poor, they had plenty of choice but the eggs and sausages were not great but it wouldn’t stop us from booking again.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jun 2022

Matthew

Air conditioner did not work and room was warm. Fan provided but was very loud. Bed was extremely uncomfortable.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

17 May 2022

Paul

Pool closes early to kids. Kids club/play area was closed during our stay. Shower drain noisy, flowing sound of water all night. Toilet backing seat would not stay up.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2022

Andrew

5 night stay for work.
Can’t fault it.
Good access and parking as well.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2022

Maria

Pillo has so much potential if only..

I was slightly disappointed with the Pillo hotel our room was dated and in my opinion needing a good deep clean, there was an empty bottle of vodka behind the curtains that the kids found, dust on the plugs and you could see hand prints all over the door, perhaps I am expecting to much as I do admit I love to clean. The pool was a different story all together, the changing area had no family changing rooms male and female split. So as a family we were divided with one large change bag, so who takes what? So I could make a suggestion to perhaps have a few of these installed. The female change room was really rough and needing up dating, some cold showers, broken lockers, peeling paint, cracked mirrors and mildew, really shocking. The pool itself was good the Ceiling needing painted or something and a good clean out, but the kids loved it, only thing was we only got 35 mins in the pool (and we were on time for our pre booked slot)when we were asked to leave to make way for more people, kids were not impressed. The reception, bar and restaurant area is beautiful, food and drink is very reasonable, the staff are lovely and work really hard. The kids disco is great, I would return to the hotel but only if the pool area and rooms have been updated as it has so much potential to be fantastic.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2022

Olivia

Free parking, central location to airport

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2022

Gyorgy

Fabulous hotel

Staff is very friendly and professional. Family rooms are spacious and very well equipped. The only unpleasant experience is regarding to the mattress quality, they were old and springs were coming through.

Friends_and_family Family