Westlodge Hotel

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Kumar

Very comfortable and close to town

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2026

Margaret

Everybody was just so nice and helpful, arrived on a hot muggy day and was overjoyed to discover my room had AC, best news all week, great place, fabulous location, good food, car charging reasonably priced and plenty of charging points, friendly atmosphere. Will definitely return.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jun 2026

Paul

I have mixed feelings about my recent stay. On one hand, the hotel facilities were good, well-maintained, and comfortable. I also want to give a special mention to the Polish lady manager, who was incredibly helpful, understanding, and professional when resolving an issue for me.
​However, the entire experience was soured at the very end by the checkout personnel. The staff member handling my checkout was remarkably rude and unprofessional, leaving a very poor lasting impression.
​While the hotel itself and the management team are great, the front desk training seriously needs improvement. Frontline staff shouldn't ruin an otherwise pleasant stay.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2026

Paul

Well maintained, clean, established hotel in a beautiful location.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2026

Michael

👍

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Anthony

Omg. Top hotel for any visitor. Food in the bar amazing and leisure centre amazing. Rooms perfectly comfortable.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Ok hotel - no care from staff

The hotel is OK - dated and small bathrooms but OK. They are failed by the total lack of service or care from staff. Arrived solo in the rain, asked for help bringing bags up from the open car park. Despite 2 on reception and a trolley nearby I was told I had to being them inside and then they might help!
During my stay I thought I'd lost something important, I asked 2 people at reception if it had been handed in, both had a quick look around and advised 'no'. Neither asked for my name or room so they could let me know if it turned up later.
First night of my stay the fire alarm went off at 5am. All guests gathered outside - not a hotel employee or even the fire brigade in sight. The reception desk had a phone with instructions to dial 0 for help - it went to voicemail. Of course it was a false alarm - was there any apology or even acknowledgment later from management? No.
The room was not cheap due to it being a busy time in Bantry. If they're going to charge top dollar, how about top dollar equivalent in service!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

Mara Jane

Location was brill and staff were great

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2025

Eimear

Lovely basic room and bar but no wifi service to bedroom. Asked at reception and was advised those rooms too far away from router!!! Good service in common areas but disappointing.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2024

Louise

The staff are so friendly and helpful. Always enjoy our stay at the Westlodge.

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2024

John

Location near Bantry7

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2024

Brian

Remodeled rooms, wonderful breakfast, staff that care about guests.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2024

Chris

This was first time staying here and it was lovely. It was a 15-20 minute walk into Bantry which was pleasant. Dinner was great at the Lodge.
Chris and Colleen

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2024

Keith

Good stay

We had a good stay in the Westlodge. The room was clean and comfortable and the cost for the 2 nights was reasonable. Breakfast had a great choice. We had food in the bar and it was good. The pool was ok, nothing amazing but a nice additional to the hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2024

Elizabeth

Really lovely place, staff go above and beyond had a lovely stay thanks

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2024

Harsha

Didn’t feel like a 4 star hotel

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2024

Susan

A lovely hotel with very helpful staff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2024

Mark

Westlodge

Friendly staff great food

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Mary

Perfect hotel for our tour of West Cork

We enjoyed our stay at Westlodge. There are great facilities, pool, steam room, sauna, pitch and putt etc.

We had a triple room which was spacious and very clean. Overall the cleanliness at the hotel was superb. The staff are friendly. We had the added bonus of a singer every evening after dinner.

It is an easy walk along the beautiful bay into Bantry(takes 25mins). Very close to Bantry House.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2024

DAVID

Good hotel

Good clean hotel just outside of Bantry.
Very comfortable. Being out of town means eating at the hotel which did get busy but staff were quick and helpful with their service. Not a big deal but if you soend any time in your room dont exoect to watch much tv as channel availability is limited

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Weekend stay

Lovely stay. Staff are excellent. Only had lunch but that was very nice and not overly priced.
Pool is small but a lovely addition. Would recommend and return

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2024

Josephine

Booked in for two nights. Liked it so much we stayed for three.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

It was very nice, a good, comfortable clean room with a beautiful hotel lobby and nice bar/restaurant,

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2024

Lisa

Great location in Bantry as we visited the O’Mahony castles in West Cork

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2024

Frances

Second time staying there and enjoyed every minute of it.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2024

Patrick

It was clean, comfortable & in a great location. The kids loved it.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

03 Mar 2024

Cristian

Average hotel, a bit noisy at night. Location is very nice, good breakfast.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2024

Andrew

Free parking walking distance to town centre

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2024

Brendan

Ok stay

First night was terrible. Din was poor bland madras ans burger bun was burnt and burger u set cooked. Fan in bathroom would not turn off even with all switches turned off and keycard removed, It kept making a humming noise all night. Could not sleep much at all first noght. Talked to the front desk and was re-allocated a new room for second night. We did not have eat in hotel on 2nd night. Slept good and enjoyed a nice swim in pool before we departed.
Overall an ok stay, would we come back ???

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2023

Simy

Great staying and we had a wonderful experience. Kids enjoyed really well all the leisure activities..

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2023

Janet

Nice November stay

Loved the pool and the fitness room was good. Breakfast in not included and is average okay. Dinner was not good because our chicken was under cooked and boring. There are good restaurants in Bantry. Expect harder beds than the States.
Or at least California.
If you are not a walker this hotel is a little far from the main city center of Bantry. However, there is a walking trail that goes into town through the Sailing Club. Overall, this is a good hotel and we enjoyed our 4 night November stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2023

Janet L

Just arrived yesterday. We would recommend.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2023

Paddy and pat

Lovely property, food very good, clean

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Sep 2023

Laura

Swim times

We wanted to go swimming with the kids Sunday morning, as every parent knows kids wake early, but they weren’t allowed in the swimming pool until 10am, most will swim for an average of an hour meaning we had to rush back to our room shower & pack before we had to check out at 12, don’t see why families would be made rush like this, 9am would be much better suited to families staying at hotel & wanting to swim

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2023

Jose

There are not enough superlatives to describe our stay.
The staff was friendly, efficient, helpful
The room was beautiful and the bathroom had everything that we could need and sparkling clean
The area is outstanding
A thoroughly enjoyable stay

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2023

Anne

good place. I little expensive for what you get. But still a good place.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2023

Kathleen

West lodge hotel

Fantastic stay at the west lodge hotel . Friendly and professional staff.
Hotel was spotless .
I would definitely return to this hotel again .

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2023

catherine

Fantastic staff extremely helpful and friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2023

Emmet

Very nice hotel, certain parts are a little dated,

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2023

Sinead

Nice hotel with plenty to do

Nice hotel with plenty of amenities- pool, pitch and putt, tenis. Staff are very friendly and welcoming.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jun 2023

Fiona

Hotel situated just outside Bantry within easy walking distance, lovely grounds, beautiful views especially from dinning room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2023

paula

Beautiful surroundings. Very nice seated area to relax near reception. Extremely warm cosy welcoming bar . Friendly staff . Good choice for breakfast Really nice hotel to stay in.....highly recommended

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2023

R p

Worth booking if your in the area

Really nice hotel with an added bonus of a leisure centre, the rooms are well equiped and beds are huge and comfortable.
Would recomend staying here if in the area.
The only drawback is its a bit of a treck into town if you want to walk.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2023

Stephen

Every staff member we encountered was incredibly kind and cordial. The facilty is absolutely besutiful and the location is super conveniently located close to town centre. The pool area is really cool because you can seim laps, dip in the jacuzzi, or sit in the sauna or steam bath. There are also plenty of local residents with memberships for the gym and pool area who are really friendly and cool to chat with which might have been my favorite part. Oh, and it is family frienfly with a playgtound and other kid stuff.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2023

Michael

Good Hotel with friendly service

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2023

Elwira

Everything ok. Good bufet breakfast. Evening restaurant serve amazing dinner. Staff nice and helpful. Sauna and swimpool fantastic.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2022

Frances M Arundel

Amazing

It was amazing, friendly staff and facilities were great, not forgetting great food and bar.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2022

Kevin

Great weekend for piece and quiet

Staff were extremely helpful and very chatty to my two young children. Hotel was clean and tidy, food was delicious. Leisure staff were extremely helpful and friendly as well. Pool was lovely and clean and the changing rooms were clean and tidy:

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2022

Denis

A great hotel in a beautiful town right by Bantry Bay. Couldn't be much better.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2022

Michael

Everything fine.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2022

Eleanor

Westlodge Hotel

We really enjoyed our stay in the Westlodge Hotel. The staff were friendly, the facilities were great; swimming pool, tennis court, football pitch, pitch and putt course. The breakfast and food in general was mediocre but that would've deter us from returning to this hotel again.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2022

Jacqueline

Great place to stay

Very nice hotel with good facilities. Very enjoyable stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2022

Patricia

Very agreeable stay

I had a great time during my stay, everyone was very friendly. The room was pristine and calm

4/10

Poor

06 Jun 2022

Barry

We did arrive exceptionally early for check-in & room wasn’t ready which was understandable, so we decided to wait in the lobby and enjoy a drink.. the lobby was full of rough clientele in which made me concerned about our belongings.. there was screaming kids banging on the piano and running freely around reception. It was very much irritating as the staff never tried to make the situation or tell the children to stop banging the piano. Staff simply didn’t care and ignored the commotion. Lots of empty rubbish around the main entrance and the lake next to the hotel had dead rats floating in it.. room was comfortable, modern and offered everything we needed. Dinner and breakfast was good.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2022

Leah

Great location & friendly staff

Had a fantastic stay, we were treated really well by staff. I’ve been visiting the westlodge since I was a child, very nostalgic but also the hotel has been very well kept and renovated over the years.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2022

Paul

Nice location, Friendly caring staff. Would stay again for sure.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2022

Aman

Great Propety for family stays. Lovely staff and arrangements as well. Had great during the paddy’s weekend . Hotel arranged a lot of fun activities for kids as well. 10/10 👌

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2022

Michael

Excellent

We had a very enjoyable weekend break, hotel and leisure facilities all recently upgraded the way it looked, staff extremely friendly, and there are lovely hotel grounds for the walk into Bantry.

Partner

2/10

Poor

31 Oct 2021

Sinead

I didnt say there or book it why did u take money

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2021

Maria

Excellent

Excellent stay in a fab hotel. Rooms have been updated and included air con. Swimming pool was very big and had lots of areas so everyone was kept safe during these Covid times. Food was lovely as was the service. Plenty parking and only a few mins from town. Will defiantly be back and would high recommend

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2021

David

Nice stay nice hotel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2021

John

Please place for a stopover

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2021

Colin

Good to be back in Bantry and The Westldge after 2 years away

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2021

Verified traveler

We were there on gaveoneymoon. Staff very friendly and manager

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2021

Margaret

Food was fantastic, hotel spotless, staff were lovely

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2021

David

Excellent hotel, wonderful staff

I stayed overnight here before a cycling event. The staff were warm and friendly and accommodated late arrival and early starts providing dinner and breakfast. Nothing was too much trouble. My room was very clean and comfortable. I will certainly stay at the WestLodge again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2021

Joanne

1 night stay

Lovely stay, leisure centre great, clean and efficient time slots for use. All staff friendly and approachable. Food in restaurant/bar attached to hotel was fab and reasonably priced. Very quiet throughout stay which was a bonus!! Check in was for 4pm which is a little later than id like but understandable as staffing issues for room change overs everywhere. Woupd definitely return. Bantry is within 15min wwalk too and is gorgeous

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

25 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

The dining experience and the food was very poor
Badly cooked

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2021

Michelle

Family summer holiday

Great family hotel. Staff were very friendly. The fairy trail and kids club were a bonus. Very relaxing and not too crowded. Well located in west Cork for sighseeing. Room was clean and tidy. The food was lovely. The pool was great. Excellent covid standards.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2021

ALAN

Great base

Great hotel. Lovely pool and grounds. Staff were very friendly but unfortunately they seemed to be very poorly trained and dis-organised in the restaurant. A little bit of training would help. Overall though, we had a lovely 3 night stay.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2021

Sheelagh

Westlodge stay

Overall we (2 adults & 3 boys aged 10,12 & 14) enjoyed our stay & would stay at the Westlodge again. I think a 4 star hotel could leave complimentary bottles of water in the rooms, it's obviously a very small thing but I was surprised especially considering the cost of the stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2021

Rosemarie

Food was lovely, staff friendly, and the grounds of the hotel are great - great facilities and location. I will be back for sure.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2021

Iveta

2 nights stay

I loved the clean and crispy bed sheets.
The room was smaller then I expected but clean and the chairs in the room comfortable.
The swimming pool was a great experience. We really enjoyed the delicious food and the cocktails in Hannies bistro.
The service in the bistro was excellent, both at the dinners and the breakfasts.
There are two negative thing thing that I would highlight: the wedding gests next door were loud at 4am, banging with doors and yelling in the corridor, after an hour I had to get out of bed and ask them to calm down. I, asked the staff at the reception to help with it, but nothing improved for next half an hour or hour.
The second thing is the banging sound of the closing doors, wich can be disturbing during the nights.
Otherwise the place is extremely quiet during nights and the next night we slept well.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2021

Meghan

Nice short stay location.

Great location and a nice hotel with good facilities.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2021

Joe

Enjoyable stay

Very enjoyable and relaxed one night stay while passing through

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Noisy room, but great location

Nice location, close to town. There was a bit of dirt on my pillows but I'm glad I brought a towel with me to cover it. The showers were not great but it did the job. I wouldn't call it a 4 star hotel. More like a Travelodge of some sort. It was alright. It was super noisy along the hallways. We could hear next door in the bathroom and the cleaners barged in to our room really early in the morning. So that was a bit annoying.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2021

Ciara

Stay

Loved our stay loved the swimming pool and the restaurant was fab

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2021

Peter

I’ll be back...

Hotel with a touch of class offering that home away from home feel. Staff are second to none.
Have booked again to stay next week for work and will back with the family for sure when lockdown lifts

Business

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2020

Sharon

functional room, pleasant stay

2 night stay in family room. Pool slots booked up so couldn’t avail - you need to book first thing for the following day. Disappointing for my kids but the process is just a consequence of the current times. Lovely grounds and a nice walk into Bantry.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

18 Aug 2020

Stephen

Reasonable hotel with a very poor restaurant.

Restaurant was really poor. A bad meal from start to finish. At a time when there were nearly as many staff as there were patrons, it was really disappointing.

Lukewarm soup, hardly cooked chicken wings, tasteless fish and chips, burned apple pie just to name a few things that were wrong about it.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2020

owen

Hotel was fine with lovely staff, grounds of the hotel were lovely and had lots of different activities to enjoy as a family. Though the evening food in the adjoining restaurant was below par, chipper in the town was far superior.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2020

claire

Banty Gem

Excellent hotel and spotless . Lovely room in the new section. Staff could not be more attentive from reception , to dining room and breakfast. Great location only 10 mins walk to the town . Not a lot open due to Covid but definitely worth a visit and will be back !

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2020

Deborah

Had a great stay , room was clean and comfy and bar food was gorgeous

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Room was lovely and clean, lovely hotel would stay there again

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2020

Ann

Clean comfortable and cosy

Stayed in New part of the hotel. Spotless. Air con easy to control. Lovely decor... A few steps up and down to get to the room but still not too far from reception. Didn't dine here so can't comment on the food.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2019

Julie

Brilliant stay and staff were so helpful

We came for a wedding everything was perfect from start finish

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2019

eithne

Wedding anniversary celeb

We were treated to an upgrade- to the Bridal.
( Bridle!!) Suite,no less- lovely.
Many Thanks

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2019

Kevin

Friendly staff a bit outside

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2019

Rachel P.

Brilliant!

i did 2 days of travel to get here and on the off chance they let me check in 3 hours early! Also missed the food cut off in the restaurant but the chef stayed and made us food yet. Cannot find a better place to stay. Staff super friendly. Would recommend this to anyone travelling to Bantry.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2019

Sally

The West Lodge is a nice hotel, it is a bit dated and tired in places but overall we enjoyed our stay there.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2019

Janice

A must return

From the moment we arrived to the moment we left we were treated amazing. Every member of staff are kind friendly and extremely helpful. The hotel is spotlessly clean. We will definitely stay again

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Spa in need of a refurbishment, staff very friendly

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2019

Tom

Nice to revisit

Always a nice hotel to visit. rooms good quality and nice location.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

28 Aug 2019

Ernest

Not a bad place if there's no party going on.

The location was very good in that we were attending a concert at Bantry House- however, when we returned we discovered a very loud band and teenager thing happening just out side our window (it was 1:00 AM). We called the desk and were told that it would go on until 2:00 AM. We asked how we were supposed to sleep and how they could justify the price of the room given the chaos just outside and were told that the manager would call back (which never happened). The noise tapered off just before 2:00 (it seems the management closed off the outdoor smoking area after our call). The next morning the manager met with us, apologized and comped our breakfast. All in all we were satisfied that they tried to make it right, but I wouldn't stay there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Would stay again

Room was comfortable and decent size. Swimming pool was nice. Alot of families in the hotel. Decor was modern in reception amd in the rooms we stayed in

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

great family hotel within walking distance to Bantry

Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2019

sharon

Too far from the town more like a 25 min walk price quite high for room only

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Plenty of staff on hand .helpful ,friendly and pleasant.food was good.central for exploring the peninsulas

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2019

Catherine Anne

Would stay at the Westlodge Hotel again.

Hotel and surroundings are lovely. 20 minutes walk from the village. Check in and check out was efficient. We were allowed to check in early.. bar food was good and breakfast great.. We didn''t eat in the restaurant.
Staff great, reasonably priced, we stayed for 3 night
The pool facilities were good.

Small things: Entertainment in the bar is weak.

Well wort the stay. Would stay again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2019

Jennifer

Hi it was a really nice hotel to stay in

Friends_and_family Family