Name: Radisson Blu Athlone
Address: Northgate Street Athlone, Co Westmeath, Athlone, IE

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2026

Swapna

We stayed for one night in a family room. The hotel’s location is excellent, and the property appeared clean and well maintained throughout. The staff were polite, friendly, and very helpful. There is an APCOA car park on site, and the hotel provides complimentary parking there, which was a great bonus.

We didn’t have breakfast at the hotel, so we can’t comment on the food.

We visited during an unusually hot week and were allocated a room on the top floor. As there is no air conditioning, the room became quite warm, and we definitely felt its absence. With increasingly hot summers, air conditioning—particularly in the top-floor rooms—would be a valuable addition for guests’ comfort. A table fan was provided, although it was quite dusty when it arrived. After I mentioned this to reception, the staff cleaned it promptly, which we appreciated.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Robert

Good location.... facilities excellent

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Mark

We stayed in this hotel for an afternoon but had to cancel booking due to unforeseen circumstances. The staff were so understanding and accommodating and went above and beyond. The room we booked was perfect and the lunch we had with the incredible Shannon views was fantastic. A pity we couldn't appreciate the hotel for longer. Will be back.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2026

Elina

Good breakfast

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2026

Paul

Great location. Weather was very hot and air con would have been nice. Lovely staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2026

Veronica

Raddison Blue in Athlone is near the river. I captured sunset photos with a walkable bridge near the hotel. The hotel room has a room safe for your valuables. Once, I reached Athlone by train,
I chose to walk to the hotel.

Pet

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2026

James

We enjoyed the very large family room with bunk beds. The location of hotel we great right along the river. The staff was very helpful.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2026

Debostuti

We recently stayed at the Radisson Blu Athlone and had a mixed experience.

On the positive side, the property is lovely, the rooms are clean and spacious, and the location is excellent. The staff were courteous and helpful throughout our stay.

However, our biggest disappointment was that the hotel is simply not equipped for warm summer weather. At €250 per room per night (we had booked three rooms), we expected air conditioning as a standard amenity. Unfortunately, there was no AC, and when we asked for a table fan, we were told the hotel had run out.

To make matters worse, the windows only open slightly for safety reasons, so there was almost no airflow or ventilation. The rooms became unbearably hot, and some of us could get to sleep until around 3–4 a.m.

There was also a wedding taking place during our stay, and the music and noise continued late into the night, making it even harder to rest.

Overall, it's a beautiful hotel with great staff and facilities, but if you're visiting during the summer or are a light sleeper, be aware that the lack of air conditioning and limited ventilation can significantly impact your stay. At this price point, I would expect better temperature control and sound management.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

Patrick

Property was clean and comfortable, staff were helpful and friendly, which is something that I believe is important. Food was very good and breakfast was excellent.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2026

Catherine

Close downtown to the core everything was walkable. I didn’t drive my car for two days and went on a cruise down to the Shannon River that was fun too and the oldest bar in Ireland 900 A.D. Sean‘s also went to a casino that was a hoot old style machines and a few new ones I actually won money. Great food choices and numerous cafes

The breakfast included was stellar lots of variety and great coffee and juice too
5 star 🌟 out of 5 highly recommended

Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2026

Clare

Great location

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2026

Patrick

Small room. Stuffy. Tiny bathroom. Shower wouldn’t drain.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2026

Angelica

The staff were kind and helpful. The facility could use some updating specially the restroom and air-conditioning would be nice. The telephone did not work in our room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

David

Friendly professional staff. Spacious room. Superb location. Great food.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2026

Todd

Clean room and property. Felt safe.

Business

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2026

Alycia

Great location, very clean and staff friendly and helpful, pillows and beds very soft not enough support for a good night sleep if you have back or hip issues, room was nice with a beautiful view, restaurant had good food and service. Overall would stay here again but ask for extra bed pad to make a little firmer.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2026

Kathleen

Super location in Athlone, received an upgrade to a suite with a fine view too! Comfortable bed and good breakfast. Great idea to reward eco-awareness to not have towels refreshed every day but I never got to use my voucher. The bar/restaurant deal was a bit confusing as I wasn’t aware that everything was all served in what appeared to be the restaurant. A separate bar for drinks and chatting would have been nice. The staff were super-friendly so I probably should have asked! Still loved my stay there and look forward to coming back.

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2026

Kim

Unable to control the weather (very hot!) but brought fans up immediately made it better!

Family

4/10

Poor

08 Jun 2026

Gian

Clean and comfy room . Receptionist is very friendly. We are not happy with Amenities like pool, sauna and steam room (stinky) even changing area needs improvement.
Food was ok. Old lady at the breakfast restaurant need to be more approachable and friendly,

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2026

John

Nice hotel lovely location

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2026

Aidan

Centrally located - functional hotel . Suggest a walk over the bridge to Sean’s bar. Staff friendly

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2026

Michele

The stay was vary good and the staff was awsome

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2026

Irene

The Radison Blu was a very upscale hotel sitting right on the River Shannon in Atlone. A short walk across bridge to Castle & old town. The room was quiet, clean & well appointed . We appreciated them being able to allow us early check in. The Double overlooking the River was quite large & the bathroom very updated. While it is supposed to have air conditioning, it is controlled centrally and only turned on at the facility discretion. Our room was quite warm & when I called about it, I was offered a fan. I did find that the windows opened which also offered some relief. The other thing I disliked was that WiFi was unsecured. In this age, security is paramount and I feel any WiFi offered should be password secured. They have a quite elaborate leisure center included in stat which includes use of bicycles. The gentleman running that was very friendly & helpful.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 May 2026

Mike

Great location , clean and quiet during our stay. Rooms were reasonably well fitted.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2026

SARA

We had a great 1-night stay here. The staff was very friendly, the location was fabulous, and the room was very comfortable.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2026

Wendy

Beds were comfy, and it was a nice and quiet stay. Great location.
The included breakfast was good.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2026

Gale

Perfect location, room with view of the Shannon, all good. Only disapointment was the too soft and lumpy mattress....
not a good nights sleep.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2026

Noel

Flavio the manager was a great help and wonderful person.

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2026

Sherry

👍

Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2026

Frank

Excellent hotel. Staff were great. Only small issue was no residents bar so we were asked to leave bar at 11.30 and move to reception area.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2026

Elizabeth

Excellent location, right in front of the castle and all the historic buildings. The Marina Cafe with a view to the water is the place in town. We loved our stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2026

Lauri

Within walking distance of everything

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2026

Stephen

Best hotel in Athlone and a great location.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2026

John

All good

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

James

Lovely stay

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

Liam

Great location and comfortable room

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2026

Bernadette

Second stay in 8 months with family group for a big birthday celebration. A number of issues that caused anxiety and wasted time. A twin room booked but given double (eventually resolved after 3 separate attempts). Fridge requested for junior suite was a freezer and child’s medicine frozen. Brother had to search for pharmacy and get new prescription on Sunday morning (Mother’s Day). Booked area in foyer in advance for people joining us at the hotel to continue birthday celebrations. Mentioned again at check in. This hadn’t been done and I was getting frantic messages whilst finishing the 80th birthday dinner in a nearby restaurant. No recognition made by hotel of the 80th b/d. Often hotels will make some little gesture. We didn’t see much difference between superior river room and a standard room. Everything had run out at breakfast 9.45 on Monday so queues at every food item until eventually more (hot water, milk, bread, cooked food) started to appear piecemeal. Bar area and staff was good and staff very polite. But the number of issues during a two night stay (3 rooms) for a special birthday has prompted me to write these remarks.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2026

Joanne

Check in was completed by a friendly Australian young man and a very friendly local lady. Rooms were spacious and clean. Only issue - no fridge, but a minor issue. Great location-short walk to the many local pubs which were fabulous for drinks and food. Short walk across the bridge to the church and castle as well as the oldest pub - Sean's Bar. Had a great time.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

Stephen

Room was comfortable and staff where very Helpful.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

James

Clean lovely place

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2026

Shane

Yes

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2026

Padraic

Very clean, friendly staff, fab food, nicest stake sandwich ever! Really good deals if you prebook

4/10

Poor

12 Jan 2026

Ciara

No information given at check in about facilities, restaurants, breakfast, car park. Had to ask for the keys.
Service in restaurant shocking. Plates from starters never clearec. Mains put down beside them. 3 times forgot about drink order. All staff were extremely poor.
Room dated. Plastic shower curtain. Only 1 towel gor 2 guests.
Pool shower plastic shower curtains.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Susan

Top of the wardrobe was full of dust..but the rest of the place was spot

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

Mary

Room was spotless and a lovely bath too. I enjoyed the leisure facilities too. Breakfast was top notch too

Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jan 2026

Alan

Did not have breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

Gian

Very welcoming staffs. VERY clean room, great location, comfortable stay. Free parking and room UPGRade, thank you Megan at the reception.

Self

2/10

Poor

05 Jan 2026

Ann Marie

Room was lovely but went for dinner worst experience of service in a long time. Would recommend to stay in the Sheraton if want a nice restaurant in hotel. Waiting staff possibly the laziest and worst IV experience ever I. A hotel. While you could see they were short staff

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2026

Noel

Got an upgrade to a suite for free, nice to get

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2025

TINA

Spotless. Fantastic suite and facilities on the river. Highly recommend

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2025

Brian

The room had no ventilltion/fan in bathroom, so when we arrived, there was condensation all over the windows and a dank smell. Told the stay, and I think they just wiped off the windows while we were out. Other than that, good location and price, so get what you pay for

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2025

laura

It was nice but was given a handicap room that the shower flooded the entire bathroom and could tell it was an on going thing since the bathroom door on the bottom had water damage

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Leslie

Jodie at the front desk was very helpful,

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

26 Nov 2025

James

Staff enter

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Liliana

Lovely hotel, with great service and view. I enjoyed my stay here and would recommend!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2025

Siobhan

Great big room. Very comfy bed. Friendly staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

David

Did not eat breakfast

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2025

Kate

Check in was welcoming and friendly. Room was comfortable. Pillows could have been firmer but that’s a personal choice. We ate in the restaurant. Staff were friendly and attentive. Food was good. We used the pool for a swim. It is a little run down in areas. Breakfast was just ok. Only a few croissants left at 9.30 and not replenished. Coffee wasn’t great and the hot food was tepid. Nice stay overall though. The staff were very nice.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

Ashley

Clean and comfortable room. Very helpful front desk staff. Within short walking diatance to a few nice pubs and restaurants. Fabulous breakfast.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2025

James

Very close to the city centre

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Constance

Staff was wonderful and very courteous. Nice rooms with comfortable beds. Dining was good, very pleasant stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Randell

Great location. Included breakfast buffet was exceptional. Everything was within walking distance including Sean's Pub and plenty of other bars and restaurants.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2025

Kathleen

Exactly what you’d expect. Athlone was a daring little town, glad we passed through

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2025

Thomas

Away Night

Did not have breakfast but Bed was really comfortable and room was clean but view was terrible,Bathroom needed better lighting for shaving,overall nice Hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2025

Prasanta

We enjoyed our stay!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2025

Siw

Good Atmosphere, nice dining area beautiful lobby, carpet in room a bit grubby otherwise great room, and comfortable bed.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

andrew

Hotel was very central to all shopping, and very accessible to all amenities. Regarding the parking was fine , with the exception of the electric car charging on site, the low charging station could take 2 cars but was continually occupied by one car for 3 days without moving from the station. No consideration for other electric vehicles trying to charge . To make matters worse the car was not fully electric but a Hybrid !!!! The only reason I could see for this ,the ev station is beside the Hotel entrance .When ones car is charged it should be moved to the hotel car park

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

Ann

Lovely hotel. The staff in the marine club were very friendly and accommodating. Room very nice. Very big bed. The only thing was we were beside the service closet so there was a lot of banging going on

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2025

Michael

Not much more to add, the location was very central to everything, however we did have difficulty finding the place based on the information provided by Google maps

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Oct 2025

Rob

Sadly this Radisson didn’t meet the standards we have come to expect from the chain. Food was not to standard and service much the same.

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Sep 2025

Riko

A huge facility in the small town. The room was spacious and the breakfast was ok and well managed, but we do not recommend this hotel because: 1. we were provided a wrong room type, 2. the hotel staff were not friendly and professional, 3. one of the two elevators/toilets/coffee machines at breakfast were out-of-order - not well maintained.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Ella

Overall great stay. Bed was a bit too hard

Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Sep 2025

Renee

Although we booked and paid for two rooms several months ago (in March), the hotel sold our room (reserved in September). They called us in the evening while we were driving there to let us know they sold the room and wanted to send two of the four in our group to a different hotel that was not in close proximity to the Radisson Blue Athlone. All other hotels in the area were booked. We were sharing a vehicle and it wasn't possible. They apologized but it ruined our evening. Four adults were crammed into a \"family\" room. Two adults slept on children sized beds. We were so very disappointed. They gave a fruit basket but the damaged was done and it didn't nearly make up for it. It was simply greed on their part.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Sheila

Outstanding Hotel!

Our stay at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Athlone was top-notch! Extremely clean, friendly, and convenient to sightseeing.

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Sep 2025

Ryan

Won’t be back

Had a great experience until 11.55 when there was people out the front of the hotel until 1.45 roaring and shouting

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Cindy

Walkable to town

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2025

Dwayne

Property was what we needed for the noght and the price was good

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2025

Kim

Great hotel, would recommend

Great position with a few minute walk to our new favourite pub, Girty Brown

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2025

KYRA

Great location and very enjoyable stay

Great location, very spacious rooms, lovely lobby and bar. Highly recommend

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

Raymond

All fine except no AC. R was very warm #427.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Scott

Very enjoyable stay and friendly staff.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Lisa

Room was beautiful- great view and very clean! The staff was friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Sep 2025

Kathryn

Stayed for 7 nights the first night there was what I found out to be a “traveler” wedding which was extremely loud until nearly 6 am. Didn’t complain cause those people are dangerous. The lack of AC in the rooms and there being like 7 channels on the TV was annoying. Oh and if you want room service past like 9:00pm was given the option of a ham sandwich or a pizza the staff literally yold me I’d be better off ordering take out so I did.The stay was fine but I was disappointed seeing as I’ll be back in Athlone regularly was hoping this would have been the place to stay but I think I’ll be checking out the Sheraton next time.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2025

Terri

Parking availability was inadequate.
Porter service was excellent.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Upgrade issue

Hotel was great. The only issue we had was that we booked a river view room and we were given a suite overlooking a parking lot (king bed with 2 bunk beds and we are a couple with no kids). When we went to the front desk, they said the river views were fully booked and initially refused to give us the room we had booked. A manager was called and promptly corrected the reservation. Everything else was wonderful.

Partner

2/10

Poor

21 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Miserable

Extremely poor ventilation as the windows open only an inch, a tabletop fan was provided at my request but it did nothing to help the heat and stuffiness in the room. It was 24° outside but the room was much hotter, it felt like being in a hot car. The water from the shower and tap smelled strongly of fish, I could smell it on my skin after showering. Staff were notified but they told me they could do nothing about it. I regret wasting my money here.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

Amanda

Beautiful location and very friendly staff.

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2025

Richard

Property a d room nice. Gal at check in needs more customer service training!

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2025

Damien

Grand

It’s just Grand - not like a Radisson

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2025

Derek

The room was great and spacious. I do not understand why hotels in Europe do not provide a wash cloth for shaving in the morning. Other than that, it was a great room at a nice hotel.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2025

Mallory

This property was really nice…once. I was bothered by how many things needed attention like a broken tile/ wallpaper peeling/ big chip in the desk. Other than this, the location was fantastic, very clean, staff was friendly. I would recommend this hotel as an easy location.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2025

Dustin

Very nice location, room and staff.

4/10

Poor

17 Jul 2025

Cindy

Room was lovely, reception staff very friendly and helpful.
Restaurant was nice, although service was very poor and food was very expensive and portions small. Would not stay again.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2025

Linda

I did have an accident on the new laid decking by the hotel restaurant a piece was missing and I cut my ankle on it … staff did provide a plaster and apologised but I thought more could of been offerd

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2025

Grainne

Nice stay, good location. Happy to return.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2025

Rachel

Lovely hotel on river Shannon

Lovely location on bank of river. Well furnished and equipped room. Friendly staff. Excellent food in restaurant and good breakfast.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jun 2025

John

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Business

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2025

Kathleen

Very convenient location. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2025

James

It also has EV charging facilities which was great for me 👍

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2025

maire

The hotel was very nice and location is great. However, after I checked out i was approached by the girl on reception to say that i hadnt paid for drinks which were ordered. It was for a Coors and a Guinness, neither of which i drink. There was some confusion as to the charge and it was only after I spoke to another receptionist that it was sorted. I didnt order those drinks. This was an embarrassing situation and I was rushing for a train as a result of this delay. I was told there had been a few issues with bar staff!