Royal Marine

United Kingdom , Sutherland
BRORA, Golf Road
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8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2026

Patrick

Nice stay at this hotel - overall the decor is a tad dated and could do with an uplift but hit said not take from the overall comfy and cosy stay and experience. Quality of bedding was excellent and I have to commend all and every staff I dealt with from check in through to breakfast staff and evening ba staff ( Harrys Bar) - everyone was super helpful, professional and went above and beyond to make our stay pleasurable. Truly!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2026

Elizabeth-Ann

Clean room, perfectly located with parking, and helpful staff.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2026

Stuart

Very nice atmosphere

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2026

Elizabeth

Great hotel. Attentive staff. Excellent location.

2/10

Poor

19 Feb 2026

Brian

No drinking water and shower did not work

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2026

Larry

Front staff tall dark hair gentlemen very courteous. Manager at the restaurant (Hardy’s) Blonde hair she was very accommodating. Room was chilly especially the bathroom radiator did not work. Issue with water temp one day for shower. Over all lovely stay second time and will be back again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2026

David

Staff are excellent as is the food and serice. We have been coming to the Royal Marine for over 14 years and it is looking a little tired and in need of some TLC. Bathrooms need an update etc.. Other than that the sta was great.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2026

Kathleen

Our Room was brilliant, everything you need for a great night.
Food and staff sensational.
Definitely be back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

paul

Excellent location ,near the dart into dublin
Spotless hotel and lovely large room

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2026

Steven

A classic hotel by the sea. Free parking, lovely staff, good sized room, nice bar and restaurant. Excellent location. The spa facilities were great and my wife loved her massage. We will go back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

angela

The staff are very friendly, welcoming and helpful. The food in Harry’s bar was delicious.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2026

Maeve

Room was very comfortable. Probably a bit dated at this stage. TV etc, disappointed with the old fashioned type hairdryer in bathroom but overall a very comfortable sleep. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful especially a young man Paul who was at reception today and went out of his way to help an elderly relative. Breakfast was standard buffet. Expensive i felt but probably standard rate for hotels these days.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2022

Ronald

Very clean

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Sep 2021

tracy

It's a great location if you are visiting Dun Laoghaire and there are stunning views. However, some of the balconies in one of the newer builds are concrete, meaning you can't see the view when sitting down, and there is no outdoor furniture. The rooms are pretty tired and in desperate need of a refurb. Beds are very comfortable and the room we had (Executive Sea View) was a great size. Service in the lounge is very slow but the staff are pleasant and helpful.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2021

Richard

We spent three pleasant days at this hotel. Rooms are updated and well-laid out. Bed is super comfortable for those who just arrived on a flight from the US! Staff was competent and friendly enough. We tried to check in about 1-2 pm, originally they said could check in at 4 and store our bags, but a room immediately came free, which was very appreciated. Buffet breakfast and food in the cafe outside the bar were pretty good. All in all a good stay. Thank you!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2021

julie

Definitely not 4 star hotel

We had a room with absolutely no view at all just a wall with corridor windows, room carpet was tired and worn, sink was cracked in bathroom hard to believe it was 4 star to be honest

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2021

dermot

Still one of the best in dublin that’s why we go back again and again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2021

Catherine

Excellent stay with friendly. & efficient service & excellent food. Most enjoyable.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Sep 2021

Ellen

Covid reduced service's in place

As per the title. Needed TP. etc. Not clear on how to get it. So I went to receptionist to source. Should be a better system in place. The beds were fabulous. Slept like a log. No noise at all. Beautiful property.
Convenient to transport, ocean & walks. Would stay again.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2021

JOANNE

Stunning location.

Beautiful hotel. Location was stunning. Clean, spacious and staff were very helpful.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

My husband and I had a lovely time.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Royal stay

Lovely location great walks all round. Would definitely stay again. Rooms slightly dated but comfortable and clean. Bar menu could have more options but food was good and reasonable.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2021

carol

A lovely hotel on the waterfront. Easy access to town and dart.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Carpets could be updated….

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Jul 2021

Sophie

Poor choice of hotel

Overall very disappointing. Unpleasant staff, horrible food and very basic rooms.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2021

Brian

Nice hotel, staff on training!

The hotel was nice, but there was a serious lack of experienced staff in the evenings and night times. Bar staff were mainly 'being trained', and so it was very difficult to get a drink or any other order.
The service was slow and poor. I got a glass of water in a glass which was cracked and chipped.
The senior/managerial staff were good, but they were few and far between.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2021

Rebecca

Room needs updating

Lovely hotel, beautiful view and the food was very nice but hotel was noisy, the pipes in the bathroom kept making noises and the air conditioning didnt work so the room was very warm

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2021

Kieran

Royal Marine Hotel

Very enjoyable overnight stay and three course evening meal in the Hardy Bistro. Excellent staff Food and C-19 measures in place. Dun Laoire a vibrant busy and interesting place to visit.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Staff were very friendly and helpful

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2021

PHILIP

we had a great stay at the hotel, the only bad thing to say was my daughter was devistated that we couldnt use the pool as it was fully booked.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2021

Liam

Nice Hotel

Decent hotel room ok bit stuffy...311...good shower and bed was comfortable

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2021

Fiona

It was a beautiful hotel and some of the staff were excellent.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Pretty view from the main room, but very dated rooms.
Our mini fridge was broken but the light was on. Some things we put in there were spoiled.
We told front desk. They said sorry. But a few bucks off for the rotten food in the fridge would’ve been the fair thing.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2020

Noreen

The Royal Marine Hotel

Great location , staff warm and friendly ,good place to stay

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

Excellent but please get the fried eggs sorted!

Only problem was system for serving fried eggs at breakfast. Was finished rest of fry both days before fried eggs arrived. NOT a good thing.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2020

Gillian

Room allocated was of a poor standard and very small. It was a standard type of room which I have stayed in many times but this one was in the the original building and by far the worst.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2020

paula

Perfectly adequate hotel

Nice hotel, very clean and comfortable room.

Business

2/10

Poor

11 Aug 2020

Devon

Very bad I was locked in the bathroom because of a fault with the handles for about 30-40 minutes with the other guest who is prone to panick attacks stuck in a small room sweating trying to get out the handle ever th ally came off and I was able to get out went down to complain and they blamed me tried to say I didn’t have to break the handle but it was the only way to get out I asked for a refund they said no they then moved us into a SMALLER room and I said no I want the same room not a smaller one as it was not what I booked they then lied and told me there was no other rooms available that they were fully booked but I went online and there was availability they eventually gave me another room I was happy with but I wasn’t happy with all the inconvenience of moving around so late at night and the man who was directed to show me the rooms appeared aggressive when I did not like the rooms starting punching his hands while walking down the hallways and sighing very loudly I was very unsatisfied.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2020

Mary and Bernard

Food and drink

Our experience was pretty okay, I would have liked to see staff members that were serving drink and food to tables to be wearing masks or shields. I felt very uncomfortable under these circumstances in the times we are living in right now. Other than that everything else was fine. There was two members of staff wearing masks but of course they never served our table.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2020

MR D

This was the final leg of a round Ireland trip. This hotel was the most relaxing. No queues for breakfast or dinner. No problem booking dinner and the staff and chefs were most accommodating.
Present covid free atmosphere.

Well done to the staff and management here.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2020

Tgan

Service and atmosphere was lovely, we enjoyed our stay!

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2020

Saoirse

Beautiful hotel, very clean and staff really friendly. Right beside the sea. Also you can get a cruise boat over to Howth and back from the pier. Five minutes walk.
fantastic day out.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2020

Gerard

We had a lovely stay at The Royal Marine, hotel was spotless. Staff are extremely friendly.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2020

Melissa

A nice classic old hotel

A great old hotel in a really good location with lovely sea views and good service. Nice café nice bar serving meals and even a little bit of live music. We were a little surprised that we had to pay additional fees to use the swimming pool due to swim hat and flip-flop rules and felt this should’ve been made more clear.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2020

Verified traveler

Loved the location! The rooms and service were great. It was easy to find and had ample parking facilities.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2020

Nicole

We woke up every morning to the sounds of the sea and ships coming in. It's walking distance to the pier and great shops and restaurants.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2020

Brian

All good

Everything was ok.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2020

james

no problems at all nice old fashioned hotel.would go again.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

We did not like the abrasive ,arrogant waiter who took our dinner order at the bar restaurant , got the order wrong but apologised. Queuing up in a line for breakfast was unusual even though when we were shown our table there were vacant tables which had not been cleared. We we aware of disgruntled people about us who were unhappy with their food.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Excellent example of Irish Hospitality with perfect facilities.

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

26 Feb 2020

Peter

I cancelled over the phone and ended up getting charged for it and spoke to a horrible supervisor who told me in the end to speak to hotels.com
And then i did they rang her she said not getting a refund i was checking this hotel out to get married i scratched that of my list

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2020

Vicky

Fantastic hotel

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2020

Sonya

Had a lovely stay with a friend at the Royal Marine Hotel recently. The hotel is very impressive from the outside, lovely building. The reception areas are all spotlessly clean and great facilities. Lovely breakfast the following morning. My only small negative was the bedroom. It was dark as were facing directly at another old wall and for some reason the bedsheet was not long enough for the bed about 6 inches short so the sheet kept rolling up on me at the bottom! Might have been ok if you are a short person but i am tall so am the full length of the bed.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2020

Tami

It was off for all the tourist area so it was nice and quiet

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Okay stay

Staff very friendly and helpful, both at reception and in the bar. However, our room was on the fifth floor quite far away and the whole area was cold. Our room was cold as well which is the opposite of most hotels as the rooms are usually too hot. Also, the plug was missing in the sink.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Great location for exploring Dublin & surrounding areas. free car parking & 5 min walk to the Dart Station.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2020

Roger

I felt comfortable and welcoming but the heating was difficult to control and sometimes left the room feeling cool

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

I checked in late and very tired. The check in lady was efficient, brisk and polite but a little sharp in rattling of the check in blurb. My room had a window that did not close properly which was noisy and draughty in the stormy weather. The view from the window was grim buildings. There was someone's long black hair on the desk notepad and there was a pair of false eyelashes behind the sink. Eww! I was, in fairness, given another room immediately by a very polite helpful member of staff, but it was only when I had settled that I realised that the air con was noisy and there was a slightly 'off' smell from the bathroom. Otherwise it was clean and comfortable. I couldn't be bothered asking to change room again as the restaurant would close at 9 and I wanted to get changed and showered and not eat in a rush. The food and service in the restaurant was very good. I went to bed early and it was very comfortable.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2020

Piero

Valentine day at The Royal Marine Hotel

Food was high quality, room very spacious and clean, service impeccable.
Thanks a lot!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Very good stay. Fantastic location, great view amazing restaurants in locality. Friendly people and neighbourhood

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Central location. Free parking. Complimentary late checkout. Nice bar food. Spacious and clean. Nice pool. Ideal family getaway

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2020

Simon

Review needs a Title? Er, not sure what this means

All was very good. Only stayed one night though
Have no photos to show, left my camera with friends accidentally.
A fascinating hotel, I got lost trying to get back to my room from Reception without using the lift, ie via the stairs. Took ages, but the exercise did me good.
Would definitely return. Lots of places nearby to explore

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Good location, nice rooms, friendly staff, great parking facilities.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2020

Eugene

It’s location is everything we need in a short break

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2020

Olivia

thumbs up

It was a pleasant experience . All staff friendly and willing to provide a great service. Will recommend and hope to stay again. Next time I would like to have more time to check out the leisure and dining area. Thank you

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2020

Bob

Friendly helpful staff, lovely room, fantastic views, great location, good food menu, live music, spacious lounges - I could go on

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Gorgeous hotel, staff were so friendly, will definitely be back again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2020

david

Great hotel

Excellent

Business Self

4/10

Poor

04 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Location.
Very tired needs completely refurb . Bar shut when we arrived at 9.45. Restaurant shut . Room carpet filthy.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

The property was nice and clean, very quiet, lovey views, great location, good atmostphere

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

excellent hotel. well worth staying at, staff very helpful, room good, bar area good, food very good indeed

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2020

Justin

Won't be rushing back

Went for a night away from everything. On arrival, had difficulty understanding either of the reception staff whos first language was not English. The room was a good size with all the usual facilities available. However there were some cleaning issues with the bathroom and the desk had been water damaged. We had planned a few drknks in the bar with dinner and headed down to the Hardy bar. Again all the staff struggled with simple queries in English and the service was far from what I expected from a 4 star hotel. Not once were we asked if we needed another drink, despite empty glasses on the table and staff milling about looking bored. Love my city breaks, have travelled the world but will not be recommending this hotel...

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2020

Mary

Lovely location

Short and sweet , lovely easy location to public transport, walks
Lovely spacious room , shower small but everything was lovely

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2020

Elaine

Love this place ,its my birthday next wk id love to stay again ,very friendly staff atmosphere brilliant

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful decor and lovely comfy bed in room !all staff very professional and always courteous

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2019

Heike

Good. Great service.matrasses in bed a little to soft

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2019

Sarah

Our first Christmas break in fabulous Hotel

Really lovely break away for my little super psyched five year old and my partner our first trip away at Christmas time!there was a Christmas choccie selection box left in our room wishing us a Happy Christmas...beautiful big room lovely atmosphere in the Hotel!The staff in the Hardys Bar were really helpful... made sure my picky eater got fed even though what she was looking for wasn’t technically on the menu that night!👍👍👍

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Would stay again

Lovely hotel, decorated nicely for Christmas. Room was lovely and spacious. Booked last minute and got a v good price.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Very welcoming and helpful reception and staff. Room clean and well maintained. Swimming pool clean with excellent sauna, steam room and jacuzzi!

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2019

Bernadette

Family girlie stay

Really enjoyed this hotel, fantastic location & great experience at check-in.

I mentioned to the girl at reception at check-out the next morning that we had discovered a foreign object when we rolled back the sheets to get into bed (too tired to inform reception) and she said she would inform housekeeping...that was a bit late for us. Perhaps a reduction on future stay or complimentary breakfast next time or some such gesture would be nice.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2019

Carol

Birthday surprise

It was my birthday and they very kindly upgraded my room and let me a card

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2019

Paul

Comfortable stay

Nice clean old world hotel

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2019

ian

enjoyable stay

A beautiful hotel in a picturesque port. Well worth a visit.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2019

Jaulisa

Wonderful as always

Room was super comfy and high tea was an amazing experience! Can’t want to stay here again!

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

14 Dec 2019

pardeep

average

I found hotel outdated rooms was not very clean shower was broken average hotel

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2019

Anne

Perfect getaway location!

Lovely room, comfy mattresses, clean, spacious and quiet! Great lounge area and sweet cafe. All within a few yards of D Laoghaire pier and seafront, a cinema, shops and the Dart into Dublin centre. No complaints at all, and parking so easy too!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

It is in a central location, has good facilities, and the breakfast was very good. I also liked the fact that we were able to check in earlier. What wasn’t so good was the fact that our original room was close to the function room and at 1030 at night we felt like wedding guests due to the noise of the band. After drawing this to receptions attention we were moved to a room at the rear of the hotel. The inconvenience of having to repack and move could have been avoided had a bit of thought been given to the guests who were allocated rooms close to the function room. As many of the wedding guests were staying the night at the hotel perhaps common sense could have been deployed to put these guests in rooms which they were unlikely to occupy until in the night!!

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Heating didn't work. Made multiple calls on the first night, no action taken.
WiFi was not working also on the mobile phone.

Business

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2019

Martin

Lovely location,,, good value,,, helpful and friendly staff,,, Olde World athmosphere,,, would highly recommend a stay,,,, Will be back

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel is beautiful, very grand and at a reasonable price! The location is fabulous and the staff are all very helpful and efficient. Breakfast was delicious (albeit a little expensive).

Business

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Only minor down points are
Steps up to front door and my room very near conference rooms
Spa facilities are excellent

Business

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely hotel in a really nice setting food was excellent also

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2019

Colin

Beautiful venue full of historic guests and to a very high standard all round

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2019

Francis

November trip.

Very comfortable.Service good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

A wonderful characterful Grand hotel that’s been beautifully maintained and is in a fantastic location. Out of season price for the room couldn’t be better value. Lovely room even had a sea view. Parking on site was free, although if we didn’t want to drive the station for the Dart is Just across the Rd .Also the walk along the coast rd to Dalky via SandyCove was lovely . Will definitely be back to stay again.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2019

Thomas

Always made welcome and enjoy our stay here

Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Nov 2019

Kat

Looks nice on the outside. The rooms smelt like mold and dust. Doors to out room and balcony wouldn't lock properly.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

very close to the town and bus stop from the airport. grand old place!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2019

EILEEN

The royal Marine was a most pleasant discovery for us pensioners- and we'll be back to explore Dun Laoighre and southwards more...a very positive experience.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2019

Mark

Great location

Great location, great staff, comfortable room with great wifi access convenient for business. Bus 703 from Dublin airport direct stopping just outside the hotel is also a must at only 10 Euro!

Business Self