Name: Villa Rose Hotel
Address: Main Sreet Ballybofey, Donegal, IE

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2026

nigel

The rooms were very clean and comfortable and staff attentive
We ate in the restaurant a couple of times and food was very good Breakfast was as good as it gets lots of choice and all fresh
If I had a gripe it would be to put USB ports in rooms. But compared to everything else it was no way a deal breaker

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2026

Sharon

We enjoyed our stay at The Villa Rose very much. Staff were very friendly and check in was quick. We ate in the bar both evenings we were there and the food was delicious and reasonably priced. On our first morning, breakfast time seemed busier. There was a great selection of food items with a couple of things not visible but staff were helpful in getting these.
While our room was well situated, there was no air con and the furniture was dated. A fan was already in the room (it was 25°C + when we visited). All in all, a very enjoyable stay. Hopefully we will be back again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2026

Hugh

The highlight of our stay was the charm and lovely qualities of the young lady in Bridies Bar, she is a great asset for the Villa Rose.

Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Jul 2026

Joey

Breakfast was extremely poor. I asked for a bowl and was told they were all in the dishwasher. The cooked breakfast was not stocked there was next to nothing left . The room however was clean and comfortable .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

BRIAN

Staff were friendly and helpful and food was delicious

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

Susanna

Overall, we had a nice stay at this hotel. The staff were extremely friendly, welcoming, and always willing to help, which made a great impression.

The bathroom was very clean, but the bathtub was quite tall, making it a little difficult to get in and out. Also, my husband is 6’2”, and the shower head was mounted too low for him to shower comfortably.

The hotel does not have air conditioning, but they provide a floor fan in the room. We found that the fan kept the room comfortable, even without A/C.

One downside was that the elevator was extremely slow, so be prepared for a bit of a wait during busy times.

Overall, it was a pleasant stay with excellent customer service, and we’d consider staying here again.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2026

Duncan

Spacious room that was not cleaned until 4:30pm but as we were in the room decided against it.
Breakfast was disappointing for the cost.
Hotel busy as had a Wedding Reception and very noisy as woken up at 2am. Felt as though we shouldn’t have been there as Wedding took priority and couldn’t use the Forge bar as used for Wedding

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Kerry

Myself and cousin had a lovely 4 night stay at the Villa Rose. Staff very friendly and courteous, excellent breakfast. Comfy clean rooms.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Billy

Very friendly helpful staff and clean rooms a very friendly relaxed atmosphere ideal for a break away

Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2026

Brian

Breakfast was good but you need to be early. Half an hour before the end, nothing was topped up fresh and some things had run out. Bar menu good. Room was clean. Staff were friendly.

Family

4/10

Poor

25 Jun 2026

Donald Justin

Hotel room had no air-conditioning, broken toilet had to be fixed, in room safe was broken could not be used, also had a week old expired full container of milk in the in room safe upon our arrival. Ask for a bucket of ice, didn’t have, but given a glass of ice… we questioned how to keep our refreshments cold and we were told there was no in room drinking allowed. Shower door was “ Jerry rigged” which allowed extensive water leaking all over the floor. We booked through Expedia, and I honestly felt when we checked in we were judged upon this and placed in a room accordingly…. “the Expedia room”. We were located right above the main street with 18 wheelers / transport/ haulage trucks going through at all hours of the night. This was partly mitigated with double painted windows.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2026

Sharon

Villa Rose we love it the staff are fantastic food amazing and the hotel was clean &fresh

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2026

Darren

Great hotel

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2026

Michael

Breakfast could have better selection

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2026

Curt

Great location to explore Donegal. Hotel staff are super helpful and went out of their way to make us feel welcome! Would stay here again for sure.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 May 2026

Ruth

Property would benefit from refurbishing.

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2026

Candace

Just stayed for one night. The room was fine but the bathroom was poorly designed. Counter/sink very high, only counter space was behind the toilet despite it being a very large room. Could have easily been half the size to make the bed/sitting area larger.

Family

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2026

Patrick

My wife and I enjoyed a three day stay 17th - 20th May.
We stayed in a twin room (148) on the first floor. The room was very clean and spacious with plenty of wardrobe space and drawers. We stayed on a B&B basis, but we also ate in the bar in the evenings. The breakfast was a buffet affair, but the food was fresh and very tasty. The bar menu in the evenings was the same each night with a limited selection, but again the food was very tasty and reasonable.
The staff in all areas were attentive and very friendly.
We had 1 issue with a leaking electric kettle, but when we reported it, it was replaced within the hour.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2026

Julie

Lovely hotel first time visiting will be back a special thanks to the girl at reception who was lovely helpful and kind

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2026

Laura

Staff were all lovely, good food, comfortable room.
We travelled with our 1 year old. Staff couldn’t have been friendlier, surprised that other residents or members of public in for dinner seemed to be annoyed when he got a little bit upset towards the end of eating. He was waving and they looked away. Not hotels issue but going to family friendly places is always helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Apr 2026

Bernadette

Avoid the food.
Hairdryer in the room has safety mechanism which means it cuts out after 30 seconds and you have to wait 60 seconds for it to cool down before using it again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2026

Siobhan

Found it awkward having to go to Jackson's hotel, just to use sauna, when there is a spa at villa rosa

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2026

Joe

The whole package is perfect, bar meals were topnotch,breakfast wa tasty and fresh.Our bed was fantastic,really hard to leave!anothergood Galen hotel.we will return.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2026

Siobhan

Lovely hotel, room comfortable and clean.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2026

Una

The staff in the Villa Rose were

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Denis

This was our first time staying at the Villa Rose, and we couldnt have pick a better hotel, the staff were fantastic, the room, 273, was immaculate, spacious and the bed very very comfortable.
We ate at the Forge bar on Saturday evening, and again, the restaurant staff were brilliant, the food plentiful, and the atmosphere warm.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

John

yes

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2026

Aishlene

We have stayed at the villa rose and Jackson’s multiple times. We got at least 6-7 times per year. Staff are always warm welcoming and go out of their way to make sure we have a great stay. The rooms are beautiful and exceptionally clean. The food in the forge bar is excellent both for adults and kids. Our kids love the pool in Jackson’s and I love the spa in the v spa which is in the villa rose. The treatments I have received there are second to none I have had spa treatments all over the world and would definitely rate the v spa in the top 3. We can not wait until our next stay. ❤️

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2025

Chris

Clean well presented rooms but the quality of the breakfast was just ok the scrambled eggs and hot foot was just ok , the dinner was just ok the Sunday carvery was amazing and of high quality.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2025

Stephen

Had a lovely weekend here, the room was just ok, needed a bit of attention in places, safe didnt work, sink badly cracked and constant clicking noise coming from somewhere. What made the weekend was the staff from the lovely Sinead in housekeeping and the fantastic staff in Forges bar where the food was absolutely superb, do good we ate here both nights.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

Alan

The room was great , clean and tidy , warm and modern bright bathroom. The staff were brilliant very friendly, courteous and helpful. The food was top notch too. We eat in the forge bar, two nights. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely recommend the Villa Rose for wee break.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Marianne

Had a great weekend at the Villa Rose, would definitely stay again

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Kathleen

Fantastic stay, really comfy bed and gorgeous room. Excellent food in the bar.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

Yvonne

Lovely staff, spacious room, could have done with a rug on the floor, noisy with peoe walking. Good food.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

helena

No had a issue with the toilet not been clean but was sorted ASAP So was pleased with that Overall was happy with room

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Mary

Immaculate room,pleasant staff,good food

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

Anne

The Villa Rose Hotel was a lovely place to stay. From the beautifully, appointed room, the delicious food, to the excellent and efficient service. I definitely will plan to stay here on future visits.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Stefan

Very friendly staff, good food, clean room

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Nora

Staff were amazing

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Aug 2025

GRAINNE

All ok but wanted to check out later as elderly mum couldn't sleep, the receptionist was reluctant to accommodate us, that is fine but be nice please, just a little empathy would have been great.
Moved to Jacksons,staff were absolutely amazing. Bojo at reception was exceptional.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2025

Dominique

Our room was clean and renovated. The restaurant had very good food and a variety on the menu. The location was a little different but there was parking at the rear.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2025

Andie

Overall an okay stay but the room was stuffy and hot. Could be improved by a fan. The property/building wasn't in the best shape. Staff were overall very friendly.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Jul 2025

Niall

Room was extremely warm with no aircon.
Plumbing system kept us up all night as whenever any room near us flushed a toilet, it caused a 60 second fighter jet sound in our room.
Doors at the end of corridor and in room next to us lacked a soft close - instead they slammed shut and at all hours of the night which led to 2 sleepless nights.
Asked for a mud treatment at 4pm and was practically laughed by 3 staff members at the reception saying the spa closed at 5pm and there was ‘no chance’ even though it was vacant for our entire spa visit.
I did receive a great Swedish massage from Naiomi.
Over all, very poor. Unfortuantly will not return.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Tim

amazing service, and took care of my laundry needs on short service.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2025

Brion

Very professional staff and good amenities

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2025

Michael

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Business

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Michael

Parking is an issue. Google maps needs to be updated to alternate route to ebter back of hotel parking!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Had a very pleasant stay despite being a short one and one person not feeling 100%!!!
Had the best night’s sleep in a long time. Room and bed very comfortable.
Reception staff very friendly

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2025

Ronnie

Lovely hotel excellent staff

Lovely hotel but needs a litre refresh of the bedrooms mustard is too dull.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

Kurt A

A hotel tucked away but with creme goodness

This hotel was simply beautiful. It was clean, roomy and tucked away in a charming Irish town.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

Paul

Weekend away in Ballybofey.

Two night stay. Lovely room. A little noisy from children across the hall.
We had one meal in hotel which was very good. Staff were very helpful especially on the Saturday night when we had booked a local Indian only to be overbooked. We got back to the hotel and restaurant had closed, but a lovely young lad got us sandwiches and chips off his own bat.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jan 2025

SEAN

There was pigeons outside the window that kept us awake all night very disappointed

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Dec 2024

Nicola

Was ok

The staff were nice. Dinner was good. Our room was not worth what I paid. It was very dated and not at all sound proof. Not sure what was situated underneath but it sounded like a huge speaker was blasting music. The breakfast was not worth 15 euro each. The pastries tasted days old and the hot food was just ok.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2024

Laura

Great

It was great. Clean and comfortable. A little disappointed we couldn’t get twin beds instead of a double but it was a lovely room.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2024

erin

We were lucky to get parking right out front

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Pleasant stay. Staff excellent.
Some areas of hotel readg for refurb.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2024

Tom

Great stay!

Beautiful hotel with multiple restaurants and bars. The hotel staff was very friendly and accommodating!

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

28 Jul 2024

Robert

I only had one pint of guinness, in the bar at the front street, and it was like inky vinegar ! Also, no waiter was there for about twenty minutes. Very poor service.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2024

Mary

Spa was excellent and Kate gave me the best facial. Food was top quality and staff were so helpful and friendly.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2023

Marie

The hotel was perfect and very comfortable, restaurant served lovely food all in all a perfect stay

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2023

Jackie

Excellent value for money

Had a lovely few days with my daughter at the Villa Rose. The staff were so friendly and efficient. The room was spotless and the food fantastic. Excellent value for money.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Mar 2023

Gilles

Fish and chips was nice and good service. Room was but dated and I had to pay 15 to use spa and closed at 6 which was a little misleading as that’s why I chose to stay outside Letterkenny in first place. This needs to be clearer on websites

Business

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2023

Caolan

Clean, comfortable hotel. Very pleasant stay.

Very comfortable stay, polite staff. I didn't eat dinner in the restaurant, but did have breakfast, which was ok.
A good nights sleep and clean room, so I will happily stay again.

Business

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2022

Geraldine

A very lovely and spacious room with all toiletries supplied. Wonder decor.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2022

Maureen

Convenient location

A pleasant one-night stay.
The hotel is central to the town and there are lovely woodland walks beside the river Finn.
Room was adequate. There was no air conditioning and limited ventilation.
Bar was very busy. Staff were under pressure but very pleasant.
Parking was limited though we did eventually find a space.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2022

Olena

Nice and cleant property. Very nice room. Room service is great so the house keepers are ask evry morning if anything need to clean or relplace. Polite and very friendly staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2022

Siobhan

Lovely night away

Had a lovely night away in villa rose Ballybofey. From check in to check out, everyone lovely and covid rules very strict which was great. Food in bar was first class and lovely staff throughout the hotel. Look forward to staying here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2021

Blaine

We really enjoyed our stay, the staff was ever so friendly and helpful, the room was top quality and the food at the restaurant and bar was absolutely fantastic, would definitely go back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2021

Enda

Absolutely brilliant hotel beautiful rooms and the staff are superb very courteous and helpful we had a wonderful stay and will certainly be back Top class

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2021

David

Would definitely go back

Beautiful hotel, friendly staff, great food, clean room. All round great stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Lovely stay

Staff very nice and friendly. The food was very good.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2020

Fiona

brilliant hotel enjoyed every minute

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay, entire experience was exceptional from check in to check out. Room was lovely, hotel itself is very comfortable, staff service was great and the food in the restaurant was second to none. We can’t wait to come back

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2020

anthony

A rose amongst the hotel thorns

I arrived late but the receptionist was absolutely lovely. (Blonde haired lady)

I got a call on my commute to see if I needed any assistance and to see was I still coming, which was a very nice touch.

The leisure centre looked fantastic but sadly I arrived too late to try.
Even though it's a bit out I will definitely visit this hotel again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Excellent stay food and service second to none

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

We had a bit of trouble with our bathroom light fuse continuing to blow. After night one they moved us to a different room and everything was perfect. The staff was simply wonderful, friendly, and helpful!

Leisure Family