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Review of Hotel Radisson SAS Letterkenny

We were only there for a couple of days on a Group...

We were only there for a couple of days on a Groupon Deal, from our daughters, but we were treated really very well.
On arrival at Reception they realised I was disabled and have to use a Walking Stick (on a good day, Crutches on a bad day and Stay in bed on pretty much Every other Day - just to be closer to the bathroom and be more comfortable in Bed, just for ease and being able to get comfortable, but..)
When they noticed they ask me how far I could walk - which is No distance without being in Pain ! So they worked out a room that was closer to the Elevator.
This worked out well for several reasons !
1) Closer to the Lift !
2) Closer to the Bar and Restaurant !
3) Closer to the Pool !
So we were quite happy with a few short walks and staying in the Hotel for Breakfast - Lots of choice, from just fruit salad to cooked Irish Breakfast - with plenty of tea and coffee, breads etc. We took fruit and tea-bags, milk and sugar back up to our room for me to relax and read after having a nice long Shower, Sh & Shave ! While Josie went to the pool - which she was enjoying So much, I thought she had dozed off in the Sauna !!
Dinner's were really very nice indeed -especially with the 'Free' bottle of wine !
The food was of such a high standard that it was the kind of Restaurant you would go out to with friends or family or a 'special occasion' just because it's so good.
Rooms were very clean and tidy and quite big enough for 2 for even a Week. Bed was Huge! - being "shortish" people, we felt like 2 kids in their parents Bed !
The Housekeeping were happy enough just to take wet towels and such and let us be as tidy or messy as We wanted.
There was a smallish @28ins flat screen TV - but only a worry if you're a Telly-addict.
We'd been moved room to closer to the Lift, which put us at the back - which was quiet, but lacked any great views.
But again, it wasn't why we were there! In fact I never brought any Cameras at all, except for the one's on our phones. Which led us - while taking a few pics on lovely chairs, of furniture and pictures - to meet a very nice couple from Scotland, taller and just over 10yrs older than ourselves, with 8 more years on the Marriage clock and like ourselves with 4 adult children (we have 4 girls, while they had 3 girls & 1 boy )
We all swapped phones for pics and went down for a few drinks and teas and swapped stories about traveling and trips.
They'd done the opposite to us and went abroad when younger and were now holidaying closer to home - but quite a lot in Ireland, as the Groupon Deals were better, plus they were able to use their +60 Travel Cards, so they were having a great time later in life. They were a lovely couple and their Groupon Trips kept them fresh and happy and they loved Ireland because, as they said, they could meet people in a lift, and end up having dinner with half a family of people out for the night and be treated like part of the whole family. It wasn't a surprise, they were very nice, friendly people who could fit in with anybody or group of people.
Plus the lovely atmosphere of the Hotel had the effect of creating a friendly, happy aura. Staff were very good - happy and helpful and made even a short stay was a nice and relaxing wee break.
Would highly recommend, and be very happy to go back anytime.
Kieran.