Name: Butler House
Address: 16 Patrick Street Kilkenny City,Patrick Street, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Y25 FY07, Ireland
Rating: 9

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

Heating

Garden

Terrace

Private check-in/check-out

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Bridal suite

Non-smoking rooms

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Family room

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Cable TV

Hairdryer

Flat-screen TV

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Laptop safe

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Safe-deposit box

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Dry-cleaning

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Coffee/tea for guests

Diet menu (on request)

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Packed Lunches

Bottled water

Kettle

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Parking

Business center

Fax and copy machine

Meeting and presentation facilities

Business

Babysitting and childcare

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids' TV Networks

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

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Butler House

Kilkenny

child-bed

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treatment

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bay-view

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canal-view

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park-view

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with-view

annex

basement

main-building

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

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pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

We booked a family suite, and the kids were thoroughly impressed :) The gardens are lovely and our youngest had a good time looking for the various fairy doors that were there at the time. Super easy walk to the castle and downtown Kilkenny. The room was great, and breakfast was even greater, sorry we were only able to spend one night!

Affordable luxury

Overall a nice hotel in a good location but I was glad to be there for one night only.

Pros: 
- Central location walking distance to all major touristic attractions, restaurants. In the middle of all the buzz :)
- Very good size bedroom, separate bath + shower, very comfy beds and pillows.
- Free car park 
- Nice little Easter egg hunt in the garden for our daughter who got a goodie bag upon completion
- Lovely gardens
- Nice lady at reception

Cons:
- Bedroom located in the basement with windows giving to a wall. With the reception above our heads it was impossible to have a very much needed nap with the sound of the very loud footsteps.. Same thing in the early morning... At this price tag, that was just not good enough...
- We got a spring offer from the hotel's website which included a welcome coffee with a sweet treat (on top of the coffee making in the bedroom). This was never offered to us so we had to go and ask for it. The young receptionist didn't seem to know what we were talking about even when showing her the email confirmation but a nice waitress took it upon herself to serve us a nice cup of coffee in the bar area.. It was very much needed after we weren't able to have our nap due to the noise!
- Breakfast: You have to book a time the day before.. We were offered 8 or 8.15am.. Rather early for when one is on holiday but as our daughter is usually an early riser we said it was fine.. She however decided to sleep in that morning and so I went down to ask if we could go a little later.. The lady didnt seem that happy about it so we reluctantly woke her up and went down around 8.30. The restaurant was literally EMPTY.. We were there for a while and only another table showed up... I REALLY wished we could have slept more... The breakfast was generous and good.

One night stay

Perfect location with historic roots...the Butler House connects to Kilkenny Castle, the shops in the old stables and the gardens. But again, it is the staff that makes it so special. From the moment we arrived and were given a personal tour of the hotel, we knew we had made the right choice in booking here. At the end of each day, we enjoyed our wine in the hotel lounge and ieach morning, we enjoyed a hearty Irish breakfast. We stayed here at the start of our Irish travels and it was the benchmark against which we compared other hotels...We highly recommend a stay here!

Couldn't have asked for a better or more historic spot in Kilkenny...

From the moment we were greeted at reception we knew that this hotel was something special. The reception staff welcomed us to the hotel and made us feel at ease straight away. Any question we asked about the location of cathedrals and restaurants were all answered with ease. Their knowledge and love of Kilkenny was evident. 
Our room was updated without loosing the old world charm. Bedroom lovely and cosy and a huge deep bath. Biscuits, tea and nespresso machine in the room.  After spending a busy day and night  out on the town, we were looking forward to returning to the hotel. 
The bed was so comfortable with  extra soft pillows. We slept like babies. The hotel was so quiet at  nighttime. We had a room that overlooked the gardens. We woke up to the sound of birds chirping, a rare thing in a city hotel. After a lovely refreshing shower, and the softest plush towels, we headed down to breakfast. Where again we were greeted by the good natured breakfast staff. 
My husband ordered a gorgeous full Irish breakfast, I opted for the French toast option which was delicious. there was a  huge breakfast menu to choose from. 
We sat and ate looking out at the gardens and Kilkenny castle in the distance. We had a lovely chat with the lady who served us as my husband enquired as to the possibility of a ghost in the hotel due to its age. Nothing was too much for the staff of this hotel. More importantly they seem to love their jobs and working in this hotel. You can see that they take great pride in the hotel. We really didn't want to leave. It was the best stay we've had in Ireland and believe me, we have had many weekends away. I would highly recommend this hotel for any occasion. Can't wait to return when the flowers and gardens are in full bloom. The weather was cold and damp but we left this hotel with a fantastic warm feeling which was simply down to a fantastic hotel, but more importantly fantastic staff ,which is quiet a rare thing unfortunately these days.  We were fully rested and refreshed after our stay.
Can't wait to return.

Absolutely stunning hotel and staff!

Outstanding staff and very comfortable surroundings. Excellent location. Will be back. A relaxing break despite the weather.          
The city is on the doorstep, as is the castle and design centre. The castle and parkpark are worth visiting.  ...

Will be back

We stayed at Butler House for one night on our trip to Ireland. I think that I would have liked to stay longer. The staff made us feel comfortable and welcome the moment that we walked in the door. We were tired and stressed from a long drive and arrived too late to see much of Kilkenny. The desk clerk recommended a couple of places to have dinner and then we returned and had a good whiskey in the Butler House lounge. The hotel serves breakfast, included for guests, light lunch and afternoon tea but not dinner. Butler House was once the dower house of a large estate. It is still possible to walk across the adjoining formal garden, through a very nice shopping area contained in the former stable yard and on to the castle. To get up to the second floor, there was a tiny elevator built alongside the back stairway. Our room was comfortable and bright. As was the case everywhere we stayed, there was no air conditioning, but open windows kept it comfortable overnight. We were asked to select our time for breakfast when we checked in. Breakfast was served in a lovely dining room overlooking the formal garden.  The selections were all great. The hotel has parking.

Relaxing and elegant place to stay in Kilkenny

Excellent hotel in perfect location and extremely helpful staff. We stayed in one of the basement rooms which was very spacious large very comfortable double bed with two armchairs and coffee table. Rises area leading to bathroom.. Large Television, hairdryer and iron, coffee pods and tea kettle... 

Lovely fresh breakfast served by extremely helpful staff. Receptionist was ultra helpful and friendly... 

Excellent hotel & Staff

Super nice staff from the receptionists to the kitchen help and housekeeping. Very clean and excellent breakfast .  Beautiful rooms as we stayed with friends. They had the giant Eleanor suite, and we had the  Botanical Room with a large bathroom and a comfortable bed and French doors out to the garden. They also did our laundry, which was not included. 

Beautiful stay.  Close to all restaurants, shopping & tours. Mid evil mile, Smithwicks tour, Kilkenny Castle, Shenanigans tour &

We stayed here for our first night after being in Dublin for 4 nights.  Super friendly staff.  We splurged for the Lady Eleanor Suite - what a fantastic room with view of the Kilkenny Castle from our room!

loved staying here

Faultless. For our first wedding anniversary we had a perfect experience. Staff utterly amazing and friendly. Room was beyond beautiful. Breathtaking gardens . Situated perfectly beside the castle. Would definitely recommend

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