Name: Arch Guesthouse
Address: Market St. Clifden,Market St., Clifden, Clifden, Clifden, not available, Ireland
Rating: 8

Smoke-free property

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Diet menu (on request)

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Arch Guesthouse

Clifden

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A beautiful B&B with excellent staff, room was perfect for me, warm, clean and a really comfortable double bed, a decent enough shower as well, breakfast was continental style and it was quite satisfying,would definitely stay here again if I was down in Clifden as this B&B is excellent value

A little gem

 Decor very dated. Duvets were old and worn, and only suitable for winter.  Shower tiles and base need to be replaced.  Grout dirty. Two beds squashed in to small room. Noisey plumbing and poor water pressure.  Very disappointed. 

Bedding and plumbing issues. 

Room was pretty basic and bit tired and had a bit of a temporary feel to it. Also plumbing was noisy throughout. However staff very friendly and best breakfast we have had in long time - continental. Also a great location to enjoy the town from.

Breakfast more than bed

I stayed at the Arch B&B for one night in Sept. 2022. The shower in the ensuite did not work. No water came out of the shower head when the shower was turned on. Above the bedroom, there seemed to be a generator or pump which operated all night long making it impossible to sleep. I reported these issues to staff. They did not seem surprised and said to contact the owners. No refund was offered.   No apology or solution despite contacting the owners several times by email and by phone.  They completely ignored my messages and never came back to me to discuss above or to refund. It was a most dreadful stay.  

Shower in ensuite did not work. Overhead generator/pump operating all night long. 

A great central location, clean and welcoming. But the downfalls outweighed the ‘positives’! The bedroom was clean but the bed very soft (perhaps to some peoples liking?). The issue we had was being woken by men rolling metal beer barrels outside whilst talking to each other! At 5.30 this destroyed our nights sleep as it went on, intermittently, until 7am. 

If you are there from Mon-Weds then the restaurant only offers meats and or cheese boards which is disappointing as it has good reviews! This is served in their wine bar which has an interesting selection of wines but truly expensive. If you buy a bottle from their shelves (the wine shop) then you can drink it there and pay the corkage! This was truly outrageous at €15! I cannot ever recall such an exorbitant corkage fee, especially if you are a paying guest!! We had breakfast in the morning and there was no one there to ask how our stay was! It’s good to chat and give feedback verbally. Breakfast was good!

Some pros but more cons!

Stayed 2 nights in Room 10 which was quite clearly a single room with a double bed squeezed into it which meant there was barely room to walk round bed or open bathroom door. When we questioned this we were told ‘you dont pay for size of room, you pay for size of bed!’
Room was tired, only a small wardrobe with 3 hangers and no coffee/tea facilities or full length mirror. We were in Clifden for a wedding and couldn’t  even see what we looked like! Curtains flimsy….i could go on!
Was more like student accommodation and did not represent photos on website whatsoever!
Only good thing was location

Not Happy

Damp and dusty! No tea making facilities, although it said kettle. Yes, there was a kettle out on a table on landing? Not a cup or glass in sight, never mind a teabag! Torn carpets, biscuits under my bed…. definitely not good value. Cash payment only.
If there was more than one person in room, just bring clothing for one night. Tiny wardrobe.

Depressing

Great location, room clean , shower ok but all a little tired and in need of a makeover. Breakfast was very good both full Irish and continental. I think the owners have just recently taken over, and the wine bar in the same building is very nice( separate review). The potential for a classy bnb is there, good luck to them in their efforts.

Potential ...

Did not receieve an overly warm welcome compared to other B&B hosts. Unclear where to  check in. We stood in the shop for 5 mins until a customer advised us to walk out the back.I found that this place was perhaps understaffed. I think there should be designated staff for the B&B, restaurant and the wine shop instead of staff everywhere and having guests standing in the shop or restaurant awaiting check in.  We were not provided with a wifi password nor shown to our room. There was no password for the wifi in the room either, I made an educated guess and luckily got logged in. 
Room was dated. No kettle facilities but we were advised of this upon check in. 
We also had dinner in the restaurant, again, I believe they were understaffed. Whilst a couple beside us clicked their fingers to grab attention for more drink, we were sitting waiting for someone to take our order for approx 10 to 15 mins. We also had to ask for cutlery after having been given our food. We purchased a bottle of wine afterwards and asked for a bucket of ice to take to our room, we were given a bucket and no ice.. pretty pointless.. 
As for breakfast, whilst my partner ordered the irish breakfast and I got the continental, I had finished my breakfast by the time my partners came out. 
Whilst management were pleasant, I got the impression that their passion lay with the wine business as opposed to the overnight hospitality.

Disappointing

Great staff. Great location. 
Would recommend to everyone looking for somewhere to stay in Clifden. 
All staff that we came across were very friendly and helpful. 
Room was spotless! Perfect location. Fabulous wine.

Arch Guesthouse

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