DOWNHILL HOUSE HOTEL
The Downhill House Hotel, on the Sligo Road, was our Ballina base for a recent trip to County Mayo.
The Hotel, in a wooded riverside location quite close to the town centre, is well up to its 3 star rating.
All the staff are friendly and efficient; the rooms and public areas are comfortable, the leisure centre is popular and the Hotel also boasts well kept gardens where you can sit and stroll.
We enjoyed an excellent evening meal there: braised shank of lamb with an exceptional red wine sauce. A bottle of red from one of the Bordeaux chateaux cost just €20.00.
Service here is also friendly though sometimes a bit over attentive – you don't need your glass of water topped up each time you take a sup!
The breakfast was also very good and the full Irish was perhaps the best that I’ve come across.
If dinner is not included in your package, the restaurant prices can be very stiff and this is where the bar comes to the rescue.
Prices are reasonable here and the chef’s special often includes two or three items from the restaurant menu. We had a mild chicken curry one evening and it was a superb example of the type.
Check out my review of Downhill House Hotel - I am cork - on Qype
For more on Mayo trip see: http://swissroll07.blogspot.com/
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