This is one of the old railway hotels that are scattered around the country. Now called the Malton this place still has the sheen of Victorian charm about it. Staff were friendly and the rooms were large and offered great value. Breakfast was great too. My only crib is that wifi is only available in reception. A small gripe though as parking is free. What's not to like?

We were lucky enough to stay in the self catering suites at the Malton at the start of December 2011. These are situated behind the Malton in blocks of what appeared to be holiday flats and residential accommodation.
The apartment was set over two floors - on the first floor we had three bedrooms (2 doubles and a single) a family bathroom and an en-suite and a large kitchen/diner. There was also a washer dryer in a cupboard in the hall.
On the second floor there was an enormous lounge with wall mounted TV and DVD player (bring the DVDs with you), 3 sofas and plenty of room to keep our little girl occupied. The only downside was that as there were no stairgates we had to improvise with an upturned dining chair to ensure she was on the floor we wanted her!
We used the hotels swimming pool a couple of times and the spa once and spent the rest of our visit mooching around Killarney a few minutes walk from the apartment - in fact if we hadn't fancied a drive to pick up a M&S meal deal we wouldn't have needed the car at all.
The Malton is conveniently located next to the train station, so you could let the train take the strain and not drive if that were an option.
There was no wi-fi in the apartment, but i believe that's the same in the hotel also - there is a phone to the main hotel. I guess if you wanted to you could have take out delivered if you didn't want to cook.
The only other thing we weren't too happy about is the noise that travels from the Malton's function rooms can be heard in the bedrooms until early in the morning - it's not really loud but if you were a light sleeper you may want to bring ear plugs.

My Husband and I stayed at this fab Hotel for a very special & festive occasion, couldn't fault it in anyway. Food & service in the Restaurant was top class. Hotel ideally located as only mins walk into Killarney & to the beautiful parks. Cant wait to return again next Christmas!

Stayed here while attending a wedding. Super from start to finish!