Warm, friendly and helpful proprietor who gave very helpful guidance about local attractions and onward travel plans. Comfortable bed and a superb breakfast. The porridge with Irish Mist is truly the food of the gods.

The pictures posted don't do this place justice, it's so beautiful! You pull in to the driveway and you see this beautiful house covered in ivy and then you park around back and you see this backyard with flowers and a greenhouse and a cute little table to sit at. It's just wonderful! The breakfast had so many options, I wish we had stayed more than one night so I could try more! The only downside was that we had to drive 5-10 minutes to get to the main part of Kilkenny, it wasn't walkable. That's no big deal to me though! My favorite perk was that the beds had heating blankets in them which made for such a cozy night of sleep!

Margaret and Tony made us feel very welcome in their home. The breakfast was well prepared and presented. The choices on offer for the breakfast were incredibly good. The room was spotless. The location was a picture with parking facilities and a beautiful garden. Excellent value.

The Hillgrove B&B was our first stop in our trip thru Ireland and we couldn't start any better. We had a little trouble finding it but it was probably our mistake as its on the main road, not walking distance to Kilkenny but very easy to reach from town.
The house is spectacular from the outside, with a beautiful garden, and the inside is very lovely too. Our room (triple) was not too big but had all comforts, including heating and bed-heating that was nice to use even in August! All details very well cared of, with pretty decoration.
Margaret was so nice and welcomed us very friendly, giving us all the useful informations, including where to eat in Kilkenny (and we loved the Kyteler's Inn she suggested) and where to park in the city.
There was a wide choice in the breakfast menu and since we stayed for 2 nights we could try most of it and all was delicious.
The breakfast room was very nice too with lovely view on the garden.
I can strongly recommend this B&B, probably the best we stayed in.