Cannot believe the prices they charge for the rooms.

The bathroom window was covered in mould -disgusting, which they tried to over with a 2nd shower curtain. The bath was filthy. I had to wash it out before I could use it. The room was covered in dust. - would I stay there again - NEVER !

Kilkea Castle is now only open to weddings, somehow I'm not surprised as it needs a complete re-vamp inside, and not just the castle-the staff also.
I'm not sure where the management get their sniffy attitude from but someone should tell them that we are no longer in the 1980's, we know who shot JR and its time for a lick of paint around the place-maybe they could hire Cliff Barnes heard he's in construction these days...
all in all poor value for money & poor service, hope I don't get invited to another wedding here anytime soon! There are self-catering houses on the golf course which are meant to be much nicer and good value.
The Golf Club is run separately from the Castle incidentally

We recently got married and held our Reception at Kilkea Castle, all I can say is that the staff were excellent, the venue is gorgeous and all our requests were catered for. We took all 35 rooms and part of the Golf Lodges. A fantastic place to stay. The food is very good and the grounds are beautiful. If you like traditional furnishings in a stunning castle, this is the place to stay, if you pefer the modern touch then I would also suggest the Golf Lodges at Kilkea Golf Club as they too are lovely to stay in.

When you pay Eur 190 for a room, you expect higher standards, but I've stayed in 10 quid a night hostels that were cleaner. The windows were so filthy the room was dark, there were cobwebs inside the room at the window, the light bulbs were gone in the bedside lamps (one of the lamps was actually broken), mouldy smell, peeling wallpaper, shower fitting coming off the wall, the packet for the shower cap was torn where it had been opened and put back, the carpet looked like it hadn't been vacuumed and there was hair on the pillow. The reason for the dirty pillow became obvious the next morning when we saw that the staff had left the replacement bedclothes on the floor of the corridor outside the rooms. We were there at a wedding & didn't want to complain too loudly at checkout as the father of the bride was beside us. I mentioned the lamp bulbs being gone and the receptionist actually got defensive; took all I could do to bite my tongue.
It's really such a shame, because the wedding reception was absolutely perfect: the food was great and the serving staff were lovely & breakfast in DeLacy's was nice. The building is fantastic, it's in a great location & the grounds look well maintained.
But a dirty room is not acceptable at any price; nevermind Eur 190. If you're at a wedding here, I'd recommend staying somewhere else.