This was our first stay in Powerscourt, and we were excited to stay.
Check in:
We were checked in by Elise, who called Sayfe to let him know we were celebrating our wedding anniversary. They upgraded us to a beautiful suite room 422.
The Room:
This was a beautiful suite with a sitting quarter, 2 bathrooms, and 1 bedroom. I loved the small bathroom as it had under floor heating. Our bed was so big and cosy and overall a gorgeous room with luxurious furniture and fittings.
Sally Gap dining:
We dined here both nights, and the staff are all wonderful. Special mention to Ivan, who is A star and looked after us excellently and made our anniversary special.
Hugo was also most helpful, and his service was very professional.
We had steak on our first night, and it was excellent. I loved the peanut chocolate dessert. On our second night, we enjoyed the burgers. We had cocktails, which were really good.
Breakfast:
We were fortunate to enjoy the breakfast on the Terrace outside. Great selection of everything you could wish for. I ordered an omelette on both mornings, which I enjoyed. I loved the small pots of Ballymaloe Relish.
Orange juice was so good. Excellent bacon and sausages. The service was very good.
Terrace drinks:
We enjoyed a few drinks outside and were served by Krisztian. Another excellent young man, pleasant and chatty, which was lovely.
Lobby:
We were trying to take a selfie in the lobby, and Mossy came over to take our photo. Again very helpful, offered us umbrellas as we were visiting the Gardens and helpful checking out with our luggage. He had our car sitting outside the door! Thanks Mossy.
Powerscourt Gardens:
Brian took us to The Gardens in the courtesy car. He told us the best Gardens to go to, and we loved the banter with him. The hotel kindly gave us tickets for our anniversary. They usually are 13.50 euros each. We spent a good few hours admiring the beautiful gardens. We had lunch here, it was good. We also visited the Powerscourt Waterfall, it was 7.50 euros, but it was worth it to see the highest waterfall in Ireland.
The Grounds:
The grounds are simply amazing and so well maintained. Beautiful view of Sugar Loaf mountains.
Swimming pool:
We got up early on our second morning and enjoyed the jacuzzi and pool. It is excellent.
Overall, we had a wonderful stay. We loved our room. The staff are all wonderful and courteous. There was another lady serving in the lobby bar, short hair, I think she was a supervisor, and we are sorry we can't recall her name, but she was excellent.
Thank you, Eamonn and all the team in Powerscourt Hotel, for making our anniversary so special. We loved every minute.