Inishbofin House Hotel

5th time coming back to the Inis boffin house hotel. Unreal spot, so close to the dock, they pick your bags up in a van straight from the boat. Perfect spot for exploring the island. Brought my own bike this time. Food is amazing and you won’t find a nicer spot for a Guinness in the country on a nice day, views are out of this world.

Reception lady was very friendly efficient and helpful, she was from NZ. Room view of sea was fab and nice and clean. Nice and quiet. Breakfast was cold however, but staff helpful. Suggestion to keep plates on a warmer. That will help. Service to bring bags to ferry and back is brilliant

This hotel is lacking, tell tale signs are an empty bar the majority of the time. Bar person, the rudest I ever met in my life. No manner whatsoever. The reception staff make no effort to interact with guests as far as i can tell. Generally when I check out of a hotel I'm asked how my stay was etc. Maybe they're afraid to. The place has zero atmosphere or ambiance. Breakfast is a total let down. Cold food, drinks are lukewarm at best. We stayed here as Murrays was booked out. This place really needs to pull its socks up. On the plus side rooms were clean.

The worst hotel ever. I have stayed on Boffin several times over the years and this year we couldn't get a booking elsewhere so we and another family stayed here. Firstly, I should have seen the signs when I was trying to ring and email them for months during the Autumn and winter to see when they were open and they never replied to my emails. Then I asked for a cot for the room. Well it never materialised. Thankfully we need it in the end. But we booked a family room and when we got there, there was a double bed and then a tiny couch. It didn't even look like a pull out couch. There were no blankets or sheets. I had booked for two adults and two children. They made up the couch but it didn't have a mattress and literally was a sheet over the couch pulled out for my four and five year olds. The double bed was tired and clearly needed to be replaced. The carpet has seen better days and the towels were scant. The pedal of the bin was broken and overall, the room felt grubby and old. Now to the hotel. It seemed there are about three or four staff running this place. There is no manager and nobody at reception half the time. Breakfast is a free for all, except there is no food. We were told at 9.40am that the chef was slowing down when we asked if there was any chance of a few eggs. There was a large walking group there every morning and they cleaned out the breakfast. The breakfast consists of sliced white pan for bread, a few rashers, sausages, pudding, beans and fried eggs if you are lucky. The lids for the hot containers are laid out on the couch. Classy. There were two yogurts on a table, a few big juice jugs with awful oj and a bowl of cornflakes with no cutlery or crockery. And that's it. The second day I barely got a cup of tea. We heard that lots of customers were going to Murray's for breakfast it was so bad here. There was nobody to help us with our bags to bring to the boat on check out but there was nobody at reception anyways. You leave your key in a basket at reception. The lift broke and someone complained and the lady turned off the lift. When we checked out, three cleaning staff were sitting on the landing of the hotel at 9am waiting to clean the room. How this place is open is beyond me but it's an island and there's demand for places so I guess people were desperate like us. The hotel is tired with fogged up windows, woodwork that needs a paint everywhere and sticky tables in the restaurant. At 200 euro a night it's not cheap and you would expect better. Do yourself a favour and avoid this Fawlty towers place at all times.

When we booked the hotel , we booked a room with a balcony. We did have a small balcony with a wonderful view, but unfortunately we had to share it with a family of four in the next room. So if you were lying on your bed and the family were on the balcony they could see straight in, as the door to the balcony was a full glass door. As I said the balcony was small, there were three seats out there, two were partially broken, so for the life of me, I don't know where all six of us were supposed to sit !! When I asked at reception regarding the issue, and why it wasn't mentioned at the booking stage, I got a vague answer. From then on reception just ignored us anytime we went in or out of the hotel. I have to say the bar staff were extremely pleasant and kind, but the bar itself is more like a shabby cafe. The timber floor is really shook and could do with a good cleaning and varnish. The same up in the upper lounge area, shabby with fogged over windows, and plastic plants that have turned almost a blueish colour. The hotel has the potential of being out of this world, but please put some effort or imagination into it, and please state on your website regarding shared balconies.

Best thing about this hotel is the location and views… truly amazing. Bedroom perfect, bar food good and breakfast lively but could do with muesli and yogurts. The only downside was hotel bar was strange… more like a cafe with music in the corner… just doesn’t work… it could do with redesign and would do very well as it’s in a fab spot but we couldn’t sit there for an evening. Also a few panes of glass need replacing but that’s not a major issue. Overall, lovely stay on an amazing island.