We wanted a little easter break and almost everywhere in NI was full. However, I was dreading it as generally anything we could get would likely be bunged to capacity, noisy, small and cramped. Smarmore castle was the polar opposite. Spacious, clean, quiet and welcoming. The castle itself is almost enclosed in a little house that adjoins it, and is... More

We stayed in Smarmore on an overnight stay coming back from Dublin to the north. Arrived late in the evening so didn't avail of the restaurant. We were welcomed by the hosts and showed to our wonderful rooms which were steeped in history. I really couldn't recommend this place highly enough. Fantastic location, wonderfully kept, breakfast was amazing, excellent value... More

My wife and I did a two week driving trip through Ireland in July/August of 2012. This was our first stop. Short drive from Dublin airport ( nice after an overnight flight from Canada). Great hosts and breakfast, on-site Italian restaurant was nice with good value and food, easy taxi to Ardee. It was a convenient home base for visiting... More

We just got back from Ireland and this was our first stop on our journey and a wonderful welcome place to stay. We arrived in Dublin and headed out to the Smarmore with great expectations and were not disappointed. We were greeted by our host Eileen who showed us around and then to the Viscount room. It was very spacious... More

we stayed in sarmore castle in dec 2012 for a wedding and i have to say it was a lovely place to stay ..the room we stayed in for very big we had 2 double beds a single bed and a travel cot (provided by the sarmore castle) and still with all that ther was a couch and still room... More

We held our wedding ceremony at Smarmore castle in Dec 2012. Ours was a small wedding of 18 people so the accommodation of 6 bedrooms and the facility of having a restaurant onsite was perfect for us. We used the tower room to hold our ceremony and we were allowed to decorate it how we wanted to for the occasion.... More

We arrived in the dark after a long drive from Killarney and left the next day for scotland but wished we could have had more time. The hosts were fabulous and gave us plenty of email advice when they knew we were driving so far. Very welcoming when we arrived and waved us off when we left. The room was... More

Very atmospheric & we had a great time, large room, comfortable bed, good breakfast & welcoming hosts. This is a castle at B&B prices, there's an Italian restaurant on the ground floor which is handy for your first nights dinner. Large quiet grounds & very peaceful. Handy for the Bru na Boinne sites.Would love to stay again

Lovely large rooms with a great breakfast in private grounds - just what we wanted. The castle is a unique B & B, but don't expect a "high end full castle experience " as this is a low key and very good value place to stay. Freindly hosts add to the great atmosphere but it is a pity that the... More