Powerscourt Hotel, Autograph Collection

My husband and I spent a magical New Year in Powerscourt. Our suite was very comfortable meeting our requirements and more. New Year’s dinner was superb and relaxing at one of the open fires with a hot drink following a brisk walk in the beautiful grounds The Spa treatment was one of the best I have had and a wonderful start to 2026. Would highly recommend and great value for money.

Third stay and it gets better each time. Stayed in a family suite - the living area and bathrooms are perfect, feel the bedroom could do with updating but it was so so comfortable and clean. Food in Sally Gap bar 10/10 always - would like more variety on dinner menu. Cocktails in sugar loaf lounge are beautiful. Breakfast absolutely beautiful, my son loved getting to chose his own breakfast - such a lovely touch. Games room ok, great that it’s there but lots of broken equipment. Grounds are amazing and play park is perfect for kids. Pool area great for kids. All staff were amazing, super helpful and friendly towards the kids. Would be great if movies were an option to purchase on tvs in bedroom. Room service was super. Can’t wait to return - such a beautiful hotel.

Stunning rooms, service was great at times and then lacking a bit , hotel Maintained to a very high standard! I was shocked the food was so poor( I won’t elaborate) and in both restaurants too. I wouldn’t go back for this reason but it may suit others!

We had our stay at the hotel last week. Myself and my wife had a fabulous time. The room we were allocated was beautiful and had an amazing view of the garden, fountain and the sugarloaf in the background. Each time we returned to our room there was chocolates and notes left for our occasion were a really lovely touch! The food we had for both lunch and dinner was amazing and the service provided matched. All of the staff were fantastic from the second we arrived until we left. It's our second time to visit Powerscourt and both visits have surpassed any other hotel we have stayed in in Ireland.  Everyone involved in this hotel offers a 5 star service for your stay

I am so disappointed to write this review in the manner I have to. This hotel has long been on a list of those wherein which I wanted to stay. To say the stay was underwhelming is an understatement. We arrived at the hotel 20 mins late for a spa treatment due to a car crash (a car had ran into the back of us on the way to the hotel). I apologised to the reception/spa staff who then said that the treatment would have to be cut short (fair enough). We opted for Swedish massage, probably the worst I’ve ever had. The room was cold as was the bed. The whole experience in the spa was totally mediocre if not below par for what a 5 star hotel should be. After the spa treatment we opted to order room service for lunch, this took 60 minutes to arrive, very poor! After this I went to take a shower…… no hot water. I rang reception who then told me they would check their water levels. I rang again then to change our dinner reservation as there was no way we would make it with no hot water. Reception informed me that we would have to wait 40 minutes for the water to heat up and that they ran out of hot water because the hotel was at full occupancy. What kind of 5 star hotel doesn’t have hot running water for guests busy or not!! I had to have a cold shower. Quite frankly it was a disgrace. The worst part is we got news that a relative of ours was seriously unwell so we had to dash back home, I informed housekeeping and gave them the room cards. This relative later passed away. I then received 10 emails and 5-6 calls from the spa over the subsequent days requesting payment for the spa treatments which should have been charged to my card. Request after request after request, I spoke to the spa director and explained why I hadn’t been in contact as I was arranging a funeral, it was one day before the messages started again. I’m sure anyone who has lost a family member will understand that the days after are difficult so checking emails and attending to admin was not high on my list. Nonetheless the bill was paid. This is a hotel I will never return to. Not worth the money or hassle.