Arklow Bay Hotel

4.0 star property

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Lobby
Exterior
Indoor pool, sun loungers
Lounge
Aerial view

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
$153
includes taxes & fees
Jan 25 - Jan 26, 2026

Explore the area

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Sea Road 1, Arklow, Wicklow
  • Place, Bridgewater Shopping Centre
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Howard Mausoleum Pyramid
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Wicklow Mountains National Park
    ‪32 min drive‬

Room options

Classic Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(22 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Classic Twin Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Classic Family Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Arklow Bay Hotel

4-star Arklow hotel close to Bridgewater Shopping Centre
A full-service spa, an indoor pool, and a restaurant are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a sauna are onsite.
Arklow Bay Hotel offers 91 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments.
In addition to a full-service spa, Arklow Bay Hotel features an indoor pool and a hot tub. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and 5 meeting rooms. This business-friendly hotel also offers a children's pool, a fitness center, and a sauna. Complimentary uncovered self parking is available on site.

Arklow Bay Hotel has designated areas for smoking.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
The Pottery Restaurant - Onsite restaurant.
Ferrybank Lounge - This bar serves lunch and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 15 for adults and EUR 9 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Ferrybank Lounge
  • The Pottery Restaurant

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 5 meeting rooms
  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers

Full-service spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (39 inch wide door)
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 15 for adults and EUR 9 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

Rating provided by Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, source of official star ratings for accommodation.

Property is also known as

Arklow Bay Hotel
Arklow Bay Hotel Hotel
Arklow Bay Hotel Arklow
Arklow Bay Hotel Hotel Arklow

Arklow Bay Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 243 out of 478 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 134 out of 478 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 66 out of 478 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 478 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 478 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location, close to town and waterfront. Two superb restaurants and banquet facilities. Indoor pool and well equipped gym.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adem

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victorina

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent stay

Everything was excellent service, cleanliness, welcome gifts, staff, food and bedroom
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Kim

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable beds and lovely and clean. Bathroom could do with refurbishing, but otherwise the room was great. Staff were very friendly, polite and helpful. Can't praise them enough! Breakfast was good and the food in the bar was excellent. Having access to the pool and leisure facilities was a treat.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alistair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed here for three nights. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The room was clean & spacious. The buffet breakfast was excellent with a good selection available. Overall the staff were very friendly & attentive. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

ciaran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, staff really nice and helpful. Fantastic view from bedroom window overlooking the bay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Andrea

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall not bad, we had to remind them about the VIP benefits and ask for them specifically
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Brian

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Depends on when

A couple of things I would say about this hotel. The lobby area and spa are nice. The restaurant has a limited menu but our dinner was very good. The rooms themselves are on the small side and do not have air conditioning or fans. We were visiting during a warmer time in August and with a west facing room was uncomfortable. In terms of the area you are about a 15 minute walk from bars and about 10 from Dunnes and grocery store. Don't bother trying to walk to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Klarna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent hotel

Excellent hotel. Second time staying here. Everything was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Children!

The hotel was faultless. However, our stay was marred by aot of ill behaved children whose parents didn't give the slightest bit of consideration to other peoples enjoyment. Screaming and running around the restaurant etc. I would love to come back here, but only if it was an adults only venue
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient comfortable free parking

Staff friendly and helpful. Room spacious and partial sea view. Although is over car park and was noisy one evening from people leaving late and shouting. Food good. Breakfast good and varied. Musician Friday & Saturday night although very loud.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Handy for walkers,easy walk into Arklow… excellent breakfast with lots of choices
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Charles

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

vincent

Traveled with partner
1st visit to Arklow bay hotel. Staff, food, service and facilities top class. Great base for touring in the mountains and also southwards Dow the coast
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was spacious and clean , the staff were friendly, service was excellent, would recommend the arklow bay hotel to friends,
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

EILEEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One night stay

One night stay.. quick and easy check in.. Courteous staff at reception & bar.. free drink on arrival😊 Room was ready, clean & comfortable bed and bathroom was equipped with all that was needed.. Tea/Coffee facilities in room Breakfast was very good and staff all efficient.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Mrs Mairead

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Staff were friendly and helpful but a little more information regarding the dinner menu, specials for example , would have been helpful. More tourist information in the hotel foyer would be a bonus too
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vincent

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Plenty of staff always at hand to help. Great idea having a coffee dock in voyer. And great soft comfortable seating to relax. Great food if you enjoy walking this is the place to go.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was looking at Arklow where I used to live & of course The Arklow Bay hotel where we used to have the odd drink. It has all changed now!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victorina

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Niamh

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, staff were very attentive and friendly, bed was super comfy and room was spotless. The lessors facilities are great and the hotel is a short walk to a shopping centre and many bars and restaurants. Beer garden and access to the duck pond are beautiful. Overall had a fantastic stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025