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Best Western Esplanade Hotel on the Seafront ***
Strand Road, Bray
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rating  4.1/5
based on 31 reviews
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From: Yvonne Brennan (Ireland)
Submitted on 2009-02-22
Customer Rating: 5/5
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comments This hotel was lovely, we stayed in the new part of the hotel and it was very nice. The food was lovely and the staff were very friendly and helpful. If I was ever visiting Bray again I would stay in the Best Western Esplanade hotal again without any hesitation.
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From: Maura Allen (Ireland)
Submitted on 2009-01-27
Customer Rating: 5/5
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comments Very friendly helpful staff a lovely atmosphere and fablous food
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2008-12-07
Customer Rating: 3/5
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comments Hotel is fine, but just fine - very basic. Pleasant location and cosy lounge. Have stayed on similar priced breaks in better quality hotels with better quality facilities. Breakfast was good. Dinner menu was adequate - similar to "pub grub". Thought children's dinner was expensive at ?9 considering poor quality chicken nuggets or two sausages with chips or mash was the option. Also had no ketchup for the kids in hotel! Had nicer dinner for both adults and children in pub down the road at a better price. Staff is hotels saving grace. All staff very pleasant and helpful. Stay was fine.
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From: Ellen McWilliams (Northern Ireland)
Submitted on 2008-06-18
Customer Rating: 5/5
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comments Our stay at the esplanade was most satisfactory and I cannot praise the staff highly enough especially zdena who was in a class of her own excellent at customer care. also Emma and the restaurant manager. I hope to go back again.
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Japan)
Submitted on 2008-06-13
Customer Rating: 4/5
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comments Thank you for your reasonable price and nice location
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From: Martin Mac Kenna (Ireland)
Submitted on 2008-05-19
Customer Rating: 4/5
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comments We had a lovely room with an excellent view of the sea. The staff were excellent, very helpful and polite. All in all, a very pleasant place to stay.
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2008-02-25
Customer Rating: 3/5
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comments Originally we were allocated a room in the old part of the hotel. The room was draughty and the decor was very dated and dismal. We asked to be moved to the new wing and it was far superior.
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From: Derek Matthews (Ireland)
Submitted on 2008-02-11
Customer Rating: 4/5
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comments Dinner in the restaurant on friday evening was very poor. little choice and not cooked very well.
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2007-11-26
Customer Rating: 5/5
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comments excellent all round
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2007-11-20
Customer Rating: 4/5
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comments No shampoo, shower gel provided was a bit disappointing.
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (United Kingdom)
Submitted on 2007-11-19
Customer Rating: 5/5
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comments Far outweighed expectations after reading bad reviews elsewhere. Excellent value for the money. Friendly staff who we couldn't fault, we enjoyed our meal there very much and breakfast was plentiful. Recommend the 'new' part to stay in at the back, 'DART view' but quiet from functions and lovely and modern. We'll be back.
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2007-10-31
Customer Rating: 3/5
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comments The rooms were nice but it was a pitty that their was no television in the main bar. Also, we happened to be stuck in the middle of a floor with a wedding party and its was so noisey that we could'nt get a wink of sleep on the second night.
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2007-09-06
Customer Rating: 4/5
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comments I had read some poor reviews on another website, so I was not expecting a lot, generally I think the Hotel is good for how it is presented, the food was good and staff helpful. Service could be better and general hotel upkeep (maintenance) could be improved - but it is an old building and the price is not 5 star.
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2007-07-17
Customer Rating: 5/5
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comments the Esplanade exceed our expectations. We really enjoyed our stay and will be back again ( soon we hope) Thank you
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From: Mr & Mrs Harrington (Ireland)
Submitted on 2007-07-06
Customer Rating: 5/5
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comments A little bit old fashioned but being modernised, Good food especially the breakfast. The manager and staff are nice.
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From: aurora DELANEY (Ireland)
Submitted on 2007-05-06
Customer Rating: 0/5
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comments beautifull hotel outside, we stayed in the old part of the hotel, a bit like faulty towers, stayed for 2nites on second nite, there was a wedding and our room was just above the wedding reception, didnt get a wink sleep, complained to reception as they knew we were staying for 2nites, therefore they should have put us in a different part of the hotel in the first case, nothing was done. had dinner there on the first nite, my husband ordered stew , we were told, there was none left, so they offered roast beef, when the plate arrived, one slice the size of cup arrived with a few veg..... not quite what we expected, it was our wedding anniversary, well, i shall not go there again, mind you bray is a fabulous town, full of life and surprises.
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From: lynda ivison (United Kingdom)
Submitted on 2007-03-22
Customer Rating: 5/5
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comments our 2nd stay here. hotel in a good position on the seafront and a 10 minute walk to the station. hotel staff are always welcoming and ready to help in any way. food excellent and nicely presented. we had a large room with tv and coffemaker. beds were the most comfortable we have had in a hotel. we will stay again.
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From: marcella o malley (Ireland)
Submitted on 2007-02-01
Customer Rating: 5/5
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comments service, staff and food were very good
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From: Alison Bouanimba (Ireland)
Submitted on 2006-11-27
Customer Rating: 5/5
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comments I loved my stay I live on the northside of Dublin and just went for a break away i hopefully will be back again
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From: Patrick Dunne (Ireland)
Submitted on 2006-11-26
Customer Rating: 4/5
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comments A very nice hotel. Food excellent. Only loses top mark because there was no shampoo in bathroom.
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2006-11-20
Customer Rating: 2/5
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comments Friendly staff, very basic hotel, clean with nice food.
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2006-08-28
Customer Rating: 2/5
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comments Extremely noisy. Dart station behind hotel and music from function room could be heard word for word, note for note. Staff friendly and helpful
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2006-08-21
Customer Rating: 4/5
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comments pleasant stay
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2008-05-25
Customer Rating: 3/5
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Northern Ireland)
Submitted on 2008-05-16
Customer Rating: 5/5
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2008-05-13
Customer Rating: 5/5
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2008-04-29
Customer Rating: 5/5
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (France)
Submitted on 2007-11-12
Customer Rating: 5/5
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2007-11-11
Customer Rating: 5/5
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From: "Anonymous guest, details on file." (Ireland)
Submitted on 2007-03-05
Customer Rating: 3/5
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From: jack lyons (Ireland)
Submitted on 2006-12-01
Customer Rating: 4/5