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Old Ground Hotel

4.0 star property

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Junior Suite | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board
2 restaurants; breakfast, lunch, and dinner served
Daily full breakfast for a fee
Children's activities

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Laundry
The current price is $228
$201 nightly
$228 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jun 9 - Jun 10

Explore the area

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O Connell Street, Ennis, Clare, 0
  • Place, Ennis Cathedral
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Clare Museum
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Ennis Friary
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Shannon (SNN)
    ‪32 min drive‬

Room options

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Junior Suite | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Junior Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free WiFi

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In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Single Room, 1 Twin Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Standard Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(20 reviews)
  • 205 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(17 reviews)
  • 205 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free WiFi

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In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

King Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Ennis

With a stay at Old Ground Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Ennis, steps from Ennis Cathedral and within a 10-minute walk of Ennis Friary. .This hotel is 2.6 mi (4.1 km) from Woodstock Golf and Country Club and 6 mi (9.6 km) from Quin Abbey.

What's nearby

  • Ennis Cathedral - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Clare Museum - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Monuments & Sculptures - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Abbey Street - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Ennis Friary - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • Ennis Station - 7 min walk
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Gate 96 - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪bb’s Coffee & Muffins - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Preacher's Pub - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Knox's - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Paddy Quin's Traditional Pub - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Old Ground Hotel

Old Ground Hotel offers 105 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. This Ennis hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 105 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this hotel include concierge services, wedding services, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite at Town Hall Bistro, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. This hotel has 3 meeting rooms available for events.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Town Hall Bistro - This bistro serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Poets Corner - This gastropub serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
Brendan O Regan - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 16 for adults and EUR 8.50 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Brendan O Regan
  • Poets Corner
  • Town Hall Bistro

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Free rollaway/extra bed
  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 3 meeting rooms
  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1700
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Free rollaway/extra bed

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out fee: EUR 30.00

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
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
Free rollaway/extra beds
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately EUR 16.00 for adults and EUR 8.50 for children
  • Late check-out fee: EUR 30.00

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
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

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

Ground Hotel
Old Ground
Old Ground Ennis
Old Ground Hotel
Old Ground Hotel Ennis
The Old Ground Hotel Ennis
Old Ground Hotel Hotel
Old Ground Hotel Ennis
Old Ground Hotel Hotel Ennis

Old Ground Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 538 out of 783 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 189 out of 783 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 45 out of 783 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 783 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 783 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Michael

Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were clean and staff was friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fast friendly check in, large clean beautiful room, friendly bar service, excellent breakfast with friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

seamus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice rooms, great food, friendly service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were very comfortable and the staff were extremely polite and professional
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
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8/10 Good

pam

have stayed at The old ground few times now and loved every visit staff very helpful and friendly husband loves breakfast as freshly cooked thank you all for your service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Another excellent stay at this hotel, rooms clean, large with all the expected in room items. Dinner and breakfast great value.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Every aspect of our stay was simply perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Dr Katrina

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are all very friendly and helpful and excellent customer experience. The food is great- brilliant breakfast selection, great pub food in poet’s corner with live traditional Irish music in the evenings and had my best dinner for a long time in the Town House
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
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8/10 Good

Quentin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tasty food and great location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

JULIAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great food
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Seosamh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff. Quiet clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Dr Katrina

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Warm welcome, room upgrade, great supper despite late arrival and wonderful breakfast and the most amazing Christmas decorations
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

jenni

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Great
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Jeanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, friendly staff, comfortable rooms and a delicious breakfast!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing front desk staff!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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8/10 Good

andre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff were all fantastic, food in the pub was fab . Only down side was the TV, they seem to have some system that dose not allow you to watch all the channels that are listed , ie i picked Film 4 and it would revert back to some rubbish channel and the same for other channels
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was nice. Hotel was good and the food was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Quality
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Henry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
All excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old hotel in the heart of Ennis.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
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8/10 Good

Jon

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

Great location.

Friendly staff, good food & great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel. Rooms very clean and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very satisfactory. Our room was upgraded. Lovely hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved loved loved this hotel!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024