Inishowen Gateway Hotel

–Excellent location - show map
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Scored 8.7
Rated fabulous

About this property

Situated in picturesque Buncrana, The Inishowen Gateway Hotel offers a luxury spa, a 20-metre pool, and a modern Irish restaurant. With colourful bedrooms, the hotel has wonderful views of Lough Swilly and guests can go golfing for free at Buncrana Golf Course right next to the hotel. The spacious rooms are sumptuously decorated with rich fabrics and ornamental cushions, and all feature a work desk, tea and coffee facilities and a modern en suite bathroom. Room service is also available, and most rooms have scenic lake views. The Loughview Bar serves a light lunch and traditional evening menu, and the Peninsula Restaurant serves creative cuisine using local produce in more formal surroundings. The grand Lisfannon Banqueting Suite offers a popular Sunday cavery. The Seagrass Wellbeing Spa features a sauna, indoor swimming pool and wellness centre, with an extensive range of indulgent beauty treatments available. The Inishowen Gateway offers free private parking and free Wi-Fi, and overlooks the Buncrana golf club. Just 15 minutes’ from Derry, Inishowen Gateway Hotel is also only 30 minutes from Letterkenny. Glenveagh National park can be reached in an hour, and there are a number of golf clubs within 15 minutes’ drive, including The North West Golf Club and Greencastle Golf Club.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • 2 swimming pools
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Spa and wellness centre
  • Fitness centre
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Restaurant
  • Free WiFi
  • Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
  • Bar

Property highlights

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

  • Want a great night's sleep? This hotel was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

Breakfast info

Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Buffet

  • Free private parking available at the hotel

Loyal customers

There are more repeat guests here than most other properties.

Availability

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Guests who stayed here loved

Noelle
Ireland Ireland
“Hotel is within walking distance to the town. Staff (Annie) front reception was lovely, warm and welcoming and knowledgeably answered all of our questions. We had a sea view room which was a good size, en-suite bathroom/shower, very comfortable...”
Chris
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Friendly helpful staff, easy check-in and out, plenty of parking”
Paula
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Unfortunately we did not have breakfast but the staff and accommodation was 100% The location was also excellent. I live not far from buncrana anyway so know the area very well. I had a wonderful stay.”
Emma-jane
Ireland Ireland
“Staff were lovely, food was tasty, room was a good size and was comfortable”
John
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Staff were very helpful and welcoming. The location was good . If the weather had been a bit better, it would have been a lot nicer”
Sinead
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“It was very clean, the room was spacious and modern and the bed was really cosy”
Perry
Ireland Ireland
“The rooms were large, very well appointed and comfortable.”
Ciara
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“We enjoyed lovely food in bar & the staff were really friendly. The steam room & sauna were a great bonus for us. The room was spacious & spotless clean. The buffet breakfast had a great selection of food. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay.”
Sara
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Staff are friendly and very helpful. Views are amazing. Dinner had many choices and was delicious. The team had put a candle in my hubbies dessert as it was his birthday. Very nice touch! The pool was a decent size and well looked after. Towels...”
Maura
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The whole relaxing experience of the hotel and of course spectacular views”

Hotel surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Peninsula Restaurant
  • Cuisine
    Irish

House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 23:00
Check-out
From 08:00 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 13 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Guests are kindly asked to book at reception to go golfing.

During quieter months the Peninsula Restaurant may be closed and dinner served in Lough View Bar.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property adheres to strict physical distancing measures.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), wearing a face mask is mandatory in all indoor common areas.