Rathmullan House
Built for a bishop in about 1760, Rathmullan House has been a beacon of Donegal hospitality since the early ’60s. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
Built for a bishop in about 1760, Rathmullan House has been a beacon of Donegal hospitality since the early ’60s. Happily situated on the banks of Lough Swilly (guests can step from the hotel’s garden straight on to a sandy beach), the house has been in the same family for 60 years, and is today run by Mark and Mary Wheeler. The 34 spacious bedrooms are homely rather than fashion conscious, with a smattering of antiques, and ‘crisp white sheets and artisan woollen blankets’ on the beds. Some have a balcony or patio. Downstairs, comfortable sitting rooms with open fires overlook the manicured lawn rolling down to the lough. A Victorian walled garden provides much of the produce for the Cook & Gardener restaurant where chef Abdul Muhib Azad’s modern Irish menus are locally inspired. Dinner might be pan-seared fillet of hake landed in Greencastle or steamed mussels from Mulroy Bay. Milleens, Cooleeney and Cashel Blue are all regulars on the Irish cheese plate. Stone-baked pizzas and Irish craft beers are available in the Tap Room in the old cellar of the house. The breakfast is ‘delightful’.
Hotel details
Address
Rathmullan
Co. Donegal
F92Y A0F
Ireland
Telephone
00 353 74 915 8188
Bedrooms
34. Some on ground floor.
Open
open all year except 24–27 Dec, 6 Jan–6 Feb.
Facilities
bar, 2 lounges, library, TV room, playroom, cellar bar/pizza parlour, restaurant, in-room TV (terrestrial), wedding facilities, 15-metre heated indoor swimming pool, 7-acre grounds (tranquillity garden, walled kitchen garden, croquet), restaurant, lounges wheelchair accessible.
Background music
none.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
allowed in bedrooms, not in public rooms.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per person B&B €80–€145. D,B&B €120–€190. À la carte €50. 1-night bookings refused Sat and public holidays.
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Special offers
Spring & Autumn Special Offer
Book 3 Nights Bed and Breakfast arriving Sunday to Wednesday and enjoy a complimentary upgrade to a superior room. Offer valid May June September October 2021. Please quote Good Hotel Guide- Spring Autumn Nights.
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