Welcome to the family run Round Tower Hotel located in the beautiful village of Ardmore. Nestled in the western end of county Waterford in Ireland’s acclaimed ‘Sunny South East‘, the hotel offers guests and visitors the opportunity to enjoy their break in one of Ireland’s oldest Christian settlement villages.
HOTEL HISTORY
The Round Tower Hotel core building was built in the 1920s as accommodation for the Irish College adjoining (now a private house). Ardmore, at that time, was an official Gaeltacht (Gaelic speaking) area. In latter years the Department of Education sold the building to the Sisters of Mercy order of nuns in Dungarvan for the purpose of a summer retreat house. The Sisters of Mercy sold the building in 1989 to a local family who converted it into a hotel. Several building extensions have been added including a car park. The main body of the old building encompasses the dining room and bar areas. Incidentally, the convent chapel was once located in the current dining room.
ROUND TOWER HOTEL TODAY
The present proprietors, Aidan and Patricia Quirke took over the hotel in January 1996. Aidan is a Shannon Hotel School graduate with almost thirty years experience in the hotel trade. Round Tower Hotel offers 12 well appointed en suite bedrooms with TV, phone and tea & coffee facilities. A free WI-FI hotspot is available at the hotel for those wishing to go online. Hotel encompasses a dining/breakfast room, small function room, traditional Irish bar and residents lounge. Fresh local produce features prominently on both the bar and restaurant menus. Bar food is available during the summer season May to September normally and our traditional Sunday Lunch menu is served all year round. There is free hotel car parking suitable for guest vehicles and bus/coach drivers. In the summer months the hotel garden is available for bar food & drinks and is child friendly. Every Sunday evening during the summer there is a live music gig in the garden, this has proven very popular over the years for families to enjoy. The hotel also has a live music session on the last Friday of every month all year round. This is enjoyed by both visitors and locals alike. During the annual Pattern festival held every July in Ardmore the hotel has hosted many headline acts in the past, notably Irish artists: Eleanor Mc Evoy, Gemma Hayes and George Murphy. Round Tower Hotel caters for all family events and private functions throughout the year – advance booking essential. Meeting room facilities are also available at the hotel, again advance booking is essential.