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Reviews of The Strand Hotel - Bray

3.5 out of 5
The Strand Hotel - Bray
73 Strand Rd, Bray, County Wicklow

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 95 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 170 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
fabulous location, good night’s sleep. Very friendly breakfast staff. Would have like a working TV in room. Breakfast start before 8am would help guests. I do not expect towels to be changed daily when I have hung up to reuse.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The hotel is in a beautiful location. We had a few issues with our room upon arrival that could have been handled a bit better. The food was incredible, but we wish the same care was given to some of the hotel facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Raj on 22 Mar 2024
Thanks for the kind review

6/10 Okay

Donna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The location was decent, but there were issues. The towel warmer in the bathroom was dripping water on the floor, which wasn't a huge issue. The biggest problem was the noise. On the first night we heard what sounded like someone moving furniture for hours above us. The second night, in addition to the furniture moving noises, there was loud dance music being played, I think at the restaurant on the property (we didn'tleaveour room to investigate). We barely got any sleep. Had we known that the place turned into a club on Friday nights, we wouldn't have booked.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Krystal

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Raj on 28 Jan 2024
Ty

8/10 Good

Adrian

Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Raj on 21 Jan 2024
Thank you for kind review

6/10 Okay

Moheb

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Raj on 17 Dec 2023
We love to know why we get 6 out of 10.So we can improve further Regards Raj

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Raj on 11 Dec 2023
Thanks for the kind review

10/10 Excellent

Des

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from raj on 11 Nov 2023
thanks for the kind words

8/10 Good

Bill

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from RAJ on 30 Nov 2023
TY FOR THE KIND REVIEW

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and great apartment
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Raj on 7 Nov 2023
Thanks for the kind words.

10/10 Excellent

Sinead

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Raj on 3 Nov 2023
Thank you Sinead

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and view and food in both the bar and the Indian restaurant was great. Breakfast in the cafe was perfect and coffee was the best. Rooms very comfortable with great bed. All staff were really helpful and approachable. Would recommend for sure.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from raj on 11 Nov 2023
thanks for the kind words

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from RAJ on 26 Oct 2023
THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS.

10/10 Excellent

Harry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views of the Irish Sea, friendly, welcoming and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Raj on 25 Oct 2023
Thank you sir

2/10 Terrible

Mia

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from raj on 11 Nov 2023
TY we love to know what you didn't like so we can learn and improve.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. I had room #6, which was very spacious and had an excellent view of the sea. Walking distance to everything in town.
Response from Raj on 11 Oct 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and quiet. Great, hard working staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from raj on 29 Sept 2023
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8/10 Good

wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not enough modes of transport to get to and from bray
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from raj on 13 Sept 2023
Dear Guest Thanks for the kind words. Public transport - Dart station & bus service. Regards Raj

8/10 Good

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very difficult to get the air coach to the airport. Not easy to book a taxi. Relied on the locals for help. To isolated
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Raj on 11 Sept 2023
Thanks for kind words.

8/10 Good

Rhonda

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Raj on 9 Sept 2023
Ty

8/10 Good

Bert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful, quaint, perfect location.
The hotel is charming, and right on the water. Perfect to get up early and go walk the shoreline. The coffee is the small shop is EXCELLENT, as was some of the cake/pastry we sampled. The small deck off the coffee shop is beautiful and overlooking the water. Also, there is a train right by the hotel that goes directly into Dublin. Perfect to avoid driving!!! The only two downsides: 1) It was a party atmosphere outside late night. If you want to sleep early, it can be difficult. 2) We tried to get into our room a little early, and the hotel could not accommodate us. Conversely, they asked that we actually wait longer than checkin time.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Raj on 6 Sept 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Jeremiah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I had a very nice stay here and it had a very nice view of the beach. Beautiful area. Would recommend checking it out!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from raj on 19 Jul 2023
Thanks for the kind review. Regards Raj

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Raj on 7 Jul 2023
Thanks

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Raj on 6 Jul 2023
Maria, thanks for the review.Regards Raj

10/10 Excellent

Sean, Olympia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel holds all that is charming about the era in which it was built in combination with fully modernized lighting, plumbing, and mattress. We are SO impressed with the kindness and gracious welcome of all the staff here. Our room was on the top floor with a small window looking out on the ocean; perfect! We slept really well. The water pressure was fantastic in the shower. We had dinner in the Curry Leaf restaurant downstairs; delicious! Breakfast was just right; lots of options. We HIGHLY recommend this place.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from RAJ on 22 May 2023
THANK YOU

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only thing that might be a problem for some people was the fact that there were a lot of narrow stairs. Otherwise we had a very nice stay. Very friendly people.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Raj on 22 Apr 2023
Thank you for kind comments

4/10 Poor

Patrick

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Motel standard and attitude for boutique price. Will not be going back.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Raj on 10 Apr 2023
Thank you for the review. Regards Raj

8/10 Good

Javier

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Raj on 27 Mar 2023
Thank you for the kind review.

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Raj on 27 Mar 2023
Thank you for the kind review.

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Raj on 31 Jan 2023
Thanks for the kind words.

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Raj on 28 Dec 2022
Dear KevinIt would be beneficial if you left some feedback. Regards Raj

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel and amazing views
Great hotel. Kind and diligent staff. Wonderful location. Beautiful aesthetic. Incredible sea view! Chilly room at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Raj on 9 Oct 2022
Thank you

8/10 Good

SUZETTE

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Raj on 30 Sept 2022
Dear GuestThanks for the review.Regards Raj

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not Again, Unfortunately.
Beautiful old historical hotel. Good view of the beach. Very welcoming and helpful staff! Our room was several flights up and there wasn’t an elevator, but staff took our bags up for us. Climbing the steps to our room was like climbing a mountain. Our room was either a closet or an attic with a very small window; there wasn’t a fan nor air conditioning so the space was ver confining. I sat on the toilet and my knees hit the sink.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Raj on 27 Sept 2022
Dear Guest,Thanks for the review, everything related to the property and room size is available at the time of booking. We don't have AC or fan as it clearly mentioned on the website. We have central heating to keep the temperature on optimum level. This is former Oscar Wilde home and protected structure. But we do everything to make your stay comfortable. Regards Raj

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
will stay again
apart from a few tiny improvements it was fabulous. could do with a row of hooks on the wall near the door (room 6) and we were unable to watch a video stream with the wifi, but it was free wifi and emails etc were fine. will definitely stay again and intend to go next year for sure.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Raj on 25 Aug 2022
Thanks for the kind words.

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Raj on 26 Aug 2022
Thanks

8/10 Good

Joseph, Norwich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay for what I wanted. I needed a comfortable place to stay and this fit the bill. The staff was extremely kind.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Raj on 19 Aug 2022
Thanks

6/10 Okay

Florence

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
War alles in allem okay :) für den Preis hätte das Zimmer etwas ansprechender sein können. Sauberkeit war auch in Ordnung und das Bett war okay. Die Angestellten waren sehr nett.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from RAJ on 19 Aug 2022
Thanks

8/10 Good

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from RAJ on 8 Aug 2022
Thanks

4/10 Poor

April

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
Nope, never again.
Super hot due to heatwave. No airflow. In attic. No free parking and room not avail at delayed time of check in after booking 3months prior.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from RAJ on 22 Jul 2022
April, Hotel parking is small and limited. It's clearly advertised it's pay and display reduce price for hotel guest 10 euro for 24 hours. Check in can be delayed sometimes as again it's clearly mentioned on the policy statement. We will take your comments in consideration and try to do better in future. Regards Raj

2/10 Terrible

April

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a fan.
There is absolutely NO free PARKING if any parking avail. That is not reported accutrately on the website. They only have 4 parking spots. It was the middle of heat wave and NO airflow through the building and we were in the attic and refused to open the attic window for airflow. Our bedroom was 98F. Owner told us to go cool off at the shore outside. Pillows were hard as rocks.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Raj on 22 Jul 2022
April, please check your review. This is Strand hotel bray co Wicklow. We have only 10 bedroom here. No 1 to 10. I never even met you in the hotel atany stage. Please check you review

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little Hotel right on Brays seafront. Breakfast A1. Staff friendly. Would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from raj on 13 Jul 2022
Thanks

10/10 Excellent

William, Aspen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique well-maintained old property loaded with charm and amenities. Exciting bar downstairs. great veranda bar and dining area upstairs with fabulous view of the beach and ocean. Great breakfast to order. The staff was gracious and extremely helpful. Easy 12 min walk from train station. easy access to various local attractions. Take the Bray head walk if you get the chance. Defiantly take the DART train in the area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from RAJ on 15 Jun 2022
Thanks for the kind words. Regards Raj

10/10 Excellent

ROBERT MARK, Falls Church

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great touches, friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from RAJ on 15 Jun 2022
Thanks Robert

10/10 Excellent

catherine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Truly exceptional hotel and service!
It was amazing start to finish. Will definitely return. Upon arrival the Manager moved his car so we could have a better spot. This move was totally unprompted. Then my wife and I and our kids were served complimentary drinks. The room was lovely overlooking the sea. The attached Indian restaurant was excellent. Butter Masala chicken, wow! On the first morning staff already knew us by name. Breakfast was included and offered way more than the standard items. It felt like we were on an exotic holiday far away from Dublin. Look forward to going back.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from raj on 10 Jun 2022
Thanks for the kind words

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was awesome. It exceeded our expectations. The staff was more than welcoming. We would return.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Raj on 16 May 2022
Thanks for kind words. Regards Raj

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed staying at The Strand. The staff was very nice and accommodating. We stayed in The Selfish Giant. The view of the strand and the sea were beautiful. Breakfast was quickly served and delicious. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Raj on 24 Apr 2022
Thanks for the kind words. Regards Raj

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location room and bathroom very clean and tidy super breakfast friendly staff very helpful, only downside television only shows Netflix utube etc otherwise superb stay
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from RAJ on 29 Apr 2022
Thanks for the kind and fair review.

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from RAJ on 29 Apr 2022
Thanks for the kind and fair review.

10/10 Excellent

Theodore

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was very clean and lovely! The hotel is as close as you can get to the beach and is right at the head of the cliff walk as well. The staff were kind and courteous. Breakfast was delicious and there are several tasty dining options downstairs as well. I would definitely recommend a stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Raj on 9 Apr 2022
Thanks for the kind words. Regards Raj