Positives:
1. This hotel is a 5 min walk to Kenmare town.
2. It is recently refurbished.
3. We were lucky to get a newer room. It was a decent size. Tea/coffee making facilities. Underfloor heating in bathroom. Shower and separate bath.
4. Any requests were met immediately - newspaper delivery, replacement of breakfast in bed request form (as there were none in the room).

Dissappointments:
1. The room doors - there seems to be no spring action/silent closing doors!!! Each time we left the room the door slammed loudly and this was the same for all rooms on the corridor so not as sound proof as I'd like.
2. The cleaning staff started knocking VERY early (around 9am) - so you definitely have to use your DO NOT DISTURB sign each night.
3. The corridor is noisy
4. Attention to cleanliness in the bar and general hotel area was lacking
5. Newspapers were charged for

Expensive enough for what you get.
The self catering houses might be a better option.

We spent 4 nights in the 2 bedroom holiday homes attached to the Kenmare Bay Hotel in July 2008. These holiday homes are superb. All mod cons including flat screen tv's in the bedrooms, washing machine, dish washer, large beds, back garden. I could go on. The hotel is just a 3 minute walk from the quaint town of Kenmare which offers the usual touristy stuff. The hotel is an ideal base to see all the beauty spots in the area.

The hotels swimming pool is a good size and the staff are friendly however the showering facilities at the pool leave a lot to be desired.

The main hotel itself is fine but could do with a tidy up. Some areas have been recently been refurbished. The courtyard bar is small and needs revamped (being the only bar in the hotel). Also there is a kids club but this only runs in the evening time and does not appear to be high on the managements list of priorities.

All in all a nice hotel with excellent holiday homes and good value for money

The Kenmare Bay Hotel, in the delightful town of Kenmare, was the start of our stay in Ireland. We could not have wished for a better base for our exploration of the South-West of the country. With cheerful and helpful staff they made our stay very special and as in all parts of the world you need a good breakfast and we certainly got the real deal at the Kenmare Bay.
On our departure they booked us in to the Riverside Hotel in Killarney which also provided us with great service and all you require in terms of comfort and ambiance. If anyone is planning a trip to Irelands South-West both these places should be on your radar.

I just spend a nice romantic weekend in this beautiful hotels with my new girlfriend. The hotel is nice the rooms / beds was clean. The bar is excellent :) They have very very good beers... And of course the restaurant was perfect inc with the food. And the staff...they are smart nice peoples.
I know on the next summer i visit that place again. Thanks for everything..
Gergo File-Szabo from Denmark