Obviously the hotel is undergoing massive renovations and I’m sure it will be incredible when finished- but be aware right now that your view in the summer of 2026 might be of a building site and the bathrooms for the pool are like portapotties and very substandard. That being said, the hotel itself is gorgeous. We stayed in a lodge that was fantastic and far exceeded our expectations. Extremely comfortable and spacious with two bedrooms upstairs and ensuites. The grounds, particularly the Forest Walk, are lovely. Kids loved the play park! The pool is big and the outdoor hot tub is tiny but nice…missed not having a sauna/steam (assume after renovations they’ll be there). All in all, recommended - after renovations are complete it will be spectacular.

Good size bedroom with good amenities. However, no air con and some rooms very warm with restricted ventilation. Food and drink are at normal prices and grounds very nice for short walk. All staff pleasant and helpful but obvious a lot of new staff with limited information.

Construction was rough

We stayed in one of the lodges. It was very clean, spacious, & had wonderful amenities like the washer/dryer and kitchen which we used. Breakfast every morning was excellent and the staff was always friendly and helpful.

Good Pool

Beautiful property! Lovely grounds! Spa was wonderful! Food and drinks at the restaurant were great! The free breakfast buffet was amazing! Loved our stay!

Very nice

Average hotel claiming to be 4 star was booked into the wrong room on arrival I didn’t notice so spoke to someone in the morning. I had upgraded when booking but was told no you haven’t by the receptionist I showed my receipt to her then she got the manager who wouldn’t speak to me at 1st as I was told by the receptionist they would change my room and refund me 20 euro. I asked if I could just stay in the original room at a reduced rate was told no, manager came out after I asked to speak to him. Room was changed I arrived back that night to pick up my stuff to fund the only difference in the rooms is the bed size I now had a king size bed but nothing else was different in the room so much for upgrading to a deluxe king room what a waste of money if you upgrade don’t bother. Food was okay breakfast good choice had steak in my last night there but it was chewy and fatty not worth the money.

Staff was very polite, and welcoming. I enjoyed the nice variety of the breakfast buffet. I walked around the pool and spa and it seemed well maintained, although I didn’t take advantage of it.

Close to Dublin but peaceful surroundings. Fantastic Spa and gym. Comfortable rooms and dining facilities excellent

Lovely hotel and really friendly staff. Special shout out to the waiter who is doing his degree in astrophysics!

Food was lovely and staff are great but the hotel, pool and spa are tired and have seen better days. The bedroom door didn’t lock when leaving, the bedroom furniture and throws are worn. Everywhere was freezing until we asked for the air con to be turned down. The music in the bar was way too loud and very depressing and again it was freezing. The lockers in pool changing room didn’t lock/close and the spa area needs maintenance. A bit disappointing after what we paid!

We had a lovely stay, the bedrooms were spotless and spacious. The food was great! We only had one small issue and that being the spa, we couldn't believe it was €35 for 2 hours in the spa, whats usually complimentary at other hotels and estates we felt slightly let down. What made up for it was a lovely thermal village. It's taught us to look into spas more when we do go away.

Good

Johnstown Estate looks great on the outside, on the inside however it has some issues. For a high class hotel, staff seem a bit disorientated at times when it gets busy. I stayed in a twin room with my friend. It was clean but smallish. Main issue in room heating would not work. My friend suffers from a long term illness and cannot be cold. It took several times for maintenance to fix heating, it subsequently came on for a couple of hours then went back off. We should have been offered a room change, disappointing. Lovely grounds but not used to full advantage especially with seating outdoors when weather is nice. Stayed in Dunboyne Castle the night before and have to say it was a much better esperience overall.

The Johnstown estate hotel has some great features and some things that need improving. Firstly, the bar and restaurant staff are great, some of the best Ive expereinced in an Irish hotel over the last few years. The food is very good and the lobby area was lovely and spacious to sit and enjoy a drink away from the main bar. While it was busy there was room for everyone. However the leisure area, pool etc was too busy and there was no supervision or staff watching the pool. It meant that a group of young lads took over the jacuzzi for an hour and noone else could use it. It could do with sone TLC. The hotel in general was way too warm. I know thsts a hard thing to control but with no air-conditioning my sleep was not great. I would still recommend this hotel and had a lovely time here.

Room was spacious with the option of bath and shower. Breakfast was excellent with a good selection of breakfast items available. We particularly liked the honey straight from the hive.

Perfect place to stay no complaints at all

Excellent staff, lovely hotel and great facilities

Room was nice and well appointed - large. Loads of space in the bathroom with a separate bath and shower. Food was disappointing in the coach house.