![]() But when they pushed the car, I slipped it into second gear and it started. So her son, stopped the traffic and two lads from the kitchen pushed (one had said he saw the lights on the night before, so I told him he was definitely pushing for not checking with reception was it a guest-all good humoured). Then the heavens opened, so we left it to later, because they rang the traffic warden to explain!!! Where else would this happen? At the same time, the tourist office let my wife write a note for the car, sure it'll be grand! So we went about our day, came back after lunch to move the car, Darren out, but jump leads in reception, Maria positions herself in the rain in the car park to jump start, because there was (relatively) a lot of traffic and we would block the road. ![]() No bother "I got Darren jump leads for Christmas) said owner Maria. The hotel is in great condition, but every member of staff is efficient, warm and welcoming, nothing is too much trouble! Next morning, I went out to the car to move it off street into the car park, but I had left the lights on, batter flat. Again, it is the staff that make the difference. ![]() A winding corridor brought us to the room and I loved it. There were two lifts, one had a couple of steps up to the level of our floor, the other was on the level. I liked that the greeting was warm, but there seem to be a lot of family involved, so they are well trained/ingrained! They reviewed the price I had agreed by email. The cinema and leisure centre are accessed form this car park. The car park usually costs 70c for the first hour and 30c thereafter. You don't have to pay after 7 or on Sundays. You can park on the street for an hour, 30 minutes in some places, but in here, the hotel will give you a pass to the following lunchtime (1230). You come in from Dublin on a one way system, right at the clock and tight again at the Octagon as you come down the hill, you see the tourist office on the left, pull in the side of Maddens Bar (part of the hotel) and park in there. And what happens, even Dublin drivers are waving across pedestrians and letting cars out of side roads! Back to the hotel. I live in Dublin, courtesy on the roads is non existent, but in Westport there are no traffic lights or even pedestrian crossings, just some ramps where people cross. Performance above and beyond he call of duty, but without any fuss, it just seems to be what they do! Westport itself had surprised us during the festival, the people are so warm and inviting, the beer is the cheapest I have encountered in Ireland, but it really is Ireland of the welcomes. My brother had stayed in the Clew Bay hotel at the end of June for the Westport Music Festival, so we booked it for a week in August and it was better than expected. ![]()
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