Does Great National Hotel Ballina offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Great National Hotel Ballina does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Is there a pool at Great National Hotel Ballina?

Yes, there's an indoor pool. Guests have pool access from 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM.

Are pets allowed at Great National Hotel Ballina?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed, but service animals are welcome.

Is parking offered on site at Great National Hotel Ballina?

Yes, there's free self parking.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Great National Hotel Ballina?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM. Check-out time is noon. Late check-out is available for a charge of EUR 15 (subject to availability).

What is there to do at Great National Hotel Ballina and nearby?

Have fun with activities like cycling, hiking, and sailing, and practice your swing at the nearby golf course. Additional recreation onsite includes fitness classes, Pilates, and yoga. Indulge in a treatment at the spa and enjoy a swim in the indoor pool. Great National Hotel Ballina also has a sauna and a steam room, as well as a picnic area and a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near Great National Hotel Ballina?

Yes, McShanes Bistro offers Irish cuisine.

Great National Hotel Ballina, Ballina: Hotel Reviews, Rooms & Prices

10/10 Exceptional

Nov 30, 2025

Excellent hotel with very helpful staff. Beds very comfortable & rooms spacious & quiet. Food was delicious.

Donal, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jul 12, 2025

Great stay

Great stay. Very relaxing

Suzanne, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jun 13, 2025

A great place to stay very good value lovely food n Great staff. Beds very comfortable Bar relaxing Breakfast very good

Jean, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nov 27, 2025

Rooms are very big, with high ceilings. Spotlessly clean though a bit basic and slightly dated. Food in the bar/restaurant was average. The bar area itself is a bit soulless and lacking in atmosphere. My biggest issue though was the pillows provided. They were made of a rubber filling and extremely dense, so there was no give in them which meant I stried to sleep with my head at a 90 degree angle to my bidy. Needless to say, not much sleep was had. Fix the pillows and the hotel would be spot-on.

David, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

May 17, 2025

The staff are lovely and the accommodation everything one would expect - but at a reasonable price. Had an enjoyable stay

Noel, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Apr 3, 2025

Beautiful hotel with great welcome from staff and delicious breakfast!

Chris, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jun 24, 2025

Great stay with family. Hotel clean, and well appointed. Young staff in dining area, really working hard.

Vanessa, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Aug 2, 2024

Nice Hotel

This is a nice hotel with a good sized swimming pool

Carl, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Dec 22, 2024

Wry comfortable room. Excellent service from staff.

Derek, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Aug 3, 2024

Lovely stay , great breakfast and pool Facilities. Wee spa treatment was the icing on the cake 😊

Marie, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

May 9, 2024

We enjoyed a nice quiet weekday stay and received a room upgrade which was very nice. Restaurant was okay with a menu dinner and breakfast buffet.

Aaren, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 28, 2025

Was moved to a room that had better Wi-Fi coverage, a minor inconvenience but the staff were always most helpful. Everything else was very comfortable. Particularly enjoyed the swimming pool.. Had breakfast and a couple of evening meals which were a good standard. In the evenings the staff were faultless and I enjoyed the comfort with a pint of Guinness. Many thanks, I stayed for four nights and would recommend this hotel. Ron Sweeney.

Ron, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 10, 2024

Brilliant staff. Lovely comfortable room. Pints of Guinness in bar were out of this world.

Paul, 3-night trip

8/10 Very good

Aug 30, 2025

It is hard to describe the hotel. From first impressions the building is impressive and the foyer atra very spacious and grand. Check in was great and the staff on the desk were very friendly and efficient. The room i had was a family one and it looked luke it needed a good update with stains on the carpet a small bathroom with damaged sink and just in need of a refurb. The room was very hot and the only means of cooling it was a window which when open let in a lot of outside noise from a smoking area to the rear of the hotel. The barvatra was strange very open but very loud. The food wasnreasonable but quite expensive and the restaurant service was adhoc as they seemed under staffed. A lot of the seats in the place arr ripped andnit wasnt a good look. Breakfast at the hotel was buffet style and was good. The pool area was good but busy and the changing arra again needed some care. I didnt have a bad stay but i dont think i would be rushing back unless work was carried out to uodate the rooms and bar arra. As a base to travel it was great and there are a few fantastic beaches and historical sites nearby.

Barrie, 2-night trip

6/10 Good

Feb 26, 2025

Great staff, hotel needs TLC

Handy hotel with plenty of parking for business in area. A bit out of town but quiet. It’s getting very tired now. The rooms could do with a spruce up and updating. No sockets near or nearby the bed, in addition sockets near desk are taken up with kettle, etc. bathrooms need updating as do 24inch TVs with very poor reception. Bar has a limited menu but of a good standard.

Sailesh, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Oct 30, 2024

We had a good stay. Two issues the swimming was freezing given the weather at this time of year in the west of Ireland it would be good to have the pool warmer as the kids wanted out after 20-30mins due to it being to cold. The other the staff in hotel were lovely and very accommodating however they were very young and food service was at times slow. For breakfast in the morning it took a long time to refill the food items.

Declan, 3-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jul 3, 2024

The hotel was very impressive upon entry. The person who welcomed us at the front desk was friendly and professional. The room was very spacious and well equipped. We found the TV was very small and the water pressure in the shower could be a bit better. It was convenient to have a restaurant within the hotel. However, based on the rest of the hotel, we had higher expectations. The quality of the food could be improved.

Catherine, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

May 6, 2025

Disappointing Stay

The hotel gives a wow first impression as you enter. Reception was very good, we got in early and stayed in room 210. Was surprised as it was a double plus 2 singles. Room was good and comfotable and shower bathroom wss good. Decent dized room. Bar area was dull and dingey. Ate dinner which was ok but breakfast is the worst i can recall for a long time. Staff had to be asked for drinks, food was poor and dried out, been there a long time and limited selection. For example fruit was a slice of water melon. Sausages were terrible, eggs like bullet. Real shame as restaurant does not fit with rest of hotel which is a 40 minute walk into town. Pretty disappointed with stay to say the least. 9 stay on trip round Ireland and very poor really, especially for the money paid.

Thomas, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

Jul 3, 2024

Clean and comfortable

All the staff were great, especially in the restaurant and bar - the young lady supervisor in the blue with dark hair is a huge asset to your team. The food was delicious and service timely. Room a little tired, bathroom disappointing with shower over bath and shower curtain. I'm no longer fond of trying to manoeuvre under a shower head positioned close to the wall, with the curtain clinging to my legs!

1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Jan 2, 2025

Not a welcoming experience

At check in there was a training session going on and so I didn’t interrupt, but no one even acknowledged me, another customer came along and they looked after them before me, so we weren’t off to a good start. Swimming pool was cold and grotty, and there was no hot water in the room, which was very dated. Also there as gum stuck to my he remote of the tv, pretty gross. Dinner was good though.

Annette, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 1, 2025

Excellent Customer Service

So our stay started off great! Lovey spacious family room with a smart tv to watch Netflix on so kids were delighted. However at around 12.30am the couple next door decided to have a domestic and our kids got scared listening to this. Adam the night porter moved us to another room within minutes of asking him. The room we got to smelled of smoke and paint which wasn’t ideal however the next morning we were moved to a similar room from the first night! In fairness the hotel couldn’t know that 2 w**kers would start killing each other but they done absolutely everything they could to facilitate us! Dinner was beautiful breakfast had a lot of choices and the staff were extremely helpful and friendly! I would recommend anyone to stay here it’s just outside the town so there’s no noise at night and a good nights sleep is guaranteed considering no one decides to be Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson next door to you!! Thank you to everyone for your enjoyable and easy stay. We will be back again !!!

2-night trip

8/10 Very good

May 6, 2024

Impressive looking hotel. My room was well furnished and comfortable. The hotel was equipped with a gym ( which I don't use) and a swimming pool, sauna and steam room which I did use. There was plenty of choice at breakfast as both cooked breakfast and continental style breakfast were available. Fresh fruit was also available for breakfast. In general the staff were friendly and helpful. What I found difficult, as someone arriving on public transport was the distance from the bus station and the absence of taxis at the station and no local bus either. It took me almost an hour to arrive at the hotel on foot..It was also very poorly signposted coming from the direction of Ballina town centre. Although I found the majority of staff friendly and helpful there were a couple in reception I found rather offhand and officious. I dined in the restaurant only once (I was there for just two days) and found the food acceptable but not four star.

Peter, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Dec 11, 2024

We had a fantastic stay we were there for a wedding. It was a lovely venue the food was amazing and the staff were all so helpful. We will definately return.

Gail, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Dec 7, 2025

Everything was amazin

Leanne, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nov 24, 2025

Very helpful staff

Richard, 3-night trip

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