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Rafter'S Gastropub

3.0 star property
3-star guest house near Kilkenny Castle

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Rooftop terrace
Family Room
Family Room
Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Front of property

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
4 Friary Street, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, R95 VY62
  • St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum
    1 min walk
  • Kilkenny Castle
    5 min walk
  • Rothe House
    5 min walk
  • Kilkenny (KKY)
    7 min drive

Room options

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Triple Room

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Twin Room

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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Blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double or Twin Room

Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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The price is CA $134
per night
CA $153 total
includes taxes & fees
9 Dec - 10 Dec
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About the area

Kilkenny

Kilkenny City Centre stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this Kilkenny City Centre guesthouse, you'll find Kilkenny Castle and Butler House. Also, St. Canice's Cathedral is within half a mile (1 km) and Kilkenny Golf Club is within 2 miles (3 km).
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What's nearby

  • Kilkenny Castle - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Smithwick's Brewery Tour - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Butler House - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Nowlan Park - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • The Hub - 5 min drive - 4.5 km

Getting around

  • Kilkenny Station - 12 min walk
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) - 94 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Left Bank - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Lanigans Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Field - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Paris Texas Bar & Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Fig Tree Restaurant - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Rafter'S Gastropub

3-star guest house near Kilkenny Castle
Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

A rooftop terrace, barbecue grills, and an arcade/game room are also featured at Rafter'S Gastropub.

This 3-star Kilkenny guesthouse is smoke free.

  • 16 guestrooms or units
  • Full breakfast (free)
  • Deli
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Self-service laundry
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Game room or arcade
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Rafter'S Gastropub offers 16 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. This Kilkenny guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8:30 AM–10:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property is also known as

Rafter Dempsey's
Rafter Dempsey's Inn
Rafter Dempsey's Inn Kilkenny
Rafter Dempsey's Kilkenny
Rafter Dempsey's House Kilkenny
Rafter Dempsey's House
The Rafter Dempsey's Guesthouse
Rafter Dempsey's Guesthouse Kilkenny
Rafter Dempsey's Guesthouse
The Rafter Dempsey's
RAFTER'S GASTROPUB Kilkenny
RAFTER'S GASTROPUB Guesthouse
RAFTER'S GASTROPUB Guesthouse Kilkenny

Rafter'S Gastropub Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 73 out of 188 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 62 out of 188 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 188 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 188 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 188 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were friendly, Breakfast was good,location was good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Teresa, Richardson

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location! Easy to walk anywhere!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eamonn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic place. Musiciannij the pub was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Basic amenities. Friendly staff, fine to sleep in.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eliot

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great spot above a pub!
Parking was a frustrating challenge, but once that was completed getting checked in was a breeze. Be prepared for carrying bags and ascending stairs to, what are comfortable and very functional rooms. As we are in a pub district there’s a bit of the associated sounds, which was not objectionable but rather nice. This would definitely be a spot to return back too, though I pick or ask for a lower floor next time. Looking forward to some Irish breakfast in a few minutes.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Alison

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Steven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent breakfast that came with the room. Good food at the restaurant. Very centrally located , 5 minutes from the Kilkenny Castle and the River Nore. Helpful staff. There is some noise due to music from the pub downstairs and the one next door. But we were happy with our stay overall.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristine, Waveland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fun spot in the middle of everything
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Allison

Liked: Staff & service
There is no ac so your windows are open to the street.Noise. At 6:00 am the trucks come in and unload the kegs and you right over this noise. No sleep happening. Breakfast was nice.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

julie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The area of Kilkenny is absolutely beautiful. Our room was not beautiful. Shower did not work, no room to sit forward on the toilet as the space was far to narrow and I am only 5”5, bed frame was broken and even after fixing legs in the middle of the night found the legs came loose and found the bed tilted again. Then at 5:52 am the unloading of the flatbed of kegs was jolting! This lasted for 10 minutes. Figured the nightlife would keep us up but it was the early morning disturbance that got us.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

sandy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thanks for being such a great staff. Wonderful breakfast as well.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

rob

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Owner was so friendly, kind, funny and met all our needs and expectations. Food was awesome!!! Room was clean, quiet, and comfortable. Would highly recommend staying and eating here!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony, Oakdale

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay in the heart of Kilkenny! Jerry is a great host, food is as good as anywhere, breakfasts are top!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Manuela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay central to the castle and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the old style of accommodation above a pub. Super charming and the staff was top notch!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

MICHAEL

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kilkenny stay
Extremely small bathroom and room only made to crash not very comftorable. The breakfast was outstanding.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Friendly staff, great food
Staff were friendly and helpful. Room was clean but could have been better equipped. En suite could do with some maintenance. Food was excellent. Great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Marie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No hot water for shower the room was cold the heating not working, no tea facilities in the room, old fashioned hair dryer, rooms need updating.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

kathleen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Bernadette

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Noelle

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

William C

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms small and tight, no elevator (not unusual for Ireland). Breakfast was the best anywhere.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023