Dolphin Hotel

The missus and I had heard Inisbofin was a lovely island so we looked for accommodation and landed on the dolphin hotel. The vibe is relaxed the people are sound the food, pints and service was top class. Pat the hotel owner and his staff were very friendly and very helpful, we will be back for sure, thanks folks, Aran and Aoife

We stayed here on our ride from Kargil to Delhi. We reached late at night and negotiated a good rate for a room. Based on the price didn't expect the room to be so big and comfortable and clean. The AC worked great and the bed was large and comfortable. The service was very good too. We also had dinner here and the rara chicken was good but the chicken tikka was great. Overall highly recommended.

Lovely friendly owner, good breakfast, rooms could do with a little tlc. Views are stunning, location about 15 mins walk from the pier & bars/restaurants. Bike hire just across the road. All in all a lovely stay. Would return if bedroom standards were a little better.

Very comfortable hotel close to the harbour. The rooms are big and well equipped, great shower! Breakfast selection is limited but very good and well cooked. The bar is open in the evenings, served by the all role Pat who is the face of the hotel. We were collected from the boat and, when we were sailing back, we went for a walk to the harbour and Pat brought our bags down to the boat which made things easy. The evenings in the bar are interesting and good fun with Pat a great storyteller to keep things moving. Inishbofin is beautiful and the Dolphin makes it special. Only thing wrong is that there are no evening meals but lots of choice on the island for that.

This hotel is very poor value for money and the property needs to be maintained and cared for better. The main person working here in June was the owner. He wasn't there when we arrived as he was picking up other people from the boat. We had booked in for two nights plus dinner for 330 euro and thought it would be a nice treat. Unfortunately that wasn't the case and it seems very over priced and not good value for money. The rooms needed to be renovated. The dinner and breakfast were terrible. He disappeared again during dinner so we were not offered desert. We left and went for a stroll and he passed us by in his van with another lot of people for his hotel and self catering options. The owner is plesant but perhaps has lost interest in this venture. Overall not to be recommended.

This is a lovely little hotel, Pat is brilliant craic, and there is always a great welcome, cosy room and lovely food. We have been coming to Inishbofin for over 10yrs now, stayed in other hotels to begin with, but once we found the dolphin we never looked anywhere else. The most relaxing experience anyone could imagine.