Name: Bracken Court Hotel
Address: Bridge Street, Balbriggan, Ireland, Balbriggan, County Dublin, IE
Price range: US$121–US$237 per night
Rating: 8.5

What guests think

Bracken Court Hotel earns strong praise for friendly, helpful staff, spacious rooms, and tasty food, while recurring critiques note dated furnishings, very warm rooms with no air conditioning, and occasional noise from the street or bar on weekends.

Its central Balbriggan location is handy for the beach, trains into Dublin, and the airport. Free underground parking stands out, and breakfast and bar meals receive frequent praise, though service can be slow at times. Expect a comfortable, good-value base with character and some dated edges.

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Facilities

Popular on-site bar and restaurant plus free, convenient parking; some guests experienced weekend noise from the bar and an occasional elevator outage or tight car-park access.

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10

Neville

16 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay at the Bracken. Staff couldn’t have been more welcoming. Fantastic food, great bar. Free parking is a bonus. We will be back

6

Phoebe

28 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was very friendly and helpful! however water was leaking out from shower as the glass was not secure, and there is no direct connection between parking lot and hotel lobby (you have to walk outside).

8

Allister

26 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

A very pleasant stay. Room size larger than usual and the hotel is in a good condition. Car parking is free although larger cars could struggle to negotiate the car park as it is rather tight! Breakfast was nice, albeit a somewhat limited spread.

8

Matt

2 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely old building. Good food, lively bar. It was a Saturday night with an event going on so we had some noise issues. Staff handled it as well as possible. Would stay again. Great access to airport.

10

Gregory

9 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice hotel with parking. Everything was clean & the room was spacious. The bar was lively, but not rowdy & they had good food options. The staff was very friendly/helpful. Would definitely stay again & recommend.

8

Douglas

2 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This is an awesome place and we would go back. They do have a problem as their heating system is old and it was colder than normal so our room was cool. I asked over and over and this problem could not seem to get fixed. That was the only dissappointing thing that we found. Oh the elevator was broke but they were getting it fixed.

10

Rudolf-Lothar

6 Mar 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Hervorragendes, kompetentes Personal, der Empfang immer freundlich. Wir hatten wunderbare 4 Tage in diesem Hotel und werden wieder kommen. Riesenvorteil: Parkplätze (Garage) im Objekt und das kostenlos!!

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8

John

21 Apr 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Great place. Good price. My only complaint is that they have a very busy bar Friday and Saturday nights. Do not get a room above the bar area on the weekend. Unless you want to party

10

Mary

11 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The restaurant and front desk was wonderful I would request a room toward the back to the hotel and the front street was very noisy late into the night. Not the hotel's issue. Parking was good, but lots of broken glass from partiers.

10

Kathy

10 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel, good restaurants, parking was nice.

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Cleanliness

Most reviewers find Bracken Court Hotel very clean. A minority noted housekeeping misses or dated, grimy bathroom details.

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10

Cassie

24 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful room, very clean and well appointed. Staff friendly and helpful.

6

Tina

18 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Imposing building. Shocking area. Bey tight car park n. Musty bed sheets. Very old room needs a massive update . Shower old and un clean. Asked to change room wasn’t allowed. Restatand bar staff ver very nice but overwhelmed not enough staff

10

Dulce

3 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff super nice called us a taxi. The place is very clean.

8

Shirley

2 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was very comfortable and roomy. We had a meal that was also very nice and overall the hotel was in good shape. The staff are very friendly. However, our bathroom could have used a bit of a deep clean, especially around the toilet.

10

Steve

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean and very helpful, friendly staff.

8

Ian

25 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Large room and very clean, great breakfast

8

Kim

14 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel. Front desk service was exceptional. Room a bit outdated but otherwise clean. Decent breakfast. Loved the proximity to the beach.

10

May O

2 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I had a very pleasant stay at the Bracken Court hotel . Facilities were extremely clean , staff were so lovely to deal with, food in the bar was amazing .close to the beach which i loved . Highly recommended .

8

Jacqueline

5 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel is clean and staff friendly. The one thing that lets it down is the worn dated furniture in the room.

6

Rebecca

9 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed here for 1 night. Check-in was very easy, staff were very friendly. Car parking was available on sight to the right of the door. The room however was dated, there were cracks in the bathroom tiling and hair was present in the bath/shower from previous guests. They did however offer a good range of amenities. The hairdryer was broken in the room and dated. The bed however was very comfy though we were woken up around 3 in the morning by a scratching noise which we originally thought was someone trying to get into the room. The noise eventually stopped but happened again around 8.30 the next morning numerous times so we thought it may be a rodent of some kind though there was no evidence of this in the room

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Rooms

Rooms are generally very spacious and comfortable, but many note dated furnishings and frequent heat issues due to no AC; some experience noise, weak in-room Wi-Fi, and occasional maintenance or poor views.

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Lois

6 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

In centre of town, easy to walk about. Parking on site. Room was hot, no AC, had to get a fan to help us.

6

R

21 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Really nice hotel but no WIFI connection in the room. Unfortunately the night manager didn't want to know - only comment was " nothing I can do about it ". Room (212) was too far away from the router. Could connect no problem just down the corridor. Breakfast very good.

8

Chong

11 Sept 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice hotel in rural town good train to dublin Food good plenty choice for breakfast One issue there was a traffic light zebra outside window which bleep 24/7 even with window closed

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Teresa

3 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Room at side looking out to a filthy concrete rooftop depressing! Also noise from the bins below being emptied.

8

Matt

2 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely old building. Good food, lively bar. It was a Saturday night with an event going on so we had some noise issues. Staff handled it as well as possible. Would stay again. Great access to airport.

6

Viviana

22 Oct 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

There was no A/C in the room, and even though the heater was off inside, the heater in the 4th-floor corridor was on, making the room extremely hot. We had to open the windows and move the bed closer to get some fresh air. The heat made it difficult to sleep. The shower only had hot water—no cold option—and there was no fridge to keep drinks cool, so we had to put them outside the window. It was just hot, hot, hot everywhere! Other than that, everything else was nice. We stayed for a week, and parking was easy. Not every day was a buffet—some days there was a buffet, and other days meals were served from a menu. The food at the bar and restaurant was excellent, and the staff were exceptionally friendly.

8

John

21 Apr 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Great place. Good price. My only complaint is that they have a very busy bar Friday and Saturday nights. Do not get a room above the bar area on the weekend. Unless you want to party

6

Carole A

11 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was ok, nice to have free parking! Our room was old and tired. Needs some refurbishing, walls are dirty, and the furniture is scuffed and really dated. The room was also hot and stuffy, even with the window open. The view was not good either, with basically a burned out building. So based on this trip most of the rooms booked through Expedia seem to have zero views!

8

Jennifer

15 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Driving through the Main Street towards the hotel and it had a lot of abandoned properties. We were quite worried about he rooms as the hotel itself looked very old and in a bad area of town. We were able to walk to the beach but the side road was closed for construction. Not a great beach anyways. Nothing to do in the area either. Room was VERY spacious and nice but no wifi signal in our room 210. Great signal in dining room and bar. Good free breakfast options. Free parking.

8

Eamon

23 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room a bit jaded - furnishings need upgraded

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly and helpful across the hotel and restaurant, with staff often going above and beyond. A few guests encountered curt reception or slow restaurant service.

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Giuseppina

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Was not very happy with the receptionist upon our arrival. She was not very friendly or helpful. Told us our room wasn’t ready and didn’t offer any assistance but to wait for 2 hours.

10

Neville

16 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay at the Bracken. Staff couldn’t have been more welcoming. Fantastic food, great bar. Free parking is a bonus. We will be back

8

Margaret

5 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very good hotel with lovely staff

10

Tiegan

6 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everyone was super kind, from the front desk receptionist that checked us in, the restaurant and bar staff, to the manager. The manager saw us struggling with our luggage and brought it up to our room for us.

10

JOHN

27 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Restaurant staff are phenomenal and the food is outstanding. Friendliness of all staff is off the charts.

10

susan

18 Oct 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff where excellent very polite happy to help where possible. Food in bar was very good staff once again excellent

8

Christopher

10 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent room, friendly bar. Service in the restaurant slow, and one order inaccurate.

10

EMMA

12 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Was a great stay. Staff were amazing. Reception staff all lovely. Got a recommendation for a restaurant in Dublin - Forno500 which was indeed amazing food!

10

Gregory

9 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice hotel with parking. Everything was clean & the room was spacious. The bar was lively, but not rowdy & they had good food options. The staff was very friendly/helpful. Would definitely stay again & recommend.

10

Geraldine

2 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Less than gracious reception lady when arrived early. I felt I was an inconvenience. Sane attitud from her on departure. In contrast the chap on reception was warm, welcoming and polite.

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Location

Central Balbriggan base within walking distance of the beach and train to Dublin, and a convenient drive to the airport. Some find the immediate area unattractive or noisy at night.

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10

Dr J I

30 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

20 min drive from Dublin Airport. Excellent location. Hyper comfortable bed, spacious bright room with two windows in different directions. Plenty of coffee, tea and shower gels etc. Strong WiFi and free! Free underground parking! All good! No complaints.

8

Chong

11 Sept 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice hotel in rural town good train to dublin Food good plenty choice for breakfast One issue there was a traffic light zebra outside window which bleep 24/7 even with window closed

10

Andrea

11 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Grab your coffee from the Green bean cafe, best coffee for our whole trip. Easy transport via train to Dublin

10

Charles

29 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Big clean rooms, center of the village and a short walk to the beach. Train to the city takes 45 minutes - and only a 20 minute drive to the airport. Value for money - cheaper than Dublin city centre!

10

Jennifer Alvarado

10 Jun 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

The staff were very very nice! That’s means a lot, espically with not being familiar with the area. The hotel room was very clean and spacious! The area around the hotel was also an amazing plus, literally a 4 minute walk to the train station and 2 minute walk from the beach! Def would recommend, and def coming back again! Also the breakfast was def a 10/10!

8

Kim

14 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel. Front desk service was exceptional. Room a bit outdated but otherwise clean. Decent breakfast. Loved the proximity to the beach.

8

Merry

6 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel is near the train station that takes you to Dublin city center. Rooms were spacious, although not modern, beds, bedding and bathrooms were comfortable.

10

Andy

29 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

We used this as a base to explore the wider area and Dublin. We came specifically to see a group performing in Naul and this appears to be the only hotel in the area . Breakfast was great value and everything you need. Train station to Dublin in 10 min walk and the best view of Beach from a railway station ever. Hotel staff super friendly and would defiantly recommend a stay here.

8

BRANDON S

3 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Property was nice, service desk and pub servers were great. It was evident the pub and restaurant had been updated recently. Crowds leaving pubs were very noisy from about 1 to 2 am. Could hear bands playing even with window closed before that. Friday night is probably a bad night. Good things to say about hotel, location can be challenging due to all the activity across the street.

8

Jennifer

15 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Driving through the Main Street towards the hotel and it had a lot of abandoned properties. We were quite worried about he rooms as the hotel itself looked very old and in a bad area of town. We were able to walk to the beach but the side road was closed for construction. Not a great beach anyways. Nothing to do in the area either. Room was VERY spacious and nice but no wifi signal in our room 210. Great signal in dining room and bar. Good free breakfast options. Free parking.

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Dining

Breakfast and bar/restaurant dishes are frequently praised for quality and value. A few guests found service slow or a meal disappointing.

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10

Neville

16 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay at the Bracken. Staff couldn’t have been more welcoming. Fantastic food, great bar. Free parking is a bonus. We will be back

10

Judith

15 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We got a beautiful suite here and it was absolutely fabulous. The bar staff were super friendly. The buffet breakfast was excellent and the staff there were friendly too. Parking was underground so we initially missed it as it was dark and raining as we approached. A quick phone call to the front desk put us on the right track! We would definitely stay here again.

8

Robert

2 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Restaurant good choice of food, staff helpful and friendly

10

mark

12 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Excellent facilities. Welcoming staff. Great food. Great location. Rooms are comfortable clean and spacious

10

timothy

23 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable and well equipped room Great breakfast and lots of good dining options both in the hotel and near by. Complimentary carpark was attached to hotel

8

Christopher

10 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent room, friendly bar. Service in the restaurant slow, and one order inaccurate.

8

Matt

2 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely old building. Good food, lively bar. It was a Saturday night with an event going on so we had some noise issues. Staff handled it as well as possible. Would stay again. Great access to airport.

10

Marcy

21 Jun 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

The room was very large - even by American standards! My local in laws needed to come take a tour! The food was also delicious!

8

Peter

2 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel appears to have been fully renovated in the recent past. Condition and cleanliness were pretty good. It’s about 25 minutes drive north from Dublin airport so suited us an our last night before an early morning flight. We had dinner in the bar area. It’s recently been done up. Food was ok but nothing to get excited about. No other options close by. Breakfast was included and quite reasonable quality and range but one waitress just couldn’t keep up.

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Aaron

12 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Food was very disappointing and it took way too long to be served,way too expensive for all that is on your plate. Room wasn't made up.Breakfast on the other hand was excellent and the waitresses first class. Bar staff were nice and friendly

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Month	Average price
January	US$117
February	US$125
March	US$131
April	US$140
May	US$157
June	US$163
July	US$153
August	US$162
September	US$160
October	US$131
November	US$117
December	US$127

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9 $237	10	11 $169	12 $189
13 $124	14 $172	15 $161	16 $189	17 $172	18 $158	19 $190
20 $122	21 $171	22 $220	23 $159	24 $159	25 $178	26 $193
27 $126	28 $128	29 $132	30 $159

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $226	2 $171	3 $180
4 $125	5 $125	6 $125	7 $166	8 $125	9 $147	10 $174
11 $121	12 $136	13 $125	14 $144	15 $125	16 $149	17 $163
18 $125	19 $122	20 $174	21 $124	22 $125	23 $144	24 $166
25 $127	26 $122	27 $138	28 $123	29 $123	30 $147	31 $179

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