About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Lake of Shadows Hotel in Buncrana offers family rooms with private bathrooms, tea and coffee makers, and free WiFi. Each room includes a TV, electric kettle, and wardrobe, ensuring a pleasant stay. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves Chinese, British, Irish, Italian, pizza, Steakhouse, and European cuisines. Guests can enjoy vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options for lunch and dinner. Live music enhances the dining experience. Convenient Location: Located 17 minutes from Buncrana Beach and 3 km from Buncrana Golf Club, the hotel provides easy access to attractions such as the Walls of Donegal attractions. Free on-site private parking is available. Guest Services: The hotel offers a lift, 24-hour front desk, housekeeping, room service, breakfast in the room, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include free toiletries, shower, carpeted floors, and a TV.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Perfect for a 3-night stay!

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.3)

    • Great Food: Meals here are highly recommended

    • Top pick by families with children

    • Free private parking available at the hotel

    • Loyal customers

    • There are more repeat guests here than most other properties.


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Marie
    Ireland Ireland
    Very central comfortable room, nice restaurant & bar, staff very friendly and helpful 🥰
  • Whyte
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great hotel first class food great staff who were most helpful
  • Jo
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautiful hotel in the heart of buncrana staff where lovely great room excellent breakfast definitely be back !!!
  • Jessica
    Ireland Ireland
    The staff were excellent. Friendly and accommodating.
  • Angela
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Had 2 very comfortable and relaxing nights stay. All staff are lovely and very friendly. Really good breakfast. Would definitely stay again.
  • Brian
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Breakfast was very tasty and plenty of it. Hotel very clean and comfortable bed and room. Dinners were tasty and good portions.
  • Olive
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely small hotel , clean and great staff . Food is beautiful.
  • Andrew
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Upon arrival we found the Lake of Shadows to be an impressive building, well presented and maintained. The staff were very friendly and efficient, nothing was too much trouble. Our room was very comfortable. We really enjoyed the breakfast and the...
  • Helena
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I loved the location of the property. The room was clean and comfortable but there was no soft chair in the bedroom.
  • Laura
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great location, staff were so accommodating and friendly. The food in the restaurant both breakfast and dinner was excellent

Hotel surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • Restaurant #1
    • Cuisine
      Chinese • British • Irish • Italian • Pizza • Steakhouse • European
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
    • Ambiance
      Family friendly • Romantic
    • Dietary options
      Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free

House rules

Lake of Shadows Hotel takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:30 to 21:30
Check-out
From 07:00 to 11:30
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 3 years
Cot upon request
Free

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

In accordance with government guidelines to minimise transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property currently isn't accepting guests from certain countries, during dates where such guidelines exist.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to help protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.

Spa and gym facilities at this property are unavailable due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), please ensure that you are only booking this property following the local government guidelines of the destination, including but not limited to the purpose of travel, and maximum allowed group size.