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The 'Rafter' Dempsey's

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#2 of 4 small hotels in Kilkenny
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a great city centre hotel/guesthouse for anyone who wants to stay in the centre of all the shopping and nitelife attraction's that Kilkenny has to offer. A warm welcome and friendly staff await all guests, whether they want to wine or dine, or just unwind.Has won many awards for it's fantastic shopfront flower display's.
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Paid public parking nearby
Free internet
Free breakfast
Canoeing
Game room
Baggage storage
Newspaper
Express check-in / check-out
Public wifi
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Snack bar
Special diet menus
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Horseback riding
Darts
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Fishing
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Non-smoking hotel
Sun terrace
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2.5 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Centrally Located
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English
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Ronan K wrote a review Oct 2012
Limerick, Limerick, Ireland1 contribution
We had a really great time while staying here!The location was perfect and in walking distance from everything.The staff were very friendly and couldnt do enough for us.Gerry and Josephine were very welcoming and great hosts! We really enjoyed the old world warmth to the bar and were really able to relax over some lovley inexpensive wines.The food was excellant and very good value for money!!! Our room was very comfortable and a great price considering we were in the city centre on a weekend. We would definetly recommend and we will be calling back when in town again.
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Date of stay: October 2012
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john k wrote a review Oct 2012
Limerick, Ireland1 contribution
Stayed here on a city break recently with my fiance, firstly we were greeted by very friendly and helpful staff and a lovely welcoming atmosphere. We decided to have dinner on the first night, and we were both so delighted with both the quality of the food as well as the service, that we decided to eat there on there on the second night!I have to say the drink is very cheap here, which is always a bonus! The room was lovely, very clean and could not fault it. Location incredibly central, but thankfully quiet and got good nights sleep. We will definitely return, Gerry (owner I think!) was very helpful during our stay
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Date of stay: September 2012
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EAMON C wrote a review Oct 2012
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Rafter Dempseys was a fantastic place to stay. The staff were extremely helpful, the food was great and nothing was too much hassle. Everyone had a great time and woukd go back. I would recommend Rafters to anyone.
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Date of stay: October 2012
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Roisin H wrote a review Sep 2012
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I recently stayed in Rafter Demspeys with a group of 27 girls/women for a hen party. It was such a great place to stay for this type of booking and we will certainly be going back. We done the package deal which was so cheap for a hen party, the food was lovely - we had choice of Steak or Chicken for a main course and both were fantastic. Food for the whole weekend was yum!!! We could not thank Kevin enough for the wonderful service, a really good guy and barman - he could not do enough to help everyone the whole weekend. We also had the cocktail lesson - Michael & Kevin did a fantastic job at the cocktail lesson, it was so worth doing it – we really enjoyed it and the craic was mighty!!!From the start of the weekend to the end the hospitality was brilliant.
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Date of stay: September 2012
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Ted V wrote a review Sep 2012
Galway, Ireland1 contribution
I booked in here with a stag party of approx 15 people and was provided with a group package of a steak dinner and bed and breakfast and I would certainly rate the Rafter Dempsey's very highly in terms of value for money. It is centrally located in Kilkenny city making it ideal for travellers who are heading to Kilkenny for a night out...the food and hospitality provided were of the highest quality. The rooms have everything that you need and I would especially say that Rafter's is great to accommodate a large group booking or someone who is looking for reasonably priced accommodation for a night out in the heart of Kilkenny City. I would certainly stay there again.
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Date of stay: September 2012
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punchk wrote a review Sep 2012
Cork, Ireland42 contributions4 helpful votes
Stayed her this past weekend as part of a stag party from Cork. Everything was perfect from the moment we arrived till the time we left. The staff in Rafters are friendly and professional and remembered some members of the stag from previous visits. We checked in with no hassles, had a great value steak dinner booked for 5pm and we had our own private area where we all ate together. Steaks were cooked to individual preference which was nice since there chef had to cook so many of them. Well worth the €10 per meal we paid for it. The breakfast the next morning was really nice also and just what was needed after a night out on the time. I would recommend Rafter Dempseys to anyone and it was an enjoyable experience from start to finish. I can't wait to go there again.
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Date of stay: September 2012
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Andy D wrote a review Aug 2012
Dublin2 contributions
Stayed here with a golf group last Saturday night. Everything was great. Check in was easy, rooms were perfect and big enough even though some of them had four of us in one room !! Could have done without the heating on the next morning maybe, but not a big problem. The location just couldn't be better. In the middle of town but up a side street so when we were ready for sleep we could get it. Had dinner there on Saturday evening and breakfast on Sunday morning and both were good too.....We'll be back next year for sure.......
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Date of stay: August 2012
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Emer B wrote a review Aug 2012
Dublin, Ireland1 contribution1 helpful vote
Organised a stag party for 20 people and Damien in Rafters was extremely efficient. He arranged transport to the hotel from the train station, a steak dinner for the stags and use of the late bar on the second night even though the stag party wasn't staying there. Location was perfect and would have no hesitation about recommending them to anyone.
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Date of stay: July 2012
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Rebecca C wrote a review Jul 2012
Wexford, Wexford, Ireland5 contributions3 helpful votes
I would just like to thank josephine + gerry for making our time in d rafter dempseys pub a very memorable one.There was 16 of us on a hen they were just fantastic the food is out of this world delicious!!!..they made us all feel so very welcome n we will defo b returing here again.thank u so much once again..
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Date of stay: July 2012
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pat m wrote a review Jul 2012
Clane, Ireland2 contributions4 helpful votes
thanks to josephine and jerry for a brill stay in rafters my second stay in rafters in 2 yrs . and i think ill be back there .food 100% . service 100% rooms 100%. thanks a mill jerry.
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Date of stay: June 2012
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C$175 - C$177 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
IrelandProvince of LeinsterCounty KilkennyKilkenny
NUMBER OF ROOMS
16
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