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Lake Of Shadows Hotel

2.0 star property

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A cozy room with a fireplace, a round wooden table with a teapot, cups, and a dessert plate.
A bar area with a wooden counter, bar stools, and a menu board.
A dining area with wooden flooring, purple upholstered chairs, and tables set for dining.
A sandy beach with a clear sky and distant hills.
A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables, a chair, a TV, and a window with curtains.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Grianan Park, Buncrana, County Donegal, F93 V8C4
  • Place, Buncrana Leisure Centre
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Vintage Car and Carriage Museum
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Buncrana Beach
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Letterkenny (LTR-Letterkenny Airfield)
    ‪45 min drive‬

Room options

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A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables, a chair, a TV, and a window with curtains.

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables, a chair, a TV, and a window with curtains.

Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Lake Of Shadows Hotel

A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a 24-hour front desk are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free weekend breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include wedding services and a lobby fireplace.
Lake Of Shadows Hotel offers 23 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Digital television is provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at Lake Of Shadows Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Star Amusements. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking.
  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast served on weekends
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Amenities include meeting rooms, an elevator, and a lobby fireplace
  • 12 minutes by foot from Buncrana Golf Club and a 2-minute drive from Buncrana Beach
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served on weekends. WiFi is free in public spaces.

The business-friendly Lake Of Shadows Hotel also features a fireplace in the lobby, complimentary use of a nearby fitness facility, and an elevator. Self parking is free.

This Buncrana hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served free cooked-to-order breakfast on weekends from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Lake Bar & Bistro - Onsite bistro. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free secured, uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available on weekends 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Lake Bar & Bistro

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 20-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM
Late check-out fee: EUR 10.00

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Late check-out fee: EUR 10.00

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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 and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property class

Rating provided by Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, source of official star ratings for accommodation.

Property is also known as

Lake Shadows Hotel Buncrana
Lake Shadows Hotel
Lake Shadows Buncrana
Lake Shadows
Lake Of Shadows Hotel Hotel
Lake Of Shadows Hotel Buncrana
Lake Of Shadows Hotel Hotel Buncrana

Lake Of Shadows Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 60 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 60 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 60 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 60 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 60 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Martha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel, modern bedrooms & comfy beds. Great food served in the hotel bar with entertainment on the Saturday evening. Great location for a night out, short walking distance from bars & other restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yes room spotless, staff friendly and food was delicious, definitely will go back again 😊
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast and dinner were both good. The staff is friendly and help. Parking is convenient and free.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Maura

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was very clean, staff were friendly and breakfast was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Breakfast, peaceful sleep, and town 5 to 10 mins walk away from town centre. Very nice friendly staff, it was a lovely break .
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Mickey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was lovely nice view of the mountains and staff where amazing and very helpful and welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, comfortable bed and lovely clean bathroom
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Noreen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a lovely stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was very nice and friendly staff. Convenient to the town centre and all amenities.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my second time in this hotel, and not our last..its just what a hotel should be, welcoming, amazing boutique rooms, dining, staff friendly and efficient, we arrived late but what we ordered was excellent ,breakfast was good, lots going on in the town, beach not to far away..overall very relaxing and enjoyable, will be back
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Aine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel very friendly stager great service -food was very nice
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant as always 👌
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Coleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location,good food although had a bit of a wait on Saturday evening,few customers got up and left,but they were busy with a few big tables,special mention to Lilly who served us both Saturday night and again Sunday morning,very friendly,bubbly and a credit to your staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Brendan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a wonderful stay at this hotel! The bed was extremely comfortable, ensuring a great night’s sleep. Parking was convenient and easy, which made our arrival stress-free. It’s a family-owned property, and you can really feel the warm, personal touch in the service — everyone was so friendly and welcoming. Breakfast was fresh and lovely Highly recommend for anyone looking for a cozy and pleasant stay!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All Going brilliant will be back 🙌
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

My mothers birthday

Friendly helpful staff clean comfortable rooms lovely food lovely atmosphere convenient location value for money beautiful breakfast
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant 👍
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was all good 👍
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

3 night stay seeing family.

We were to stay here for 3 nights however we had a family emergency on the 3rd day & had to return home. Jennifer very kindly refunded the 1 night we couldn't stay. Thank you to Jennifer. We found some of the rooms to be very gloomy so eventually we were given a lovely bright room with 3 windows so we were happy to be in the room. Everything was spotless - comfy bed - great shower - tea & coffee making facilities. Breakfast was adequate not a huge selection but enough. We had dinner there one evening with family & the food was diverse & very tasty. Staff are very pleasant & helpful. Hotel is just a few minutes walk from Buncrana high St so very convenient. Would stay here again ⭐️
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

elisha

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
me and my partner has planned a visit to the hotel for the night and ended up in a car crash on the way there ( both pretty injured) after ringing the hotel to explain what has happened they didn’t seem to care not even an offer to give money back or change the night of stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

anthony

Disliked: Staff & service

Big letdown

Hi, just a couple of things. At check-in I was asked to pay the full bill even though I had already prepaid with yourselves. Wasn't able to access Internet to prove i had already paid, so for the duration of our stay we had to use our data as i have said the hotels was non existent. I enquired as to why and was told they would check it out but never got back to me. Generally the hotel was clean but tired and dated. We had a meal in the restaurant on the Saturday night. The person showed us to our seats with food menu's then disappeared never to be seen again. Usually you,re asked would you like to order a drink while you decide what you want to eat. However 10 minutes later we did manage to order wine from a different member of staff. Not a happy experience at all i,m afraid to say.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Mixed stay.

Check in & out was fast. Rooms were renovated in recent years with lovely taste. 2 of the 3 beds we had were soft & springy mattresses so not very comfortable. Room 165 was located on 2nd floor and very dark despite a window. Despite this it was spacious with a large bathroom. It also must have been near water tank as all evening & all the next morning constant loud water sounds. Reported this to the manager who was pleasant & empathetic but no other rooms were available on the night. Luckily it was quiet overnight (we presumed this was as no one was showering in other rooms) but it returned again early in the morning. Breakfast was included in our rate, and we stayed during covid19 period so it was a choice of 3 (2 meat one veggie hot options). The veggie was basically the meat without the meat but had no veggie sausages or alternative substitute just eggs tomato beans hash brown mushrooms. Toast & beans both tasted bad clearly a very cheap brand was being used. Otherwise the rest & the croissants were fine. Would have liked fruit to be offered but there was no buffet or options other than tinned grapefruit or prunes on menu.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent as always. Very comfortable and made to feel welcome. Will definitely be back
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Chloe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing

Lovely views and staff are so amazing and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A room was compact but clean. Nice breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020