Great Start to Our Road Trip!
Firstly, parking was easy (the lot directly behind/NW of the building, making a right turn onto the small, one-way Wolfe Tone St. before it when driving in from the north). We got in a bit late (after a long, beautiful drive from Dublin to Glendalough and through the rest of Wicklow Mountains National Park ... we highly suggest that too). Late enough that the parking attendant waived the fee as we approached the kiosk (only saved a few euro, but we knew we had to come back @ 7:30pm to buy a parking pass for the next day ... so the euro went to that instead).
The woman who greeted us in the bar and who settled us in upstairs was very friendly and very helpful. She provided a free, novelty map of the town, suggested a few restaurants and pubs (Bridies was our favorite), and, when checking out, she basically planned the route to our next stop (went down to Waterford, then to the tiny, beautiful, coastal town of Dunmore East, then all along the coast to Dungarvan, as we made our way to Cork). I’m sorry your name escapes me at the moment, but thank you!
Room 1 was great. Heat, TV, closet space, private bathroom, view of the city street, and very clean. There are a handful of rooms, so you may run into other travelers or hear them outside your door. The main key is for the front door to left of the pub, and the cute key is so you can lock your door when you’re out.
Our favorite part was the pub, of course. After a long evening of walking the city and seeing the amazing castle, it was nice to know that our last pub stop was directly under our room for the night. It was so easy to close the night off with a pint, while watching the locals shoot pool, then just have to walk up one flight of stairs and be in bed!
Lastly, on our way out, we stopped by Fitzpatrick Fruit & Veg (around the corner, on Wolfe Tone). They had local produce, but we got Irish cheese and a fresh loaf of bread for a great snack on the road!