Diamond Hill Country House

“Lovely stay with delicious breakfast!”

Stayed for work and had a lovely experience. Peaceful setting with clean, comfortable rooms and friendly, welcoming staff. The breakfast was absolutely delicious - a great start to the day. Perfect spot for a relaxing stay while working nearby. Would stay here again in the future.

“Peaceful place”

Diamond Hill was a nice place to stay. Breakfast was cooked to order andcexcellemt. Rooms are a good size. We had plenty of hot water. The shower was small, but definitely adequate. Beds were comfortable. Staff is very accommodating. Car is necessary or taxi.

“tranquil”

beautiful family run small hotel rooms comfortable etc no faults although I would recommend the owners upgrade the showers pressure a bit low but works fine location is absolutely perfect close to Waterford city and the surrounding tourist attractions like dunmore East tramore ballyhack passage… more

beautiful family run small hotel rooms comfortable etc no faults although I would recommend the owners upgrade the showers pressure a bit low but works fine location is absolutely perfect close to Waterford city and the surrounding tourist attractions like dunmore East tramore ballyhack passage east etc there's also a vast range of restaurants and eateries in the city most of which are reasonably priced

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“Great jumping off point for Waterford if you have a car.”

If you don't travel by car, don't bother. Otherwise, mixed feelings. This review is a bit tricky. There are a few things we didn't like, but there were also a few things we enjoyed a lot. Great: ~There was a room with a clean microwave and toaster, as well as plates, bowls and silverware for all… more

If you don't travel by car, don't bother. Otherwise, mixed feelings. This review is a bit tricky. There are a few things we didn't like, but there were also a few things we enjoyed a lot. Great: ~There was a room with a clean microwave and toaster, as well as plates, bowls and silverware for all guests to use. This was the only place we went to who offered this during our three week vacation with multiple different lodgings. It was a great advantage and handy at times. ~The staff was great, friendly and helpful. Casual relaxed atmosphere. ~Even though other reviews criticized this, we slept really well in the bed (room #7). We did not detect any mildew / mold in the shower. Everything was clean and the cleaners did a brilliant job. It was very quiet, both during the day and night. It was cheaper compared to other options in Waterford city center. ~The music in the breakfast room was good and the scrambled eggs on toast were perfectly cooked. Not so great: ~The electric kettle in the room did not have a fully enclosed heating element. The spiral was coated with something that wasn't supposed to be there and did not look trustworthy. ~We did not have hot water in the shower. It was only lukewarm at best so we chose not to shower at all (we saw an electrician leaving one day, so maybe there was a problem. We understand that the house and piping is probably old and this is tricky). The hot tap on the sink was fine. ~The breakfast was a bit underwhelming after we were spoiled by other B&Bs. Staff was not doing a bad job, but it took quite a long time until our order was delivered. Also, there weren’t as many options on the menu and no buffet besides a few cereals and muesli. The fruit juice didn't taste like real fruit juice. And the smell of greasy fried food from the kitchen was a bit much. Issues we encountered during the stay that might be caused by the location, not the B&B itself. This is purely to be of help for some people but is not considered in the rating: ~This might have been our own fault because we probably made a mistake with our lack of experience, but we ordered a meal delivery one time and the driver could not find the address. We are still puzzled but the address lacks a proper street name and street number so the online ordering process was not easy. Another order we tried was cancelled without explanation and we stayed hungry that night. There are no options for eating out nearby if you don’t have a car. Really, If you don't have a car, you are going to have a bad time. You will be in the middle of a beautiful rural area with low traffic. This is irritating and you need to come prepared. The Aldi is within walking distance but it takes some time to get there and back. ~There is a bus supposed to stop close by. However, we only saw the bus driving outward from Waterford city centre, not inbound. Google Maps said there was a bus stop and a bus schedule. There isn’t one. The receptionist said that there was a bus, but we saw no evidence of it going inbound. We even contacted the bus company about the bus schedule. We had no opportunity to talk to any driver. There were also no visible bus stop signs which is confusing. One time, we tried to order an Uber taxi, and while we were waiting and it was only 8 minutes away from us, it changed course and started to go in the opposite direction. The waiting time increased to 20 minutes. Since we assumed that the driver had picked up another client, we canceled the trip. We booked a real taxi company (Rapid Taxi Waterford) for our trip to the station on our final day. We were a bit unsure about it since we received no confirmation, but they were on point and we had a smooth ride. Assume that you’re going to be far out in the country and essentially stranded without your own transportation. All in all, lovely staff. Less breakfast options than other places. We did not hate it, but we won't come back if we're not traveling by car.

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