Waterfoot Hotel

Waterford Hotel - allegedly 4star. Every large town in Ireland has one of this type of hotel - a gathering place for locals as we found out on our Sunday night stay this month. Firstly - on the good side there is a free and huge off street car park so don’t worry about driving here. Otherwise it’s a perfectly good hotel for an overnight stay and is reasonably priced at £130 including full breakfast for two but don’t expect a great hotel - it’s adequate, generally clean but don’t look for what passes for a 4 star hotel in other countries. It is some distance outside the city centre - they say it’s a short stroll to the city but it’s well over an hour’s walk if, like me, you walk more slowly than most.. However, it’s not really an hotel you would go to enjoy what Derry city itself has to offer the tourist and it has no facilities like a swimming pool to keep the family otherwise amused. Stephenie on reception does a great job on her own dealing with customers and when we were there she really was working all day long. Well done Stephanie. The rooms are small but adequate - nothing much by way of amenities though. The double bed was only 4’ wide - a bit small for us and the room is very hot during the day (you cannot turn off the central heating) But we managed to set up our own air conditioning using an open window and the provided portable fan to pull in cool air. Wireless internet is fine so no worries there but there are no USB points so bring an adaptor for your gadgets. The TV signal is poor and noisy neighbours demonstrated the lack of good sound insulation. Oh yes - the loo seat collapsed on us and the shower needs a good clean around the seams. It’s a busy hotel - the social centre for the area. They have a pub which we did not visit and a wine bar cum restaurant which was packed when we went for dinner at 6.30pm. However, service was good, as was the food quality, the menu choice and the wine selection. Serving staff coped very well - the only problem being the bill which took 3 tries to get right 1 they forgot to include all the drinks we did have 2 they changed that but added drinks that we didn’t have 3 all ok Would we stay again - no I don’t think so - there are so many other choices. They won’t need us to stay again as they are so busy anyway!!

Nice food, the “snug bar” was great. Exceptional barman Kevin was very friendly and great to chat too - needs a pay rise!

The reason I gave this a 5 star is because of the staff and not the hotel unfortunately there website really needs a looking at and update. But the man with the plan was Martin in the snug bar he made everyone oso welcome and for sure brought in the customers without Martin the bar wouldn't take half the money it does. Martin I run two bars you can come work with me anytime, one of the best bar persons I have ever seen and believe me that is hundreds. Let me retract and say the best bar person I have ever seen what a great man at his job, dedicated the personality he has I could go on but I will finish by saying what a great time myself Jonathan Donnelly and Jackie Collins had with Martin loves the crack. Good luck with your award Martin you deserve it. I will be back next month to see you I was at the hotel for three days he looked after everyone I considerer him a friend👍

We found the staff friendly and helpful, the room was clean and comfortable and enjoyed breakfast and evening meals. We would certainly like to stay again in the future.

Just had a night away here on Saturday as a gift from a family member to try it out before we get married next year and I have to say the place did not dissapoint, the service and staff go above and beyond from the minute we checked in to the minute we left, all the staff were very friendly special mention to Liam, Martin and Kevin, the room was spotless the food was beautiful, just made us more excited for the wedding, thank yous all so much for a brilliant night.

Hi. I have just returned from Waterfoot Hotel where we attended the Industry Dance Championships. The competition was in the extra part of the hotel. It was beautiful, clean, the staff were excellent, esp Darrell who worked in the bar the whole weekend. He couldn't have done enough, and nothing was to much bother. He was friendly and helpful. I would def recommend the hotel to family and friends. The staff in the main hotel reception and restaurant were excellent to. They were able to bring food down to the competition which made it easier for parents who didn't want to miss dances etc. Thanks again Waterfoot. Julie Ramsey

We attended a dance competition this past weekend at the Waterfoot hotel. I have to say, the staff could not have been more accommodating, friendly and helpful, particularly the bar man (Darrell) he was just brilliant the whole weekend. Hope to attend future events at the hotel.

Just home from an amazing weekend spent at this beautiful hotel . Our time spent here was made so much easier with the amazingly accommodating staff, especially Darrell who worked for the whole weekend in the bar while we were there . Nothing was too much to ask of Darrell he went above and beyond to make sure we all had everything we needed and done it all with a smile 😊 Thank you so much to Darrell and all the staff at the Waterfoot . I would recommend this hotel to anyone who is considering using it .

Lovely hotel, comfortable room and very friendly staff especially the bar staff patrick And Martin who where extremely friendly and made me feel very welcome. Very grateful and would recommend Highly to anyone considering a visit to derry