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The Waters Edge

3.0 star property
Hotel in Rathmullan with free parking

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1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi
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Superior Triple Room | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi
Superior Suite, Multiple Beds, Sea View | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi
Exterior

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi

Standard Triple Room, Sea View

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Wardrobe or closet
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Triple Room | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi

Superior Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Standard Double Room, Sea View

1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi

Standard Double Room, Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Triple Room, Accessible | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi

Standard Triple Room, Accessible

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Wardrobe or closet
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi

Standard Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Superior Suite, Multiple Beds, Sea View

Superior Suite, Multiple Beds, Sea View | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi

Superior Suite, Multiple Beds, Sea View

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Deep soaking bathtub
Separate bathtub and shower
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, Sea View

1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi

Deluxe Double Room, Sea View

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Premier Double Room, Sea View

1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi

Premier Double Room, Sea View

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Shower/tub combination
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Triple Room

1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi

Deluxe Triple Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Shower/tub combination
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Triple Room, Sea View

1 bedroom, blackout drapes, travel crib, free WiFi

Deluxe Triple Room, Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Shower/tub combination
Cable channels
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed
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About the neighborhood

Map
Donegal, Rathmullan, Rathmullan

What's nearby

  • The Looking Glass Spa Therapy - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Rathmullan House - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • School of Home Baking - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Rathmullan Heritage Centre - 2 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Vintage Car and Carriage Museum - 57 min drive - 68.8 km

Getting around

  • Londonderry Station - 52 min drive
  • Letterkenny (LTR-Letterkenny Airfield) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tank & Skinny's Seaside - ‬59 min drive
  • ‪The Harbour Inn - ‬48 min drive
  • ‪The Bridge Bar and Restaurant, Ramelton - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Drift Inn - ‬60 min drive
  • ‪The Cottage Bar - ‬61 min drive

About this property

The Waters Edge

Hotel near a boardwalk/promenade
The Waters Edge provides everything you need. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • Express check-out, a nature reserve, and smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms at The Waters Edge have amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with free toiletries and hair dryers
  • Flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • A personal chef, travel cribs, and heating

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • Travel crib

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Virtual front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • In a nature reserve

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Chef service

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email within 5 days before arrival with check-in instructions and key retrieval information; access will be through a private entrance
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests
Guests are recommended to download the property's watersedge mobile app before check-in

Access methods

Key retrieval, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

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 debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This property does not have a Ireland Tourist Board rating. For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

The Waters Edge Hotel
The Waters Edge Rathmullan
The Waters Edge Accommodation
The Waters Edge Hotel Rathmullan

Frequently asked questions

Is The Waters Edge pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Waters Edge?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Waters Edge?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Waters Edge?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Waters Edge located?

Situated near the beach, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of The Looking Glass Spa Therapy, School of Home Baking, and Rathmullan House. Rathmullan Heritage Centre is 1 mi (1.7 km) away.

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The Waters Edge Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 78 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 78 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 78 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 78 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 78 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Catriona

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay in Waters Edge. Very clean room with easy check in and very near Rathmullan beach. Would highly recommend this hotel to any visitor.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Marie

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This property was very basic. We didn’t realise it was only air b no breakfast. Until Saturday morning. We wouldn’t have booked it if we had known. Code for doors, code for key.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Joseph Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Splendid location on the edge of Lough Swilly with view from room across the waters. Room was warm clean and comfortable with adequate space for a two night stay. Rathmullan within walking distance. On site restaurant was good as was breakfast at Belle’s in Rathmullan. Perfect for visit to Fanad lighthouse. More like a room in an Airbnb with no on site hotel reception or public space other than the bar/ restaurant. But check in system worked ok.
Fanad Lighthouse
Abbey in Rathmullan
Hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

May

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Closeness to the water
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The remote staffing is a new wrinkle to me, but it worked fine. Rathmullen was a bit slow on Monday night, but that’s to be expected. Hotel was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katriona

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property is fine. There is no internet and while the on
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was Amazing 👍👍👍
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette

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

Perfect stay for Rathmullen and surrounding areas

Loves our stay self check-in was so easy. Bar & Restaurant on site was added bonus
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rufaro

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

Exceeded our expectations

Drove a 5 hours to be there but it was worth it! The food, the rooms , the decor, the service! Absolutely amazing! I will go back😍. The WiFi is a bit slow but nothing hectic!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

mat

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

a great stay

cracking place in a cracking location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Simon

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

Beautiful location

This is a beautiful hotel and setting, very clean and comfortable, there is a restaurant & bar attached to it but only opens from 5pm, there is no breakfast facilities however there is tea & coffee in the room. Nearby cafe that do excellent breakfast and food. The only downside is that we had an issue with no hot water or heating on the last evening & day so a very cold shower on the day of checking out. It was reported and I believe the maintenance man arrived as we were just leaving. All in all a very pleasant stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Vanessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful water views
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

A great place to stay

The view was spectacular and the bathroom was fitted with all essentials and tea coffee with biscuits, 10 out of 10.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shadae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was a breeze, the facilities were lovely, the view and location was absolutely superb! Definitely will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tomi

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Although I wouldn't call this a 'hotel' I did have a very nice stay here. There was no front desk help but check in was very easy as it was detailed nicely in the messages prior to arriving. The room was great and had a wonderful view out over the water. The restaurant was also great and very convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

when you want peace and tranquility

Wonderful self check in , extremely clean , but the breath taking view was outstanding.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

MARBETH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely view from bedroom over Lough Swilly
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Loraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and clean would definitely go back.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
all good
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful setting. Comfortable room. Service in the bar/restaurant was fantastic. Room was clean and warm.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed there for a wedding close by. Excellent by all accounts.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

JASON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely accommodation right at the waters edge. Hassle free check in and check out
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, warm, cozy.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024