Oriel House Hotel

We are just back from our honeymoon and are finally getting back to reality after what we can only describe as the best and most perfect day of our lives celebrating our wedding with you at the Oriel House Hotel on the 29.12.2018. From the very moment we first dealt with you, you were nothing but professional and knowledgeable. Your organisation, attention to detail and willingness to help made the whole planning of our big day so easy and effortless. You are a credit to the Oriel House Hotel and excel at your job in every way possible. The day itself was everything and more than what we could have hoped for and we really want to thank you, Ronan, James and the team for all the effort and hard work ye all put in to help make our day one to remember. Our guests enjoyed the day just as much as we did with amazing comments coming back from everyone, particularly about the decor and the food. We knew from the beginning that our day was going to be amazing but it really went above and beyond our expectations and this is down to the amazing effort put in by all the staff and team at the hotel. Thank you Elaine for being so helpful through the process, for your ideas and suggestions and planning our day to absolute perfection. Thank you to Ronan, James and the team for the amazing service and care given to us and our guests on the day of our wedding and ensuring that we were all looked after so well. We really had a day to remember and are so thankful for everything that you have done. We had an amazing few days with you celebrating our wedding. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Ciara and Aaron

Just want to say thank you so much from Pat and myself for such an amazing day. You were excellent the whole way through. The food, the staff, the rooms , everything was great. The guests couldn’t have praised the hotel any better. Compliments to the chefs of course. James was very helpful on the evening and the servers were lovely to chat to and professional also. We had a fabulous day Debbie & Pat

From the moment myself and Ciaran met Elaine we were sold on having our wedding at the Oriel. We had viewed a few other hotels but after about 5 minutes of chatting to Elaine she made us feel so at ease and she made the planning sound like fun. She was our only point of contact the entire year and a half which was brilliant. There was absolutely no messing around. We had to change our wedding date a few months in and Elaine bent over backwards to help us. On the morning itself she organised a room with good light for the wedding party to get hair and make up done and even provided bubbles and nice treats. She just made it so relaxing. James the manager on duty in the evening was equally as lovely and helpful as well as all the staff. Food was amazing and there was even a few surprises we didn't even know about thrown in. I have lost count of the amount of newly engaged couples I have recommended the Oriel too and really hope I get to be a guest at many more weddings there. Thanks again to Elaine, James and all the staff especially the bar staff they were run off their feet that night. Love the O'Callaghans

From the first day that we went to the Oriel to check for availability to the day after the wedding. All we can say is wow. Elaine was fantastic no favor request or job was a problem. Elaine made sure everything was perfect on the day. The drinks reception in the new room was perfect. It really allowed people to relax before the reception. When we arrived at the hotel we were shown the room and I actually cried it was amazing better than we could have imagined. The food was fantastic. All the staff were a credit to the hotel. We would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a wedding venue. We got our wedding photos taken in Blarney castle so the Oriel is in the ideal location. Thanks again for making our day truly magical.

We first met you at the Southern Brides Exhibition in City Hall in January 2017. Immediately we warmed to you, you were very excited for us on our recent engagement and you were excited to play a part in planning our Wedding Day. Also you were very informative which we found extremely helpful. We knew very quickly that you were a genuine and caring person. From the first day we walked through the Courtyard up to the hotel for a wedding fair in January 2017, I knew I was walking into a very special place, instantly I loved the Hotel. The Wedding Fair was simple, with only a few suppliers this meant that I could imagine that I was walking through the Hotel on our Wedding Day, I could see the set up and feel the magic. We sat down with Conor (he no longer works at the Hotel) for a chat to see what the Hotel could offer and it was clear straight away that nothing was a problem and that the Oriel would do what they could to make our Wedding Day all that we wished for. We did go view another Hotel but it did not make us feel as special as the Oriel did, it didn't give us goosebumps like the Oriel did and it didn't listen to us like the Oriel did. The decision was made for us, our Wedding Day would be at the Oriel. The entire process of planning our Wedding was made so simple. Absolutely nothing was a problem and any time we met you or spoke on the phone, honestly it was like speaking with a friend I've known all my life to plan the most special day of our lives. You sat with us and chatted about our interests and you always remembered them. This made us feel like we were friends, that we were important. Elaine you have an amazing calming influence, from the beginning right to the day before the Wedding, you made me feel like everything was ok and organising this day would be easy. And it was easy with your help. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you Elaine, James and Staff of the Oriel for making our Wedding Day one that we will treasure forever.