Not really what I expected from a 3* hotel, the room walls were chipped, the wallpaper was peeling away from the walls, their breakfast was ok though for €9 each I wouldn't do it again. The beds were old and not too comfortable, I've booked to go back but with a different hotel, I'll give a review on that when I'm back!!

Firstly the price was double that of a hotel up the road (and much closer to the sanctuary) which offered breakfast and evening meals in its price.

Arcades charged €20 per person for each meal whereas a €10 meal deal could be found at a cafe on the bridge.

Room carpet was dirty, bathroom had peeling wallpaper, bath was stained ...

It was in August 2005 that we stayed in the Hotel Arcades. We had 2 rooms, one single for my mom and a triple for parent and one child. Both rooms were on the same floor. Hotel at walking distance of the sanctuary/grotto. We enjoy our stay very much. The staff is very friendly. I had to print something and they gave me access to their office. ...

hotel was old, rooms very cramped there was no pool as was advertised. rooms at the back of the hotel had fans going from 5.30am to 12.30pm all day and most of the night.only thing is staff were lovely and the food was excellent.It was a good fifteen minutes walk to the sanctuary not recommended for the elderly or people who have trouble walking.

When we checked in to our room, it reminded me of one of those Japanese capsule hotels. The room was small, serviceable and impeccably neat. A bunk folded down out of the wall for a second bed over the double bed. An advantage to the small room was the rapid heating and it was COLD outside.

Every meal we ate in the hotel was splendid and our ...