About this property
Situated in picturesque Buncrana, The Inishowen Gateway Hotel offers a luxury spa, a 20-metre pool, and a modern Irish restaurant. With colourful bedrooms, the hotel has wonderful views of Lough Swilly and guests can go golfing for free at Buncrana Golf Course right next to the hotel. The spacious rooms are sumptuously decorated with rich fabrics and ornamental cushions, and all feature a work desk, tea and coffee facilities and a modern en suite bathroom. Room service is also available, and most rooms have scenic lake views. The Loughview Bar serves a light lunch and traditional evening menu, and the Peninsula Restaurant serves creative cuisine using local produce in more formal surroundings. The grand Lisfannon Banqueting Suite offers a popular Sunday cavery. The Seagrass Wellbeing Spa features a sauna, indoor swimming pool and wellness centre, with an extensive range of indulgent beauty treatments available. The Inishowen Gateway offers free private parking and free Wi-Fi, and overlooks the Buncrana golf club. Just 15 minutes’ from Derry, Inishowen Gateway Hotel is also only 30 minutes from Letterkenny. Glenveagh National park can be reached in an hour, and there are a number of golf clubs within 15 minutes’ drive, including The North West Golf Club and Greencastle Golf Club.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- 2 swimming pools
- Non-smoking rooms
- Spa and wellness centre
- Fitness centre
- Free parking
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Restaurant
- Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
- Bar
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Sara
United Kingdom“Staff are friendly and very helpful. Views are amazing. Dinner had many choices and was delicious. The team had put a candle in my hubbies dessert as it was his birthday. Very nice touch! The pool was a decent size and well looked after. Towels...” 
Maura United Kingdom“The whole relaxing experience of the hotel and of course spectacular views”- Aidan United Kingdom“Close to the town and lots of facilities in the hotel itself and right in the beach.”
- . United Kingdom“Lovely accommodation and the wonderful people of Ireland”
- Emma United Kingdom“The pool was great and kept the children entertained. Everything was clean and food was delicious.”
- Micheal
Ireland“The food was lovely in the bar. Receptionist was lovely gave us a great recommendation. The room was clean and there was live music in the bar and he was great craic . Lovely view” - John United Kingdom“The room was both spacious and comfortable. The leisure facilities at the hotel were also very good. We dined in the main bar for dinner and had breakfast. Both of which were delicious and plentiful.”
- Joan United Kingdom“The breakfast was lovely, the one thing I look forward to at Inishowen Gateway is the porridge while my husband enjoys an enormous fryup. I have been visiting here for a number of years and would highly recommend it to anyone”
- Alison Ireland“Staff were so friendly and helpful, food was lovely”
- Debbie United Kingdom“Our lovely late surprise complement late check out as we went away for our anniversary ❤️.. outstanding lovely bubbly staff who go above and beyond for their guest.”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
- Peninsula Restaurant
- CuisineIrish
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 13 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.
The fine print
Guests are kindly asked to book at reception to go golfing.
During quieter months the Peninsula Restaurant may be closed and dinner served in Lough View Bar.
In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.
Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property adheres to strict physical distancing measures.
Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), wearing a face mask is mandatory in all indoor common areas.
