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The Harbour Inn

3.5 star property
Beach bed & breakfast with a restaurant and a bar

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Beach nearby
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Point of interest
In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Exterior

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Room options

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Double Room | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Twin Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Single Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds OR 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room, 3 Twin Beds | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Triple Room, 3 Twin Beds

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

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Derry Road, Ludden, Buncrana, Donegal

What's nearby

  • Buncrana Beach - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Vintage Car and Carriage Museum - 2 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Ned's Point Fort - 4 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Rathmullan House - 56 min drive - 42.0 miles
  • The Looking Glass Spa Therapy - 56 min drive - 42.0 miles

Getting around

  • Londonderry Station - 28 min drive
  • Londonderry (LDY-City of Derry) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Leo's Cafe & takeaway - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Tank & Skinny's Seaside - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Gap coffee co. - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Dohertys Cafe - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Drift Inn - ‬16 min walk

About this property

The Harbour Inn

Bed & breakfast near Fort Dunree
Take advantage of an adjacent golf course, a bar, and a restaurant at The Harbour Inn. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this bed & breakfast include:
  • Free self parking
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), smoke-free premises, and outdoor furniture
  • A front-desk safe and luggage storage
  • Guest reviews say great things about the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms at The Harbour Inn offer amenities such as free WiFi, safes, and free bottled water.
More amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with tubs or showers and free toiletries
  • TVs with cable channels
  • Coffee/tea makers, heating, and daily housekeeping

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 12 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Harbour Inn

Things to do

  • 18-hole adjacent golf course

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • No elevator
  • Portable shower seat
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 floors
  • Built in 2004
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately EUR 12 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and window guards

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

Harbour Inn Buncrana
Harbour Buncrana
The Harbour Inn Buncrana
The Harbour Inn Bed & breakfast
The Harbour Inn Bed & breakfast Buncrana

Frequently asked questions

Is The Harbour Inn pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Harbour Inn?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Harbour Inn?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at The Harbour Inn?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Harbour Inn located?

Situated in Buncrana, this beach bed & breakfast is 8 mi (12.9 km) from Fort Dunree and within 20 mi (32 km) of Ballyliffin Golf Course and Doagh Famine Village. Malin Head is 27 mi (43.4 km) away.

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The Harbour Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 179 out of 238 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 238 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 238 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 238 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 238 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is situated in a quiet spot next to the beach. Very handy for where i was working. The staff are friendly and food was great. All in all a very pleasant experience.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Staff & service
Friendly and helpful staff. The hotel could use a facelift, but it served its purpose for a quick overnight.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Staff an dining!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Renelle

Liked: Amenities
Great location, very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was fantastic. Staff where really friendly and very helpful. Would recommend it to everyone lookjng for a relaxing holiday
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

winfred

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the hotel was excellent
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

V

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

Great place to stay

Lovely hotel, friendly helpful staff, highly recommend it
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place. Friendly staff, clean plesant room and good food.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

niamh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant location, layout and friendly staff! Very close to beach
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the beach and golfing !
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eamonn

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

10/10 Excellent

Carmen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel. The room was gorgeous and the bed was comfortable. Lots of options for dining. The breakfast was superb! And you can’t beat the location!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel with excellent restaurant for breakfast and dinner and across the road from an excellent beach
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff where amazing. Very clean and food was to die for
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely stay, very nice & clean property and such kind hosts/staff! We had to check-in very late but they were so helpful and accommodating for us. Would definitely stay again and recommend to others.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

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

Retirement party stop over

Great hotel and location, very helpful reception staff and restaurant food was spot on. Have recommended this to friends and would stay there again next time I'm in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frances

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice restaurant food lovely staff so nice would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laurence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice clean place. Great location. Restaurant very good. Staff great. All good.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claire

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

Great hotel

Welcoming staff, lovely evening meal in the restaurant and great selection at breakfast time.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

James

It was lovely peaceful food was great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abdul Hamid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay Comfortable room with all the amenities you need.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the third time we have stayed here and as usual the staff were amazing, friendly and professional. Breakfast was great. Lots of choice and all good qualify. We also ate in the restaurant where there was a great selection of dishes and staff were very friendly and helpful. We will be back soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely lovely stay… staff all very friendly, couldn’t fault anything…would defo go back!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nearby beaches and sussets pricess
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marie

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

A great stay!

Perfect bedroom, very clean with tea/coffee facilities and bathroom accessories, best breakfast I’ve had in a long time, perfectly cooked and plenty coffee, staff lovely too! Highly recommend 👍
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022