Sceptre VacationsReviews of sceptrevacations.com

1. We stayed in 5 different hotels during our Ireland trip. Three of them were excellent! The Muckross House, the Heritage Killenard, and the Kilronan Castle were all excellent. The Clayton Hotel in Galway was in need of some serious renovation. Poor bedding and noisy surroundings. The Fitzpatrick Hotel is old, damp, and musty; and the customer service was not good at all. We sat in the restaurant for almost an hour one evening and were never waited on. When we told the receptionist the next morning, she told us that rarely happened and really didn't believe us. 2. The Heritage Killenard never received our paperwork for our reservation, but everything ended well because we brought our own copies. 3. I would have been a little happier if we had received our documents a little sooner. However, everything worked out well and there was always a representative available to help with any questions.

1. In retrospect, disappointment in flight schedule from BNA to PHl. Delay in Nashville flight was responsible for our luggage not arriving on our Philly flight to Shannon. Based on short turnaround time from from Nashville to Philly, we nearly missed Philly to Shannon flight. 2. Philly to Shannon flight arrived on May 8th not May 7th. Due to this detail, our Ireland schedule/itinerary was, by our account, incorrect for the entire week (we agreed to 6 nights, yet itininery stated that we would leave on 7th &arrive on 7th - not 8th). Entire itinery had our group arrive a day early and leave a day early. This caused significant anxiety as we arrived at Adare Manor - Manor staff, perhaps with assistance of Sceptre worked to make our stay a wonderful experience. 3. Return flight schedule reflected departure on 18th which was correct, but due to confusion of arrival date, (7th vs 8th), the rest of the itinerary was incorrect. NOTE: I acknowledge receipt of incorrect itinerary, but did not closely review prior to departure .

I was disappointed with Sceptre Travel. I asked to be booked in Ashford Castle and only through my own due diligence did I realize that the Sceptre agent booked me in the Lodge at Ashord Castle, which is very different than the Castle itself. More care should be taken by agents when booking.

The driver proved to be a very entertaining and knowledgeable tour-guide. We saw a lot of Southern Ireland. Our hotels were very comfortable. We did things on-time. Excellent trip except for some of the inconsistencies in what was promised and what was covered (out-of-pocket 209 Euros, but I submitted those receipts to Sceptre for reimbursement; have not heard whether or not the company will honor their initial promises).