Hanson Hotel Junction 15

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Hanson Hotel Junction 15

· Posted: 22.11.2017 · #1

Heading off Friday morning for some retail therapy at the Kildare Shopping Village. Does anyone know if you have a meal and few drinks at the Gandon Hotel can you park in the car park over night?

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· Posted: 22.11.2017 · #2

You certainly can but give them a ring beforehand. In recent months it has became a popular venue for teenage discos. Since it is nearly 3 decades since I became a teenager, I wouldn’t know when the next one is on.
Alternatively 5 minutes down the road is Tracys pub and restaurant, owned by the same family as the Gandon, and is MH friendly.
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Ps if heading to Kildare village, aim for the overflow parkcar on the Monasterevin road as I reckon it's more MH friendly and is linked with a shuttle bus.

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· Posted: 22.11.2017 · #3

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Heading off Friday morning for some retail therapy at the Kildare Shopping Village. Does anyone know if you have a meal and few drinks at the Gandon Hotel can you park in the car park over night?

Jack, don't be buying fuel at the Gandon service station. That's where I stopped on my way to France and had an engine management light on (and drop in power). It only passed when I filled again with French stuff.

Might be a coincidence, but it's the only ever time I've had problems in many diesel vehicles.

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· Posted: 22.11.2017 · #4

Kildare Village will be manic, I was there last weekend. If you exit at J12 and go through Kildare town it was much handier. There's a park and ride 800m beyond the Tesco with grand safe parking and a shuttle bus every few minutes and security staff on site. I stayed put and had lunch while the ladies shopped

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· Posted: 22.11.2017 · #5

Malcolm, is Tracy’s Pub further on from the hotel or nearer the motorway?

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· Posted: 22.11.2017 · #6

Jack the traffic is bad at the moment around K Village leave motorway at J 12 and drive through Kildare town towards Monasterevin , dont take left turn after Tesco but keep going towards Monasterevin ,Park and Ride signposted on your right as Malcome has said, there are queues all along the motorway for J 13 and village carparks full OR you could overnight at the Gandon and hit the Village first thing Sat morning should be no problem then I think it opens at 8 am

Happy shopping

Traceys is further along the same rd as Gandon

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· Posted: 22.11.2017 · #7

Jack The Gandon Inn is about 6 miles from Portlaoise whie Tracys bar is about 3 miles from Portlaoise. From Kildare town to The Gandon Inn is about 15 minutes .
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· Posted: 22.11.2017 · #8

Stayed at tracys a couple of times nice quiet stopover and very friendly too.

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· Posted: 22.11.2017 · #9

Stayed at the Gandon several times no problem

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· Posted: 25.11.2017 · #10

Liz had a great afternoon at the Kildare Shopping Village. They don’t allow motorhomes to stay over night. We went out to Tracy’s Pub and wow! What a place and very welcoming to motorhomes. We even have electricity and had a super meal and a few nice Guinness. Not to mention the Irish Whiskey

and all very reasonably priced. I’m not sure if this place is on the map but if not it should be?

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· Posted: 25.11.2017 · #11

Yes stayed there a few times. Great food.

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· Posted: 25.11.2017 · #12

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and all very reasonably priced. I’m not sure if this place is on the map but if not it should be?

Is this the place Jack, near Portlaoise ?
Tracy’s on TripAdvisor

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· Posted: 25.11.2017 · #13

Yes,just off the motorway can be a bit noisy because of it.

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· Posted: 25.11.2017 · #14

Just checked, it’s already on the APP ! ....... shows how good it is !

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· Posted: 25.11.2017 · #15

I heard nothing all night but maybe if you are a light sleeper you would hear the motorway traffic. It’s an ideal place and great food and drink at a reasonable price.

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· Posted: 25.11.2017 · #16

And the barman has kissed the blarney stone on more thsn one occasion id say,
How ya horse!!

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· Posted: 25.11.2017 · #17

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I heard nothing all night but maybe if you are a light sleeper you would hear the motorway traffic. It’s an ideal place and great food and drink at a reasonable price.

Jack maybe the Guinness and Irish Whiskey helped to guarantee you a good nights sleep

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· Posted: 25.11.2017 · #18

Ntg you have a very good point there? I had the best night sleep in years and it was 9 a.m before I knew I was alive. Lol

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