Bolams Holiday Home

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A hallway with a view of a green landscape through a glass door, a mirror on the wall, and a ceiling light fixture.
A living room with a black leather sofa, two patterned cushions, and a television. Large windows offer a view of a green landscape.
A landscaped garden with a variety of shrubs and a tree in the center.
A modern kitchen with white cabinets, a black countertop, a microwave, a coffee maker, and a fire extinguisher.
A bedroom with a bed, two bedside tables, a window with blinds, and a radiator.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Cook, dine, and unwind
    Top-rated for its fully equipped kitchen, perfect for every meal.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Dog-friendly
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine
  • Onsite parking available
  • Garden
  • Non-smoking

Explore the area

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Thomastown, County Kilkenny
  • Place, Grennan Castle
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Jerpoint Park
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Jerpoint Abbey
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Airport, Waterford (WAT)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

1 bathroom

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Garden

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About the area

Thomastown

Located in Thomastown, this chalet is in a rural area. Grennan Castle and Jerpoint Park are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Woodstock House and Gardens and Gowran Park. Glasrai Goodies and The National Reptile Zoo are also worth visiting.
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Thomastown, County Kilkenny

What's nearby

  • Grennan Castle - 4 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Jerpoint Park - 5 min drive - 4.5 km
  • Jerpoint Abbey - 6 min drive - 4.8 km
  • Woodstock Estate - 10 min drive - 9.0 km
  • Mount Juliet Golf Course - 11 min drive - 9.3 km

Getting around

  • Thomastown Station - 4 min drive
  • Waterford (WAT) - 57 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Jerpoint Inn - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Malzard's Pub, Stonyford Ireland - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Hound - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Lady Helen Restaurant - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Circle of Friends Cafe - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Bolams Holiday Home pet-friendly?

Yes, this chalet allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Bolams Holiday Home?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Bolams Holiday Home?

Check-in begins at 5:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Bolams Holiday Home?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Bolams Holiday Home located?

Situated in a rural location, this chalet is within 3 miles (5 km) of Grennan Castle, Jerpoint Park and Jerpoint Abbey. Woodstock Estate and Mount Juliet Golf Course are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 32 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 32 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 32 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 32 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 32 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great place to stay. Thank you so much.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Sept, 2026
Thank you for your review Dawn. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back again in the future
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We really enjoyed the property we stayed in . It was spotless and really cosy .We would recommend it to family's and relatives. Thank you so much .
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Oct, 2026
Thank you for your lovely review John. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay & that you would recommend. We look forward to welcoming you back again in the future.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was spacious, clean, and had everything you need for a comfortable stay. It’s very family-friendly, and the location is great.Overall, we had a wonderful experience.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Sept, 2026
Thank you for your lovely review Sabine. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay and the the location. We look forward to welcoming you back again in the future.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Return visit.

We love this Bungalow and have just spent our 4th visit there and Thomastown is a nice area to visit.
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jul, 2026
Hi Margaret, Many thanks for your great review of Bolam's Holiday Home, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your latest stay and greatly appreciate your business and comments and hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

We loved our stay .

We had a wonderful stay. Can’t think of anything.
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Aug, 2025
Hi Margaret Many thanks for your great review of Bolam's Holiday Home, Thomastown ,Co. Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and appreciate your business and comments and do hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great visit

Beautiful views quaint town nice house It was great
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Home from home back in Ireland

Having lived in Ireland and Kilkenny for many years it was fantastic to return . A wonderful host . A wonderful house . Absolutely everything you could wish for was there . Thomastown and Kilkenny are beautiful areas . We were able to get to see all our friends and family whilst we were staying here . Loved it and hope to get back soon Nothing we can think of ..
Response from VrboOwner on 13 May, 2026
Hi Kevin Many thanks for your great review of Bolam's Holiday Home, Co.Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and got to meet friends and family and we appreciate your business and feedback and do hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Awesome place, will definitely be back

Brilliant house. So much to like about the place we will be back Nothing to dislike
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

We spent a very nice week in this house

very quiet, nice house very well equipped
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Excellent place to stay

Clean and tidy. Great facilities Nothing to improve
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Jul, 2023
Hi Catherine Many thanks for your great review of Bolam's Holiday Home, near Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and appreciate your business and comments. We hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great location lovely view

Amenities very good. Very welcoming house with lovely view. Additional pillows
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Aug, 2023
Hi Brian Many thanks for your excellent review of Bolam's Holiday Home,Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and appreciate your business and comments. We hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Lovely house

All the needed stuff is at the house.
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Mar, 2025
Hi Pablo Thank you for your review of Bolam's Holiday Home, near Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and appreciate your business and comments and hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Comfortable stay in a peaceful place

We enjoyed our time at Bolams a lot. The house is fully equipped which made our stay very comfortable. The location is perfect, just a few minutes away from Thomastown. Our only regret is not having stayed for more days, we will be back! There was nothing that we missed during our stay.
Response from VrboOwner on 16 May, 2024
Hi Margarida Many thanks for your great review of Bolam's Holiday Home, near Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and appreciate your business and comments. We hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Clean, comfortable and ideal to unwind

Beautiful views and well kept property, all appliances are in excellent condition and personal touch of a welcome with fresh bread, milk and tea and coffee was so well received! it’s an excellent property with GREAT value for money!
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Sept, 2022
Hi Nathan Many thanks for your review of Bolam's Holiday Home, Co. Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and greatly appreciate your time, business and comments and do hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic Stay Bolams Holiday Home in Thomastown

We couldn't have asked for a better stay for our few day's down at a wedding in Mount Juliet, only a short drive from Thomastown and the hotel.. The house was perfect, everything we needed catered for and John was a gentleman and made sure we were looked after..! House was 10/10! Will definitely be back next year..! The welcome pack in the fridge was very much appreciated the morning after landing..!!
Response from VrboOwner on 12 Dec, 2025
Hi Colin Many thanks for your review of Bolam's Holiday Home, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. We greatly appreciate your business and comments and do hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Perfect for what we needed

House was nice and clean, the supplies of fresh milk,butter sausages etc already in the fridge was a nice touch. The only two improvements that we can think of is if the back area was enclosed in some way to allow us leave out dog outside safely without being on the lead for fresh air etc. Also the area around the house could benefit from a more thorough tidy up, if we had small kids there could be potential dangerous spots eg bins, storage boxes and fencing
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Apr, 2026
Hi Robert Thank you for your great review of Bolam's Holiday Home, Co. Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and appreciate your business and feedback,which is helpful and we will pass on to our owners. . We hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic house with a splendid view

The house is very nice, well equiped and has a splendid view on the Nore valley and Grennan Castlebar. Moreover we were very surprised and content about the grocerys that were there to welcome us. We felt immediately at home. Nothing
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Vers Nice house and friendly hosts. Tout badge we couleur not figure out how to use the shower

The hosts and the house.
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Jul, 2023
Hi Virginie Thank you for your great review of Bolam's Holiday Home, Co.Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and appreciate your time, comments and business. We hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is a great house, and they were extremely hospitable, including some food (bread, milk, white wine, ham, sparkling water) in case we needed to eat when we arrived. The only difficulty was finding it, as we were given the wrong address (it's on a completely different road than we were told), and we drove up some very narrow, overgrown lanes trying to find it. Once we got the Eircode (essential for addresses in Ireland!) we found it easily, and would happily stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Oct, 2025
Thank you for your review and feedback Brenda. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back again in the future.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hosts

Eithne was very kind and responsive. John was very helpful. Thank you
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 19 Feb, 2025
Thanks for your great comments Colin. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay and we hope to welcome you back soon.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Convenient place to stay in Co. Kilkenny

Bolans Holiday House is a comfortable house in Thomastown. The house was spotless and check in was very easy. The owner’s brother met us at the house and explained everything we needed to know. He had also stocked some essentials like bread, butter, ham, milk, cookies, and even a bottle of wine, to be used during our stay. This was very thoughtful and saved us from having to head to a supermarket as soon as we arrived.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Dec, 2024
Thank you for your feedback Margaret. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay at the property. We hope to welcome you back soon.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Home from home

A lovely home with everything in it, my only niggle was there was no where to sit and do your hair and makeup, a dressing table and mirror would of been nice.
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Aug, 2022
Hi Sheila Many thanks for your great review of Bolam's Holiday Home, Co. Kilkenny. We greatly appreciate your comments, scores and business and hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Lovely Thomastown holiday

The bungalow at Thomastown was well appointed with a spotless interior. It is well laid out with lots of room. The view from the elevated bungalow is breath taking. There was everything you need for a holiday, loads of bed linen with extra pillows. Its location is very convenient to Kilkenny, Waterford and within striking distance of Arboretums, Garden centres and coffee /eating places. The house is bright and airy and very cosy. The rubish is lifted once a week and help is at hand if needed. A very enjoyable holiday. Don't think there is much needing Improvement.
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Oct, 2025
Hi Hubert Many thanks for your great review of Bolam's Holiday Home, near Thomastown, Co. KiIlkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and appreciate your business and comments. We do hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Lovely!

Our stay in Ireland wouldn't have been so wonderful if we hadn't stayed in such a lovely and comfortable home. The hosts were the kindest and ready to answer any question or request we made. The house is spotless, and there is everything you might need during your holiday and even more. Plus we found all the necessary to make an Irish breakfast and that was really lovely. The position is perfect to get to Kilkenny in no time and all of that is surrounded by greenery and wonderful view. Nothing. Everything is absolutely perfect.
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Oct, 2022
Hi Laura Many thanks for your " Lovely" review of Bolam's Holiday Home, Co. Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and touring Kilkenny. We greatly appreciate your time, comments and scores and hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Highly recommend this accommodation.

We were welcomed at the accommodation at the time agreed- John was very friendly and gave us a run down of the house and the local area- showing us around and answering all our questions. The house was clean and everything we needed was available. The high chair and travel cot were clean and there were plenty of beddding for it. The location worked for easy access to Kilkenny and there was plenty of space for two families. Nice touch of having all the bits to keep you going milk bread tea coffee etc. there for you when you arrived there was even a bottle of wine. If we are back in Kilkenny in the future we would not hesitate staying here again and would highly recommend it. Thanks a million. The shower temperature was difficult to regulate and there didn't seem to be any hot water in the kitchen (we just boiled the kettle to wash some bottles.) It wasn't a deal breaker.
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Jun, 2022
Hi Hazel Many thanks for your great review of Bolam's Holiday Home, Co.Kilkenny. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and greatly appreciate your comments, time, scores and business. We hope to welcome you again to Trident Holiday Homes.
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