We paid €230 for our room and were charged an extra €30 as we requested a bay view, given that half of the rooms in the main building have a view, it seemed unfair to charge us just because we asked. If we had kept our mouth shut we had a good chance of getting a veiw room free. The room itself offered us very little. For €260, one might expect a complimentry bottle of water. We were charged over €5 for asking for 2 small bottles of water to be placed in our room. We also had the bad fortune of checking in to the Carlton the same time as a wedding reception, we could bearly hear the staff at reception over a very loud jazz band, and felt a little uncomfortable, invading on the happy couples day as we waited in line for 30 minutes for our room, to be told it wasn't ready, to wait in the bar, even though we gave them time estimated arrival when we booked, and were a good hour and a half after that time. Overall I would not recommend the Carlton Kinsale to anyone. It was too expensive for what we received. If a meal had been included in the price, one might not be as upset of wasting so much money. The Lake Hotel in Kilnarney can have my mo