The Woodenbridge Hotel and Lodge recently released its annual \u2018Hotel Wrapped\u2019 figures on social media, offering an insight into the scale of operations at the historic south Wicklow establishment, which dates back to 1608.<\/p>\n
According to the hotel, 30,187 guests stayed over the course of the year, while a total of 121,387 meals were served at its bar, The Bistro, Redmond restaurant and The Smokehouse.<\/p>\n
Turkey and ham once again proved the most popular choice, with 6,028 portions served. The dish is accompanied by mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and red wine jus, and has long been a staple on the hotel\u2019s menu.<\/p>\n
Fish and chips ranked second, with 5,874 servings sold during the year. The hotel uses fresh fish delivered daily from Kilmore Quay, served with homemade tartar sauce, fries and a choice of salad or mushy peas, and cooked either pan-fried or in breadcrumbs.<\/p>\n
The hotel also served 4,086 8oz sirloin steaks, prepared using grass-fed Irish Hereford beef and cooked to order over a hot flame, with mushrooms, onions and a choice of pepper sauce or garlic butter.<\/p>\n
That was followed by 3,768 sirloin beef burgers, served on a brioche bun with gherkin, cheddar cheese, lettuce and caramelised red onion, while 3,456 chocolate brownies \u2014 offered hot or cold with cream or ice-cream \u2014 completed the top five.<\/p>\n
Combined, the hotel\u2019s five most popular dishes accounted for 23,212 orders over the course of the year.<\/p>\n
The figures were shared by the hotel as part of its end-of-year \u2018Wrapped\u2019 post, offering a retrospective look at guest numbers and dining trends across 2025.<\/p>\n
In the post, a hotel spokesperson wrote: \u201cFrom welcoming 30,187 guests to serving over 121,387 meals, 2025 was filled with unforgettable stays, smiling faces, and plenty of delicious moments.<\/p>\n
\u201cA heartfelt thank you to every guest who stayed, dined, celebrated, and created memories with us this year. Here\u2019s to another year of warm welcomes, great food, and Woodenbridge charm.\u201d<\/p>\n
A busy 2025 has also included industry recognition, with the hotel recently confirmed as a finalist in the 2025 Gold Medal Awards, shortlisted once again in the Best Three-Star Hotel category, while also receiving its first-ever nomination in the Ireland\u2019s Best Family Run Hotel category.<\/p>\n
Announcing the news on social media, the hotel spokesperson said the team is \u201cthrilled to announce\u201d its selection as a finalist, describing the nominations as \u201ca testament to the hard work and dedication of our amazing team\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be prouder to see their efforts recognised once again,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
The nomination follows back-to-back wins in the Ireland\u2019s Favourite Place to Stay (Leinster) category in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe last two years, we were honoured to win Ireland\u2019s Favourite Place to Stay (Leinster), and we\u2019d love to keep that title this year,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n
To support the Woodenbridge Hotel in the 2025 Gold Medal Awards voting, forms are available through its social media channels. Voting is open until January 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Woodenbridge Hotel and Lodge recently released its annual \u2018Hotel Wrapped\u2019 figures on social media, offering an insight…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261999,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,18,2864,19,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-261998","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-eoin-mac-raghnaill","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115821100621261683","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}