Set in a 300-acre estate just across the river from Kenmare town, this stunning hotel made an immediate impact from the day it opened in April 1991.
The waterside location is beautiful, and welcoming fires always burn in the handsome foyer and in several of the spacious, elegantly furnished reception rooms, including a lounge bar area overlooking the tumbling waterfall.
Decor throughout is contemporary classic, offering traditional luxury with a modern lightness of touch and a tendency to understatement that adds up to great style; accommodation in 66 spacious bedrooms - and suites, which include an impressive presidential suite - is luxurious: all rooms have excellent amenities and views of the cascading river or Kenmare Bay.
Outstanding facilities for both corporate and private guests include state-of-the-art conference facilities, a fine library (with computer/internet), stables/horseriding (treks offered around the 300-acre estate) and an array of activities nearby. The Easanna Spa includes a pretty 15 metre pool (and an extensive range of treatments).
But it is, above all, the staff who make this luxurious and stylish international hotel the home from home that it quickly becomes for each new guest.
The Falls:
This beautifully appointed restaurant seats 120 and is designed in tiers to take full advantage of the waterfalls - floodlit at night and providing a dramatic backdrop for an exceptional fine dining experience, although lounge menus also offer a less formal option.
Menus are not over-extensive yet allow plenty of choice and, while it may not be immediately obvious, they are changed seasonally and based on local foods; the tone is classic, perhaps with just an occasional nod to Irish cuisine.
The lucky winner of this free competition will get a short break for two people sharing (subject to availability, to include:
Read more about Sheen Falls Lodge on their website.