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Hotel Ard na Sidhe

Set in woodland and among award-winning gardens, this peaceful Victorian retreat is in a beautiful mountain location overlooking Caragh Lake.

Decorated throughout in a soothing country house style, very comfortable antique-filled day rooms provide plenty of lounging space for quiet indoor relaxation and a terrace for fine weather, all with wonderful views.

Bedrooms shared between the main house, and some with private patios in the garden house, are spacious and elegantly furnished in traditional style, with excellent en-suite bathrooms.

This is a sister hotel to the Hotel Europe and Dunloe Castle (see entries), whose leisure facilities are also available to guests. Dooks, Waterville, Killeen and Mahony’s Point golf courses are all within easy reach.

Rooms 18 (3 suites,1 family room, 5 ground floor, 6 no smoking).

Children welcome (Under 2s free in parents' room; cots available free of charge). No pets. B&B €75 pps (ss €75), SC included. Limited room service.

Fairyhill Restaurant:

Like the rest of the hotel, the dining room has intimacy and character and, after a fireside drink and a look through the menu, this is a delightful place to spend an hour or two.

There’s an emphasis on local ingredients and updated interpretations of traditional Irish themes on menus that may offer aromatic Kerry mountain lamb, and may include several fish dishes, although there is a stronger emphasis on meats than is usual in the area.

Finish with imaginative desserts, or the Irish cheese plate. Coffee and petits fours can be served beside the drawing room fire.

Seats 32 (private room, 10, outdoors, 16); non-residents are welcome by reservation. D only, 7-8.30pm, usually closed on Mon; hotel closed mid Oct- May. Amex, Diners, MasterCard, Visa, Laser

Directions:

Off N70 Ring of Kerry road, signed 5 km west of Killorglin