Best places to Stay - Destination Spas

Originally Capella Castlemartyr, this luxurious East Cork hotel is now run by an Irish team under the management of Andrew Phelan (formerly at Mount Juliet). They inherited a fantastically spacious, well-appointed (and high profile) hotel and, with ge ...
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With its special brand of relaxed professionalism, the Kelly family’s renowned beachside hotel sums up all that is best about the sunny south-east for many regular visitors. Perhaps it’s because its history in the same family spans three c ...
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Beautifully located overlooking Lough Foyle, on the shore side of the scenic route that runs up the eastern coast of the Inishowen peninsula, this modern hotel is near the traditional holiday town of Moville yet, surrounded by extensive grounds and its ...
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Built on the site of a deserted village in a Wicklow valley, this extraordinary food, drink and leisure complex exists thanks to the vision of three brothers, Evan, Eoin and Bernard Doyle. Below we outline the various strands that make up this very co ...
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Open since 1965, this impressive hotel may now be around fifty years old, but it was exceptionally well built and has been so well maintained through the years that it has continued to outshine many a new top level hotel. However, never satisfied with ...
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Set in 500 acres of sub-tropical parkland, overlooking Kenmare Bay, this classic Victorian hotel is blessed with one of the most beautiful locations in Ireland. Originally one of the great old railway hotels, the Parknasilla Great Southern Hotel, it ha ...
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This luxury hotel and golf resort is set in the Laois countryside, just off the main Dublin-Cork road (N7). It is a very large development and as time progresses the landscaping is softening the hard edges. An impressive atrium sets the tone as you en ...
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Set amidst beautiful scenery, with the River Maine running through the grounds, this former gentleman’s residence is one of Northern Ireland’s best known country house hotels and, following major redevelopment, has emerged much larger and m ...
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Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site overlooking Westport town, Adrian & Geraldine Noonan's Victorian-style hotel has been welcoming guests to this lovely town since 1997. Meanwhile, the hotel has built up an enviable reputation for good f ...
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A winding driveway through lush parkland and golf course brings you to the dramatic entrance of Farnham Estate Hotel: the reception is in a giant glass atrium linking the classical building dating from 1810 to the striking 21st century extension - impr ...
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