In a lovely area of green and gently rolling hills and river valleys, the immaculate exterior of this modern hotel attached to the Christy O'Connor-designed championship course creates a good impression on arrival, a feeling quickly reinforced by friendly, helpful staff who set a welcoming tone that is noticeable throughout the hotel. You d ...
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This fine hotel is a sister establishment to the famous Talbot Hotel in Wexford; improvements have been made in recent years and it is furnished in a lively modern style throughout. Public areas include the stylish reception and lounge areas, and bedrooms - some with views of Dublin Bay - are spacious, attractively decorated, with well-finished ...
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This beautiful hotel dates back to the 15th century, and is situated on its own 310 acre wooded island (complete with 18-hole golf course), reached by a private ferry. The hotel combines the elegance of earlier times with modern comfort, service and convenience - and the location is uniquely serene; its quietness (and the golf facility for ...
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One of Ireland’s oldest hotels, the Bush is known for its old fashioned hospitality and staff are exceptionally pleasant and helpful. It has undergone considerable refurbishment in recent years and, while rooms will vary in size and comfort (and the 40 newer rooms are more luxurious), this hotel has personality. Public areas have char ...
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Situated directly opposite the National Concert Hall and just a stroll away from St Stephen's Green, this fine city centre hotel celebrated its sixteenth anniversary in 2005 with the completion of a major refurbishment programme, and it was the Guide's Business Hotel of the Year in 2006. This is an extremely comfortable place to stay - frie ...
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Not content with creating some of Dublin's most successful informal restaurants - Eden, Odessa, The Market Bar and the Café-Bar-Deli chain among them, Jay Bourke recently entered the world of hoteliers, procuring and overseeing the renovation of this elegant Palladian mansion. Designed by Richard Castle (Carton, Russborough, Powersco ...
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Great simple Italian food from the Dunne & Crescenzi stable, at the top of the Powerscourt Townhouse shopping centre - classics like a superb minestrone, bruschetta are well worth climbing for, ultra fresh salads and coffee strong enough to set the weariest shopper back on course again. Simply smashing.
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Housed in a 250-year old listed building, this is a bright, busy restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere and simple decor enlivened by striking modern paintings. Kate Lawlor (the head chef), her cousin Kevin Crowley and his partner Pennapa Wongsuwan recently bought Fenns Quay Restaurant from owners Eilish and Pat O'Leary and intend to contin ...
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Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site overlooking the town, this privately owned Victorian-style hotel opened in 1997. A welcoming open fire and friendly staff at reception create an agreeably warm atmosphere: the foyer sets the tone for a hotel which has been built on a generous scale and is full of contrasts, with spacious public ...
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Padraic Frawley’s modern city centre bar and restaurant is on the pedestrianised Thomas Street. What was once an old pub is now a dashing contemporary bar and restaurant; the layout is on several levels, with no hard divisions and a mixture of seating in various areas, which is attractive but can sometimes lead to confusion between custom ...
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