Set back from the road, with an attractive planted plaza set up with seating and umbrellas in front, the Delaney family’s fine early 18th-century building in the heart of Cashel is a very pleasant place to stay and to experience Irish hospitality ... more...
Originally an eighteenth century residence, Glenlo Abbey is just two and a half miles from Galway city - yet, beautifully located on a 138-acre estate overlooking Lough Corrib, with its own golf course and Pavilion, this privately owned Blue Book ... more...
Ray Byrne and Jane English’s lovely lakeside lodge styles itself ‘Ireland’s first wine hotel’ and, although it is not an hotel but a four star guesthouse, the accommodation - which now offers thirty four beautiful suites and roo ... more...
Ireland’s grandest castle hotel, with a history going back to the early 13th century, Ashford Castle is set in 350 acres of beautiful parkland on the shores of Lough Corrib.
Grandeur, formality and tranquillity are the essential characteristics, ... more...
Well away from the bustle of Doolin and Lisdoonvarna, with wonderful views of the Atlantic and the West coast, Declan and Cecilia O'Callaghan's unusual property is easily identified from afar by the 15th century castle standing on it - and, in summer, ... more...
Established in 1985 as a restaurant by that great Limerick hotelier, Dan Mullane,The Mustard Seed started life in Adare and later moved just ten minutes drive away to Echo Lodge, a spacious Victorian hideaway set on seven acres of lovely gardens, wi ... more...
Formerly the Four Seasons, this luxurious Dublin hotels on a magnificent site, set in its own gardens on a section of the Royal Dublin Society's 42-acre show grounds. This allows an exceptional sense of spaciousness while also being convenient to the ... more...
Set in its own gardens high up in the hills, Olive and the late Paddy O’Gorman made their spacious farmhouse into just the kind of place that visitors dream of finding when they come to Ireland.
It makes a very comfortable and hospitable base fo ... more...
At the heart of Frank and Mary Slattery's sensitively extended Victorian house just off the Ring of Kerry lies a hunting lodge once owned by a Lord Brocket (of the famed Brocket Hall country estate in Hertfordshire) - and he chose well, as it is very a ... more...
With its signature blend of relaxed professionalism, the Kelly family’s renowned beachside hotel continues to represent the very best of the Sunny South-East, welcoming countless regular visitors who return year after year.
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