John and Elizabeth Barrett’s magical beachside house was once a coast guard station and, since 1932, has been the ultimate escape for the many guests who have stayed here.
It’s a low, tucked-in kind of a place with a little wicket gate giv ... more...
The late Kay and Dermot McEvilly were among the pioneers of the Irish country house movement when they opened Cashel House as an hotel in 1968. The following year General and Madame de Gaulle chose to stay for two weeks, an historic visit of which th ... more...
Wow - does this place ever capture the zeitgeist of our changing times ... It is rare indeed to find a hospitality destination that has been so mindfully created and carefully thought through, to provide everything that the guest will need for a ... more...
Blessed with one of Ireland’s most beautiful locations, on the shores of Lough Eske, this well-managed hotel was first opened by the Gysling family in 1989, when chalet-style buildings linked by covered walkways and pergolas created a distinctly ... more...
On the edge of the town and set well back from the road, this is a hotel with a difference: how many hotels have a welcoming array of exotic animals like Jacobs sheep and alpacas grazing in grassy enclosures? Beside them, a well laid out (and well li ... more...
The Green family’s gracious mansion is surrounded by its own farmland, magnificent wooded grounds, a trout lake and formal terraced gardens - garden lovers will find a stay here especially rewarding.
The Italianate style of the present house - i ... more...
Situated in the heart of Northern Ireland, Gerardine and Eugene Kielt’s Victorian townhouse exudes charm and instils a sense of curiosity within the many guests who travel here from far and wide to experience not only the warmth and enthusiasm of ... more...
In a slightly surprising location in what has become a mainly residential area on the edge of Donegal town, Theresa and Albert Morrow’s delightful B&B is tucked into a quiet corner of their busy working farm and has a pleasant view out over a ... more...
Just a couple of miles from Shannon Airport and convenient to both Limerick City and the Wild Attlantic Way, the Oakwood Hotel came into new ownership in 2017 when it was purchased by the Treacy family of hoteliers from Waterford. They wasted no time i ... more...
This fine Georgian residence overlooking the beautiful River Suck was built in the enclosure of a medieval castle between 1690 and 1720, and is of considerable historic interest - not least as the birthplace of the Gunning sisters, who became the Duche ... more...