A short jump from Inis Mor, this interesting island is the most traditional of the group - very few cars, wonderful walks, and some people still wearing traditional clothes; by contrast the Inis Meain Knitting Co. factory and showroom offers great barg ... more...
The ancestral home of the O'Briens, barons of Inchiquin and direct descendants of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, this is one of the few Irish estates tracing its history back to Gaelic royal families, and it is now one of Ireland's grandest hotels, ... more...
The Vaughan family’s classic old-fashioned small seaside village hotel is in the heart of Roundstone and enjoys a great view over the harbour and distant Connemara hills, from both public areas and many of the comfortable en-suite rooms.
Well kn ... more...
Former home to the Clark linen-milling family, Ardtara is now an attractive, elegantly decorated Victorian country house. It has long been a member of the prestigious Blue Book (Irish Country Houses & Restaurants Association) and it has a warm atmo ... more...
Yet another reason to explore the beautiful, unspoilt and relatively undiscovered North-West of Ireland, the W8 Centre is an imaginative modern tourist and cultural hub in the friendly town of Manorhamilton.
Sustainable tourism is the name of the game ... more...
Set back from the road in its own lovely gardens, Christina Byrne’s stone-built Victorian house offers old-fashioned comforts: brass beds, turf fires and home-made bread and preserves for breakfast.
Bedrooms are deliberately left without ameniti ... more...
Just across the Sarsfield Bridge from the main commercial heart of Limerick, the Limerick Strand Hotel is an impressive modern seven-storey hotel. Accessed from the rear, it has a pleasant, unexpectedly quiet ambience in the spacious ground floor areas ... more...
Brian Wickham’s fine old house is just across the bridge from Dungarvan town centre - it is of great historical interest, and set in wonderful gardens, right on the water.
The house has a homely feel with lots of local information, and a lovely ... more...
Tom and Ernestine McKeever's family-run B&B in Portstewart has lovely views and offers a stylish alternative to hotel accommodation on the Causeway Coast.
With lovely décor in subtle creams and beiges, it has generous lounging space for gu ... more...
Opened with aplomb in 2005, this large luxury hotel is set in the Laois countryside, just off the main Dublin-Cork road (M7).
In 2014 it was purchased by the current owner, the American software developer, Adrian Carmack; the adjacent golf complex was ... more...
