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Hotel Westport

A favoured destination for family holiday and just a short stroll from Westport town centre, this large modern hotel is adjacent to (and in common ownership with) Westport House and offers excellent facilities for both leisure and business guests. Numerous short breaks are offered and the conference and business centre provide a fine venue for corporate events
Conference/banqueting (550/350). Rooms 129 (2 Presidential Suites, 33 shower only, 24 separate bath & shower, some family/interconnecting, 9 wheelchair friendly, some ground floor); B&B from €55pps, ss €20. Children welcome (under 3s free in parents' room; cots available without charge; baby listening; babysitting arranged, children's playground, playroom & kids club). Lift. 24-hr room service. Leisure centre (swimming pool, fitness room, jacuzzi, sauna, steam room); spa, treatment rooms, massage, hairdressing, beauty salon. Pool table. Cycling. Crazy golf. Garden. No pets. Restaurant seats 120; D daily 6pm-9pm, set D €35, à la carte in summer; L Sun only 1pm-2.30pm; Sun L 4-course €26, children €9.50. House wine from €19.95. Children welcome (high chair, children’s menu, baby changing facilities). Bar food also served daily 12pm-9pm. Afternoon Tea daily 1pm-6pm. SC discretionary. Open all year. Amex, Diners, MasterCard, Visa. abbreviations

Just a short stroll from Westport town centre - and adjacent to Westport House, which is now in common ownership - this large modern hotel on the Wild Atlantic Way offers excellent facilities for both leisure and business guests. The conference and business centre provide a fine venue for corporate events, their wide-ranging short breaks are legendary - and this well-managed hotel has become a favoured destination for family holidays, due to its convenient location, great facilities and can-do attitude.


The location in particular is worth a special mention, as Hotel Westport is quietly situated yet close to the town centre which is accessible along a riverside path, allowing young families to enjoy exploring the town without having to take the car out. It also has direct access to the grounds of Westport House with its Pirate Adventure Park. Other nearby attractions include the Great Western Greenway, blue flag beaches, The Adventure Islands, horse riding, cycling, golf, watersports, and of course Croagh Patrick.


The hotel’s extensive leisure facilities include the white flag standard Ocean Spirit Leisure & Spa, which is a major attraction for families, who also a appreciate the Panda Club, for children 4-12 years old, which operates in conjunction with the Irish school calendar holidays (summer and other main holidays, and mid term breaks).


Constant refurbishment and upgrading is an ongoing feature of the hotel, and all bedrooms are well-appointed with all the usual amenities. The whole hotel is unusually wheelchair-friendly, and staff are invariably helpful and friendly which, together with the quiet but almost-central location and outstanding facilities, make this a very pleasant place to stay.


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A typical hotel dining room in many ways, this is where both breakfast and dinner are served. A sensible policy of seating people towards one end of the room and trying to seat couples facing the same way makes for a good atmosphere at quieter times, and - as elsewhere in the hotel - charming service from the mainly non-Irish staff is invariably friendly and caring.


Guests are met promptly at the door and seated at tables simply set up with white cloths and napkins; a jug of water and basket of breads quickly follows, along with the wine list and upbeat traditional menus, which are imaginative for an hotel and strong on local ingredients; a food sourcing statement is given, also a list of suppliers, all in Co Mayo.


While not cutting edge, the cooking has always been pleasing. The Head Chef, Stephen Fitzmaurice, is a Roscommon native who has maintained high standards at Hotel Westport for over two decades and is a keen supporter of local producers. Legendary names including Kelly's of Newport, Clare Island Co-op, Killary Seafood Company, Achill Sea Salt, Reek

View Farm Organic Salad Leaves, Joe Kelly Organic Vegetables and McHale Meats contrubute to hs seasonal menues, also many Irish cheeses, including  the local hero, Carrowholly Cheese.


Seafood is, of course, very popular, especially in summer, and a speciality dish to look out for is the Grilled Fillet of Wild Atlantic Hake, which comes with a slow roasted red and

yellow pepper ragout, organic baby spinach, and salsa verde. There will aso be favourites like chargrilled steaks and at least one imaginative vegetarian option, and in winter there may be treats such as pheasant when in season.


The offering overall is well above average hotel standard, and with enough daily changes to ensure that you look forward to your meal each evening on a short break.


Breakfast, which is cooked to order off-season, features the famed Kellys of Newport black puding and sausage, and there is always a range of stewed fruits on offer, also a fish of the day.

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  • Vegetarian Friendly (always at least 1 starter & 1 main course)
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2013 Award Winners Family Friendly Hotel Of The Year 2013
Last Updated: 17-02-2021
Author: Georgina Campbell

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