Aside from its appeal as a golfing destination, the seaside town of Kilkee is the traditional family holiday destination par excellence - many regulars would say there is nowhere else to be during the long Irish summer holidays.
Many visitors find a real 'sense of Clare' at Ann and Martin Haugh's long established family-run hotel, which is very well located in the centre of Kilkee, overlooking the bay and just a few yards from the beach.
Child and pet-friendly, with clean simple accommodation including two family rooms, this is not a smart or fashionable place to stay but there is a great sense of hospitality, and the rooms have been upgraded. Staff are extremely friendly and helpful, and the overall feeling is one of traditional old-fashioned comfort.
And you will eat well too: generous, wholesome food based on local ingredients (seafood from nearby Carrigholt, Burren lamb) is served in the both the bars and restaurant - this warm and friendly hotel is just the place for a relaxed family holiday.
Stella Maris : Small conferences/Banqueting (30/60), free broadband WI/FI. Children welcome (under 3s free in parents' room, cots available free of charge). Rooms 19 (7 shower only, 2 family rooms, 1 for disabled, all no smoking); pets permitted by arrangement; lift for 2007 season. B&B EUR65 pps. Closed 25 Dec.
