2024 Award Winners 5-STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024

Sheen Falls Lodge, Kenmare, Co Kerry

Open since 1991 and set in a 300-acre estate across the river from Kenmare town, this gently contemporary hotel has welcoming fires burning in the handsome foyer and in a lounge bar which - like the famous Falls Restaurant - overlooks the tumbling waterfall. A favourite destination from the get-go, its location and understated luxury have always given it special allure and, with two very different but equally appealing restaurants added recently to complement the fine dining offered at its riverside Falls Restaurant, this lovely place is on a roll. Within the grounds, the former stables have been stylishly converted to create an atmospheric restaurant and bar, The Stables Brasserie, that's equally appealing for a casual get together or a special occasion - and, across at the Ring of Kerry Golf Club, the aptly named and relaxed Nua Vista is stunningly located with panoramic views over Kenmare Bay and the Beara Peninsula. The hotel itself also continues to delight, with its spacious rooms, stylish comfort, consistently delicious food and faultless service – and it offers good value too, for a hotel of this calibre. What’s not to love.