Monica Phelan’s elegant Georgian house is just 5 miles out of Kilkenny city, surrounded by its own farmland and gardens. It’s easy to spot - there’s a folly in its grounds. It’s a very friendly, welcoming place and the house h ... more...
On a lovely site overlooking the Barrow Valley, Bryan Leech and Martin Marley's charming late Georgian house - which (encouragingly) takes its name from the Irish 'cill greíne', meaning 'sunny hill or wood' - is set in extensive wooded grounds.
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Quietly situated in gardens on the edge of New Ross, this pleasant hotel has grown organically around a substantial mid-19th century redbrick manor house. Formerly the Five Counties Hotel, it was acquired by Paddy and Patricia Quinn in 1996 and has sin ... more...
Pleasingly located in a quiet and leafy off-road site, The Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel is an impressive new hotel less than 3km (2 m) from Dublin Airport and with parkland views. The Crowne Plaza is a sister hotel to Clontarf Castle Hotel (see en ... more...
An attractive building, set back from the road a little and softened by trees, this large modern hotel in Tullamore is welcoming, with an extensive foyer, and bright and cheerful public areas.
It serves the local community very well, with an excellent ... more...
Dubbed ‘the four star with flair’ Hotel Kilkenny begins impressively in the spacious contemporary foyer, which has a very large modern reception desk and relaxed seating areas.The decor is striking, enhanced throughout the building by paint ... more...
A former coaching inn on the main street of this centrally located town, this all-year hotel has been in the Kee family since 1892 and the warmly hospitable Vicky Kee is currently General Manager.
Spacious public areas provide plenty of space for gues ... more...
John and Martina Sheedy run one of the west of Ireland's best-loved small hotels - it offers some of the best food in the area and quite luxurious accommodation, and yet it still has the warm ambience and friendly hands-on management which make a hotel ... more...
Fishing is perhaps the big draw to Joe and Noreen Willoughby's welcoming country house hotel in Lismore, but a relaxing laid-back atmosphere, log fires and good home cooking also add up to a very attractive package - as many new fans have discovered re ... more...
Hidden away in the centre of Clonakilty, on a lovely serene Georgian square that (except on Friday mornings when the local farmers Market is held here) contrasts unexpectedly with the hustle and bustle of the nearby streets, The Emmet Hotel is somethi ... more...
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