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Hotel Pools, Mapped
Each archetype routes to a curated set of country houses, links hotels, and city anchors. Toggle a pool below to see where it opens, and where it never does.
Country-house only. Opens away from Dublin.
Quiet Luxury Pool
7 hotelsSheen Falls Lodge
Kenmare, KerryA river lodge above the cascades, the quietest of the southwest country houses.
Park Hotel Kenmare
Kenmare, KerryEdwardian country house on the bay. Our anchor for the Ring of Kerry.
Castlemartyr Resort
East CorkA 17th-century estate. Where we send foodies and quiet-luxury travellers near Cork.
Ballymaloe House
East CorkThe Allen family's farmhouse hotel. The origin point of modern Irish cooking.
The Cliff at Lyons
Rural KildareA restored mill village 40 minutes from Dublin. Quiet luxury, not city luxury.
Powerscourt Hotel
WicklowAbove the gardens, with the Sugar Loaf in the window.
Ballynahinch Castle
Connemara, GalwayA fishing castle hidden in the woods. Connemara at its most generous.