The hospitality edit
Where to Stay in Ireland
Eight stays we would book today. Then the clearest ways to find your own.
The editor's eight
The places we return to.
Eight hotels that can carry a trip, each with a clear reason to choose it.
County Mayo
Ashford Castle
Old Ireland at full volume.
County Laois
Ballyfin Demesne
Quiet luxury before it became a category.
Connemara, County Galway
Ballynahinch Castle
A river, a fire, a long week.
County Clare
Dromoland Castle
A castle that works with children.
East Cork
Castlemartyr Resort
Cork, taken seriously.
Kenmare, County Kerry
Sheen Falls Lodge
Weather, dinners and not leaving.
Dublin
The Merrion
The Dublin anchor on every trip.
Kenmare, County Kerry
Park Hotel Kenmare
The hotel families come back to.
Choose by feeling
What should the stay do?
Choose the role your hotel should play in the trip.
Trips shaped around the stay
Begin with a route.
Start with one great hotel.
Choose the stay first. The trip will shape itself around it.