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September 2022

An elegant bedroom in Killarney's Cahernane House Hotel

Hotel Review: Killarney’s ‘best-kept secret’ gets a €7.8m makeover

Does Killarney have the highest concentration of hotels in Ireland? With more than two dozen for a population of around 15,000, by my calculations, it certainly can’t be far off.

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Revealed: Ireland’s 100 best hotels for 2022, from budget gems to five-star luxury

What are Ireland’s best hotels?

Hotel review: Last chance to stay at an Irish country house classic before it is sold

Longueville House is for sale.

August 2022

Laszlo’s bar and restaurant at the Arthaus Hotel in Dublin

Hotel Review: A new boutique hotel brings Bauhaus and female-led design to Dublin

“Art does not reproduce what we see,” artist and Bauhaus teacher Paul Klee once said. “It makes us see.”

July 2022

One of the lodges at Drumhierny Woodland Hideaway

Drumhierny Woodland Hideaway review: Ireland’s newest lodges are full of surprises

When the news came that a new forest hideaway was going to be opening in Leitrim, it’s safe to say that our interest was piqued.

June 2022

Frank Treacy is concierge at the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road. Picture: David Cantwell

The Burlington Hotel at 50: ‘Everybody still calls it The Burlo’

‘I want you to use your imagination when this door opens. We’re going back to the 1970s...”

Hotel Review: Wineport Lodge offers lakeside luxe but there’s room to improve

Readers may remember Wineport Lodge as the venue for popular celebrity cooking TV show The Restaurant.

May 2022

The Panorama Bistro & Terrace at The Montenotte

Hotel Review: This classy Cork hotel could be on track for five stars

If you want to stay in an Irish hotel with a playful and punchy sense of identity, banging cocktails (and terraces to sup them on), staff who seem to enjoy their jobs, and plans for treehouse-style “nests” to sleep in, your search is over.

Hotel Review: Liss Ard springs back to life with ‘Sky Garden’ and lakeside saunas

Liss Ard was “love at first sight”, new owner Michael Johnston told me when I visited in February. Back then, the place was popping with snowdrops and builders busy as bees with renovations.

El Mirador swimming pool at Ritz Carlton Abama

Hotel Review: Is the Ritz-Carlton Abama the best hotel on Tenerife?

Tenerife is known for year-round, budget-friendly holidays, but its wild west coast has swathes of craggy volcanic rock unbothered by anything other than cacti, succulents and the odd banana plantation.

April 2022

Hotel Review: Cool meets couture at Dublin’s Hard Rock Hotel

Hard Rock International is celebrating its 50th anniversary, which feels like a good time to visit one of its newest hotels – a Dublin edition in Temple Bar.

The Palladian exterior of Cashel Palace Hotel. Picture: Naoise Culhane

Cashel Palace Hotel Review: Ireland gets a new five-star, but is it worth the high prices?

It’s been a while since I stopped in Cashel.

Fernhill House Hotel, Clonakilty, Co Cork

Hotel Review: This West Cork wonder could teach bigger hotels a thing or two

Fernhill House Hotel doesn’t do fakes.

March 2022

The Great Room at The Merchant Hotel in Belfast

Hotel Review: You can bank on luxury at The Merchant of Belfast

Banks can be stressful places. Explaining your overdraft, and that little black dress you simply had to buy, doesn’t always go down well with the manager.

February 2022

Ballynahinch Castle. Photo: Barry Murphy

Hotel review: Ballynahinch Castle offers lakeside luxury and Connemara chic

When is a castle not a castle?

January 2022

The stunning exterior of the Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore, Co Waterford

Hotel Review: Gentle refurb gives Ardmore’s Cliff House the edge

Since opening in 2008, the Cliff House Hotel has worked on the premise of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’.

Hotel Review: Has the InterContinental Dublin come of age?

It’s just over 20 years old, but the palatial InterContinental Hotel has been through so much, it feels like a grand dame of Dublin hotels.

Harvey’s Point hotel review - 'It should be in a Hall of Fame for Irish hotels'

If there was a Hall of Fame for Irish hotels, Harvey’s Point would be one of its first inductees.

December 2021

Hotel Review: Luxury lodges and hot tubs by the lake at Killyhevlin

Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel and Lodges are located in the heart of the waterways that dominate the geography of Fermanagh.

The Tower of London, built by William the Conqueror in 1078

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London and Edinburgh fit for a king and queen – with a price tag of £75,000

We are motoring through the streets of one of London’s most exclusive districts, Mayfair. Grown men and women are waving at us, children are pointing excitedly. There are people taking our photo when we cruise to a halt at traffic lights, while others peer in to our car, hoping to spot a famous face.

The outdoor Corian baths at the Ice House Hotel & Spa with a view over the River Moy estuary

Hotel Review: The Ice House offers chill out wellness in the west

One of the benefits of the Irish staycation over the last 21 months has been waving goodbye to airport stress.

November 2021

Wren Urban Nest in Dublin. Photo: BDP/Nick Caville

Hotel Review: Is Wren Urban Nest really ‘Ireland’s most sustainable hotel’?

The wren is a tiny bird. It’s also smart. In winter, dozens can huddle together for warmth. It weighs little more than a euro coin, but is hardy. In the battle to be king of the birds, legend says the wren hid under an eagle’s wing, overtaking it at the last minute to soar the highest.

Orient Express: The Pullman Restaurant at Galway's Glenlo Abbey Hotel

Hotel Review – all aboard for a Galway getaway in five-star Glenlo Abbey

Do you know that you can eat dinner on carriages from the original Orient Express in Galway? For romantic souls, rail enthusiasts or anyone looking for a night out with a tasty side of theatre, The Pullman Restaurant may be reason enough to book a stay at the five-star Glenlo Abbey Hotel.

October 2021

One of the new terrace suites on the fifth floor of The Westbury

Hotel Review: The Westbury adds luxury new terrace suites to a classic Dublin stay

Ask anyone to name a classic old Dublin hotel, and chances are it won’t be long before The Westbury crosses their lips — no mean feat considering the city-centre hotel first opened its doors in the early 1980s.

One of the bedrooms at Dunmore House Hotel

Hotel Review: Dunmore House is a dog-friendly doozy in West Cork

Let’s start with total honesty here, in the interests of transparency.

September 2021

The Pond Suites at Marlfield House, Co Wexford

Hotel Review: Marlfield House 'Pond Suites' are the Insta-friendly future of country house stays

Think Marlfield House, and what comes to mind?

The ground floor of Keavan's Port pub in Dublin

Hotel Review: Pints from €3.45 and a rich restoration at Wetherspoon's new Irish hotel

I’ll admit that my expectations were low.

August 2021

The lobby of the Glasson Lakehouse in Co Westmeath

Hotel Review: Glasson Lakehouse is so transformed, it even makes golf look good

They’re onto something here.

Hotel Review: Inside The Lansdowne, John and Francis Brennan's new hotel in Kenmare

For years, town centre hotels have felt like an endangered species.

July 2021

The Great Escape in County Wicklow. Photo: Liosa McNamara

Hotel review: The Wicklow Escape offers a rural getaway made in foodie heaven

Despite a long, hard year, those in the hospitality industry are exploding with creativity right now. It seems like everywhere you turn, there’s an innovative team launching something imaginative and vibrant.

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