List of hotels in Ireland
According to the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), it represents nearly 1,000 hotels and guesthouses in Ireland.[1] This is a list of notable hotels in Ireland, mostly historic hotels, or four or five-star modern hotels. It is intended that they are covered in multiple secondary sources. They are arranged by the Counties of Ireland. Hotels and guesthouses with a Michelin Star includes: K Club and Wild Honey Inn.
County Clare
| Hotel | Location | Opened | Closed | Chain | Proprietor | Class | Number of rooms |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Hotel | Spanish Point | c. 1810 | 1930 | |||||
| Dromoland Castle | Near Newmarket-on-Fergus | N/a | Famous guests include Muhammad Ali, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Juan Carlos I and Nelson Mandela | |||||
| Moy House | N/a | |||||||
| Wild Honey Inn | Lisdoonvarna | N/a | (page says both - section 1 and section 3) |
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County Cork
| Hotel | Location | Opened | Closed | Chain | Proprietor | Class | Number
of rooms |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork International Hotel | Near Cork Airport | 1 July 2007[2] | N/a | 145 | ||||
| The Montenotte Hotel | Montenotte | N/a | ||||||
| Imperial Hotel | 1813 | N/a | Michael Collins stayed here before he died. Daniel O'Connell and Frederick Douglass stayed here.[3][4] |
County Dublin
County Galway
| Hotel | Location | Opened | Closed | Chain | Proprietor | Class | Number
of rooms |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Castle | Lough Corrib | N/a | Guests include Oscar Wilde, George V and Ronald Reagan | |||||
| Ballynahinch Castle | Connemara | N/a | Billionaire Denis O'Brien and his wife Catherine[11] | Guests include Gerald Ford, Daniel O'Connell, Ranjitsinhji and Éamon de Valera[12] |
County Kildare
| Hotel | Location | Opened | Closed | Chain | Proprietor | Class | Number
of rooms |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberstown Castle | Straffan | |||||||
| Carton House | Maynooth | |||||||
| K Club | Straffan | |||||||
| Kilkea Castle | Kilkea[13][14] |
County Kerry
| Hotel | Location | Opened | Closed | Chain | Proprietor | Class | Number
of rooms |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Arms Hotel | Waterville | 1884 | N/a | |||||
| Sheen Falls Lodge | Overlooks Kenmare Bay | 1991 | N/a | 77 |
County Limerick
| Hotel | Location | Opened | Closed | Chain | Proprietor | Class | Number
of rooms |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adare Manor | Adare | N/a | ||||||
| Clarion Hotel | Limerick | N/a | Ireland's tallest hotel | |||||
| Glin Castle | Glin | 1993[15] | 2008 |
County Meath
County Tipperary
County Westmeath
| Hotel | Location | Opened | Closed | Chain | Proprietor | Class | Number of rooms |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annebrook House Hotel | Mullingar | 9 February 2007[16] | N/a | Berty Dunne | 93 | One of the oldest buildings still standing in Mullingar[17] | ||
| Bloomfield House Hotel | Lynn | 27 July 1979[18] | N/a |
|
111 | |||
| Greville Arms Hotel | Mullingar | 1858[19] | N/a | Christy Maye | 40 | One of the few surviving Irish hotels known to James Joyce and mentioned by him in his writings.[20] |
County Wexford
County Wicklow
- Powerscourt Hotel | Enniskerry |




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References
- ^ "About Us". Irish Hotels Federation. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Opening Night for Cork's Newest Hotel" (PDF). Evening Echo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2007 – via Corkinternationalairporthotel.com.
- ^ Browne, Bill (19 August 2022). "Cork hotel where Michael Collins spent his last nights to host commemorative programme". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Cork's Imperial Hotel unveils Michael Collins portrait and names suite in his honour". Independent.ie. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ Cairns, Frank (21 July 1978). "Six-star award for P.V. Doyle!". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2024-01-02 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ "Former Berkeley Court to be demolished for apartments". Independent.ie. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Berkeley Court Hotel Opens". RTÉ Archives. 21 July 1978. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Hint of market confidence as Burlington Hotel sells for €67m". Independent.ie. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ O'Shea, Cormac (2016-06-14). "Seven places across Dublin depicted by James Joyce's works for Bloomsday". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Unique event to mark the signing of the 1922 Constitution takes place at Shelbourne Hotel". Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Billionaire O'Brien reopens iconic castle hotel". Irish Examiner. 10 April 2014.
The four-star hotel was taken over by Mr O'Brien and his wife, Catherine last year and a major revamp has just been completed.
- ^ "History Timeline". Ballynahinch Castle. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Ireland's wedding castle for keeps at €16m". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Escape Dublin For A Weekend Trip To Kilkea Castle". Forbes. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Glin Castle Hotel". Irish Tourism. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ O'Reilly, Linda (20 January 2007). "Tourism boost as refurbished hotel set to open next month". Westmeath Examiner. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-01-02 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ Illingworth, Ruth (22 October 2005). "The Town Park - steeped in history..." Westmeath Examiner. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-12-31 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ "New hotel is opening this week". Westmeath Topic. 26 July 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-01-02 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ "History of The Greville Arms". Greville Arms Hotel. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Daly, Leo (1975). James Joyce and the Mullingar Connection. Humanities Press. ISBN 978-0-391-00418-4.