Friar's Lodge
Winner of Lucinda O'Sullivan's 'Great Places to Stay and Eat' for 2009, Friar's Lodge offers four-star accommodations in the center of picturesque Kinsale. Rooms are fitted with televisions, DVD and CD players, broadband wireless Internet, iPod docking stations, mini bars and room safes to help enhance a stay. Bathrooms are en-suite and there is a provided golf club drying area, laundry service, car park and a delightfully large breakfast menu. Friar's Lodge staffers are happy to help book tee times and fishing trips and will pack a lunch for your endeavors when requested. Those wishing to stick around in the town center for the day can take advantage of a historical town stroll with tour guide Don Herlihy, each day at 11:15 a.m.
Located two miles north of the lodge is the Kinsale Golf Club, which provides two 18-hole courses to choose from--the Ringenane and the Farrangalway. The Farrangalway was recently constructed and is a challenging 18-hole course designed by Jack Kenneally. The Ringenane---the headland of the birds---offers a serene and scenic course overlooking the Belgooly River.
Friars Lodge
Friar Street
Kinsale, Co.Cork, Ireland
+021 477 7384
Trident Hotel
Located on the waterfront is the beautiful Trident Hotel, a four-star Kinsale hotel with breathtaking views of the harbor from every room. Standard rooms come replete with panoramic windows, flat screen televisions and en-suite bathrooms. Also available are suites and executive rooms with gorgeous Spanish-tiled bathrooms equipped with power showers, super-sized King beds and butler service, upon request. The hotel hosts an award-winning restaurant serving up fresh local seafood in addition to the Wharf Tavern, a more casual lounge restaurant located on the hotel grounds. This hotel is located three miles from the Kinsale Golf Club.
Trident Hotel
World's End
Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland
+353 (0) 21 4779 300
Old Head Golf Links
Old Head Golf Links is rated as one of the top golf courses in the world and should not be missed while visiting Kinsale. It also offers luxury member accommodations, which include15 sea view suites overlooking the water. Guests can unwind in the Old Head Spa with a footbath, heated sun lounger, sauna and steam room. A full selection of spa services is available including massages, body and facial therapies and manicures and pedicures. The club also houses a fitness center with a full array of cardiovascular and resistance equipment. The course itself is touted as one of the most dramatic in the world, jutting out two miles into the Atlantic on a narrow headland, 300 feet above the crashing ocean waves.
Old Head Golf Links
Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland
+353 0 21 4778 444
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