| there's a bright restaurant with contemporary irish fare, a bar with a daily lunch carvery and a modern pub with live music. . many offer river views. the modern rooms have tea and coffeemaking facilities, flat-screen tvs and free wifi. overlooking the river shannon, this casual hotel is within 5 minutes' walk of the town centre's restaurants, shops and historic sites. babysitting services are available (fee)
Ireland West Airport Knock 49 min
McDermott Castle (14 min)
Castle, lake, and history Strokestown Park House & Gardens (25 min)
Preserved Georgian mansion with its original furnishings & fabrics, plus landscaped grounds. Boyle Abbey (14 min)
Remains of a Cistercian monastery founded in 1218, with an exhibit housed in a restored gatehouse. Lough Key Forest & Activity Park (14 min)
Vast, lush nature area with meadows, walking paths, picnic grounds and a 12th-century abbey ruins. Arigna Mining Experience (23 min)
Light- and sound-enhanced tours of an underground coal mine, plus a geology and history exhibition. Castle Island, Lough Key (14 min)
Castle, ruins, château, architecture, and history King House Historical and Cultural Centre (14 min)
Art and museum Tullyboy Farm (13 min) National Famine Museum (25 min)
Guided tours of a Georgian Palladian mansion, plus a walled garden and museum on the 1840s famine. Lough Key Forest Park (12 min)
Park for activities like nature hikes, tree-canopy walks & picnics, plus a cafe & visitor center. Lough Key (15 min)
Surrounded by forest, this large, stunning lake has an island with a castle, marina & boat rentals. Costello Memorial Chapel (5 min) Elphin Windmill (14 min) | 
