| upgraded rooms have jacuzzis. luxe rooms feature plush beds with pillow-top mattresses, as well as flat-screen tvs and free wifi. breakfast is available for an extra cost, and served in a wood-panelled, chandelier-lit dining room. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. there's also a fine-dining irish restaurant, a casual brasserie, and a library with afternoon tea. built in the mid-1800s, this opulent 3-storey hotel is within 5 minutes' walk of killarney town centre and killarney train station
Cork Airport 1 hr 16
Muckross Abbey (18 min)
Roofless abbey with a courtyard established as a Franciscan friary in 1448 & rebuilt many times. St Mary's Catholic Cathedral (13 min)
Completed in 1855, this restored gothic revival church in a scenic field holds Catholic services. Innisfallen Island (19 min)
Small wooded island in Lough Leane featuring the remains of the ancient Innisfallen Abbey. Torc Mountain (23 min)
A 1,755-foot mountain in a national park with a waterfall, climbing routes & lake views. Macgillycuddy's Reeks (27 min)
Ireland's highest mountain range, featuring many peaks & ridges with walking & climbing routes. Torc Waterfall (22 min)
Small, easily accessible waterfall in a scenic, wooded area with hiking trails. Gap of Dunloe (18 min)
A vehicular & pedestrian road traverses this narrow mountain pass known for dramatic scenery. Killarney National Park (7 min)
Rugged, mountainous sanctuary encompassing lakes, rivers, forests and lots of waterfalls. Killarney House (3 min) Ladies View Cafe (25 min)
Quaint cafe/bar looking out over lakes and grassland at a famous Ring of Kerry beauty spot. Carrauntoohil (1 hr 1)
A well-known hiking destination, this mountain is the tallest in Ireland at 3,407 feet. Ross Castle (8 min)
Tours of a tower fortress built by 15th-century chieftains, with grounds that are free to wander. Muckross House (18 min)
Furnished 19th-century mansion set among mountains and woodland, with shop, cafe and working farms. Moll's Gap (33 min)
Cycling, nature, waterfall, and lake Lough Leane (28 min)
Tranquil lake home to the island ruins of Innisfallen Abbey & the 15th-century Ross Castle. | 
