| humble guestrooms feature satellite tv, tea and coffeemaking facilities, and free wifi. there's an intimate restaurant featuring exposed wood accents and rustic furnishings. all rooms have en suite bathrooms. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. parking is included. a 4-minute walk from macdonagh station's buses and kilkenny's train station, this low-key hotel is an 8-minute walk from kilkenny castle's art galleries and a 10-minute walk from pairc o nuallain's stadium. a lively 3-level pub is built around 16th-century church ruins
Dublin Airport 1 hr 24
Dominican Black Abbey (9 min)
14th-century Dominican church and priory featuring a huge, original stained-glass east window. Jerpoint Abbey (22 min)
Notable for its stone carvings, this Cistercian abbey was built in 1180 & offers a visitor centre. St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum (6 min)
Museum in a 13th-century church & graveyard featuring medieval sculpture & Renaissance-era tombs. Smithwick's Experience (6 min)
Interactive guided tour at an 18th-century brewery including tastings & a gift shop. The Tholsel, Kilkenny (7 min)
Former toll house with a columned arcade, built in 1761 & today serving as the town's city hall. The National Reptile Zoo (14 min)
Zoo housing reptiles from snakes to crocodiles, with supervised handling sessions and soft play. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral (10 min)
Completed in 1857, this grand cathedral on the town's most elevated point offers Catholic services. Butler Gallery (2 min)
Sophisticated gallery offering fine art by Irish & international artists, plus educational programs. Cathedral Church of St Canice & Round Tower (9 min)
13th-century Catholic cathedral, plus a 121-step, 9th-century round tower with panoramic city views. Castlecomer Discovery Park (21 min)
80-acre activity park with walking trails, kids' play areas, fishing lakes and a canopy walkway. Dunmore Cave (13 min)
Striking calcite formations adorn this cave system that was the site of a Viking massacre in 928AD. Kells Priory (18 min)
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian priory built in the 12th century & surrounded by military walls. Rothe House & Garden (6 min)
Restored 1594 house, garden and museum with a notable timber ceiling, home to a genealogy centre. Kilkenny Castle (9 min)
Riverside castle with an artfully restored interior (tours only), large garden, gallery and tearoom. National Design & Craft Gallery (8 min)
Established in 2000, this gallery displays contemporary crafts by Irish & international artists. | 
