| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. functional rooms feature tvs, dvd players, tea and coffeemaking facilities, and free wifi. a modern restaurant with a bar features an open kitchen. free access to the sprawling fitness centre includes an indoor pool, a hot tub and sauna. conference facilities accommodate 80 guests. a spa has wellness treatments for a surcharge. 7 km from the castle ruins atop the rock of dunamase. the gym includes spin bikes, resistance machines and an aerobics studio. classes including swimming lessons have fees. off the m7 motorway, this straightforward hotel is 3 km from the dunamaise arts centre and main street's shopping. it's also 8
Dublin Airport 1 hr
Stradbally Hall (15 min) Morett Castle (9 min)
Castle and history Stradbally Woodland Railway (13 min) Coolbanagher Church (8 min) Togher Woods (13 min) Emo Court House (15 min)
Guided tours offered in a grand, 18th-century house with landscaped grounds, a tearoom & gift shop. Rock of Dunamase (10 min)
Sweeping views are offered from these ruins of a historical castle in a serene country setting. Timahoe Round Tower (17 min) St. Peter & Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, Portlaoise (9 min) Heywood Gardens (Lutyens) (27 min)
50-acre gardens designed by Lutyens & finished in 1912 featuring a sunken walled garden with a pond. Dunamaise Arts Centre (13 min)
Theatre, concert, and music Abbeyleix Heritage House (17 min) | 
