| straightforward rooms feature tea and coffeemaking facilities, flat-screen tvs and free wifi. an urbane restaurant with a refined bar overlooks the courtyard. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. cooked irish breakfast is complimentary. guests receive free access to an indoor pool and sauna at the watershed sports and leisure complex 1. a 4-minute walk from kilkenny castle, this modern hotel is a 2-minute walk from the left bank's multiple bars in a converted banking hall and 1 km from macdonagh station's buses. additional perks include meeting space for 80 people and free parking. some rooms offer castle views. 6 km away. a salon and spa offer treatments for a surcharge
Dublin Airport 1 hr 26
Cathedral Church of St Canice & Round Tower (11 min)
13th-century Catholic cathedral, plus a 121-step, 9th-century round tower with panoramic city views. Kilkenny Castle (4 min)
Riverside castle with an artfully restored interior (tours only), large garden, gallery and tearoom. Kells Priory (15 min)
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian priory built in the 12th century & surrounded by military walls. Smithwick's Experience (7 min)
Interactive guided tour at an 18th-century brewery including tastings & a gift shop. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral (9 min)
Completed in 1857, this grand cathedral on the town's most elevated point offers Catholic services. Butler Gallery (7 min)
Sophisticated gallery offering fine art by Irish & international artists, plus educational programs. Rothe House & Garden (7 min)
Restored 1594 house, garden and museum with a notable timber ceiling, home to a genealogy centre. Dominican Black Abbey (10 min)
14th-century Dominican church and priory featuring a huge, original stained-glass east window. National Design & Craft Gallery (4 min)
Established in 2000, this gallery displays contemporary crafts by Irish & international artists. Castlecomer Discovery Park (25 min)
80-acre activity park with walking trails, kids' play areas, fishing lakes and a canopy walkway. Jerpoint Abbey (20 min)
Notable for its stone carvings, this Cistercian abbey was built in 1180 & offers a visitor centre. The Tholsel, Kilkenny (4 min)
Former toll house with a columned arcade, built in 1761 & today serving as the town's city hall. St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum (3 min)
Museum in a 13th-century church & graveyard featuring medieval sculpture & Renaissance-era tombs. The National Reptile Zoo (7 min)
Zoo housing reptiles from snakes to crocodiles, with supervised handling sessions and soft play. Dunmore Cave (17 min)
Striking calcite formations adorn this cave system that was the site of a Viking massacre in 928AD. | 
