| most have sea views. there's a trendy bar, live music and a patio. upgraded rooms add seating areas and private terraces. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. a complimentary breakfast buffet is served in a modern seafood restaurant that has a terrace and sea views. 3 km from waterford airport. overlooking dunmore east beach, this airy, contemporary hotel is an 11-minute walk from dunmore east golf club and 9. an adjacent cottage features a full kitchen. the bright rooms include free wifi, flat-screen-tvs and ipod docks, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities
Cork Airport 2 hr 1
Waterford Treasures: Bishop's Palace (Treasures of Georgian Waterford) (21 min)
Historic palace offering tours by costumed guides & local artifacts dating to the 17th century. Colclough Walled Garden (53 min)
Restored 1800s Georgian walled garden split into 2 sections, an ornamental & a kitchen garden. Tramore Beach (21 min) Mount Congreve Gardens (27 min)
Formal historic garden & woodlands open seasonally, with a plant shop selling coffee & ice cream. Hook Head (1 hr 2)
Rocky promontory with one of the world's oldest working lighthouses & rich migratory birdlife. Reginalds Tower (21 min)
Circular 13th-century waterside defence tower with a large collection of archaeological artefacts. Hook Peninsula (1 hr)
Lighthouse, beach, and architecture Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens (20 min) House of Waterford Crystal (21 min)
Guided factory tours of the high-end crystal makers with a large store selling their products. Loftus Hall (58 min)
A 14th century residence open for spooky tours with a climbing wall and zip wire for kids. John F Kennedy Arboretum (50 min)
Huge area with 4,500 trees & shrubs from around the world, plus a lake, playground & hilltop views. Hook Lighthouse (1 hr 1)
Guided tours of a 800-year-old lighthouse building with on-site shop, cafe and sweeping area views. Tintern Abbey (53 min)
Restored ruins of a 13th-century Cistercian abbey, featuring guided tours & a tearoom. Waterford Treasures: Medieval Museum (Treasures of Medieval Waterford) (22 min)
Striking museum housing a 13th-c. choristers' hall & 15th-c. wine vault, with costumed reenactments. Dunbrody Abbey Visitor Centre (54 min)
Majestic abbey, circa 1170, with sprawling grounds & an intricate maze made of hedges. | 
