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Ireland
Adare Manor
Nineteenth-century Limerick manor with a championship golf course and famously polished service
From €950 per night ★★★★★
Ashford Castle
Ireland's most famous castle hotel, with falconry, lake cruises and 350 acres of parkland
From €700 per night ★★★★★
Ballynahinch Castle Hotel
Unstuffy riverside castle in Connemara built around salmon fishing, woodland and turf fires
From €330 per night Seasonal
Gregans Castle Hotel
Quiet 250-year-old manor at the foot of Corkscrew Hill in the heart of the Burren
From €300 per night Seasonal
Hayfield Manor
Family-owned five-star manor house hidden behind high walls in Cork's university quarter
From €340 per night ★★★★★
Lough Eske Castle
Restored lakeside castle in 43 acres of Donegal woodland, gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way
From €300 per night ★★★★★
Powerscourt Hotel Resort & Spa
Large five-star resort on the Powerscourt estate, half an hour from Dublin
From €400 per night ★★★★★
Sheen Falls Lodge
Former Lansdowne hunting lodge above the Sheen waterfalls, near Kenmare Bay
From €380 per night Seasonal