Kenmare
Sheen Falls Lodge
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Amy Lindsay
Deal Expert
Why We Love It
- Family-friendly resort is one of the World’s Top 500 in 2013, according to Travel + Leisure
- Set on a beautiful 300-acre estate, with views of Kenmare Bay and Sheen Falls
- Sample home-smoked salmon from the estate at the award-winning restaurant
- Plenty of on-site activities, including falconry, fishing & clay pigeon shooting
"The perfect Irish country-house atmosphere" -- Frommer's
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Rooms & Rates
Overview
Named one of the World’s Top 500 Resorts by Travel + Leisure, Sheen Falls Lodge is set on the site of the Marquis of Landsdowne's 17th-century fishing lodge. Rebuilt as a hotel in the 1990s, the property came under new management in early 2013 and a 1-million-Euro renovation has updated the spa and public areas.
It’s the setting that really makes this place special. The grounds of the 300-acre estate are alive with wild deer, and salmon leap up from the falls in season. It’s also close to two prime walking routes: the Kerry Way and the Beara Way.
Back at the resort -- clay pigeon shooting, salmon fishing (March-September) and falconry are all available plus there are tennis courts and the wider estate to explore (the hotel’s bicycles are free to borrow). There’s also an excellent indoor pool and an updated spa and health center, offering free Zumba and yoga classes. The hotel is very family friendly, catering to kids with DVDs and games.
The 2-AA-Rosette restaurant’s "intelligently composed" cuisine (The AA Guide) showcases local fare, including Skeaghanore duck from Cork and smoked salmon from the estate’s falls (the hotel has its own smokehouse). In addition, there are two casual options for relaxed bistro dining. It is also home to one of Ireland’s largest public wine cellars with 10,000-plus bottles from 18 different countries (you can request a tour with the sommelier).
Rooms are spacious, and large windows make the most of the views -- some overlook Sheen Falls, others Kenmare Bay. Expect traditional country-house interiors, or request an upgraded room for woven bedspreads and a Nespresso coffee machine. Suites are good for families -- they are almost twice as large as standard rooms and have a separate sitting room with a foldout sofa bed.
From the press:
- "The Marquis of Landsdowne's former summer residence still feels like an aristocrats' playground" -- Lonely Planet
- "It comes at a price, but this is the perfect Irish country-house atmosphere: elegant and yet relaxed" -- Frommer's
- "La Cascade restaurant has views of the falls too -- floodlit after dark -- although the attention is likely to be diverted to the enticements on the menu" -- The AA Hotel Guide
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