We found our accommodation to be first class. The facilities in the rooms and the rest of the hotel were excellent. We had a wonderful holidayKaren & Andrew Mawhinney, Bristol
Comfort, gourmet cuisine and transatlantic history
The address is in itself a tourist attraction. Sky Road gives breathtaking views of the sea and Twelve Ben mountains. This exclusive four-star castle hotel just completes the picture. Abbeyglen is ideal for those 'real Irish'...More About Abbeyglen Castle Hotel holidays, overlooks the sea and the Alpine-like village of Clifden, and is at the very heart of Connemara on the West coast of Ireland. The castle was built in 1832 by Sir John d'Arcy of Clifden Castle, but it fell into disuse in the days of the famine. The Hughes family purchased it in 1969 and have made extensive changes over the years, creating a tastefully decorated hotel with lush sweeping grounds. Abbeyglen and its bedrooms overlook acres of sheltered parkland and gardens, with small streams, pheasants and palm trees drawing the eye to Clifden below. The most recent renovation brought wooden floors and four poster beds to several of the rooms and from your window you can have views of a nearby babbling brook, the valley, Clifden, or even the tennis court and pitch & putt. At Clifden, Marconi had his radio station that transmitted the first transatlantic wireless messages, and Alcock and Brown landed their first transatlantic flight in 1919. With Connemara National Park and the Aran Islands close at hand, you too could be inspired to set off on your own exploration of undiscovered territory.
Offer: The Connemara countryside is a bold and distinctive area on the West coast of Ireland, which boasts numerous features of geographical interest including a number of stunning peninsula vistas. This five-day package is a perfect way to explore the region, with the stunning Abbeyglen Castle as about a perfect a home-base as one could hope for.
Rates & Conditions:: €699 per person, subject to availability.
Contact: For further details please call +353 (0)95 21201 quoting Best Loved Hotels FIVE DAY CONNEMARA SAFARI SPECIAL Offer.
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