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Here are our choices for, and reviews of, the best luxury castle hotels with spa facilities in Ireland in 2023! All of these wonderful properties come with instant online booking & lowest price guaranteed via Booking.com.


 

Irish Castle Hotels - An Introduction:

The castles of Ireland are famously numerous - it is a country which has seen much conflict and its castles have borne witness to much of it.

Castle building was not a native Irish tradition though defensive hill-forts, a rudimentary precursor to the castle you could say, were numerous in the country before the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasions.

They were technologically superior to the Celtic Irish and their mastery of castle building would become a major factor in their military successes.

Though the native Irish did also adopt castle building themselves in the following centuries the vast majority of old fortress castles in Ireland are of Anglo-Norman origin. And the vast majority of these were built in the first two hundred years after Strongbow and the Normans first landed.

They all saw plenty of military conflict in their time but soon began to lose their importance for two reasons - the first being that by the 17th century advances in cannon technology lead to them being seen as vulnerable.

The second was that after the Elizabethan and Cromwellian conquests of Ireland the English had almost complete control and so large defensive forts became far less necessary.

Most castles were then either converted into aristocratic stately homes/manor houses, replaced by them or deserted and left to fall into ruin.

Most present day Irish castle hotels therefore are actually more examples of Victorian or Georgian Neo-Gothic castle follies, Baronial manor houses and the like. Most will have castle like features but only for aesthetic purposes.

Some will even display a mix of various styles, having been added to and updated over the centuries, and may also include some contemporary structures.

They will all though have a strong connection to the past - their present main buildings will all date back at least a hundred years and will also, almost always, be on the site of, or near, a more ancient preceding structure.

You can read all about the history of each of our chosen castle hotels, as well as all the more practical details, on their individual listing pages.

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    Ashford Castle Hotel

    Category: 5 Star Castle Hotels, B&B Castle Hotels, Castle Spa Hotels, Family Friendly Castle Stays, and Dog/Pet Friendly Castle Stays
    Address: Ashford Castle Estate
    Cong
    County Galway
    Ireland
    Most Famous Guests: Oscar Wilde, Ronald Reagan, John Lennon. The most renowned of all Ireland’s Castle Hotels, 5 star Ashford Castle in Co. Galway, is an extremely impressive property, with an extravagant setting, an imposing exterior and very lavish interiors. Those factors combined with a great range of modern facilities, fantastic food and extremely high levels of service, make Ashford Castle a fairly consistent choice for any list of the best hotels in Ireland, Europe, and quite possibly the world. THE ACCOMMODATION: They have a huge choice of rooms and suites, 83 in total, as well as one private ‘Hideaway Cottage‘ on the castle grounds, check your options on the booking page here. They are all individually designed, and with great attention to detail, containing many well chosen antique furniture pieces, works of art and high quality fabrics that compliment the castle’s original features. The result is old fashioned elegance and opulence but with all the modern luxuries of a five star hotel. PRICES: Check out all the details – prices, reviews and more photos – on the booking page here. FACILITIES & THINGS TO DO: The grounds are as beautiful as you can imagine, the castle sits by the shores READ MORE
                 
   

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