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This magnificent five-star castle hotel is now accessible through interactive maps on the following pages:

• Castle Hotel Ireland
• Luxury Hotels
• 5 Star Castle Hotels

Naturally, the Waterford Castle on our website has received an update as well – it now features map and a fresh selection of the latest special offers. Finally, for all the upcoming specials there’s now a dedicated Waterford Castle Special Offers page, updated automatically.

New feature: drop-down hotel selector

In addition to this, there’s another great little feature added – a drop-down hotel selector right at the top of the sidebar on the right of each page. This means that you don’t have to scroll down to find a link to a castle hotel anymore – just click the selector and go directly to the castle information page:

See also:

• 5 Star Castle Hotels
• Luxury Castle Hotels
• Map of all the castle hotels in Ireland

Interactive map is now also provided, so it should be really easy to find the next perfect holiday destination!

In the nearest future I’ll enable the special offers integration which will be giving you direct access to descriptions of all the latest deals available for castle hotels.

See also:

• Luxury Hotels
• Four Star Castle Hotels in Ireland

Add your castle hotel to our map

If you represent one of the castle hotels, please use the contact form to confirm the GPS coordinates and submit any additional information on your hotel which you think visitors of Castle Hotel Ireland will benefit from.

More than just a map

In case you haven’t noticed yet, I’m not just updating the interactive castle hotels map. The same castle hotels appear on the main page of this website, and GPS coordinates I confirm for each hotel are also used to provide dynamic map on individual pages for each hotel.

Next step will probably be adding a way to generate driving directions, and the feature to follow will be ability to add local attractions for each hotel.

If you’re interested in advertising your business or attraction on the map for a certain castle hotel – please contact me.

See also

• Map of castle hotels in Ireland
• 5 Star Castle Hotels
• 4 Star Castle Hotels
• Special offers for Castle Hotels

Solis Lough Eske Castle

Solis Lough Eske Castle, a 17th century castle hotel just outside Donegal town, has recently been named the Irish Wedding Venue of the Year 2009.

Solis Lough Eske Castle

Having opened just 2 years ago, Lough Eske Castle is a luxurious castle hotel in Donegal. Over the recent months, Lough Eske Castle has received global recognition and had been consistently voted winner of many prestigious titles both in Ireland and internationally.

Being the only five-star castle hotel in Donegal, Solis Lough Eske Castle has a total of 96 guest suites comprised of Deluxe Rooms, Solis Junior Suites, Garden Suites, and the Presidential Castle Suite.

Weddings at Lough Eske Castle

According to the recently published press release, Solis Lough Eske Castle hosted 64 weddings last year and has 85 wedding receptions already booked for 2010.

Andrew Turner, General Manager of Lough Eske Castle, recognizes the importance of weddings:

Weddings are a hugely important part of our overall business. We’ve invested heavily in creating a special wedding garden as well as installing a collection of 30 specially commissioned bronze sculptures in the castle grounds to ensure that we have the best possible setting, particularly for photographs.

We’re also registered as a Civil Ceremony venue and have a one wedding a day policy. And on the day after a wedding we treat the newly-weds to an Aromatherapy Associates Couples Massage in our award winning spa.

More on Solis Lough Eske Castle

• Solis Lough Eske Castle – general information, driving directions and contact details
• 5 Star Castle Hotels in Ireland
• Official Solis Lough Eske Caslte website
• Lough Eske Castle named Irish Wedding Venue of 2009 – press release

This offer is based on 2 adults sharing, so if you’re planning a family break you’ll probably have to wait for the next special offer.

If Christmas in a castle hotel isn’t your thing, then book your stay in Ashford Castle now! Otherwise have a look at the the first Christmas specials for Ashford.

See also:

• Ashford Castle – official website
• Occasion packages with Ashford

You can zoom the map in or out to better understand how to find the castle hotel of your choice. Later this month I’ll be adding more changes to help you plan your route even better!

Click on any of the following castle hotels in Ireland to view more information and use the  interactive map on each page:

• Adare Manor
• Ashford Castle
• Dromoland Castle

See also:

• Gift vouchers for Irish Castle Hotels
• Castle Hotels Ireland website gets its own interactive map
• Map of Castle Hotels in Ireland
  

Smithtown Castle

Smithtown Castle is a medieval castle in Kilshanny, Co. Clare, Ireland. This castle had been known as Ballynagowan Castle for the most part of its 500 years of history.

Staying at Smithtown Castle

Smithtown is a romantic castle where you can enjoy a self-catering break. Apart from a (relatively) large banqueting hall, there is also the Great Hall and Minstrel’s Gallery and three double bedroom chambers with luxurious furniture. There are four floors in the castle.  Not only all the rooms are centrally heated but most of them have underfloor heating as well. Naturally, all the bedrooms are equipped with TV sets.

Depending on the time of year, it will cost you 1200-1800 euro to stay at Smithtown Castle for a week.

More information on Smithtown Castle:

• Ballynagowan Castle
• Smithtown Castle – official website

Ballygally Castle Wedding

Finding the most romantic location for your special day isn’t easy, but hotels like Ballygally Castle do their best to make this choice an obvious one to make.

Weddings at Ballygally Castle

Dating back to 1625, Ballygally Castle is one of the oldest buildings still used as a residence in Northern Ireland. An old castle with great history, Ballygally Castle is well known for its excellent food and service. Ballygally is regarded as one of the best wedding venues you can find in Northern Ireland.

Enjoying a great location and views of Ballygally bay, the Trout Stream and Irish Sea, the castle offers a choice of beautiful rooms for you and your guests to stay in.

Ballygally wedding packages

Management team at Ballygally Castle has a lot of experience in assisting you with the planning of your special day. Here is what’s included in the typical wedding package:

• complimentary overnight accommodation for the Bride and Groom at any Hastings Hotel in Northern Ireland – in a suite if available
• special accommodation rates for your guests (on request)
• supervision of your special day by one of the skilled members of management team
• red carpet on arrival
• use of the castle walled gardens for photographs
• personalised menu cards
• complimentary use of a silver cake stand and knife

More information on Ballygally Castle

• Official Ballygally Castle website
• Ballygally Castle page on Castle Hotel Ireland
• Ballygally Weddings