We wanted to spend part of our holiday in Ireland in a country house hotel and Cahernane House met (or exceeded) all of our expectations. The hotel is simply lovely, the ambiance is genteel, and you literally feel as if you've gone back in time to a much more elegant and graceful world. The lush and beautifully planted gardens, which you glimpse while coming down the long driveway from the main road only hint at the attractiveness of the setting. If floral patterned wallpaper, chintz fabrics, and Georgian-period furniture set your heart fluttering, then staying at Cahernane House Hotel will satisfy your 18th Century soul. But not all is so last centuries; our bathroom was tiled floor to ceiling and had a modern, walk-in, no-step, over-sized shower containing Elemis beauty products. Of course, you would expect complimentary dressing gowns (bathrobes), slippers, a towel warmer for the fluffy towels, tea and coffee making, etc., etc., but did I expect the Elemis lavender-scented pillow spray? I did not, but using it made falling to sleep in the very comfortable bed that much easier. Breakfast, which we had included in the room rate, was cooked to order (no grab it buffet here) by staff who ensured that your tea, coffee, juice, toast, etc. was refreshed as often as you asked. A drink in the hotel's ground floor pub was the perfect ending to each of the nights we stayed and, on the last night, the group of locals at the next table started singing, but we were in Ireland, so that was in fact expected.

My bed was AMAZING. I had been travelling for over a week and slept in a variety of beds, but this was by far the best and I had a fantastic night of sleep. Love my garden space outdoors, I sat outside with a coffee and enjoyed the beautiful back lawn. The breakfast was also very good.

The woman who checked me in could have been friendlier. I felt like I was bothering her. The staff at the more casual restaurant where I ate dinner basically ignored me for about 30 minutes. Not a peep, a how are you doing, nothing. This was out of character for Ireland.

This was our favorite hotel of the trip! We wish we could have stayed more than one night. Our rooms were huge and each was unique. The shower was amazing and the bathroom had heated floors! Grounds were beautiful and we even saw a majestic stag in the field from our window. We got in super late but were able to have drinks in the wine cellar even after the bartender left.. the night porter was available to get us more if needed. There were bikes available to use but we didn’t have time to take advantage. I want to return to Ireland just to stay here again!

Nothing!

Turning into the long driveway was a magical introduction to the Cahernane house. It felt like I was arriving at a manor. The check-in experience was easy and my room was fantastic. While it was too cold to enjoy, there was a little bistro table outside of my room – alongside some cows. The grounds are beautiful and the location is amazing – the perfect start to my ring of Kerry journey. It's a bit far from downtown Killarney (to walk) but there's good shopping and pubs in downtown.

The building is cozy and large, but some of the common spaces felt a bit outdated/not very welcoming. I liked to stay in my room vs. spend time in the lobby. Also, the Cellar Bar was a bit slow and not as good as I anticipated.

Excellent hotel. The best I stayed in in Ireland. Friendly, helpful staff, incredible breakfast. Great gourmet food at the restaurant. A Beautiful ( Edwardian, I think) manor house. Every modern convenience seamlessly incorporated into a hotel of sophisticated ambience. Conservatory with a good library and armchairs to relax and take tea or have a drink. I felt I was ‘Upstairs‘ in Upstairs Downstairs. Downstairs is a bar that is also soaked in atmosphere. A great bar menu too. Bikes for guests to use for exploring Killarney Park. Easy to get into town but secluded in extensive grounds in the park. Did I mention the helpful happy staff?

Comfiest beds we’ve ever slept on. Nice to have a door opening out to the garden.

The Cellar Bar menu was adequate for dinner but quite limited and there was no ambience. At breakfast, you need to ask for a proper coffee or you’ll get drip filter by default. Not good enough at these prices. Also, it wasn’t clear whether breakfast was table service or self service - pastries and jams were in another room. Toast had to be ordered separately and took ages.

Fantastic place. Staff were the best bit, so welcoming and thoughtful but not too robotic like some nice hotels have - they were all up for a chat which was great. Food and drinks in cellar bar were brilliant (great cocktails). Didn’t try main restaurant sadly. Not the worst price compared to some hotels in this area too

Nothing really! Cellar bar menu is quite small but that’s not necessarily a negative

The staff were superb, so friendly and helpful. The bar was very nice and our light lunch was tasty. The evening meal in the main dining room was excellent. Again the staff were excellent. Our bedroom was very nice.

Our bedroom was very nice, however, the room was very warm and we were unable to get the air conditioning working (it may have been broken). If this was sorted the room would have been perfect.

The warm welcome the gorgeous food and our room was beautiful. I have been through cancer treatment this year and this was our first trip the surroundings were so relaxing I was able to rest and recharge. The hotel is stunning, the little extras card from staff on arrival & note on the bed from lady who made up our bed. The staff went beyond to make sure we looked after, the dinner that evening in the bar again perfect and Todd was really a great to us. Thank you all for making our stay wonderful , Karen

Great location, food, staff. Good beds, peaceful nights sleep. Its a fine hotel. Breakfast staff impeccable. Don't normally pay €250/night but struggled to find availability. Nice to get the free upgrade.

We wanted two single beds. We had to separate them ourselves. We could only get them a foot or so apart. Expectation would have been for 2 properly sized beds about 1 metre apart on arrival.