"Amazing hotel and Spa - the perfect get away"
We had an amazing stay at Muckross Park Hotel & Spa. I have so many great things to say about this hotel its hard to know where to begin.
Perfectly located close to the hustle and bustle of Killarney town with its restaurants and bars ,and close to all the sites of interest - Muckross House and Gardens, the abbey, Torc waterfall and the lake side walks.
The staff are extremely friendly and welcoming. The reception staff are very well informed, helpful and professional yet also warm and friendly.
The bedrooms and common areas are all beautifully decorated, and it has that small personal feel even though it is quite a large hotel. There are two bars - the Monks lounge, a quiet bar where you go for light meals and lunch or
afternoon tea (which by the way was amazing, i'd highly recommend it), or a quiet drink in the evening. The second bar is Major Colgan’s, it is a more lively bar with live music and sometimes Irish dancing. You can also get lunch and dinner in this bar which we had one of the days we were there and the food also is excellent.
I feel the Spa is one of the big drawn to this hotel, it is definitely one of the nicest Spas I have ever been too. The Pool itself is surrounded by tiled pillars and columns with a roman bath feel.
Each corner of the pool has shelf seats with jaccuzzi jets for you to sit back and ease the muscles. As well as an outdoor hot tub and indoor jaccuzzi.
The facilities which are many, include tropical showers, ice fountains, steam rooms ,saunas and multiple relaxation areas . And the whole area was immaculately clean. My favorite was the herbal sauna, which was extremely hot, I loved it. And to top it off there is a beautiful secluded seating area out back on a little decking area down by the river, they have thought of everything.
For treatments, I got a full body massage and a facial when i was there. And both were excellent.
But the highlight of our entire trip had to be the dinner on our last night there. We choose to the fine dining option in their Yew tree restaurant. And it was just an amazing experience. Such high quality food and standards, i would drive all the way from Dublin to Killarney and back just to go for dinner again it was that good! Everything was fresh and seasonal, every single item on your plate was well thought out and went perfectly together. I ordered the lamb and it was just cooked to perfection. No wonder they have received so many awards.
I am looking forward to my next visit to Muckross Park Hotel, i will definitely be going back.