New Family Friendly Hotels in Kerry:
Brook Lane Hotel: Kenmare, Ireland
Property
The Brook Lane Hotel is a warm and quirky 20-room boutique hotel located a five-minute walk from the center of Kenmare. Travelers with young children can choose from a family room (one king bed, one twin bed, one rollaway bed) or spacious interconnecting rooms (one double room opening onto a twin room). Heated bathroom floors, plush robes, and fireside cocktails are all welcome amenities after long days spent sightseeing.
Location
The charming town of Kenmare is located on southern Ireland’s spectacularly beautiful Ring of Kerry, near Gleninchaquin Park, Killarney, and the Beara Peninsula. There are ample opportunities in the area for hiking, fishing, cycling, horseback riding, and beachcombing.
Sleeps
2-4
Highlights
Picnic lunches organized by the hotel. Cruises on Kenmare Bay.
Good to know
Hotel can provide folding cribs (called travel cots).
Contact
www.brooklanehotel.com
Written by Jamie Pearson
Sheen Falls Lodge: Kenmare, Ireland
Property
Sheen Falls Lodge is unquestionably a splurge, but may well be worth it to the truly road weary. Families can choose from suites (rented by the night) or private cottages (rented by the week). Rooms in this country manor house are large and plush, and facilities include an indoor heated pool, Jacuzzi, and plenty of dining choices ranging from casual to gourmet. The Lodge is set in 300 acres of woodlands complete with riverside walks, cascading waterfalls, and Victorian gardens, where families can enjoy fishing, horseback riding, tennis, golf, and bike tours.
Location
Absolutely unbeatable location. It’s a five-minute walk to the charming and colorful village of Kenmare, a short drive to the famously scenic Ring of Kerry, and a 30 minute drive to Killarney.
Sleeps
2-10.
Highlights
Seal watching boat trips on the Kenmare River. Boulder climbing on the gorgeous sandy beach near Caherdaniel. Hiking to the Gap of Dunloe in the ridiculously gorgeous Killarney National Park.
Good to know
If your kids aren’t up for the l-o-n-g hike in Killarney National Park (where the weather is notoriously fickle, even by low Irish standards), hire a pony trap. You clip-clop the entire route in 50 minutes happily snuggled under wool blankets.
Contact
www.sheenfallslodge.ie
Written by Jamie Pearson
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