Address
Sky Road, Clifden, Connemara
Co. Galway
Ireland
Description
Luxurious 4 star hotel located it the majestic west of Ireland town of Clifden, offering panoramic seaside views.
Rooms
Each one of the 18 superior rooms, many with four poster beds, jacuzzi and open fires is tastefully decorated to the highest standards are are perfectly complimented by 9 luxury suites.
Facilities
With its elevated position overlooking the gardens the awarding winning restaurant recommended by Egon Ronay, "Table for Two", and A.A., Abbeyglen Restaurant is renowned for its gourmet food and fine wines. Other on site facilities include heli pad, tennis courts and piano bar.
Review
Clifden in Connemara! The address is in itself a tourist attraction. The Sky Road gives breathtaking views of the sea and Twelve Bens mountains and this exclusive four-star castle hotel just completes the picture. Abbeyglen Castle offers an authentic taste of Ireland and overlooks the sea and the Alpine-like village of Clifden, located in the very heart of Connemara on the West Coast of Ireland.
The castle was built in 1832 by Sir John d'Arcy of Clifden Castle, but it fell into disuse in the days of the famine. The Hughes family purchased it in 1969 and have made extensive changes over the years creating a tastefully decorated hotel with lush sweeping grounds. Abbeyglen and its bedrooms overlook acres of sheltered parkland and gardens with small streams, pheasants and palm trees, drawing the eye to Clifden below. The most recent renovation brought wooden floors and four poster beds to several of the rooms and from your window you can have views of a nearby babbling brook, the valley, the village of Clifden, or even the tennis court and pitch & putt.
Famous for a number of reasons, Marconi first sent transatlantic wireless messages from Clifden, while Alcock and Brown landed their first transatlantic flight here in 1919. And with Kylemore Abbey, Connemara National Park and the Aran Islands close at hand, this is the perfect venue from which to explore the wonderful beauty of Connemara.
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