The Best Hotels Near Sha-Roe Bistro, by the Record
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A Regency-style country house hotel on a wooded estate in County Wexford, with an ornamental lake that makes the grounds feel slightly too cinematic to be real. The 18 antique-furnished rooms in the main house give way to the Lodge cottage and the Pond Suites, modern sustainable villas where the forest comes right to the door. Two restaurants run the full range from formal conservatory dining to casual terrace plates.
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A Jack Nicklaus golf course, an archery range, an equestrian center, clay shooting, and a spa, which suggests the estate takes the idea of a country weekend seriously. This is an old Irish manor hotel, a former earl's residence spread across manicured grounds above the River Nore. Rooms range from the historic Manor House to the larger Hunter's Yard, and the dining runs from the Michelin-starred Lady Helen to the more relaxed Irish cooking at The Hound.
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A Regency country house an hour from Dublin, sitting on 614 acres of parkland with just 20 rooms and a Gardeners Cottage that sleeps two in its own private residence. The interiors are the kind of opulent antique-and-modern mix that makes you feel vaguely underdressed. The conservatory is reached through a secret door hidden in the library bookshelves, which is exactly as good as it sounds. Michelin awarded it 3 Keys.
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A grand resort on the Powerscourt Estate in County Wicklow, about half an hour south of Dublin, with the chandelier-and-broad-staircase formality you'd expect from something this size. What softens it is a hotel-wide hot-air balloon motif left over from a film shoot on the grounds, which keeps the whole thing from taking itself too seriously. The ESPA spa is a draw, Sika restaurant leans into local Wicklow produce, and upper rooms face Sugar Loaf mountain.
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A stream runs right through the grounds, past a lily pond and wisteria-draped mill buildings that now hold the bar, restaurant, and boutique. This County Kildare hotel spreads across manor houses and stone cottages, so rooms range from parquet-floored elegance with rainfall showers to rustic-chic cottages with four-poster beds, hidden staircases, and fireplaces. The spa sits in a rose-covered stone building with a fireplace in the relaxation room, which sets the tone for the whole place.
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A Georgian mansion on seven hundred acres along the River Liffey, The K Club is a country house hotel that has quietly dropped the stuffiness without losing the grandeur. Rooms mix antique furnishings with real comfort, the views are unmistakably Irish, and thirty-six Arnold Palmer-designed holes make it a serious golf destination. Those with no interest in golf will find the spa a convincing alternative argument.