THE VILLAS AT PARKNASILLA

Located in the grounds of the world-famous Parknasilla Hotel are the brand new Villas at Parknasilla Resort.  They are set just a 5 minute stroll from the main hotel building and golf buggies are also available to transport you there.

Each of the Villas has been furnished and fitted to the very highest standards - no less than you would expect of such a prestigious resort.  Each Villa can sleep up to six people in three bedrooms (one bedroom is located downstairs in each Villa).  The living room is cosy and comfortable and features an open fire.  Each of the Villas has been decorated in an individual style meaning that no two Villas are exactly the same.

The kitchens are fully equipped with all the conviences and appliances you would expect to find in a modern kitchen.

The Villas are set in their own private cluster and woodland walks meander through and around them.  There is ample space for sitting outside on a summer's evening and there is a large green communal area shared between all the Villas.

Should you require a daily service of your Villa or a linen change, please find following the extra charges that will apply:

• Daily Full Service: €100.00
• Linen & Towel Change: €40.00
• Extra Towels: €20.00

PARKNASILLA RESORT

The name Parknasilla comes from the Irish, Pairc na Saileac, meaning the 'Field of the Willow Trees'. Today Parknasilla Hotel, Co Kerry, is one of Ireland's finest resort hotels, encompassing 500 acres of onsite facilities. Parknasilla has a rich heritage dating back to 1692, attracting such literary luminaries as George Bernard Shaw to its beautiful location. This Kerry hotel promises exceptional standards of service within plush surroundings and a warm Irish welcome for all guests. Guestrooms comprise of standard rooms, superior rooms and luxurious suites with views over the Kerry countryside. Guests can dine in style in one of Ireland’s finest epicurean centres, the exquisite 'Pygmalion Restaurant' or relax and unwind in one of the fine bars or sun drenched lounge areas, whilst enjoying the wonderful views.

The 500-acre estate at Parknasilla Hotel, Co Kerry, has been used to provide guests with a wide range of on-site facilities. With its balmy sub tropical vegetation, mountainous backdrop and tranquil waters it is a magnificent setting for outdoor activities. Parknasilla is a true resort, offering miles of walks, tennis, a private golf course, archery and clay pigeon shooting. With a newly designed spa with large open windows overlooking the sea and plush landscape you will be truly lost in relaxation at Parknasilla Hotel.

RESTAURANT & BAR

Parknasilla Hotel, Co Kerry, is home to one of the finest dining experiences in Ireland, the Pygmalion Restaurant, an AA Rosette Award winner. The freshly and expertly prepared food is complemented by the warm surrounds of the Victorian dining room and the wide bay window overlooking the splendour of Kenmare Bay and the Kerry landscape. Breakfast beside in the restaurant is a true delight and a perfect start to the day. In the evenings the sophisticated menus always include fish fresh from the sea and the international wine list will please the most discerning guests.

Lunch: No formal lunch is available in the restaurant but an extensive lounge menu serving delicious hot and cold platters, hearty soups and light salads is available in the sun lounge from 12 noon to 6pm

Children under the age of 7 years are welcome to dine with adults up to 7.45pm.

Dinner: 7pm to 9pm Both table d’hote and a la Carte dinner menus are available Dress Code for dinner is smart casual.

Guests can enjoy an aperitif in The Doolittle Bar. The bar is beautifully finished with dark wood, crimson and green furnishings and a large log fire to create an intimate relaxing setting. Enjoy the views over the ocean from the adjoining terrace

PARKNASILLA SPA

13 treatment rooms will house the very best in luxurious comfort – oversized treatment couches, individual large walk in showers, each room having its own specific featured interior design to ensure repeat guests will never tire of their sumptuous surroundings. A dedicated relaxation room with fully glazed windows allows guests to relax after their treatments while enjoying natural daylight and a landscaped aspect.

Specialised spa treatments and products will be provided from treatment brands synonymous with the very best in 5 star spa’s globally and will cover all aspects from the most luxurious pampering treatments and essential oils to a specialised men’s range as well as results-driven treatments. The products will not be those commonly available to spa’s in the area ensuring that all spa guests to Parknasilla are offered ultimate diversity and choice within the highly reputed products they will be treated to.

A large, open spa reception and dedicated retail area, separate pre-treatment waiting lounge, fully equipped luxurious male and female changing areas and a large leisure pool allow guests the perfect journey from the minute they enter the spa with specific aroma essences in every area to entice and treat all the five senses.

A dedicated manicure, pedicure and hair bar offer the perfect finishing touches for the spa guest and indeed the local residents.

Spa guests will be able to enjoy the ultimate heat experiences in an absolutely beautiful Thermal Spa incorporating an eclectic mix of wet and dry, warm, hot and cold cabins and equipments, all created individually for the Spa at Parknasilla by Thermal specialists Hydrotherm. The whole Thermal Spa faces a South Easterly aspect with full glazing to perfectly combine the inside space with the outside landscape. While all guests in this area can enjoy a breathtaking view of the outside, very specifically two different relaxation areas and the glazed wall herb sauna face directly to private woodlands, parkland, Kenmare Bay and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. Two outdoor hot tubs compliment this offering, allowing guests both hydro and thermal experiences in one.

The interior design throughout is chosen to enhance and compliment the natural beauty of the surroundings in every way, carefully reflecting its colours, textures, shadow, light and entire essence. Natural stone, marble, hand blown glass, different coloured hard woods and sumptuously deep carpet will all combine to offer a journey of luxury but most importantly, the ability for the spa guests to achieve ultimate and deep relaxation.

Children are welcome to use the swimming pool from 7 am to 7 pm. Children are not allowed access to the spa areas.

PARKNASILLA GOLF COURSE

Parknasilla Golf Course is a 12-hole course, set beside the ruins of Derryquin Castle, the original castle on the Parknasilla estate; it is just a few hundred metres from the hotel. The course has spectacular views of Kenmare Bay and the rich subtropical vegetation of the area provides a colourful backdrop to the manicured fairways.

Playing this course is a must if you are in Kerry, all of the holes are eminently playable by higher handicap golfers. The twelve-hole course has a par of 69 (18 holes) with one par five and two par threes. A clever mix of open and tight fairways gives the golfer an opportunity to open the shoulders safely at some holes while doing so at one's peril on others.

The sand based greens provide true putting surfaces all year round. The most memorable holes at Parknasilla's new course are the eleventh and twelfth. A ball over shooting the green finds the saltwater of the Atlantic Ocean. The twelfth is spectacularly placed in Kenmare Bay, between the large pines that skirt both sides of the fairway.

Golf Clubs and other equipment are available for hire.
Prices:

    * €25.00 per day for hotel residents
    * €80.00 per week for residents
    * €35.00 per day for non-residents

For Tee Time booking please phone +353 64 45122

ACTIVITIES & WALKS

Perhaps the best way to feel rejuvenated at Parknasilla Hotel, Co Kerry, is to take to the great outdoors! Within the 500 acre estate at Parknasilla there is amble opportunity with the many marked walks and guided walks along the coast and through woodland. Alternatively you could take to the grounds by horse back, go clay pigeon shooting or golfing on the private 12 hole course or take to the water for a cruise or a spot of fishing. This truly is a hotel like no other in Ireland.

There is an abundance of outdoor activities on offer at Parknasilla Hotel, Co Kerry, to suit all tastes and energy levels!

Outdoor Tennis:
Free use of 2 all weather floodlit courts

Petanque:
Traditional French game of boules, equipment available free of charge

Croquet:
Available free of charge

Golf Course
Private 12 hole Golf Course, more details.

Cruises of the Kenmare Bay:
Enjoy the spectacular scenery of Kenmare Bay from the ocean, cruises leave from the hotel each day during summertime. €15 per Adult
€9 per Child

Archery:
Suitable for all ages, tuition is provided for beginners. €15 per person per session

Clay Pigeon Shooting:
Tuition provided, beginners are welcome. Adults only. €30 for 35 shots

Horse Riding:
An instructor will take you around the beautiful grounds for approximately one hour. Trips can be tailored to suit all levels of riding ability, for both adults and children.

€20 per Adult per hour
€15 per Child per hour

Bicycle Hire:
Take in the breath taking scenery €15 per day

Fishing:
Deep sea fishing, river fishing and lake fishing are all available. Arrangements can be made with reception

Walks
The grounds at Parknasilla Hotel, Co Kerry, take in one of Ireland’s most spectacular and scenic peninsulas. Set walks throughout the grounds with directional signage, taking in private islands and Derryquinn Castle ruins. Maps of the walks are provided by the hotel. A number of walks have been mapped out within the grounds for guests use, all tracks are clearly marked, generally gravelled and afford walks of character and charm to suit a wide variety of tastes and levels of activity. The routes are arranged so that one has the option of either a short walk of 30 minutes, or a longer version extending from 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours. For most routes strong walking shoes and rainproof gear should be adequate. The hotel has a stock of walking boots and rainwear for guests use.

Guided Walks
Guided walks of the locality take place a few times each week. The shorter trail lasts about two hours. The day long walk along the Kerry Way is a must for walking enthusiasts; Chief Sherpa Kevin Larkin leads the trek and provides walkers with a history of all of the places visited and some local folklore. Along the way walkers are met by hotel staff with a prepared lunch and at Caherdaniel there is time for a drink in a local public house before the walkers are ferried back to Parknasilla. Download the Parknasilla walks brochure

Prices:
Short Walk €15 Long Walk €30 (includes transfers and lunch)

KERRY AND THE LOCAL AREA & ACTIVITIES

If you feel like venturing outside the 500-acre grounds of Parknasilla Hotel then there is an abundance to see and do. Enjoy a pint in the village of Sneem just minutes from the hotel or take in the beauty of the Ring of Kerry.

Sneem
The Gaelic word for "knot" is Sneem. Today the town of Sneem is called "The Knot in the Ring" (of Kerry). The town is set at the head of the Sneem estuary between Kenmare and Waterville. It is uncertain exactly when the town was established, but it is referenced on a map dated 1756. Today Sneem is a peaceful and romantic little village offering visitors unspoiled nature, fishing and a sheltered harbour at Oysterbed Pier. The town won the National Tidy Towns Award in 1987 and the National Landscape Award in 1997. Click here for more information on Sneem.

Ring of Kerry:
This is one of the most popular activities in Kerry – a scenic drive of 110 miles of gorgeous coastal and mountain scenery, enveloping the towns of Killorglin, Glenbeigh, Caherciveen, Waterville, Sneem, Kenmare, and Killarney.

Killarney National Park, Muckross:
Within the National Park is Muckross House - a magnificent Victorian mansion and one of Ireland's leading stately homes, exquisite gardens and Muckross Traditional Farm, where three separate working farms depict real life farming traditions of rural Ireland.

Ladies View:
If you drive the Ring of Kerry you will enter the Killarney National Park at Ladies View. The most famous and photographed view of Killarney is to be seen at Ladies´ View approximately 11 miles from Killarney town, on the N71 to Kenmare.

Killarney Lakes:
All weather cruises on Lough Lain are available by covered watercoach daily from Ross Castle. Lough Lain, the Lake of Learning, derives its name from the abbey on Inisfallen that was a famous centre of education in mediaeval times. The island is one of the many sights you will see. The trip is accompanied by commentary on the history and folklore of the lakes.

Kenmare Heritage Centre:
The Heritage Centre has a Kenmare Lace exhibition, displays and information on famous visitors to Kenmare, the nun of Kenmare, historical sites, the effects of the famine and the landlords of Kenmare.

Derrynane House:
is the ancestral home of Daniel O’Connell, lawyer, politician and statesman. Situated on 120 hectares of parklands on the scenic Kerry coast, the House displays many relics of O’Connell’s life and career

The Skellig Experience, on Valentia Island:
This heritage centre tells the story of the Skellig rocks. There are four themes covered in the exhibition:- The history and archaeology of Skellig Michael's Early Christian monastery. - The sea birds who are such a part of the Skelligs, their habitat and their world wide travels. The lighthouses, which have given 161 years of service to mariners. The underwater Skellig, which has colour and magic equal to any sea in the world.

Staigue Fort in the Ring of Kerry:
The finest example of a stone ring fort in Ireland. It is almost circular in shape, is 5.49m high with a diameter of 27.76m and the walls are 40m thick. The Staigue Fort is well preserved.

Tralee:
Lying in the heart of Kerry, it has the coast, lakes and mountains of the Kingdom all within arm's reach. The town is the capital of the county and is a vibrant atmospheric community, home to the Roses, the internationally known Festival of Kerry. The architecture of the town reflects its history, which can be dated back to the 13th century when the town was founded.

Dingle Peninsula:
Peace and tranquility are synonymous with the Dingle Peninsula. Life moves at an unhurried pace, but the local people are quick to offer you the opportunity to share their unique culture and heritage. An Daingean Dingle, a beautiful and charming fishing port, is the most westerly town in Europe and a most memorable destination. Gaily painted houses and busy streets lead you to the harbour, where you can meet Fungi, a playful bottle-nosed dolphin who cavorts for the enjoyment of everyone.

IMPORTANT

Parknasilla Hotel and Holiday Homes will be closed from the 05 October to 31 December inclusive.