Hotels in the Donegal Area
Posted by rlashea on July 16, 2010
Donegal is a county in the northwestern region of Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland. The mostly rugged landscape and coastline contains mountains and cliffs, with occasional beaches and inland Donegal is rugged terrain. Letterkenny is the largest town in the region. Golf is a popular sport with the locals and there are a variety of courses in the county, many close to area accommodations.
Castle Grove Hotel
Located on one of the few private estates in Donegal’s largest town of Letterkenny, Castle Grove Hotel is house in a Georgian-style house. The hotel will make reservations for golfers at nearby courses, as well as arranging sea angling, pony trekking and fishing trips. There is a heli-landing pad on site and walking and golf shoes of guests can be put to dry upon return to the hotel.
Aside from the appointed guestrooms, there are drawing rooms with fireplaces where guests can rest, a library, a TV room and an on-site restaurant that serves Irish recipes, with local seafood, roasts and fresh vegetables from the hotel’s gardens.
Ballymaleel A245 (off Ramelton Road)
Letterkenny
Co. Donegal
011 (+353)749151118
Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort
Situated on Sheephaven Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort is a seasonal four-star resort with standard rooms, deluxe rooms with views of the bay and suite options. There are two on-site golf courses and a restaurant that focuses on seafood, with fresh fish direct from the pier across from the hotel and scallops caught that afternoon served up in the evening.
If you are into golf, you can take advantage of the golf clinics that are regularly scheduled at the Rosapenna. Clinics include game play on the resort’s championship links, fitness golf advice and help with individual game faults, as well as physical assessment tests to help overcome physical limitations and improve flexibility, balance and posture.
Downings Co Donegal
+353 (0)74 91 55301
Caisleain Oir
Located approximately a mile from the Donegal Airport, the Caisleain Oir is located amidst the mountains and offers a coastline view. Most rooms have windows that overlook the bay. The on-site restaurant serves a wide selection of meat, poultry and seafood dishes with local produce and the bar and lounge offers weekend music with a traditional jam session on Saturday nights.
Annagry, Co. Donegal, Ireland
011 (+353)749548113
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