Fun Places to stay in Ireland

All the Hotels below are top notch and are nice if you want to spoil yourself for a nite or two..
There are much cheaper hotels and guest houses if you would rather spend your money on
a nice dinner or seeing a show..I can help you with options if you contact me directly..


http://www.ashford.ie/             Mayo           way up there

http://www.dromoland.ie/        Clare             2.5 hrs away

http://www.adaremanor.com/   Limerick       2hrs away

http://www.mountjuliet.ie/        Killkenny       2hrs away

the Europe Hotel                    Killarney        1.5hrs away

The Shelbourne Hotel            Dublin             3hrs

Day trips from kinsale

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/culturenet/landscape-heritage/cork/old-middleton-distillery-/

http://www.paddywagontours.com/private-hire.php

http://www.crawfordartgallery.ie/dining.html

http://www.ballymaloe.ie/

http://www.englishmarket.ie/

http://www.hayfieldmanor.ie/afternoon-tea

http://www.theeurope.com/

http://www.blarneycastle.ie/pages/visiting-us

Flights from Cork

http://www.corkairport.com/home.aspx

If you are planning to stay around for the both weekends and wanted to take for a few days
check out flights from Cork to Paris etc.
some of these flights are only available in the summer

kinsale wine museum

Trying to organize a wine reception at the Wine museum is not an option due to regulations and the it doesnt open until Easter, trying to do it elsewhere in Kinsale maybe get more complicated for everybody than I first thought. By chance there is a Wine Geese wine reception at Ballymaloe house on Sunday march 10th hosted by Chateau Lynch Bages winery (one Frances best wineries).I have reserved 10 places it is about $20.00/head for the tasting,(hoping about $30.00 for transport,its about a 45 min journey).There is a wine pairing diner for $120.00 after which is kinda expensive but for what they are offering probably well worth it. Ballymaloe is one Ireland's best restaurants and well worth a visit.They also have a nice cafe in Cork city in the Crawford art gallery that I have always enjoyed .Please get back to me to confirm numbers (we can always reduce numbers but it would be nice to let them know and I will need to arrange transport).

http://www.ballymaloe.ie/things-to-do/wine-events

http://www.thekitchn.com/the-wine-geese-irelands-contri-141728

http://www.thewinedoctor.com/bordeaux/lynchbages.shtml

Ballymaloe House

flight options

http://www.kayak.com/#/flights/SFO-ORK  

I would recommend you fly into cork on thurs or friday the 8th of Marrch..I will pick you up and you are only 20mins from Kinsale ...Shannon is 2.5 hrs away and Dudlin is 3hrs away

Kayak has been around $800-$850 for last month

London is the most direct.....Amsterdam is best if you stay a night on the way over as you have a 5 hr lay over...