Lyrath Estate Hotel and Spa

On 170 acres of parkland, The Lyrath Hotel is just 1 mile from Kilkenny City. It offers luxurious air-conditioned rooms, a spa, an indoor infinity pool, and several restaurants.

Guests can enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep at the Lyrath Estate Hotel as rooms are soundproofed, have blackout curtains and a choice of pillows. Rooms also include a TV, free Wi-Fi, and have views of the hotel estate or gardens.

The Oasis Health Club boasts a gym, steam room, and hot tub. The Spa & Wellness centre offers a range of indulgent treatments, with advance booking recommended.

International cuisine is on the menu at La Perla and Tupper’s is a traditional Irish bar. Yindee’s serves authentic oriental food whilst there is a range of beverages available at the X Bar.

The Hub Theatre is less than a 5-minute walk and Kilkenny Train Station is a 5-minute drive away. Free parking is available.

Rooms: 137
Rate: 120 - 250 EUR

Convention Centre

The hotel’s impressive facilities include the state-of-the-art Kilkenny Convention Centre, which can host up to 1,500 delegates. All of the conference rooms within the convention centre are fitted with built-in front projection consisting of LCD and screen. Each room has individually self-controlled lighting devices as well as full black-out facilities. Additional facilities include audiovisual equipment, pre-conference meeting facilities, wireless internet access, high-speed wired internet access and technical support for all of the audiovisual equipment.

Spa

The in-house spa’s highly trained therapists provide a blend of traditional and modern spa treatments embracing the Seven Pillars of Wellbeing: beauty, harmony, vitality, aqua, life-balance, nature and nutrition. The hotel’s unique partnerships with Kerstin Florian, Mama Mio, Vitaman and Green Energy Organics mean the spa is able to offer you an unrivalled combination of treatments.

Oasis Health Club

The hotel’s health club offers state-of-the-art facilities, including a 17-metre infinity-edge indoor swimming pool, a gym, a steam room and a jacuzzi.

All of the hotel’s accommodation is stylish, contemporary and spacious, with clean lines to suite the modern era.

All of the rooms have magnificent views over the lakes or the hotel’s beautiful, tranquil grounds.

With 220-mm-thick solid concrete walls between all rooms, complete soundproofing is guaranteed. For a peaceful, restful and rejuvenating night’s sleep, the rooms boast Respa Sleep Easy beds, crisp white linen, complete blackout floor-to-ceiling curtains and a choice of pillows from an à la carte menu.

There are a limited number of smoking rooms available. Please state at the time of booking if you require a smoking room. Requests for smoking rooms cannot be guaranteed. However, the hotel will make every effort to accommodate requests whenever possible.

At the Lyrath Estate Hotel and Spa, the culinary philosophy is simple: the marriage of fine food with fine wine. The hotel’s chef believes in creating tantalising dishes from the highest quality and freshest of ingredients, without unnecessary frills. The highly qualified sommelier is always on hand to help you make the perfect choice from the spectacular wine cellar, which contains over 140 of the world’s finest wines.

Whatever the occasion, La Perla is a unique dining experience. The vast picture window that runs the length of the restaurant creates both a stunning backdrop and an intriguing play of light throughout the room. Guests will be captivated by the way La Perla assumes a different side to her enigmatic personality as the day progresses, or as the seasons change, creating an atmosphere where one never feels crowded, nor ever alone.

By Car (from Dublin Airport):
- Follow the signs for the M50 motorway, heading southbound.
- From the M50 take the M7, driving in the direction of Waterford, Limerick.
- Take the N9 in the direction of Carlow, Kilkenny, and Waterford.
- At Paulstown take the N10, which takes you straight to Kilkenny.
- Lyrath Estate Hotel is situated approximately 16 km from Paulstown, on your right side, just before getting to Kilkenny City. You will see a big green Lyrath sign around 200 metres before the entrance.

Approximate driving time from Dublin Airport is 1 hour, 35 minutes.