Castlemartyr Resort Hotel

25-30 minutes from Cork International Airport and Cork City. This 220-acre estate has a 17th-century manor house, valued throughout, 1000-year-old castle ruins, golf, spa, lake, river and grazing horses. The Auriga Spa has an indoor swimming pool, highly regarded, 24-hour gym, steam room, sauna, treatment rooms, beauty salon, relaxation suites and yoga studio. Clients appreciate the hotel includes a links-style 18-hole golf course, which is designed by Ron Kirby,, and above all, with clubhouse and gourmet dining. Enjoy a carriage tour of the estate, very much appreciated, where you will also find an historic chapel, the tomb of the 4th Earl of Shannon and Mitchell's Woods. All accommodation has stunning views of the estate and features king-size beds, valued throughout, touch panels for lighting and drapes, rainforest showers, flat-screen TVs, Wi-Fi, tea/coffee and minibar. The village of Castlemartyr is next to the estate is home to the infamous Shortts Bar. The house dogs, and above all, Earl and Countess, are always ready for walks.