Where would you go for 30th b-day??

zsha

So my husband has told me he'd like to take me away somewhere nice for my 30th, maybe have a spa treatment, spoil ourselves etc etc, which we never do. Only thing is, Ive no idea even where to start looking
We'd be going for two nights, so where would you spend two nights in Ireland????

StripedBoxers

Galway, Cork, Sligo, Mayo, Kerry, Clare? Along the coastline too, so nice views depending on where you go.

Assuming you drive, maybe Powerscourt in Wicklow?

http://powerscourt.com/

What about a castle, depending on your budget also?

http://www.ashfordcastle.com/
http://manorhousehotels.com/
http://www.kinnittycastlehotel.com/

Is going abroad an option?

jt_dublin

Hi,
I would go to the Monart, outside Enniscorthy. We have been there before and would go back in a heartbeat.

Quoated from their website...
"Conde Nast who voted Monart ‘Runner-up Best Spa Retreat Worldwide’, Forbes Magazine who featured Monart as one of the top 10 destinations in the world and like the Irish Tatler who awarded Monart Ireland’s Best Destination Spa, for the fourth year in a row"

http://www.monart.ie/

zsha

Thanks will check all those out.
Yeah we drive and foreign def option but at the min the flights seem to be working out v expensive and for 2 nights maybe we'd be a bit rushed, the sterling is so crap against the euro at the min, kinda rules out n.ire and london etc

StripedBoxers

When are you thinking of going? What is your budget for travel and accommodation?

kingshankly

Lough Erne resort and spa is nice

zsha

We going 25th and 26th April hoping for under 400e maybe even to incl spa treatment too!
Are we mad thinking that???

conor_ie

Seafield Hotel near Gorey is quite nice... even has an outdoor hot tub!!

fletch

+1 for Seafield...the spa/pool facilities are excellent.

notGill

I bought my parents a voucher for Seafield for Christmas and they loved it when they went a few weeks ago! They will definitely be going back.

Gatica

Monart is highly recommended.
Mount Juliet is wonderful, especially their restaurant, unfortunately the spa there is rubbish.

zsha

Thanks very much for all the replies.
I rang some places mentioned along with others and for two nights b&b with dinnerware ranging from 350-700e!!!! Seems very expensive to me for this time of year too.
What do you think????

Paul_Hacket

zsha wrote: »

Thanks very much for all the replies.
I rang some places mentioned along with others and for two nights b&b with dinnerware ranging from 350-700e!!!! Seems very expensive to me for this time of year too.
What do you think????

Yup, spa hotels and "spa packages" in Ireland are not a good deal. My family is in the hotel industry and these packages are basically seen as a revenue generator to subsidize other parts of the operation. Just as wine is a profit maker for restaurants.

If it was me I'd go abroad to somewhere like Paris for a long weekend. It won't cost much more and I'd personally find it more rewarding. You can fly to Paris on the Friday morning you're interested in and return to Dublin on the Monday for 100 euro on Ryanair right now. There are tons of great places on airbnb in central Paris that you can stay for about 80 euros a night, such as this one:

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2111803?checkin=04%2F25%2F2014&checkout=04%2F28%2F2014&guests=2&s=NJ5G

If you could afford to take two days off work and add an extra hundred or two to your budget it might be worth considering.

zsha

Thanks v much for that paul v much appreciated....I will look into that now

yogalady

I live in Limerick and I saw this offer on Pigsback.com. I would jump at it myself if I didn't live here. It's such a special hotel and spa is amazing. Definitely something special


Experience a Culinary Break to No.1 Pery Square Boutique Hotel & Spa in Limerick, 2 Nights for two including Breakfast, Afternoon Tea, a 4 Course Dinner plus Spa Credit & Access to the Thermal Suite for only €245 normally €475



http://offers.pigsback.com/offer/125281/experience-a-culinary-break-to-no1-pery-square-boutique-hotel-spa-in-limerick-2-nights-for-two-including-breakfast-afternoon-tea-a-4-course-dinner-plus-spa-credit-access-to-the-thermal-suite-for-only-245-normally-475

zsha

That looks fab yogalady, I rang them and they are booked out for the sat, but it does look fab!
Maybe next time, we booked into the twelve in galway, so delighted as it is meant to be fabulous, so roll on that weekend;)
Thanks everybody