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nice place to spend a night in midlands ?

  • 17-06-2009 05:24PM
    #1
    coleen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭


    I am looking for a recommendation of a place to stay for 1 night in the midlands. We are travelling to Cavan for a wedding on the sat and want to have a few hours of the journey done. We were thinking of Athlone or Mulligar or Tullamore or could you recommend any other nice place to stay for a night. We are travelling from Kerry after work on the Friday evening so only want to do a 3 hour drive or so. We feel the full journey to Cavan would be alot and we would have plenty of time in the morning to do a 2 hour drive. All suggestions welcome


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  • #2
    lightening
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭lightening


    What's the price range? If you really really want to treat yourself try the wineport lodge. Great place, amazing food, local produce, local chef. Quiet pricey, but its a once a year thing.

    www.wineport.ie


  • #3
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    avoid wineport.

    one of the most overpriced restaurants in the country.


  • #4
    neaideabh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 534 ✭✭✭neaideabh


    Stay in the Shamrock or the Sheraton reasonably priced... Both are very central with plenty of restaurants and pubs.


  • #5
    IPushButtons
    Closed Accounts Posts: 580 ✭✭✭IPushButtons


    leisure world :P

    http://www.leisureworld.ie/Contact-Us.aspx


  • #6
    civildefence
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 474 ✭✭civildefence


    Days Hotel Tullamore is lovely, Maldron Hotel Portlaoise also good


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  • #7
    lightening
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭lightening


    Seaneh wrote: »
    avoid wineport.

    one of the most overpriced restaurants in the country.

    No, have you been there recently? There is a lighter fare menu, very very reasonable for what it is, it includes variations of the signature dishes, amazing food.

    Last time I was there it cost 140 Euro for the two of us including a bottle of wine and two glasses of wine, the food was amazing.

    I know it's pricey, but we see it as a treat about three times a year, well worth it, may not be your scene Seaneh, but some people like it.


  • #8
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Im a chef, good food is my scene, so no, wine port isnt my scene, not at their prices, not after working there and know the production costs of the dishes. they had 3 great young chefs (shane, jenny and linda) working under fergal but i really wouldnt pay those prices.

    id actually just avoide athlone if i was looking for a break in the midlands, stay somewhere on the lake and come in if you really want to.

    Actually, i just remembered, wine port were doing 1 nights b&b and a meal for two for 99 per person sharing (double room) a while back, if they are still doing that then yes, go to wine port, thats a great price as the hotel is gorgeous and the setting is amazingly pretty, but i stil stand by what i said above.


  • #9
    lightening
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭lightening


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Im a chef, good food is my scene, so no, wine port isnt my scene, not at their prices, not after working there

    I am a customer, good food is my scene too! I have been to lots of restaurants all over the country and the Wine Port is excellent! I would imagine that working in a place would taint your feelings about it. Particularly if you left on bad terms.

    I don't think you have to be a chef to appreciate good food, service and ambiance!


  • #10
    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    IPushButtons wrote: »
    leisure world :P

    http://www.leisureworld.ie/Contact-Us.aspx

    What about St Mels?
    Theres loads of empty houses there now :D


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