Ross Hotel Killarney

... her panicing in the background. Once this little mishap was sorted it time to hit the road. We arrived in Killarney that evening checked into the Hotel (Hotel Ross!) and  went for a quick swim and hit the outdoor hot tub! after this is was a lovely ...

... to Killarney, but we were saving the entire Ring of Kerry for the next day.  On our way to the hotel in Killarney, we also stopped at the Ross Castle.  It had just closed, but we were still able to walk the outside of the grounds and the water ...

... got settled in we set about exploring some more.  We stopped back into Deros Tours to ask about their half day Killarney Highlights option, and while the woman who was working was infinitely more pleasant than the man we encountered there the other ...

... ; the Dingle Peninsula, stopping at Dingle for lunch. We had great views of the Atlantic Ocean. Everyone was happy to arrive at Killarney, as we are spending two nights here. Before coming to the hotel, there was an optional excursion that Steve and I had ...

Taking it easy today, legs and feet need a break.  Hiked through the Killarney National Park.  Found Ross Castle just before dark and took a few photos. Only logged about 6 kms. instead of the usual ...

... there's very little first class travel on the Irish Railway, so I stood for a good part of the trip), I finally arrived in Killarney. Naturally, I didn't know exactly where I was going, and the directions I had to the hostel weren't very good. I asked ...

... in the 17th century initially as a home but soon converted into an army fortress.  We enjoyed the walk back to Killarney city centre through the national forest and were highly entertained by the young Irish boy on his bicycle yelling to warn us ...

... on employment in the town.... this is where reality kicked in a bit... 200 people had just been laid off from a hotel in town... in a small town like Killarney that is pretty big and puts a lot of people back into job seeker status. I think this is where ...

... the warmth of the hostel, but the whole experience was bad.  Even if it was good weather, I would not recommend it.  Killarney is small, take a walk to the park to the castle, and go exploring through some of the trails. After that, we grabbed ...

9:00 a.m.— breakfast at Ross Hotel compliments of Aer Lingus.  Very good meal: porridge (Irish for oatmeal), orange juice, bacon (Canadian), 1 egg & excellent coffee. Made mistake for 2nd time in ordering coffee with cream. (They filled top ...

... We all ordered minestrone (Irish variety) and scones. Excellent white French table wine in small bottles, complemented good food. Ross Hotel next door was filled up, but had 3 bedroom luxury apt. available. Mr. Patrick Treacy (young ...

... & climbed aboard bus again.  Back in Killarney & pre-booked into 3 Lakes Hotel (thanks to courtesy of Ross Hotel employees, where we were no longer able to stay, due to previous reservations for Saturday night by another party), we picked up ...

... then the castle. On Thursday I was able to fulfill a dream, horseback riding in Ireland!  I had a 2 hour morning ride through Killarney National Park, just myself and my guide Jeanene.  She is French, had been in Ireland for only a few weeks, ...

... inside.  But I spent over an hour walking the grounds before I got back in my car to drive to Killarney, where I checked into my new hotel, unpacked, ordered room service and chilled for the night. Tuesday morning I got up and out the door for a ...

... station,God Bless!  The next day was a rest day,bought our Ring of Kerry tickets.We went to Killarney National Park and walked to Ross Castle how beautiful.Well here's some more pics of Killarnery.I'm doing this blog from Skerries now, 3 days ...

Price Info €90/room/night Nice hotel, really nice bar food.  Revive Cafe for coffee and scones. Coffee was excellent.   ...

... Sophi was to work again that day, on Sunday we decided to take ourselves off for a walk down to Ross Castle by the lakeshore. Walking through Killarney was beautiful, with heaps of people out for a Sunday stroll. The walk through the park was ...

... daily ritual) for a few hours and then headed out again. We spent the rest of the night just walking around the city of Killarney; going to differnet pubs and watching the street performers. To finish the night off we walked a little ways out of town, and ...

... was basically coffee dust. Awesome. Anyway, whatever, we’re not here for the breakfast. We headed to Killarney National Park to see the Ross Castle, Muckross House and Gardens and of course the views! Absolutely beautiful place and boy did we walk a ...

... of the park, which is now officially my favorite place ever.  We also walked into downtown Killarney, which is only about a ten minute walk from our hotel.  They have jauntey carts which are horse and buggies, and they are everywhere! ...