THE BEST HOTELS FOR DUBLIN GOLF HOLIDAYS
Where to stay in Dublin, Portmarnock & Malahide.

A castle in the city. The original 12th Century Clontarf Castle now combines the very best of ancient charm and Irish hospitality. It is perfectly positioned on the North side of Dublin, literally up the street from Royal Dublin and St. Anne's Golf Clubs and only five minutes to the courses at Portmarnock and Malahide.  The castle was re-built in the late 1700's and its massive stone walls now form the central hub with the reception, restaurants and bars.

The bedrooms are in new wings, designed from the ground-up with every modern convenience and have recently have another decorative overhaul which makes them look even better than new.  Four-poster rooms and larger Suites are also available if you would like to spoil yourself (and somebody else?).

The hotel has plenty of options for wining and dining.  The main restaurant on the first floor is semi-formal with an excellent choice of modern Irish cuisine.  More casual dining is possible in the hotel's main bar, between its panelled walls.  For bright young things, the Indigo bar is a real break with tradition with its unexpected neon lighting and purple seating.  And a lively spot too on most evenings as there is often music to entertain.

If, despite all of these entertainments within the hotel walls, you should decide to venture into the city centre for an evening, it is only a ten minute taxi ride away.

What more Irish a destination than the original Jameson family home on the North Dublin coast? The fine old house on the Portmarnock strand has been extended very much in keeping with the original buildings and provides Clubhouse and hotel to the renowned Bernhard Langer designed course.

Our prices are based on the  very comfortable bedrooms overlooking the course; all recently refurbished (again) as have been the spacious bathrooms too.  Sea-view rooms and the new Deluxe rooms carry a small supplement.

There is a choice of bars: the sunny lounge that doubles as a spot for afternoon tea, or the Jameson House (see below).  There are two distinct locations for dinner too: the smart 1780 restaurant below the airy lobby that looks out across the bay to Ireland's Eye or the Jameson House beside the course for bar-style platters.

For most golfers the favourite haunt at Portmarnock Links quickly becomes the old Jameson family house itself.  This has been kept in its wonderfully traditional decor, all log fires, rich tweeds and oak panelling.  Sitting here with a pint of the black stuff, it feels marvellously appropriate and rather restorative after a round of golf out on the windswept links, slàinte!