Adare Manor in Co Limerick is one of two Irish hotels that received Michelin Key awards for 2025.Ireland's Content Pool
16 hotels in Ireland and one in Northern Ireland are among the 139 hotels in Ireland and the UK that have received Key distinctions by Michelin for 2025.
The Michelin Guide Inspectors revealed their new Key distinctions on October 8, highlighting what they consider to be the most outstanding hotels in Ireland and the UK.
Michelin likes their Key distinctions, which they introduced last year, to their Stars for restaurants.
Overall for 2025, the Michelin Guide hotel selection for Great Britain and Ireland includes 14 Three-Key hotels, 43 Two-Key hotels, and 82 One-Key hotels, with 19 hotels newly awarded this year.
Three Key Hotels
Adare Manor - Co Limerick
Michelin describes Adare Manor as "a gracious world unto itself" and "elegant without a trace of fustiness."
Adare Manor. (Ireland's Content Pool)
Ballyfin Demesne - Co Limerick
"There’s nothing else in Ireland quite like Ballyfin Demesne," Michelin says, adding that it is "an opulent fantasy to rival any country-house hotel you could name."
Ballyfin Demense. (Ireland's Content Pool)
Two Key Hotels
Cashel Palace - Co Tipperary
Cashel Palace is "an aesthetic triumph," Michelin says, adding that it is a "historical hotel that does justice to its heritage, while also presenting a fresh look and a modern sensibility."
Cashel Palace. (Ireland's Content Pool)
Ashford Castle - Co Mayo
Michelin says that in its "new incarnation," Ashford Castle's "historical atmosphere remains front and center even while its comforts have been adapted to the needs of modern luxury travelers."
Ashford Castle. (Ireland's Content Pool)
Park Hotel Kenmare - Co Kerry
The Park Hotel Kenmare is "neither a modern experiment nor a strict period piece, but something altogether timeless," Michelin says.
Park Hotel Kenmare. (Ireland's Content Pool)
Sheen Falls Lodge - Co Kerry
"One of Ireland’s finest country house hotels," Sheen Falls Lodge boasts "the kind of personalized service that’s fit for the lord or lady of the house," Michelin says.
The Merrion - Co Dublin
At The Merrion, "old-fashioned elegance exists side-by-side with all the luxuries of a modern hotel," Michelin says.
The Merrion. (Ireland's Content Pool)
One Key Hotels
Regency House Belfast - Co Antrim
Michelin says Regency House Belfast is "a haven of modern-day luxury inside a beautiful Georgian building."
Gregans Castle Hotel - Co Clare
Michelin describes Gregans Castle Hotel as "a 250-year-old manor house, lovingly maintained, thoroughly renovated, and reopened as a charming and elegant country house hotel."
Castlemartyr Resort - Co Cork
"A genuinely unique luxury escape," Michelin describes Castlemartyr Resort as "an 18th-century manor house, expanded and adapted to 21st-century hospitality, right next door to the ruins of a 13th-century Templar castle."
Dylan Hotel - Co Dublin
"The Dylan remains among the city’s most desirable addresses," Michelin says.
Wilder Townhouse Dublin - Co Dublin
The Wilder Townhouse "splits the difference between country-house chill and urban boutique-hotel style," Michelin says.
The Killarney Park - Co Kerry
The Killarney Park is "worthy" of its namesake, Killarney National Park, Michelin says.
The Victoria - Co Kerry
The Victoria is "as a contemporary product of the boutique-hotel era," Michelin says.
No. 1 Pery Square - Co Limerick
"The hotel stresses its townhouse origins, with the personalized attention of a bed and breakfast that also feels like a neighborhood focal point," Michelin says.
Dromoland Castle - Co Clare
Dromoland Castle "is a modern luxury hotel in ancient castle style," Michelin says.