January R+R
Do you need a rest after the Christmas festivities? Why not try a restful break at one of these hotels offering a little extra
Cliff House Hotel, Co Waterford
From Sundays to Thursdays on selected dates in January and February, enjoy a two-night midweek escape at Cliff House Hotel from €450 for two people sharing a Deluxe Sea View room, with a three-course dinner in the bar restaurant on one evening, breakfast on both mornings and 20 % off all spa treatments in The Well by the Sea. There’s also a complimentary morning yoga class at 9.15 each morning. While staying at the Cliff House Hotel, enjoy an invigorating cliff walk, a bracing swim in the Irish Sea or in the hotel’s much warmer indoor pool. The Midweek Getaway is available from January 6 until the end of February. Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa Celebrating its 20th birthday in 2019, the West Cork destination has a great package called Happiness Comes in Waves to get you ready for the spring. Taking full advantage of its stunning beach location, the Inchydoney package includes two nights’ bed and breakfast in a guestroom with a private balcony overlooking Inchydoney beach; a glass of bubbly on arrival; a thalassotherapy treatment each in The Island Spa; dinner on one evening in the Gulfstream; a West Cork seafood platter in Dunes Bar; access to heated seawater pool, gym, sauna, steam room and relaxation areas throughout your stay. From €299 per person sharing.
Monart Destination Spa
Kick-start your ‘New Year New You’ with the ultimate detox at the five-star Monart Destination Spa. The experts at Monart Destination Spa have developed a detox programme that includes treatments and a carefully selected menu to ensure you receive the maximum benefit from your time at Ireland’s only Destination spa. The five-day programme is designed to increase energy and eliminate toxins from the body. The programme also helps to recharge your mind with daily fitness classes. Upon arrival, you will have a detailed nutrition and fitness evaluation to create an individual programme. The treatments are selected to allow participants to restore body and mind, including reiki or reflexology session, a moor mud chamber experience and detox algae body scrub, light legs treatment, a Monart signature massage experience, a plant stem cell body contour wrap and a Pevonia Botanica reviver facial. Guests are also invited to join in core stability, stretch and relax and yoga therapy classes each day. The 5 Day allinclusive Monart Life Detox Programme, including all food, treatments, individual evaluations and a personal trainer, is priced from €1195pp to include a weekend or €1095pp midweek.
Ireland’s Blue Book
The collection of country house hotels, manor houses, castles and restaurants located throughout Ireland has just launched the 45th anniversary edition with the addition of six new properties. These are Ballyfin Demesne Co Laois, Bishop’s Gate Hotel, Derry, Cahernane House, Killarney and Butler House, Kilkenny City as well as two private rental properties, Dunowen House in West Cork and The Hideaway at Dromquinna Manor, Co Kerry.