Butler Arms Hotel
Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland
The Butler Arms is one of Ireland's best known family-run hotels, and offers an air of luxury combined with a homely, intimate atmosphere. Overlooking the Atlantic, and surrounded by some of the most spectacular scenery in Ireland, the hotel is within easy reach of top golf courses as well as a host of other activities and attractions. This is the perfect hideaway in which to relax and indulge yourself. From the moment you arrive, you will bask in the warmest of Irish welcomes from the Huggard family, who have run the Butler Arms for four generations.
Especially recommended for: couples, foursomes, golfing groups and societies, families.
Facilities: Fisherman's Restaurant, awarded 2 Red Rosettes by the AA for excellent cuisine, offers a varied menu, specialising in a variety of fresh locally caught seafood complemented by an excellent wine list. Relax over a cup of tea in the sunny Charlie Chaplin Lounge, where the photos on the walls recall the many happy visits of the Chaplin family.
Accommodation : Luxury Rooms including 12 recently-built luxury suites, with stunning views of southwest Ireland and the Atlantic Ocean are all impeccably and comfortably furnished
Nearby Golf: The south west coast of Ireland is a mecca for golfers worldwide, with such famous courses as Ballybunion, Tralee, Old Head, Kinsale and Killarney within reach. Waterville Championship Links is just 1 mile from the hotel and regarded by many as the jewel in the crown. The Dooks course is the second closest to the hotel at 1 hour's drive.
Menu: Bed & Breakfast or Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Nearby: The Butler Arms is the ideal centre to tour the Ring of Kerry, famous throughout the world for its rugged mountains and coastline, placid lakes and many archaeological remains, including Staigue Fort and the monastic settlement on Skellig Michael, just a few miles off the coast. Waterville is the premier coastal golfing and tourism centre on the Ring Of Kerry. It attracts many famous celebrities and throughout the years these have included Charlie Chaplin and his family and more recently Tiger Woods, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones. Waterville is renowned for its game angling and its 18 hole championship golf links, but it also a paradise for the hill walker, cyclist, pony trekker, ornithologist, archaeologist, sea and shore angler, and water sport enthusiast . Experienced ghillies with boat and tackle can be arranged. Deep sea angling also available. For bird watchers, Little Skellig is renowned as an important breeding site for many threatened species of sea birds, while botanists can marvel at the abundant local flora, much of which is to be found nowhere else in Ireland.
Location: Waterville nestles between Lough Currane and Balinskelligs Bay -- you will find mountains and lakeland with the added advantage of the sea on your doorstep. The unique climate is aided by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream and this enables you to enjoy the Waterville region all year round.
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