TripAdvisor names its Top 10 hotels and B&Bs in Ireland for 2019

A family-run four-star and a four-bed B&B have won some of TripAdvisor's top Irish awards for 2019

Harvey's Point is TripAdvisor's No.1 hotel for 2019

Creevagh Heights, Co Mayo - TripAdvisor's Top B&B in Ireland for 2019

Marc Gysing and Deirdre McGlone at Harvey's Point, Donegal

Harvey's Point, Co Donegal, in winter

Harvey's Point is TripAdvisor's No.1 hotel for 2019

Creevagh Heights, Co Mayo - TripAdvisor's Top B&B in Ireland for 2019

Four-star hotel: Harvey's Point

Marc Gysing and Deirdre McGlone at Harvey's Point, Donegal

Harvey's Point restaurant

Harvey's Point, Co Donegal, in winter

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January 24 2019 07:48 AM

Donegal's Harvey's Point has been named the No.1 hotel in Ireland for 2019 in TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards.

The family-run four-star was voted Ireland's best hotel from 2013-2017, but slipped to No.2 behind the Killarney Park Hotel last year.

It now returns to the top spot for its 30th year in business.

“Words can hardly express the excitement and delight that we feel," said Managing Director and Donegal native, Deirdre McGlone, who credited the ranking to “our hugely dedicated team and Harvey’s Point hospitality family, each of whom plays their part in the Harvey’s Point Success story on a daily basis.”

Harvey's Point is TripAdvisor's No.1 hotel for 2019

TripAdvisor's 2019 awards also see Ballyfin named Ireland's No.1 luxury and small hotel, while Pax House in Dingle topped the rankings for best service, most romantic and best bargain hotel (its B&B rates start from €100 per night).

TripAdvisor's Top 10 Irish hotels 2019

Harvey's Point, Lough Eske, Co. Donegal
Killarney Park Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry
The Merrion, Dublin
Ashford Castle, Cong, Co. Mayo
Dromoland Castle, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co Clare
International Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry
Adare Manor, Adare, Co Limerick
Hayfield Manor, Cork
Ballygarry House Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry
The Marker, Dublin

Now in their 17th year, the Travellers' Choice Awards are determined based on "millions of reviews and opinions collected in a single year from TripAdvisor travellers worldwide," the online travel giant says.

"They are based on feedback from actual guests over the past year," confirms Hayley Coleman, TripAdvisor spokesperson.

Creevagh Heights, Co Mayo - TripAdvisor's Top B&B in Ireland for 2019

Ireland's best B&B, meanwhile, was named as Creevagh Heights, a four-bedroom house overlooking the Atlantic outside Ballina, Co. Mayo.

Five minutes by car from Downpatrick Head, B&B at Harry and Carol Whelan's award-winning home starts from €90 per room on its website.

TripAdvisor's Top 10 Irish B&Bs 2019

Creevagh Heights, Ballina, Co Mayo
Larkinley Lodge, Killarney, Co Kerry
Desmond House, Kinsale, Co Cork
Lawcus Farm Guest House, Stoneyford, Co Kilkenny
On the Rocks B&B, Greencastle, Co Donegal
Coill an Rois, Dingle, Co Kerry
Daly's House, Doolin, Co Clare
Friar's Glen, Killarney, Co Kerry
The 19th Lodge, Ballybunion, Co Kerry
Marless House, Galway

Globally, TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards saw Tulemar Bungalows and Villas in Costa Rica named the world's best hotel, while The 25 Boutique in Torquay, UK, took the world's No.1 spot for B&Bs.

Full award details are at tripadvisor.ie/travelerschoice.

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