The Lap of Luxury...
With 190 bedrooms this 5 star resort hotel offers a wide range of Superior Lakeview and Golfside guestrooms, and also boasts a magnificent Presidential Suite and 2 Penthouse Suites. All bedrooms were refurbished in 2004 / 2005.
All rooms include:
- Satellite television
- Fully stocked mini bar
- Soft bathrobes and slippers
- Direct dial telephone and safe
Most bedrooms have spacious balconies offering breathtaking views of the lake or countryside from the privacy of the guests’ bedroom.
Lakeview Rooms: Most with balconies offering panoramic views over the magnificent McGillycuddy Reeks mountain range and Lough Lein.
Golfside Rooms: Most with balconies overlooking the 16th Fairway on Killarney's Mahony's Point Golf Course.
The Presidential Suite is spacious and plushly decorated with bedroom, bathroom and dressing area, guest bathroom, sitting room cum dining room and large balcony.
Dining at The Europe
The Brasserie Bar with new terrace for al fresco dining, is open daily from 11am to 11pm serving light snacks to succulent flamed grills steaks cooked in front of you by the hotels award winning chefs on an open grill.
The Panorama Restaurant has one of the most enviable views in Ireland with vistas of the Lakes of Killarney, mountains and gardens stretching before you. The restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner providing fine dining at its best, highlighting Irish and international cuisine.
After dinner, relax in any one of the hotels newly renovated spacious lounges which magnificently complement the beautiful hotel surroundings - read in the Library, relax in the Lounge or sip a glass of chilled champagne in the Brasserie Bar.
The following locations are in close proximity to The Europe
Killarney Town (10 minutes)
Killarney lies on the edge of the astoundingly beautiful Killarney National Park with its three magnificent lakes and the spectacular MacGillycuddy Reeks mountain range. The park is also home to Muckross House and Gardens. Killarney is a wonderful base for all manner of activities including angling and water sports, golf, riding, orienteering, hiking, cycling, and canoeing. The town itself is quite small but full of charm as you will soon see as you walk down the brick footpaths and pass curious old-style shop fronts. Killarney is well known for its excellent shops, restaurants and cosmopolitan appeal. It is also renowned for its evening entertainment including many singing pubs, cabarets, dancing venues, and banquets. Traditional Irish music can also be heard in many of the local pubs.
Dingle Peninsula (45 minutes)
The residents of Dingle, or An Daingean as it is now officially known, are the envy of everyone in Ireland. They live in what many agree is the most beautiful part in the country, in a strikingly attractive fishing village with fantastic pubs, rousing music, great restaurants and more characters per head of population than anywhere in the world. The key to Dingle is to visit as many pubs as you can while there. Seek out the old pubs frequented by the locals, sit up to the bar, order a drink and prepare to be entertained! The Dingle Peninsula on which the town is located is littered with ancient archeological sites including stone forts and many beehive huts. Scenically, the Peninsula is an absolute delight with every turn of the road revealing more of the achingly beautiful landscape. One highlight is the Slea Head loop drive from Dingle which is easily driven in an hour or cycled in an afternoon. For the energetic, a day spent climbing Mount Brandon, the peninsula's highest, will be richly rewarded. The views from the top on a clear day are absolutely stunning.
Cork and Blarney (2 hours)
Cork City has undergone a transformation in recent years with the city centre geting a compete facelift. Always a much prettier and more pleasant city than Dublin, now Cork really sparkles. And so do its residents who claim to be Ireland's friendliest. Whatever the truth of that claim it is certainly true that there is no shortage of characters in "the real capital" as the locals jokingly claim. The city itself dates back to the 7th century and boasts some fine Georgian architecture. There are a number of places worth visiting while in Cork including the imposing St. Finbarr's Cathedral, St Anne's Church, which houses the Shandon Bells and Cork City Gaol.
Blarney is a charming village but is most renowned for its castle and stone. The impressive castle, perched on solid limestone, dates from 1446 and is situated on magnificent grounds. To acquire "the gift of gab" one must kiss the Blarney Stone. This involves bending over backwards at quite a height and should not be attempted by the faint-hearted!
The Ring of Kerry (10 minutes)
The Ring of Kerry, Ireland's best-known touring route is 110 miles (176 km) long and circles the Iveragh Peninsula through mountain passes, forests, bogs, skirting rivers, lakes and beautiful unspoilt beaches. The scenery is truly wonderful and there is much of interest along the route.
