Five-star Two MICHELIN Keys Kenmare, outside Killarney, Killarney
Park Hotel Kenmare
A railway hotel of 1897 at the top of Kenmare, looking down the bay to the Caha Mountains, with Sean Scully and Andy Warhol on the walls and a new spa by a Tokyo architect in the grounds.
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- MICHELIN
- Two Keys, 2025 and 2026
- Rooms
- 49 rooms and suites
- Opened
- 1897, as a railway hotel
- From the airport
- About 50 minutes from Kerry Airport
The hotel
The railway hotel on Kenmare Bay.
Park Hotel Kenmare opened in 1897, built as a railway hotel for people touring the south-west of Ireland. It stands just above the town, with gardens running down towards the water and the Caha Mountains across the bay. The town is a short walk away and the golf course lies next door. For many years the hotel belonged to the Brennan brothers, who sold it to Bryan and Tara Meehan, a couple who had known it for a long time.
The Meehans have since restored the whole house, finishing in 2026. Each room was redone with natural materials, old furniture and original art, and more than two hundred works from their collection hang through the building, Sean Scully, Andy Warhol and Callum Innes among them. Bryan O'Sullivan, a designer who grew up in Kenmare, led the interiors. The last piece was the Landscape Spa, opened in the summer of 2026 in place of the old Sámas spa.
- Landscape Spa Nine hundred square metres by Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architects in Tokyo, with an outdoor Stone Bath kept at 38 °C all year, saunas, a cold plunge and a 25-metre lap pool.
- The art tour The hotel leads a tour of the collection every day. Landline itself is served in the Sean Scully Room.
- The grounds A herb garden, croquet lawn, tennis courts and a lake, with the town's golf course next door.
Rooms & suites
The garden side or the bay side.
No two rooms are alike. Some face the gardens, others the Kenmare River and the Caha Mountains, and the house still has its stained glass and an open fire lit all year.
- New in 2026 Landscape Suite Suites with floor-to-ceiling windows over Kenmare Bay and the woods, in light oak. Each is named after a line by an Irish poet, Eavan Boland and Patrick Kavanagh among them.
- On the water Kenmare Bay Balcony Suite One of the suites on the bay side of the house, with a balcony facing the water.
- Families Family Terrace Room A room set up for families, opening onto a terrace.
Dining
Dinner in the Sean Scully Room.
Restaurants and bars as listed by the hotel; Landline is listed in the MICHELIN Guide. Shown for information.
- Landline MICHELIN Guide Modern, cooked by the season Executive Chef James O'Sullivan, over Kenmare Bay
- Cocktail Bar Cocktails In the main house
- Wine Cellar Wine In the house, with a whiskey list alongside
- Blue Bottle Coffee Coffee Also in every room
Recognition
Recognition.
- Two MICHELIN Keys 2025 and 2026
- Relais & Châteaux Member
- Ireland's Blue Book Member
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Welcome. Children up to two stay free in an existing bed, and cots can be requested.
- Pets The MICHELIN Guide gives two answers, and the hotel runs a pet programme. We confirm the current rule with the hotel before booking.
- The spa Landscape is open to day visitors as well as hotel guests.
Getting there
Flying to Killarney.
Kerry Airport at Farranfore is about fifty minutes by car, and Cork Airport about an hour and a half. Private jets can use Kerry, which has customs on site, or Shannon for a longer runway and US preclearance, about two and a half hours by road by our estimate.
- London 1 h 10
- Paris 1 h 30
- Geneva 2 h 05
- Nice 2 h 25
- Boston 6 h 25 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Park Hotel Kenmare have?
- Two. The hotel received two Keys in 2025 and kept them in the 2026 selection.
- Which airport is closest to Park Hotel Kenmare?
- Kerry Airport, about fifty minutes by car. Cork Airport is about an hour and a half away.
- Can non-residents use the spa?
- Yes. The Landscape Spa, opened in 2026, takes day visitors as well as hotel guests.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Killarney?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Killarney, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Killarney
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Sheen Falls Lodge The Marquis of Lansdowne's summer house on a 300-acre estate by the falls of the Sheen, two Keys, 72 rooms and a 1936 Buick Roadmaster in the garage.
- The Killarney Park A family-owned hotel of 67 rooms with one Key, two minutes' walk from the national park.
- The Victoria A Victorian country house of 33 rooms, one Key, whose grounds run down to Lough Leane.
Staying at Park Hotel Kenmare?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Killarney, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.