Check out: Three luxury hotel upgrades worth splurging on

The Penthouse Suite at Cork's Clayton Hotel is perhaps the most impressive pad in the city

Think of a dream penthouse pad and you may imagine the likes of the Princess Grace suite at The Shelbourne, the Linda Evangelista Suite at The G or even the Rock Star Suite at the Hard Rock Hotel in Dublin. This year, many Irish travellers have been splashing out on upgrades to mark a post lockdown moment, but amid all these plush offerings, could Ireland’s best value luxury suite be located beyond the limelight… in Dundalk? Dundalk may not be synonymous for its penthouse appeal but on a recent assignment to the Wee County, I checked into the four-star Fairways Hotel to discover what may well be Ireland’s most affordable luxury upgrade.

First Impressions