100 best places to stay 2025: The Hotel Examiner's guide to Ireland's best stays

It doesn’t matter if it’s a modest three-star or a luxury retreat, great hospitality is all about a feeling, say Jillian Bolger and  Thom Breathnach

A best of the best, we hope you will use this guide to inspire your travels, to unearth new places to stay, and to support the finest that Ireland has to offer.

Since launching our new travel section in November 2023, our Hotel Examiner reviews have become one of the most popular parts of your Weekend read. 

Week in, week out, Thom and I forensically put hotels through their paces, examining them from the top down, from first impression to final farewell.