‘Smile’ guide checks out great experience at three Irish hotels

ONLY in three luxury hotels in Ireland can satisfaction be virtually assured, according to an independent guide just published.

Cited as "three-smile" places to stay in this country are the Great Southern Parknasilla, Sneem, Co Kerry; Dromoland Castle, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co Clare, and Dublin's Four Seasons in Ballsbridge.

British-based Harden's Hotel Guide 2004 covers Britain and Ireland and is based on reports from nearly 2,500 hotel users.