Cahernane House Hotel, an SLH Hotel

The Cahernane is truly one of a kind! We had a 15 person wedding here and from start to finish it was perfection. The charm of this hotel can't be beat, but the service and attention to care that the staff provided really made our experience the best that it could have been! We are so grateful to have had our wedding here and couldn't recommend it enough!

My husband and I, along with 3 friends, stayed at Cahernane House for 2 nights while enjoying our first visit to Ireland. This boutique hotel was even more beautiful in person than in the photos on their website. The location is stunning, but the hospitality we experienced was even better. The concierge told us about the best the places to visit while traveling around Killarney and her advice was spot on! We were able to see some beautiful landscapes in the nearby national park with breathtaking views and waterfalls. One the staff members, Stephen, was also very polite and welcoming during our stay. All of the staff was professional, AND personable. Our room was so clean and furnished beautifully. The clawfoot tub was a luxurious treat at the end of a long day of walking. ||The property sunsets were glorious and we watched the deer as they roamed in the fields along the hillside. I would go back in a heartbeat. This place made us fall in love with Killarney.

WOW!!! We loved Killarney and the Cahernane House. EVERY ONE of the staff member were fun, helpful and amazing!! I truly can't say enough about the beauty of this old mansion. Our suite was so beautiful, comfortable and relaxing that I hated to leave to explore the area.||We booked with breakfast and it was wonderful. We also visited the tavern downstairs for cocktails and took advantage of the comfy sitting rooms. The dinners were fabulous and it was a beautiful place to eat at the end of a busy day. ||As for the location....it was PERFECT for exploring Killarney and the national park. We thoroughly enjoyed the entire area.||We only wish we had more time there to use the bikes and relax around the grounds.

This is THE place to stay in Killarney. You can pay 200+ for hotels with vinyl bathroom floors, tiny rooms, and wannabe decor or you can stay at Cahernane House for just a wee bit more and have a wildly beautiful stay. This hotel is refined yet unpretentious. Their staff actually has hospitality training and pride in serving customers. The grounds are breathtaking, the antiques are real, and the history is evident. The spaces around the hotel draw you in as if you were back in time. The Cellar Bar’s lead server, Todd, makes you feel at home and truly part of an experience unobtained elsewhere. We can’t say enough great things about the service, the food, the ambiance, and the location. BOOK it without hesitation!!

Superb!! So, think of your ideal wedding venue. A peaceful place in a country setting but near to a bustling town for shopping and entertainment. A place small enough to be taken over by the wedding party. A place with all the facilities you would expect in a top hotel but the feel of your grandmother’s home. Staff that seem to read your mind and even provide help you didn’t know you needed. A manager, who helps bring a smooth flow to an otherwise chaotic event. Food that has you licking your lips for hours afterwards. A place that all your guests will think is heavenly. Well, that place is Cahernane House Hotel near Killarney, Co. Kerry, managed by Emer Corridan. Our family enjoyed our daughter’s wedding there in the summer of 2024. As I sit paging through the wedding album, the warm glow I feel includes my memories of Emer and all the hotel staff from the lady who added extras of my favorite tea bag to the room without asking and the bar man who stayed with us to 4 am and of course to Emer who made the whole weekend work as smooth a fresh silk. Make your own memories at Cahernane House.

It’s difficult to describe the magnificent experience we had at this amazing hotel. ||The staff, including the exceptional management team, was incredibly helpful and very knowledgeable about everything in the area. ||The rest of the staff took their professional cues from the general manager, who seemed to never stop working, or go home. ||This is the kind of place that will remain in our memories forever. The place is gorgeous and classically appointed, in accordance with the stunning Victorian architecture. The property is landscaped with ancient trees and is in the midst of a sprawling dairy farm and virtually next door to the 26,000 acre National Park. One can experience the nature just out the window.

We loved everything about this hotel: the setting was lush and green and featured deer and birdsong. The room was gorgeous. Best of all, the service was prompt and friendly. We especially enjoyed the bar service provided by the lovely and humorous Cathal Devlin and|Todd Mullins. We’ll do oir best to come back here.

My wife and I stayed here in April of 2025 for two days, during an 11 day self driving Irish road trip. We were sad to leave and move on to the next destination. The hotel and the property surrounding the hotel were idyllic. The staff was wonderful and our accommodations were outstanding. This is an ideal place for a stay and a base from which to travel the ring of Kerry and other nearby locales. Highly, highly recommend.

Hands down one of our favorite boutique hotels in the world!! Originating as a familial estate, the Killarney specific heritage of this hotel is magnificent and adds to the elevated experience accentuated through impeccably warm and attentive service! Amazing food served between a higher end, polished restaurant upstairs and a refined 'Cellar' gastropub downstairs more focused for libations with a smaller refined menu. Breakfast is a definite must here before visiting Ring Of Kerry, Killarney National Park, and other points of interest that are most conveniently close to this gem of an estate! As a very seasoned lifelong traveler, I CAN NOT recommend this place enough!

This was the most magnificent stay We have ever been to! Rooms were absolutely exquisite and the dinning is Definitely 5stars. The staff was so accommodating , They all seem to do their jobs and even others too! We three roaming Ladies would have stayed longer if we could.

If you glance over the reviews it is obvious that Cahernane House is a wonderful hotel. It easily earns the five stars so many customers award it. Beautiful rooms, good food, a classy place to spend some time. I want to focus on something that doesn't always get noticed or appreciated. The staff. In my particular case I want to acknowledge Sonia Smith. I don't know her specific title (she was attending the front desk when I met her) but do know she is a caring, efficient and friendly employee that went out of her way to help me in resolving a personal emergency, the loss of my phone. I know that in the larger context the loss of a phone is not a significant problem, but at the time it was important to me. Sonia went out of her way to help a foreign tourist with a personal problem. The phone was eventually found and returned after many phone calls and follow-up by Sonia on my behalf. If you judge a business by the quality of its employees, the Cahernane House Hotel easily earns its five stars.

Dude. I would live at this hotel for the rest of my life if I could. Literally felt like I was living in a Downton Abbey episode (at least the happy parts of the episode). The location of this hotel is about a 10 minute walk out of town but easy to do. The surround pastures of sheep and trees is beautiful and stunning. I felt so relaxed after a long day of driving on tiny Irish mountain roads!! The staff are wonderful: they helped us with our bags, restaurant recommendations, and accommodated us when we wanted to stay an extra night. Our hotel rate includes breakfast and it was delicious. Not some day old pastry...we had full Irish breakfast, yogurt bar, fruit, you name it! The rooms were clean. I can't wait to come back.

The BEST, honestly top notch Chef, quaint setting. It was perfection. Would recommend to dine here or absolutely the Hotel it's self. We only needed to run across the road, as we were staying at Kilbrogan House, thank you Mrs. O'Leary for the recommendation, it was terrific.

If you planon stopping for a night or a month, this is ABSOLUTELY the place to stay. The staff, food Cellar Bar are all OUTSTANDING.

Great place, beautiful views, lovely people! Easy walk to town, the local brewery is close too! Free bikes and fishing poles to use, right on the bike path to beautiful State park! Easy ride to torc water fall and Abbey house. The Cellar Bar is very cozy, the food is wonderful! Would definitely stay here again!

I cannot say enough about this magical place. My husband and I had our wedding ceremony and reception here in October, 2013, and it was the best choice we could have made. From the beautiful hotel, immaculate grounds, impeccable staffing, and out- of- this- world menu, we had the best and most memorable day of our lives. Our 30 or so guests (who all flew out from Boston to attend) said it was the best wedding they had been to, and much of this I attribute to the Cahernane's ability to present everything with excellence. We felt like we were royalty the entire time. The guestrooms are lovely, very spacious, and beautifully designed. The hotel itself is great fun to explore, as it is multi-levelled with many rooms to relax in. The downstairs cellar bar is a very inviting and cozy place to have a nightcap (or two). We also were very impressed with the atrium style conservatory room, which has a breath taking view of the National Park. I would highly recommend the Cahernane Hotel to anyone looking for a special place to stay and/or dine while in Killarney. We plan on returning next year for sure!

Superb! We stayed in the Newling Suite. Very clean, cute room. Loved the shower! We came from the Shelbourne in Dublin to this house and I was preparing myself a downgrade, but the level of service and accommodation was the same! Breakfast is delicious and the cows are just lovely. I'm sure we will be back.

Had a lovely spring weekend here in 2010. Great location for accessing the National Park, lovely old building, great food. I've stayed here a few times.

we were looking forward to staying at a nice manor house. When we got to our room the first thing we noticed was the 9" television at the opposite side of the room from the bed. Not only could we not hear the tv because the volume didn't really work there were only 4 channels and nothing anyone would watch. Next we had a toilet that sometimes would flush and sometimes it didn't. The shower was the size of one you would find on a cruise ship and literally you couldn't move. The restaurant was under renovation so we had to get the driver to take us to dinner and back. Most of the staff was super nice and they had multiple jobs. We went to the bar and no one was there. I think they finally heard us calling them and they were the same person who was the bellman and the maintenance guy. The breakfast was ok but my eggs smelled funny so I didn't eat it. The land on the property was very beautiful but the building needed major repairs. We heard it was sold so maybe in time it will be beautiful again but it reminded us of the haunted mansion at disneyworld. Also, it was so far from the shops and restaurants too. I would say wait for the renovations before staying there. Naomi