Hotels & Restaurants in Lahinch, Ireland

Hotels & Restaurants in Lahinch, Ireland
If you're spending a few days engaging in some of the vigorous outdoor activities available in Lahinch, Ireland, like spelunking in the Burren, for instance, or diving or surfing on Liscannor Bay or golfing on Lahinch Links, two things are certain: eventually, you'll require sleep and you're probably going to need a meal or two in you.

Lahinch Golf and Leisure Hotel

Lahinch Golf and Leisure Hotel is right on Main Street and has two restaurants, a bar and a coffee shop. This 144-room hotel, with a four-star rating from The Irish Hotels Federation, has a gym, a pool, a sauna, a steam room and a Jacuzzi. It also offers free wireless broadband access.

Lahinch Golf & Leisure Hotel
Main Street
Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland
011 (+353) 065 7081100
lahinchgolfhotel.com

The Atlantic Hotel

The Atlantic Hotel also has its own restaurant. And since it, too, is on Main Street, it's just a short walk from the beach to their fireside bar. They supply their guest rooms with TVs, phones, hair dryers and coffee makers, and the rooms are all en suite.

The Atlantic Hotel
Main Street
Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland
011 (+353) 065 7081049
atlantichotel.ie

O' Looneys Bar & Restaurant

Extending even farther in toward the waves from Main Street is a road called The Promenade. There you can find O' Looneys Bar & Restaurant where, while enjoying views of Liscannor Bay, you can choose from the varied menu, which offers some vegetarian options.

O' Looneys Bar & Restaurant
The Promenade
Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland
011 (+353) 065 7081414
olooneys.ie

Barrtra Seafood Restaurant

About four hundred meters down the road from O'Looneys, traveling south and hugging the shoreline, is another restaurant where a vegetarian man and an omnivorous woman can happily dine together while taking in a sea view. Georgina Cambell Jameson's Guide named Barrtra Seafood Restaurant "Seafood Restaurant of the Year" in 2002.

Barrtra Seafood Restaurant
Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland
011 (+353) 065 7081280
barrtra.com

Vaughan Lodge Hotel

Another place to have your meal within crawling distance of your bed is Vaughan Lodge. They have a variety of rooms available and free Internet access. They received the Best Small Hotel award from the Irish Golf Tour Operators Association in 2008, and the restaurant there comes recommended by Georgina Campbell's Ireland guide and BIM Seafood Circle.

Vaughan Lodge Hotel
Ennistymon Road
Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland
011 (+353) 065 7081111
vaughanlodge.ie

The Sancta Maria Hotel

Guests of the Sancta Maria Hotel can get breakfast in the hotel's restaurant, which opens to the public in the evenings. Each of the 24 guest rooms has a private bathroom, phone, TV, hair dryer and coffee maker. Some have views of the sea and the golf course, as the establishment is near Lahinch Golf Links and Blue Flag Beach.

The Sancta Maria Hotel
Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland
011 (+353) 065 7081041
sancta-maria.ie

Article Written By John McKenna

John McKenna holds a teaching degree from Rhode Island College and graduated from the acting, directing and playwriting program at The Trinity Rep Conservatory. He's been a writer for 16 years and has published two novels. His stories have appeared in "Portfolio" and "Art:Mag." He taught English in China for two years. He continues to work as an actor and a teacher of acting.

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