AWARDS:KELLY'S RESORT Hotel in Rosslare was named best hotel at the 2011 national hospitality awards this week.
Kelly’s has already won the Georgina Campbell Hotel of the Year 2011. Owner Bill Kelly said it was an “incredible achievement” to win two best hotel awards in the same year.
The best value hotel was Blue Haven Hotel in Kinsale, Co Cork which the judges said offered “exceptional value” while the River Lee Hotel in Cork city won best business hotel.
The best boutique hotel award went to Inis Meáin Restaurant Suites on the Aran Islands. It was praised for complementing its surroundings.
The best pub award went to The Bank on College Green in Dublin for the quality of its service and the passion of its staff.
The best pub with food gong went to The Wild Honey Inn in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare. Its fare was “inspirational with a level of service and friendliness to match”. The best traditional pub was Crotty’s, Kilrush, Co Clare while the best hospitality website went to the Mulranny Park Hotel near Westport in Co Mayo. Its proprietors had understood the need for “immediate and accessible information in a user-friendly manner”, the judges said.
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