Only one Irish hotel makes Condé Nast's Traveller Gold List — and it's in Munster
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Limerick’s Adare Manor is the only Irish property to make the prestigious Condé Nast (CN) Traveller Gold List 2025.
The Gold List is an annual guide to the best hotels, resorts and cruise ships in the world curated by the global editors of the travel magazine.
“Few country escapes can beat this 19th-century neo-Gothic castle,” the current issue of CN Traveller says about Adara Manor.
“The signature suite’s classic contemporary bedroom and bathroom overlook the boundless sprawl of gardens and the Ryder Cup golf course.
“Guests can lord it in horse-and-buggy rides, go on clay-shooting and archery sessions, take padel tennis classes, eat Michelin-star suppers at the Oak Room, and afterwards descend to the Tack Room cellar-lounge to sample its rare Irish whiskey collection. Rural breaks have never felt so ennobling,” the description continued.
General Manager of Adare Manor Brendan O’Connor said the resort's inclusion is “really gratifying.”
“Being chosen as one of their absolute favourite destinations by editors who have experienced the very best, all over the world, is really gratifying. This year, we were awarded Best Resort in Europe by the CN Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards for the third year in a row and were honoured with three Michelin Keys for the first time, and now making The Gold List is a lovely way to round out a very successful year,” Mr O’Connor said.
Since reopening its doors at the end of 2017, following an impressive multi-year renovation, Adare Manor has regularly won major industry recognition for its outstanding hospitality experience, such as a spot on CN Traveller’s Hot List in 2018.
This year, the resort was awarded three Michelin Keys, a prestigious new recognition reserved for hotels that offer truly outstanding stays.
In 2019, The Oak Room at Adare Manor received a Michelin star, the first ever awarded in Limerick, which it has retained ever since, and in 2027, the Resort will be host venue to The Ryder Cup.
The Gold List 2025 is published on Condé Nast Traveller’s website and in its January issue.