Adare Village, (Co. Limerick) … October 2012 … Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort has been named One of Europe’s Top Resorts in Condé Nast Traveler’s 25th annual Best in the World Readers' Choice Survey.  Condé Nast Traveler magazine announced its Readers' Choice results this week, ranking the best cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, hotels, and resorts worldwide.  Adare Manor was listed as #7 in Europe.
 
“We are thrilled to be honored by Condé Nast Traveler’s readers,” said Anita Higgins, general manager of Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort.  “I am so proud of my team for creating such an ideal environment and guest experience here at Adare Manor that guests continually return, and say such lovely things about their experiences here.”
 
The exquisite five-star, castle-like Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort is set in an historic, 19th century manor house surrounded by meticulously manicured lawns, exquisite formal gardens, and acres of bucolic parklands.  Beyond the Manor’s front gates is Adare Village, originally part of the estate and today considered one of Ireland’s most charming and photogenic villages with its storied thatched roof houses.  A unique “Calendar House,” Adare Manor has 365 stained glass windows, 52 chimneys, 7 pillars in the lobby for each day of the week and 4 towers for each season.  
 
Constructed over a 30-year period in the early 1800s and built for the second Earl of Dunraven, the family staterooms are now spacious guest suites.  Their exquisitely-carved oak dining room seats hotel guests for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the magnificent Minstrel’s Gallery - a 132 foot long, 26-½ foot high expanse inspired by the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles - hosts spectacular social and corporate gatherings. 
 
A record 46,500 readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine participated in the 2012 Readers’ Choice survey, selecting 1306 winning hotels, resorts, and cruise lines worldwide.  A multiple-year “Best in the World Award” recipient, in 2006 and 2008, Adare Manor was recognized as the “Top Golf Resort in Europe” by Condé Nast Traveler.   Earlier this year, Adare Manor was named one of the “Top 500 Hotels in the World” by Travel+Leisure magazine.  The property was also voted “Ireland’s Leading Hotel” in the World Travel Awards earlier this month.
 
2012 Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards – The Complete Listing
http://www.cntraveler.com/readers-choice-awards

2012 Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards:  Europe's Top 15 Resorts
http://www.cntraveler.com/readers-choice-awards/europe/top-15-resorts-europe

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About Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort
Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort in Co. Limerick is one of Ireland's leading Five Star castle properties. The 840-acre Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort is the ultimate luxury vacation destination, offering a variety of deluxe accommodations, an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed championship golf course, luxurious spa treatment rooms, world-class dining facilities, fishing, shopping, sightseeing, and a host of other estate activities which will intrigue even the most experienced travellers. It is situated along the River Maigue and next to the village of Adare, one of the most picturesque places to visit in all of Ireland, and just 25 minutes from Shannon International Airport. For more information on Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort and for reservations, visit www.adaremanor.com.  Adare Manor is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.