Adare Village,
(Co. Limerick); Kildare, (Dublin), Ireland, October
2011 … Adare Manor, located in western
Ireland
near Limerick and Shannon International Airport and adjacent to
charming Adare
Village, and The K Club, another of
Ireland’s most renowned resorts situated near Dublin and Dublin
International
Airport, have both achieved the Condé
Nast Traveler Readers Choice “Best
in the World” list for 2011. The coveted
Conde Nast Traveler's Best in the
World List is one of the most prestigious consumer travel awards within
the US travel industry.
“This is such honor for us at
Adare Manor,” said Anita Higgins, general manager.
“To be so recognized by readers of one of America’s most important consumer travel magazines is
wonderful
for our property and our dedicated staff, and helps us know we are
providing a
most memorable experience to each of our guests, which is always our
goal. We’re very appreciative of this
recognition.”
“We are so grateful to readers of Condé
Nast Traveler magazine,”
said Michael Davern, CEO and general manager of The K Club. “This is wonderful feedback for our dedicated
team of professionals at our resort, and means our desire for exemplary
hospitality and service is recognized by our guests.
We’re thrilled with this honor.”
The hotels and resorts that
placed on Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers Choice Awards “Best
in the World” list were sifted from more than 8 million votes cast in
the
magazine’s annual Readers' Choice Awards survey. The awards reflect the
combined opinions of Condé Nast Traveler
readers, rating the hotels, cities, and islands they visited in the
past year.
Recently, Adare Manor and The K
Club were also voted two of the top resort properties in Ireland for 2011 by the World Travel Awards, which
recognized them as “Ireland’s Leading Hotel” and “Ireland’s Leading Golf Resort” respectively. In 2005, The K Club was honored as “Condé
Nast Traveler’s European Resort of
The Year,” and in 2006 and 2008, Adare Manor was recognized as the “Top
Golf
Resort in Europe” by Condé Nast
Traveler.
To
access Adare Manor’s online Media Center, visit http://www.adaremanor.com/media-centre.html.
For high
resolution images, visit http://www.adaremanor.com/media-gallery.html.
For high
resolution
photography of The K Club, visit: http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/29118362/1/K%20Club?h=73460e
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.
About The K Club
The K
Club
is a multifaceted resort set on 550 acres and on the banks of the River
Liffey
in Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Just 30 minutes from
Dublin
International Airport and Dublin City Centre, the resort includes a
69-bedroom hotel which is this year’s AA Hotel of the Year; two Arnold
Palmer-designed championship golf courses – The Palmer Ryder Cup Course
and The
Smurfit Palmer Course, The K Spa and several restaurants and
bars. The
resort has staged 13 European Opens and The Ryder Cup 2006.
Winner
of several accolades for both its hotel and golf offerings, The K Club
is
renowned as one of the world’s premier golfing destinations.
Other
facilities and activities offered on site include conferencing,
fishing, horse
riding, archery, wine cellar and art & history tours. There is a
dedicated
Health and Fitness Club, the extraordinary K Spa, and a Kids Club which
runs
daily.
The
magical setting of the resort, the magnificent grounds and stringent
attention
to detail and service has made the property a firm favorite with
golfers,
families, business travelers, spa goers and wedding couples. The
K Club
offers excellent value-added packages for the corporate, leisure and
incentive
markets. For more information on packages, services or for best
available
rates offered log on to
www.kclub.ie
The K Club is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.