Loch Lein Country House

This is a fabulous place to stay - it's in an amazing location with stunning views and surroundings. The staff are absolutely wonderful, too. We very much enjoyed our visit in May and would highly recommend it! I hope we'll have the chance to visit again soon!

What a beautiful and charming hotel! Annette, Paul, and her family show pride of place with this beautiful location, brimming with old world charm and yet modern comfort and conveniences. Our rooms were large and well appointed, immaculately clean with a huge soaking tub and oversized, separate shower in each bathroom (we booked 2 rooms - one for us and one for our older teens). Water pressure was amazing and the ability to open the windows in our room and allow the cool, delicious Irish breeze to drift in from the field behind this hotel into the sitting area in our room was such a treat. Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed by Annette and our bags were taken by Jack, Annette and Paul's son, to our rooms. The view from the front of Loch Lein was absolutely breathtaking and our hosts were kind enough to seat us for our first breakfast right next to the large, beautiful windows in the dining room. And they served us such tasty food, sourced from local vendors, so everything was unbelievably fresh. Our dining experiences were memorable, with white linen table cloths, fine (and yet warm and friendly) service from the wait staff (which included Paul himself), strong Irish breakfast tea served in delicate tea cups with accompanying saucers and gloriously dainty teaspoons, amazing Hake that tasted like it had been pulled from the lake just a few hours prior, and mornings with full Irish breakfasts and waffles that were unmatched during our entire 12-day tour of southern and western Ireland. Here, every one of us was treated both like royalty and like family simultaneously. We felt very welcomed and would return in a heartbeat, when given a chance to visit Killarney again from the US in the future. Thanks so much to our gracious hosts for such a lovely experience!

My wife and I took a two-week trip to Ireland this past September. We traveled through the southern section of the country and were lucky enough to have spent three nights at Loch Lein Country House. This was by far the nicest accommodation we had on our trip. The room was very big and comfortable and the breakfasts were very good, too. Would definitely stay there again!

This was our favorite place. Paul and Annette were lovely welcoming hosts, breakfast was amazing, rooms were spacious and very comfortable, and the view!!! The hosts were also very helpful with recommendations for the area and info on the Ring of Kerry—thanks to Paul we drove Conor Pass and it was spectacular.Recommend Loch Leon highly to anyone in visiting Kerry. We will be back!

On our September vacation to Ireland we enjoyed many beautiful lodgings. Loch Lein Country House in Killarney was the finest. Annette and Paul found the perfect location on the lake outside the city two decades ago and I can only imagine the thousands of contented guests from around the globe who have loved the experience of their hospitality. Their kindness and the comfort of their rooms matched the delicious food for they served us for breakfast and dinners. You will be so thankful that you experienced this world class country home in Killarney.

We stayed in a few hotels on our trip round Ireland and Loch Lein was the number one and that's not saying the others were poor. Could not fault anything and that's coming from a critical eye! Location, cleanliness, service, breakfast, all top drawer.