Location. The Breaffy House Hotel is located just outside Castlebar, Ireland, 18 kilometres from Westport, 27 kilometres from the holy mountain of Croagh Patrick and 39 kilometres from Ireland's national Marian shrine in Knock.
Hotel Features. An impressive, late 19th century sandstone building, Breaffy House is set within 90 acres of manicured gardens and rolling woodland. The hotel has been sensitively restored retaining period features including stone fireplaces and decorative wood floors. Spa facilities at the Breaffy Kingfisher Spa (renovated March 2009) include an indoor heated pool and treatments such as hydrotherapy baths, massages, and body wraps. There is also a fitness centre.

The Breaffy House Mulberry Restaurant has warm wood furniture and soft-coloured, decorative fabrics. Open for breakfast and dinner, it uses fresh regional ingredients and serves international dishes. Lunches are also served in the Mulberry bar, which overlooks the hotel's estate and gardens.

Facilities for children include a playground, supervised playroom and crazy golf. It also offers and extensive range of children's activities including face painting, colouring and videos.

Guestrooms. There are 125 rooms built over three floors overlooking the hotel's grounds. Decor is simple with contemporary furnishings. All rooms have bathrooms. Room amenities include satellite television, tea and coffee makers, and hair dryers.

Expert Tip. Westport is an estate town built to plans drawn up by Georgian architect. James Wyatt. Impossible to miss is the Mall, a lovely tree- lined boulevard. Guided walks are conducted twice weekly during the summer.

Official Rating provided by the Fáilte

Fáilte assigns an official star rating for hotels in Ireland. This Hotel property is rated as 3-stars. The Escape Spa is undergoing an extensive upgrade and is currently closed. R eopening is scheduled for March 2009.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or attraction, and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre.

McHale Park 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
National Museum of Country Life 4.9 km / 3.1 mi
Westport House 20 km / 12.4 mi
Knock Basilica 21.8 km / 13.6 mi
Murrisk Abbey 27.1 km / 16.9 mi
Croagh Patrick 28.9 km / 17.9 mi
Lough Talt 34.1 km / 21.2 mi
Slieve Carr 37.1 km / 23.1 mi

The preferred airport for Lynch Breaffy House is Shannon (SNN) 129.7 km / 80.6 mi.