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Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel

Ormonde Street
Rated 8.2 in 2121 reviews

The Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel is a well-regarded establishment situated in the heart of the historic city of Kilkenny, Ireland. With its prime location, the hotel offers easy access to many of the city's notable attractions such as the medieval Kilkenny Castle, St. Canice's Cathedral, and a variety of local shops and restaurants.

This hotel blends modern comforts with traditional hospitality, providing guests with a welcoming atmosphere. The Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel features elegantly designed rooms that cater to both leisure and business travelers. Each room is equipped with contemporary amenities to ensure a comfortable and relaxing stay.

Guests can indulge in a range of dining options within the hotel. Savour a delicious meal at the hotel's restaurant, where local and international cuisines are thoughtfully crafted, or enjoy a casual drink in the stylish bar that offers a friendly and relaxed setting.

For those looking to unwind, the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel includes a leisure club that provides a pool and fitness center, allowing visitors to relax or maintain their exercise routines. Additionally, the hotel’s spa offers various treatments for those seeking additional pampering.

The hotel also caters to corporate guests with a selection of meeting and conference facilities that are equipped with the necessary technology and support services to conduct successful business events.

True to its commitment to service and hospitality, the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel ensures that each guest's experience is both pleasant and memorable, making it an ideal choice for those visiting this charming city.

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Climate and Weather

January
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 10
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Michelin Restaurants in Kilkenny and near Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel

Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland
240m / 270yd
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
Cathedral
380m / 420yd
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland
0.8km / 0.5mi
Rothe House
Rothe House
16th-century merchant's townhouse complex
0.5km / 0.31mi
Black Abbey
Black Abbey
Dominican friary in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
0.5km / 0.34mi
St. Francis Abbey
St. Francis Abbey
Franciscan abbey building ruins located in Kilkenny, Ireland
0.7km / 0.42mi
St John's Priory
St John's Priory
Former Augustinian priory located in Kilkenny, Ireland
0.5km / 0.33mi
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
0.6km / 0.39mi
Kyteler's Inn
Kyteler's Inn
Public house in Kilkenny
380m / 410yd
Maudlin Castle
Maudlin Castle
Castle located in Kilkenny, Ireland
0.7km / 0.41mi
Shee Alms House
Shee Alms House
Former poorhouse and chapel
220m / 240yd
St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Lane, Kilkenny
St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Lane, Kilkenny
Museum in a former church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
230m / 250yd
Town Hall
Town Hall
Building in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
240m / 260yd
Saint Canice's Well
Saint Canice's Well
Holy well in Kilkenny associated with Saint Canice
0.7km / 0.45mi
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Base of a wayside cross for Edmund Purcell in St. Patrick's Graveyard, Kilkenny
310m / 340yd
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
270m / 300yd
Talbot's Tower
Former watchtower in the city defenses of Kilkenny
190m / 210yd
Archer House
Archer House
Early modern townhouse in Kilkenny
180m / 190yd
Grace's Old Castle
Historic castle and part of the Court House in Kilkenny, Ireland
490m / 0.3mi
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Former brewery and tourist attraction in Kilkenny, owned by Diageo
0.5km / 0.32mi
Franciscan Friary
Franciscan Friary
Church in Friary Street, Kilkenny
80m / 90yd
Freren Gate
Freren Gate
Last surviving town gate in Kilkenny
0.6km / 0.36mi
James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde
James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde
Effigial chest tomb presumed to be for James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde at St Canice's Cathedral
0.8km / 0.5mi
Piers Butler & Margaret Fitzgerald
Piers Butler & Margaret Fitzgerald
Chest tomb depicting Petrus Butteler (Piers Butler) and Margareta fitz Geralde (Margaret Fitzgerald) at St. Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny from the O'Tunney workshop
0.8km / 0.5mi
John Grace
John Grace
Effigial chest tomb for John Grace and his wife Honorina Brenach at St Canice's Cathedral, carved and signed by Rory O'Tunney
0.8km / 0.52mi
Elicia Butler
Elicia Butler
Effigial chest tomb of a woman dressed as a nun believed to be Elicia Butler at St Canice's Cathedral
0.8km / 0.51mi
Honorina Grace
Honorina Grace
Effigial chest tomb for Honorina Grace at St Canice's Cathedral
0.8km / 0.51mi
James Shortall & Catherine White
James Shortall & Catherine White
Effigial chest tomb for Jacobus Shortalls (James Shortall) and his wife Katherina Whyte (Catherine White) at St Canice's Cathedral
0.8km / 0.52mi
Saint Patrick's Church
Saint Patrick's Church
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
270m / 300yd
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
160m / 180yd
Saint Canice's Church
Saint Canice's Church
Roman Catholic church in Kilkenny
0.7km / 0.44mi
Kilmalog Church
Kilmalog Church
Church ruin in Purcellsinch, Co. Kilkenny
2.7km / 1.7mi
Foulkstown Church
Foulkstown Church
Church building in Foulkstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
3.1km / 1.9mi
St. Martin's Well
St. Martin's Well
(former) holy well in Templemartin, Co. Kilkenny
4.5km / 2.8mi
Saint Martin's Church Ruin
Saint Martin's Church Ruin
Church ruin in Templemartin, Co. Kilkenny
4.4km / 2.7mi
Cantwell's Castle (ruins)
Cantwell's Castle (ruins)
Tower house in County Kilkenny, Ireland
5.4km / 3.3mi
Sheastown Church Ruin
Ruin of a church in the townsland of Sheastown, Co. Kilkenny
5.1km / 3.2mi
Ossory Lodge Mass Path
Former mass path leading from Ballyfoyle Road to Dunmore Church and National School, Co. Kilkenny
4km / 2.5mi
Nelly Meany's Gate Mass Path
Nelly Meany's Gate Mass Path
Former mass path leading from Radestown Lane to Dunmore Church (Holy Trinity Church) and Dunmore National School
4km / 2.5mi
Charlie's Walk Mass Path
Charlie's Walk Mass Path
Mass path leading from the Bleach Road to Dunmore Church
4.4km / 2.8mi
Castleinch Church ruin
Castleinch Church ruin
Church ruin in Castleinch, Co. Kilkenny
4.4km / 2.8mi
Castleinch Castle (site of)
Site of a castle in the townland of Castleinch or Inchyolaghan, Co. KIlkenny
4.5km / 2.8mi
Clara Castle
Clara Castle
Tower house and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland
7.2km / 4.5mi
Churchclara Church
Churchclara Church
Church ruin in Churchclara, Co. Kilkenny which has two ogham stones built into its walls
7.3km / 4.5mi
Saint Colman's Well
Saint Colman's Well
Holy well in Churchclara, Co. Kilkenny
7.2km / 4.5mi

What to do in Kilkenny and near Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel

Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland
240m / 270yd
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
Cathedral
380m / 420yd
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland
0.8km / 0.5mi
Rothe House
Rothe House
16th-century merchant's townhouse complex
0.5km / 0.31mi
Black Abbey
Black Abbey
Dominican friary in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
0.5km / 0.34mi
St. Francis Abbey
St. Francis Abbey
Franciscan abbey building ruins located in Kilkenny, Ireland
0.7km / 0.42mi
St John's Priory
St John's Priory
Former Augustinian priory located in Kilkenny, Ireland
0.5km / 0.33mi
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
0.6km / 0.39mi
Kyteler's Inn
Kyteler's Inn
Public house in Kilkenny
380m / 410yd
Maudlin Castle
Maudlin Castle
Castle located in Kilkenny, Ireland
0.7km / 0.41mi
Shee Alms House
Shee Alms House
Former poorhouse and chapel
220m / 240yd
St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Lane, Kilkenny
St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Lane, Kilkenny
Museum in a former church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
230m / 250yd
Town Hall
Town Hall
Building in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
240m / 260yd
Saint Canice's Well
Saint Canice's Well
Holy well in Kilkenny associated with Saint Canice
0.7km / 0.45mi
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Base of a wayside cross for Edmund Purcell in St. Patrick's Graveyard, Kilkenny
310m / 340yd
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
270m / 300yd
Talbot's Tower
Former watchtower in the city defenses of Kilkenny
190m / 210yd
Archer House
Archer House
Early modern townhouse in Kilkenny
180m / 190yd
Grace's Old Castle
Historic castle and part of the Court House in Kilkenny, Ireland
490m / 0.3mi
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Former brewery and tourist attraction in Kilkenny, owned by Diageo
0.5km / 0.32mi
Franciscan Friary
Franciscan Friary
Church in Friary Street, Kilkenny
80m / 90yd
Freren Gate
Freren Gate
Last surviving town gate in Kilkenny
0.6km / 0.36mi
James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde
James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde
Effigial chest tomb presumed to be for James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde at St Canice's Cathedral
0.8km / 0.5mi
Piers Butler & Margaret Fitzgerald
Piers Butler & Margaret Fitzgerald
Chest tomb depicting Petrus Butteler (Piers Butler) and Margareta fitz Geralde (Margaret Fitzgerald) at St. Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny from the O'Tunney workshop
0.8km / 0.5mi
John Grace
John Grace
Effigial chest tomb for John Grace and his wife Honorina Brenach at St Canice's Cathedral, carved and signed by Rory O'Tunney
0.8km / 0.52mi
Elicia Butler
Elicia Butler
Effigial chest tomb of a woman dressed as a nun believed to be Elicia Butler at St Canice's Cathedral
0.8km / 0.51mi
Honorina Grace
Honorina Grace
Effigial chest tomb for Honorina Grace at St Canice's Cathedral
0.8km / 0.51mi
James Shortall & Catherine White
James Shortall & Catherine White
Effigial chest tomb for Jacobus Shortalls (James Shortall) and his wife Katherina Whyte (Catherine White) at St Canice's Cathedral
0.8km / 0.52mi
Saint Patrick's Church
Saint Patrick's Church
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
270m / 300yd
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
160m / 180yd

About Kilkenny

Kilkenny, Ireland, offers a rich blend of history, culture, and natural beauty. A visit to Kilkenny Castle provides insight into the city's medieval past, with its stunning architecture and beautiful gardens. The castle grounds are a pleasant place to stroll and enjoy the surrounding landscape.

The Smithwick's Experience is another highlight, where you can learn about the history of this famous Irish ale through an engaging tour that includes tastings. For those interested in spirituality and architecture, St. Canice's Cathedral is a remarkable site, showcasing impressive medieval craftsmanship and offering a chance to climb the round tower for panoramic views of the city.

Art enthusiasts may appreciate the Butler Gallery, which features contemporary art and hosts various exhibitions throughout the year. The Kilkenny Design Centre, located in a former church, is a great spot to explore local crafts and perhaps purchase a unique souvenir.

Walking along the River Nore provides an opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of the area, with scenic views and paths that are perfect for leisurely strolls or picnics. The Medieval Mile connects several historical sites, allowing visitors to explore the city’s rich heritage at a relaxed pace.

For those who appreciate gardens, the Rothe House and Garden is a hidden gem, offering a glimpse into 17th-century life in Kilkenny while also featuring beautiful gardens to relax in. Finally, engaging with the local community through various festivals and events can provide a deeper understanding of Kilkenny's culture. Whether it's arts, food, or music, these events reflect the vibrant spirit of the city.




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