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The Hoban Hotel Kilkenny

Smithsland South, Springhill
Rated 8.2 in 1286 reviews

The Hoban Hotel Kilkenny is a welcoming and modern accommodation option located in the beautiful city of Kilkenny, Ireland. Positioned conveniently close to the city center, the hotel offers easy access to a variety of local attractions, making it an ideal base for exploring the rich history and vibrant culture of the area. The hotel's contemporary design is reflected in its sleek, comfortable rooms and stylish communal areas that cater to both leisure and business travelers.

Guests at The Hoban Hotel Kilkenny can enjoy a range of amenities designed to enhance their stay. The on-site restaurant and bar serve a delicious selection of meals and refreshments throughout the day, offering the perfect spot to unwind after a day of sightseeing or meetings. The emphasis on comfort and quality service is evident in the attentive staff, who are always ready to assist with any queries or requests guests may have during their stay.

In addition to its inviting accommodations, The Hoban Hotel Kilkenny is equipped with facilities to accommodate business travelers, including well-appointed meeting rooms and complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the premises. The hotel's welcoming atmosphere ensures that guests can relax and enjoy their time in Kilkenny, whether they are visiting for business or leisure.

Overall, The Hoban Hotel Kilkenny provides a convenient and comfortable stay, combining modern amenities with a prime location to offer a well-rounded hospitality experience in this charming Irish city.

Climate and Weather

January
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February
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Michelin Restaurants in Kilkenny and near The Hoban Hotel Kilkenny

Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland
1.7km / 1mi
Maudlin Castle
Maudlin Castle
Castle located in Kilkenny, Ireland
2km / 1.2mi
Shee Alms House
Shee Alms House
Former poorhouse and chapel
1.8km / 1.2mi
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
1.9km / 1.2mi
Town Hall
Town Hall
Building in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
1.9km / 1.2mi
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Base of a wayside cross for Edmund Purcell in St. Patrick's Graveyard, Kilkenny
1.4km / 0.9mi
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
1.9km / 1.2mi
Talbot's Tower
Former watchtower in the city defenses of Kilkenny
1.5km / 0.92mi
Archer House
Archer House
Early modern townhouse in Kilkenny
1.9km / 1.2mi
Franciscan Friary
Franciscan Friary
Church in Friary Street, Kilkenny
1.8km / 1.1mi
Foulkstown Church
Foulkstown Church
Church building in Foulkstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.4km / 0.89mi
Saint Patrick's Church
Saint Patrick's Church
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.4km / 0.85mi
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.8km / 1.1mi
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
Cathedral
2km / 1.3mi
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland
2.5km / 1.5mi
Rothe House
Rothe House
16th-century merchant's townhouse complex
2.2km / 1.4mi
Black Abbey
Black Abbey
Dominican friary in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
2.2km / 1.4mi
St. Francis Abbey
St. Francis Abbey
Franciscan abbey building ruins located in Kilkenny, Ireland
2.4km / 1.5mi
St John's Priory
St John's Priory
Former Augustinian priory located in Kilkenny, Ireland
2.1km / 1.3mi
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
2.1km / 1.3mi
Kyteler's Inn
Kyteler's Inn
Public house in Kilkenny
2.1km / 1.3mi
Saint Canice's Well
Saint Canice's Well
Holy well in Kilkenny associated with Saint Canice
2.2km / 1.4mi
Sheastown Church Ruin
Ruin of a church in the townsland of Sheastown, Co. Kilkenny
3.9km / 2.5mi
Kilmalog Church
Kilmalog Church
Church ruin in Purcellsinch, Co. Kilkenny
2.7km / 1.7mi
Grace's Old Castle
Historic castle and part of the Court House in Kilkenny, Ireland
2.2km / 1.3mi
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Former brewery and tourist attraction in Kilkenny, owned by Diageo
2.2km / 1.4mi
Freren Gate
Freren Gate
Last surviving town gate in Kilkenny
2.2km / 1.4mi
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
2.5km / 1.5mi
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
2.5km / 1.5mi
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
2.5km / 1.6mi
Elicia Butler
Elicia Butler
Effigial chest tomb of a woman dressed as a nun believed to be Elicia Butler at St Canice's Cathedral
2.5km / 1.5mi
Honorina Grace
Honorina Grace
Effigial chest tomb for Honorina Grace at St Canice's Cathedral
2.5km / 1.5mi
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
2.5km / 1.6mi
Castleinch Church ruin
Castleinch Church ruin
Church ruin in Castleinch, Co. Kilkenny
3.6km / 2.3mi
Castleinch Castle (site of)
Site of a castle in the townland of Castleinch or Inchyolaghan, Co. KIlkenny
3.7km / 2.3mi
Saint Canice's Church
2.3km / 1.5mi
St. Martin's Well
St. Martin's Well
(former) holy well in Templemartin, Co. Kilkenny
4.7km / 2.9mi
Saint Martin's Church Ruin
Saint Martin's Church Ruin
Church ruin in Templemartin, Co. Kilkenny
4.5km / 2.8mi
Ossory Lodge Mass Path
Former mass path leading from Ballyfoyle Road to Dunmore Church and National School, Co. Kilkenny
5.7km / 3.5mi
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
5.7km / 3.5mi
Ballybur Castle
Ballybur Castle
Tower house in Ballybur Upper, Co. Kilkenny
5.7km / 3.6mi
Danesfort Church
Danesfort Church
Church in Danesfort, County Kilkenny, Ireland
5.8km / 3.6mi
Burnchurch Castle
Burnchurch Castle
15th or 16th century tower house in County Kilkenny, Ireland
7.3km / 4.6mi
Clara Castle
Clara Castle
Tower house and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland
7.6km / 4.7mi
Churchclara Church
Churchclara Church
Church ruin in Churchclara, Co. Kilkenny which has two ogham stones built into its walls
7.3km / 4.5mi

What to do in Kilkenny and near The Hoban Hotel Kilkenny

Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland
1.7km / 1mi
Maudlin Castle
Maudlin Castle
Castle located in Kilkenny, Ireland
2km / 1.2mi
Shee Alms House
Shee Alms House
Former poorhouse and chapel
1.8km / 1.2mi
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
1.9km / 1.2mi
Town Hall
Town Hall
Building in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
1.9km / 1.2mi
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Base of a wayside cross for Edmund Purcell in St. Patrick's Graveyard, Kilkenny
1.4km / 0.9mi
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
1.9km / 1.2mi
Talbot's Tower
Former watchtower in the city defenses of Kilkenny
1.5km / 0.92mi
Archer House
Archer House
Early modern townhouse in Kilkenny
1.9km / 1.2mi
Franciscan Friary
Franciscan Friary
Church in Friary Street, Kilkenny
1.8km / 1.1mi
Foulkstown Church
Foulkstown Church
Church building in Foulkstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.4km / 0.89mi
Saint Patrick's Church
Saint Patrick's Church
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.4km / 0.85mi
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.8km / 1.1mi
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
Cathedral
2km / 1.3mi
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland
2.5km / 1.5mi
Rothe House
Rothe House
16th-century merchant's townhouse complex
2.2km / 1.4mi
Black Abbey
Black Abbey
Dominican friary in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
2.2km / 1.4mi
St. Francis Abbey
St. Francis Abbey
Franciscan abbey building ruins located in Kilkenny, Ireland
2.4km / 1.5mi
St John's Priory
St John's Priory
Former Augustinian priory located in Kilkenny, Ireland
2.1km / 1.3mi
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
2.1km / 1.3mi
Kyteler's Inn
Kyteler's Inn
Public house in Kilkenny
2.1km / 1.3mi
Saint Canice's Well
Saint Canice's Well
Holy well in Kilkenny associated with Saint Canice
2.2km / 1.4mi
Sheastown Church Ruin
Ruin of a church in the townsland of Sheastown, Co. Kilkenny
3.9km / 2.5mi
Kilmalog Church
Kilmalog Church
Church ruin in Purcellsinch, Co. Kilkenny
2.7km / 1.7mi
Grace's Old Castle
Historic castle and part of the Court House in Kilkenny, Ireland
2.2km / 1.3mi
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Former brewery and tourist attraction in Kilkenny, owned by Diageo
2.2km / 1.4mi
Freren Gate
Freren Gate
Last surviving town gate in Kilkenny
2.2km / 1.4mi
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
2.5km / 1.5mi
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
2.5km / 1.5mi
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
2.5km / 1.6mi

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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