JOAN SCALESrounds up all the best offers, from a luxurious spa break to a Scandinavian cruise
DEAL OF THE WEEK
Pamper yourself with a spa break: from €95pps
Monart Spa, near Enniscorthy, in Co Wexford, must have lost track of the awards it has won since it opened, in 2005. This month overnight rates are from €190 for two people for a night's bed and breakfast, with use of the thermal spa. Or take your girlfriends for the ultimate midweek getaway: two nights' bed and breakfast, one dinner and two treatments – the mud chamber and a facial – from €335 per person, based on three sharing. 053-9238999, www.monart.ie.
OVERSEAS DEALS
London nights: from €195
Jurys Kensington Hotel, now known simply as the Kensington, is reopening after a £20 million (€22.5 million) refurbishment. Rates are £175 (€195) per night. Stay over the weekend and you can add a Thursday or Sunday night for free. 00-44-20-75896300, www.doylecollection.com.
Summer in Dubai: from €760
You can be guaranteed sunshine in Dubai this summer, and with an offer from Sayit Travel it shouldn’t cost much more than the Canaries. Seven nights, staying at either of the Sheraton Four Points hotels, including flights and transfers, costs from €760pps. 1850-487283, www.sayit.ie.
Scandinavian cruise: from €509
Explore Scandinavia on Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Sea from €509 pps. The offer from Cruise Holidays includes flights from Dublin, a night in Oslo, four nights on board the ship, with all meals and entertainment, and then back to Oslo for the return flights. 01-8173558, www.cruiseholidays.ie.
Tour with Lions: from €1,645pps
See the Lions in action in South Africa from €1,645pps with Slatterys. Staying six nights in Cape Town for the Emerging Boks match and then two nights in Pretoria for the second test. Price includes flights, accommodation and match tickets. 1890-200425, www.slatterys.com.
Family in France: from €424
Canvas Holidays is offering a seven-night stay during July at Sologne Parc des Alicourts, in the Loire, in France, from €424 per family. The price is based on arrivals on site on July 1st, for two adults and up to three children sharing a two-bedroom mobile home. 01-2421901, www.canvasholidays.ie.
5-star Malta: from €333
Discover Malta on a five-star short break with Concorde Travel. Staying at the Radisson SAS Bay Point Resort, near St Julian’s Bay, the price, which starts at €333pps, includes flights, bed and breakfast and transfers for three nights. 01-7759300, www.concordetravel.ie.
11 days in Peru: €1,996
Immerse yourself in the land of the Incas with an 11-day trip to explore Peru. The price of €1,996pps includes a night in Lima, four nights in Cuzco in a five-star hotel, and a four-day Inca trek to Machu Picchu. 0818-300123, www.beaconsouthamerica.com.
HOME DEALS
5-star family break: €785
Family quality time at a fantastic-sounding price is being offered by the five-star Hotel Dunloe Castle, near Killarney, in Co Kerry, until October. A family three-night BB package costs €785 for two parents and up to three children, including dinner for two on one evening, a family ticket to Muckross House and traditional farms, and a host of complimentary activities, including horse riding, tennis and fishing – plus there’s an outdoor playground and leisure centre. For this and other deals, see www.discoverireland.ie.
Veggie weekend in Mayo: €209
Next weekend Knockranny House Hotel, in Westport, Co Mayo, will be welcoming vegetarians for a gourmet break. There will also be cookery demonstrations, organic-wine tasting and seasonal-cocktail classes. The price of €209pps includes a tasting dinner on Saturday night. Bookings for the dinner and wine tasting only cost €69 per person. 098-28600, www.khh.ie.
Carlow golf: €600 per team
Carlow Tourism’s annual golf classic takes place on Monday, May 25th, at Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa Country Club, Tullow, followed by a second round of golf at Killerig Golf Club on the Tuesday. The all-inclusive price per team of four is €600, to include two lunches, two rounds of golf, two nights’ accommodation in a hotel or self-catering property, evening dinner, entertainment, classic competition and, with luck, prizes. 059-9130411, www.carlowtourism.com.
Tee off midweek: from €199
Golf is also on offer at the Castlerosse Hotel, Killarney, which has a midweek break with a game at Mahoney’s Point and unlimited golf on the hotel’s nine-hole course. Two nights with bed, breakfast and one dinner from €199 pps; add an extra night with dinner for €99pps. 1850-770000, www.castlerosse.com.
Eco-friendly Waterford: €45
Now that Glenribbeen Eco Lodge, in west Waterford, has earned its eco-stripes it will be another green property to enjoy in Ireland. Single rooms cost from €45; double rooms are from €75 per night with breakfast. Glenribbeen appeared in the RTÉ series At Your Service. 058-54499, www.glenribbeen.com.
Please bear in mind that all deals are subject to availability