Brian and I were delighted to attend the recent Irish Food & Hospitality Awards held in Dublin. We were even more surprised to be awarded the Irish Breakfast Award for Guesthouses – a fantastic recognition of the efforts put in by all the team here at Castlewood House. We hope you get the time to visit us in 2025 and experience our award-winning breakfast for yourself.
Helen Heaton – Castlewood House.
Run by Brian and Helen Heaton – who have both worked in some of Ireland’s finest hotels, and for whom nothing is too much trouble to ensure that their guests enjoy the very best of Irish hospitality – this famously luxurious purpose-built guesthouse is just five minutes’ walk west of Dingle Town.
It’s a younger sister of Heatons House (next door, and also excellent) and attention to detail is seen in everything they do, from the outstanding in-room facilities provided to the elegant drawing room with its honesty bar and homemade goodies to enjoy.
But for many repeat guests a particular speciality that “keeps ’em coming back” is the superb breakfasts – a varied buffet display includes an outstandingly generous offering of fruits, juices, cheeses and charcuteries, for example, and the Baileys or Irish Mist porridge is legendary.
Then there are pancakes, Dingle kippers, smoked salmon and scrambled egg and omelettes and more, all cooked by Brian and served by delightful local staff in a dining room with views of Dingle Bay.
Georgina Campbell – Irish Food & Hospitality Awards – 2024
