Slieve Russell Hotel

Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan


A vision of marble columns, fountains, restaurants and bars, the Slieve Russell Hotel has 222 elegantly furnished rooms. There are 18- and nine-hole golf courses (with pro lessons available); spa treatments include flotation tanks, a herbal sauna and a salt grotto. A kids' club makes it a popular choice with families. It's 26km northwest of Cavan town.


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