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CLARION HOTEL LIMERICK

Steamboat Quay

Limerick City

www.clarionhotellimerick.com
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Why Stay Here? 

• Super City Centre location.
• Chic Contemporaty Style.
• Excellent food and facilities.
   

It is Ireland's tallest hotel, it is bright and spacious, right on the water, very easily accessed, and the staff are very helpfull and friendly.  Yes, there are lots of reasons to choose this hotel when staying in, or indeed passing through, Limerick city.  And did I mention the wall-to-ceiling glass giving great city views from the bedroom?  We loved our recent stay at this hotel, and judging by the buzz around the place, so do a lot of other people.

ACCOMMODATION AT CLARION HOTEL LIMERICK CITY

Rooms are bright, modern and very comfortable.  Like it's sister hotel, Clarion Hotel Cork City which I had stayed in previously, the most comfortable of beds and the best of linen, pillows, towels and robes mean that you are cossetted in a very comfortable space.  The room is designed with some sensible thought by putting electricity sockets, mirrors and furniture in the correct places where the guest will actually use and appreciate them.  And of course lighting - it is incredible how many hotels get this wrong too!  Not so here though.  The bathroom was spacious, the work desk area was bright and comfortable, the glass wall looking out over the city scape and majestic River Shannon was impressive, and the bed was heavenly!  Everything I needed was at hand, television, mini-bar, iron, hotel sevice directory, heating control and so I was settled in comfortably on the sixth floor. 

DINING AT KUDOS

Sinergie Restaurant, where I had a very good breakfast the following morning, was not open for dinner on the mid-week night I stayed, so I headed for Kudos, the Asian option which is on the ground floor behind the Reception area.  We settled in at a comfortable table by the window overlooking the river and promptly started a conversation with our waiter on  Flying Boats!  My friend Lynda is something of an expert on this subject, to my surprise!  But to the menu - there is an inclusive menu with a choice of five starters or mains, but we decided to choose from the wider A La Carte.  We both wanted the Thai Fish Cakes, but I pulled rank and so insisted I had them while my pal had the Spring Rolls in Filo Pastry.  We both preferred the Fish Cakes, which were really very good indeed.  For mains the menu is divided into Curries, From the Wok, Kudos Combos and Noodles and Rice Dishes. Not deterred by the highest calorie count, she opted for the Ayam Pangang.  This was a fried Chicken Breast in a rich Tumeric batter with a good coconut flavour.  She loved it and polished off the whole lot.  Each dish has the calorie count noted, but she being a keen daily jogger knew that she could handle it!  I opted for the more conservative Salmon with Asian Greens.  We both used the knife and fork rather than the chopsticks, as the dishes we chose would have been difficult to manage otherwise.  The jasmine rice was lovely and light and quite fragrant.  Settling for a coffee after all that, Lynda went on to have the Deep Filled Apple Pie with home-made ice-cream that she raved about.. As I said, she goes jogging daily!  The food is fun, filling and interesting; the service was great, the ambiance was very pleasant, and I would go back there for dinner again without a doubt. 

One important thing about staying in a city hotel is having easy access to parking, and at the Clarion Limerick we had just that.  There is multistory parking right beside the hotel, and even on-road parking outside.  Another thing that stood out from our visit was the friendliness of the staff.  Everybody is really nice at this hotel, and could not be more helpfull.  It is certainly our number one choice when staying again Limerick City. It is in walking distance to all the city attractions, shopping and culture etc.  While it is in the city centre, the fact that it is on the river too gives it a best-of-both-worlds feeling.   Check it out for yourself at www.clarionhotellimerick.com

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