Guide Books

Iskeroon is written up in a number of independent guidebooks, including:

• Taschen’s The Hotel Book - Great Escapes Europe
• The Bridgestone Guide's "100 Best Places to Stay in Ireland 2007"
• Karen Brown's "Ireland: Charming Inns & Itineraries 2007"
• The Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Ireland guide
• The Bridgestone Irish Food Guide
• Frommer's Ireland Guide 2007
• Alastair Sawday's "Special Places to Stay in Ireland"
• Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guide 2007
• Cadogan Guide to South West Ireland
• Michelin's Red Guide to Ireland's Hotels & Restaurants 2007

We have no control over what these guidebooks write about us, and none of these books charge us to be included. (The Karen Brown and Alastair Sawday guides do charge a small fee to appear on their websites, but we still don't have any editorial control.)

Many other so-called independent guidebooks do charge for entry and we are constantly being asked by them to join - we always refuse.

Some quotes from these guidebooks:

"Iskeroon is a marvelous house, a true design icon. Built by the Earl of Dunraven in the 1930s, its unique, mesmerizing design is exceeded only by its astonishing location."
Bridgestone Guide 100 Best Places to Stay in Ireland 2007

"Spellbound by the view, you can breakfast while watching the locals pass by: seals, seagulls, the odd boat. And there’s more magic outside: Derrynane Bay, Abbey Island, Hog's Head. Walk through the semi-tropical gardens (rare Kerry lilies) to the private pier, swim in clear water, or take the boat to the enchanting Skellig Rocks. Come for a couple of days and forget your car."
Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay Ireland, 6th edition (2007)

"This is as good as it gets for this price ... It's got the best of both worlds: tranquil and yet just a short walk away to the beach or a lovely pub or a pier, for island cruises. Breakfasts are excellent here, too. This place gets sold out long in advance, so book early."
Frommer’s Ireland 2007

"Even though it is only just over 4 kilometres from the Ring of Kerry, Iskeroon is one of the most hidden and secluded properties in Ireland ... and boasts the most spectacular view in Ireland – truly a hidden gem."
Karen Brown’s Ireland, Exceptional Places to Stay 2007

Taschen's Hotel Book is a guide to some of "the most spectacular getaways in Europe." Although Iskeroon is emphatically not a hotel, we were delighted to be included in this amazing book, the first in a series of 'Hotel Books' published by Taschen. Iskeroon is the only place in the Republic of Ireland of the 43 places featured, which include the Ice Hotel in Sweden, the Cipriani in Venice, Badrutt's Palace Hotel in St Moritz and the Portixol in Palma. One couple from Japan read about Iskeroon in this book, and came here for their honeymoon, taking 24 hours non-stop from Tokyo, and speaking not a word of English. We think (and hope) they enjoyed themselves a lot – their comment in the Visitors' Book is of course in Japanese.