Radisson SAS Farnham Estate - Cavan, Ireland 

just returned from a three night stay at Farnham Estate, having phoned up to book directly with the hotel at the last minute. Plus points: Standard room which was lovely (though overlooked by some others), v comfy bed Lovely walks around the hotel, free use of the thermal spa with saunas, steamrooms etc. 99% of staff were lovely, v helpful & friendly Avail of late check out at 5pm to extend your stay - only 25 euros, makes big difference Minus points: Restaurant pretty overpriced (well Dublin prices - think it was 31 for fillet steak, the wine was horrendously expensive, over 45 for a bottle we've got in Rolys for far less) Patchy cleaning: carpets throughout not spotless, including in our room. Plaster at the bottom of the pool which i saw on our first day was also there on day 3..ugh! Room air con - wouldnt call it air con in fact! Overall liked it, pretty relaxing. was bit annoyed by miscommunication in booking: I/they had made mistake whereby they only had me down for 2nights, despite saying it as soon as we arrived on checkout they did not give us the "weekender rate" which applies if you extend your stay to three nights, saying it should have been booked in advance... hmm.. penny pinching methinks!

Stayed here for 2 nights with my girlfriend. We had an amazing time. We were met at the hotel car park by the courtesy bus and he carried our bags into reception. Great start. We were then a little early and our room was not available however the Duty Manager, Ann made us feel very welcome and showed us down to the Spa as we had treatments booked for the afternoon. We had a swim (inside and outside) before relaxing in the Thermal suite for a few hours before our treatments. They were fabulous. Guys I recommmend the facial - dont knock it till u try it! We ate in the Healthy Pear tree restaurant in our robes and slippers for lunch - bliss. When we were done we were shown to our room - wow! - upgraded to a suite in the modern part of the hotel - absolutely stunning room with a gas fire built into the wall, 2 flatscreen tv's, a bath for 2 and a shower for 2 also - wonderful view over the estate as well. We ate in the main restaurant on the first night - great food i thought if a little pricey but it is a 4* luxury hotel so dont go expecting mcdonalds food and prices!! The Lobby Bar and the Cellar bar are also wonderful with a great cocktail menu. Special mention to the Nick, the bar manager who invited us to a welcome drinks recepetion and he introduced us to all of the facilites at the hotel. He was really nervous but did a fantastic job! On our second day we went for a walk round the estate grounds and next time I will play some golf as the first 9 holes of the Championship course opens this week. It looks like a beautiful course. Would recommend heading into town for a bite to eat if u dont fancy the restaurant for a second night - we ate in Little Sicily in Cavan Town and it was good food and good value. The hotel has yet open a full bistro/bar snacks menu as yet but the town is 5 mins in the car so no complaints from me on this one. We did our research on the hotel web page first and knew what to expect! All in all a fantastic spa break in a great hotel - fab location and the spa is probably one of the best in Ireland - no kids allowed in the Spa so it is wonderfully relaxing and quiet!! Cant recommend this place highly enough!