Exterior of Ashford Castle hotel located in Ireland

In proud recognition

  • World Spa Awards - Ireland's Best Hotel Spa - 2024
  • Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards - Voted No. 4 in Best Resorts in Europe - 2024
  • Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards - Voted No. 20 in Best Resorts in the Rest of Europe - 2024
  • Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards - Voted No. 2 in The 5 Best Resorts in the UK and Ireland - 2024
  • Irish Independent’s Hot 100 Hotels List - Named Ireland’s No. 1 Hotel - 2024 
  • World Spa Awards - Ireland's Best Hotel Spa - 2024
  • Yes Chef Awards - Luxury Hotel Restaurant of the Year for the George V Dining Room - 2024
  • Yes Chef Awards - Andrew Ryan, Executive Pastry Chef awarded 'Pastry Chef of the Year' - 2024
  • Yes Chef Awards - Fine Dining Restaurant in Connaught for the George V Dining Room - 2024
  • Forbes Travel Guide - Retained Forbes Five-Star awards for Ashford Castle and the Spa - 2024
  • Virgin Media Business Gold Medal Awards - Awarded Gold for being one of the top three Five-Star spas in Ireland - 2024 
  • Andrew Harper Member's Choice Award - Top 10 Favourite Hotels - 2024
  • Ireland's Five Star Hotel Spa Experience - Gold Medal Awards - 2024
  • Food & Wine Magazine Awards – Paula Stakelum, Global Director of Chocolate and Pâtisserie awarded ‘Best Pastry Chef’ - 2023
  • Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards – Voted No. 4 in Best Resorts in Europe - 2023
  • World Spa Awards - Ireland's Best Hotel Spa - 2023
  • Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards - Voted No. 4 in The 5 Best Resorts in the UK and Ireland - 2023
  • Travel + Leisure 500 - Ashford Castle is recognised as one of the best hotels in the world - 2023 
  • Forbes Travel Guide - Retained Forbes Five-Star award - 2023
  • Forbes Travel Guide - Ashford Castle’s Spa awarded a Forbes Five-Star, making Ashford Castle the first and only hotel in Ireland to hold two Forbes Five-Star awards - 2023