Families

Bring the whole family to Sheen Falls Lodge and let us show you what makes a really memorable family holiday!

We’re the perfect hideaway, tucked into a magical estate that’s the ultimate outdoor playground. Chilled out and relaxed, you and your children will feel the warmest of welcomes from the moment you arrive.

Bicycles, boating, board games or bird watching, whatever you love to do together, we can make it happen. Our Guest Services Team can help plan the perfect family adventure, whether that’s horse riding or hiking, kayaking or chocolate making!

We’ve a wide selection of luxury rooms to accommodate all the family, from infants to young adults, and look forward to helping you choose the perfect space for a fun and fabulous Sheen Falls Lodge experience.

ROOMS

Unlike other five-star hotels, we don’t do cookie-cutter family bedrooms. That’s why we invite you to make your booking directly with our Reservations Team on +353 (0)64 664 1600 or by emailing reservations@sheenfallslodge.ie. No two families are the same, so we’d be delighted to make recommendations based on what is best for your family. We’ll know right away which space is best for you.

Children, up to 15 years of age may be accommodated in either wall beds or single futons. For families with older children, a selection of interconnecting room options is available or you may prefer one of our beautiful estate villas. Offering enhanced living and accommodation arrangements, they offer family privacy and the ultimate luxury experience.

Our family accommodation is very popular and gets booked up in advance for school and bank holidays. We recommend booking early to avoid disappointment!

• Classic, Deluxe and Superior Deluxe Rooms can accommodate up to 2 adults.
  and 1 child. Rooms size start at 39 square meters (419 square feet) to up 47
  square meters (505 square feet).
• Estate Bay View and Falls View Rooms can accommodate up to 2 adults and 3 children. These large, open-plan rooms have an enhanced sitting area, with an average size of 61 square meters (660 square feet).
• Falls View Suites can accommodate up to 2 adults and 3 children. The suite comprises an entrance hall, bathroom, master bedroom and a separate sitting room area that sleeps up to 3 children. The total area is approximately 74-93 square meters (800 square feet) of space.
• Falls View Suites also interconnect with Superior Deluxe Rooms, which offers further flexibility to accommodate larger families of up to 2 adults and 5 children or 4 adults and 3 children.

FAMILY DINING

Children are welcome to dine in The Stables Brasserie & in The Falls Restaurant accompanied with their parent or guardian.

We know what kids love to eat, so we have a very special children’s menus available in The Stables Brasserie, that’s strictly off-limits to mums and dads! In-room dining is also popular, should you prefer a cosy night in.

We’d be delighted to make you a very special picnic or packed lunch for any family excursions. Just talk to our Guest Relations Team and they’ll happily arrange this for you.

During school holidays, we also offer children’s tea from 5.30 pm each evening.

FAMILY FACILITIES & ACTIVITIES

• Swimming Times – 9 am to 6 pm in Easanna Wellness & Spa
• Bicycles – available on a complimentary basis from Easanna Wellness & Spa
• Tennis – equipment available from Easanna Wellness & Spa
• Horse riding
• Archery
• Kayaking
• Paddleboarding
• Falconry

FAMILY EVENTS IN KENMARE

Kenmare is a super town for children, with plenty of family-friendly festivals and events planned throughout the year.

CHOCOLATE MAKING

Book a family chocolate-making workshop and experience all the joy and fun of making your own chocolates together. Taking place at nearby Lorge’s factory, you’ll learn the history and origin of chocolate before getting stuck into dipping, moulding and making! For more information, visit lorge.ie 

THE EWE EXPERIENCE

An engaging and relaxing day out, visit Ireland’s only interactive and interpretative Sculpture Garden.  A garden of secrets, The Ewe is an interactive nature trail combining art with the outdoors.  A fun and beautiful day out for all ages. For more information, visit theewe.com

SEA SAFARI

Head off on a thrilling seal and eagle watching tour from Kenmare Pier. Sailing daily, this eco-nature boat tour of Kenmare Bay enables you and the kids to explore the prolific wildlife found in the magical waters around Sheen Falls Lodge.  For more information visit seafariireland.com

MOLLY GALLIVAN’S TRADITIONAL FARM

Take a step back into the past at Molly Gallivan’s Traditional Farm. Experience the simple country lifestyle in rural Ireland before the days of electricity and modern conveniences. Molly’s farm is complete with animals, fowl and traditional farm machinery. On the farm, you will also visit the ghostly ruins of a family dwelling from the era of the Great Famine and a Neolithic Stone Row that forms part of an ancient sun calendar – 5,000 years of history on a 500m walk. For more information visit mollygallivans.com