Irish Elegance - Premium

Our guide, Ann and driver, Sean were excellent in telling us about the sights, history, geography of places, and anecdotes and wisdom and experience they had as well. One day was too long- re the Ring of Kerry and exhausted when we reached the end of the day. Remove the seaweed experience- was not interesting for me and could have used that time as free time for us. Remove the Gresham Hotel in Dublin- it was cheap furniture, concrete/plastic floor like a jail cell, no personality and chaos when we got there. Different floors was chaos. Can't find our room. Only the lobby was lovely but that's it. Big disappointment. No history of what it used to be in the 50's. The young staff have no clue about history and excellence in decor or customer service. I'd never use that hotel. Need charm, smaller hotel like the Connemara Coast Hotel and the Killarney Plaza Hotel and Spa. Personal and attentive to us always. The Ashford Castle was beyond my expectations in every regard. Could have spent another half day there instead of leaving the next morning for Dublin. The bedroom, dining and interior was fit for a king or royalty. We were treated with dignity and respect. Always. I would love to go back someday. And for sure Ireland. They are way ahead of Canada in terms of saving energy and using separate panels to shut off and turn on areas of light, blinds and heating a marble floor. Wow. The ultimate in luxury. The turn down service at night was very beautiful with chocolates, slippers and room cleaned up from when we arrived. The towel rack and soaps and luxury in towels, etc was over the top. An orchid in my room. I loved the colour scheme in my room - blue and beige and silk on the walls. Ashford has kept its history and luxury and is one of the best in the world. The bagpipes and person in a kilt and costume over the draw bridge was a memory to last forever. There is nothing that was overlooked. Thank you for this amazing trip definitely echoes of elegance. The Cliffs of Moher was also the best as I first saw them in the Movie- "Irish Wish" last year. That was my inspiration to go see them. The Kylemore Abbey and grounds were unforgettable and beautiful. It poured for a little while but the gardens I enjoyed and the tea house to grab something to eat. People who arrive late and hold up a bus should know better. IT is selfish and not acceptable. Think about others. Respect. I have worked in the hospitality industry many decades ago and know what is excellence and what is not. This tour was exceptional in every regard except the areas I mentioned could be changed for sure in the future.

Nice travels but to much time spent in the bus compared to the time spent seeing the sights. West Ireland is somewhat desolate compared to the south and east. Would have liked to have seen more of the north. All in all a great time and well done

Wonderful trip- lots of interesting stops and what I had hoped for.

Great trip and covered a lot. Wished could have had more time in Galway and a map of each City we stopped in so we knew exactly where to go and what to buy. Great tour director. Glad we added on an extra day to see the Guinness and Jameson Distillery or we would have missed out. Could have passed in the seaweed farm. But it was on the way

3 generations group, 7 to 73 ages, comfortable coach, plenty of stops, photo and history visits plentiful, expert tours X 2, very knowledgeable tour director and safety first driver.

The trip was tremendous. The itinerary covered everything we could have wanted and the key element was our Tour Director , she was great.

Trip was great and our Tour Director was even better. Very knowledgeable, personable and the perfect personality for our overall group.

Our tour director was amazing!!

This trip and our tour guide exceeded all our expectations for our very first trip to Europe. She and our Driver made it so easy to enjoy, what we came for: to learn about Ireland, and fall in love with the island, the history, and her people. They cared for us like family, and as we are older it was wonderful to feel relaxed. All of our needs were met, we learned so much from the guides and experiences. Thank you

Fantastic trip director and bus driver, Karin Reum and Noel. They made the trip a total experience with laughter, merriment, and compassion along our journey. Great itinerary, hotels, staff at the hotels and restaurants were extraordinary, and side excursions were great fun. I worked in the incentive travel industry for 30 years and I have to say this group was the best of the best. They really cared about our well being and always over delivered with little surprises to go above and beyond. The motor coach was awesome too! Exceeded my expectations!!