Castle Hotel June Walking Weekend! - Walking is the perfect way to explore the Lee Valley. Encircled by the Shehy, Derrynasaggart and Boggeragh Mountains there are miles of wonderful walking with stories to be told. Your walking package will include 2 nights luxurious accommodation, 1 evening meal & complimentary use of The Leisure Club to ease out those tired limbs!
The weekend will consist of three walks:
Friday evening: 8.00-9.00pm: Introductory tour of Macroom by streetlight: See where Art O Leary met his love Eibhlan Dubh Na Chonaill and where William Penn lived.
Saturday: 9.00 - 4.00pm: The Paps. This twin-peaked mountain is dedicated to the Tuatha de Danaan Goddess, Dana or Anu and is a focal point of Celtic spirituality. This is a lovely climb with ascent from 200m to 694m. 6-7 miles.
Sunday: 9.00 - 12.00pm: A trek in the post glacial oak forest of the Gearagh near Macroom town with information on its formation, special habitat characteristics and human story.
Catherine Ketch of Lee Valley Walking has been running guided tours and walks in the Macroom area for the past ten years. A trained local guide she has an MA in Geography as well as a keen interest in local history and environment.
Route may change due to weather conditions. For further details view our website at www.castlehotel.ie.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Launch of Short Term Summer Leisure Club Membership
This week sees The Castle Hotel Leisure Club launch their Short Term / Summer Memberships. These will be available from 2 weeks, 1 month and upto 4 months and will run from from May 1st to Sept 7th 2009. Members will have use of the 16 m deck level heated pool, spa bubble pool, kids pool, steam room and gym. These specail memberships includes a FREE Fitness Assessment & Plan! For further enqueries phone 026 43088.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
One Happy Customer!
Dear Don, Ger, families and the staff of the Castle Hotel,
I don't know how you continue to get better and better every year at the Castle Hotel. Your staff is the most amazing assembly of personnel I have ever watched work. They really seem to enjoy their jobs and go out of their way no matter what the requests are. From way back in June when Rachael and I started booking the rooms to the hustle and bustle of getting the gang on the road last Sunday, your staff stood by smiling and understanding. I owe a huge thank you to Elish for her understanding when we had a misunderstanding when settling the Shannon room bill. She is ACES and one of the best front desk persons anyone could wish for. John Paul now has us all saying Rory who ? He was like a conductor of a fine symphony on the night of the gala. He stood there in the midst of what could have been mass confusion and directed everything (in two separate rooms) with a knowing nod and smile !!! As always Billy and Eileen were welcome smiles and knowing service at the bar as well as the addition of Chris and the other bartenders and servers. Theresa and the house keeping staff were AMAZING !! To turn the rooms over EVERY DAY and somehow read our minds on what we needed. Mikey and Anthony are the two most understanding and amazing night porters in the world. Some nights the lobby calmed down as breakfast was being served and they still were asking if they could serve us. NONE of this happens by chance. It takes a string, service concerned ownership that cares equally about their staff and their guests. The Castle Hotel is the GOLD STANDARD for hotels that I have visited through out the world (I have been to 14 different countries and countless states here in the US). The chef's and cooks in your kitchen are amazing artist's in their own right. The food is always fresh, delicious and served with the flare of a 5 star restaurant. Please thank every member of your staff for another amazing week and we are looking forward to bringing our own special kind of "holiday" fun back to Macroom and the Castle Hotel in March 2010 !!!
All my best, Tom.
Dear Don, Ger, families and the staff of the Castle Hotel,
I don't know how you continue to get better and better every year at the Castle Hotel. Your staff is the most amazing assembly of personnel I have ever watched work. They really seem to enjoy their jobs and go out of their way no matter what the requests are. From way back in June when Rachael and I started booking the rooms to the hustle and bustle of getting the gang on the road last Sunday, your staff stood by smiling and understanding. I owe a huge thank you to Elish for her understanding when we had a misunderstanding when settling the Shannon room bill. She is ACES and one of the best front desk persons anyone could wish for. John Paul now has us all saying Rory who ? He was like a conductor of a fine symphony on the night of the gala. He stood there in the midst of what could have been mass confusion and directed everything (in two separate rooms) with a knowing nod and smile !!! As always Billy and Eileen were welcome smiles and knowing service at the bar as well as the addition of Chris and the other bartenders and servers. Theresa and the house keeping staff were AMAZING !! To turn the rooms over EVERY DAY and somehow read our minds on what we needed. Mikey and Anthony are the two most understanding and amazing night porters in the world. Some nights the lobby calmed down as breakfast was being served and they still were asking if they could serve us. NONE of this happens by chance. It takes a string, service concerned ownership that cares equally about their staff and their guests. The Castle Hotel is the GOLD STANDARD for hotels that I have visited through out the world (I have been to 14 different countries and countless states here in the US). The chef's and cooks in your kitchen are amazing artist's in their own right. The food is always fresh, delicious and served with the flare of a 5 star restaurant. Please thank every member of your staff for another amazing week and we are looking forward to bringing our own special kind of "holiday" fun back to Macroom and the Castle Hotel in March 2010 !!!
All my best, Tom.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
‘Forget the Doom and Gloom while you’re in Macroom’.
This is the policy currently promoted by The Castle Hotel & Leisure Centre in Macroom, Co. Cork, where staff wear badges saying: "Please Do Not Mention The 'R' Word", "Recession = Opportunity" , "We Think The Recession Is Nearly Over", "I Refuse To Talk About The RECESSION" etc.
Don Buckley explains, "We are not for a moment saying that the "R" word is not affecting us as it is every other business. However, we are trying to encourage customers to focus their attention away from this topic of conversation, at least while they are in the Hotel. All our staff have been asked not to bring up the "R" word in conversation but rather to talk about more positive and uplifting news. Customers seem to appreciate the effort we are making & the badges bring a smile to their face.
The challenge of keeping our business moving forward and profitable is not an easy task during an economic slowdown but we’re rejoicing in the challenge! And of course this hard work to over come such a challenge has endless benefits for our customers.
We’re concentrating more than ever to provide expertise and excellence in every department – we’re going beyond our call of duty, going further than that ‘extra mile’! We’re enjoying adding ‘more strings to our bow’!
Don Buckley explains, "We are not for a moment saying that the "R" word is not affecting us as it is every other business. However, we are trying to encourage customers to focus their attention away from this topic of conversation, at least while they are in the Hotel. All our staff have been asked not to bring up the "R" word in conversation but rather to talk about more positive and uplifting news. Customers seem to appreciate the effort we are making & the badges bring a smile to their face.
The challenge of keeping our business moving forward and profitable is not an easy task during an economic slowdown but we’re rejoicing in the challenge! And of course this hard work to over come such a challenge has endless benefits for our customers.
We’re concentrating more than ever to provide expertise and excellence in every department – we’re going beyond our call of duty, going further than that ‘extra mile’! We’re enjoying adding ‘more strings to our bow’!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Recipe of The Week!
RECIPE FOR
CASTLE HOTEL BROWN BREAD
CASTLE HOTEL BROWN BREAD
INGREDIENTS
3/4 LBS. COARSE GROUND BROWN FLOUR1/2 LBS. WHITE FLOUR1 TEACUP OF BRANI TEACUP OF WHEATGERMI TEACUP OF PINHEAD OAT MEAL (PORRIDGE) A LITTLE BROWN (SOFT) SUGAR (Up to 1/2 Cup)1 TEASPOON BREAD SODA1 PINT OF BUTTERMILK1/2 CUP OF FLORA OIL [SUNFLOWER]1 TEASPOON OF SEASEME SEEDS (OPTIONAL)
METHOD:
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl except for bread soda. Sieve the bread soda into mixed ingredients. Make a well in the centre.Mix Flora Oil and Buttermilk and add to dry ingredients until the mixture is good and wet.Grease bread tins. Put the mixture in tins and bake in anoven @ 150C for 1 - 1 1/4 hours. Sprinkle top with seasame seads (optional).
HAPPY BAKING!
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