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Welcome to the Skellig Hostel located overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay in the townsland village of Ballinskelligs, on the Skellig Ring, “A secret Ring off the Ring of Kerry”. The hostel is a great place to stay when exploring this most beautiful, hidden part of Ireland’s rugged south west coast. Wild rocky coastlines, scattered islands, vast mountains and high passes, this Gaeltacht (Gaelic speaking) region will leave you longing to come back for more. With 23 warm, spacious, fresh and bright bedrooms and facilities, you will be pleasantly surprised by the private and public areas available. Our hostel offers 2 self catering kitchens, 2 dining rooms, a lounge with TV, Video, Radio and Public Phone, Private Gardens and Car Park. Local activities and amenities include Blue Flag Beaches, Cill Rialaig Famine Village, Boat Trips to the Skelligs Rock, scenic walks and The Kerry Way, cycling routes, diving, sea sports, angling, horse riding, archaeological sites, and so much more. Local pubs, restaurants, cafes and music all within a stroll of our location.
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From Kerry Airport one hour drive to Caherciveen nearest town to Hostel. 4km outside of Caherciveen on the Waterville road, take 2nd right hand turn at signpost to Ballinskelligs village. At turn for Ballinskelligs beach stay on main road and at next sharp corner go straight up hill. Skellig Hostel is located 4th on left. From Tralee and Killarney (train and bus) take N70 to Killorglin then take same directions as above.
Located overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay in the townsland village of Ballinskelligs, this beautiful scenic area is the perfect place for those who want to “get away from it all” and lose themselves in the Great Outdoors! The hostel is only 2 minutes from Ballinskelligs Blue Flag Beach and is surrounded by magnificent coastal and mountain walks. Besides the incredible scenery there are great quiet cycling routes; diving and fishing; Skellig Rock Trips, horse riding; a wide variety of archaeological sites and Heritage Centres including Cill Rialaig Famine Village; Cill Rialaig Gallery & Café; and Ballinskelligs friendly village with quality music, food & pubs.
Located overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay, the Skellig Hostel in set in the village of Ballinskelligs. Located on the Skellig Ring, “A secret Ring off the Ring of Kerry”, the property is a great place to stay when exploring the rugged south west coast.
Our 23 bedrooms are warm and comfortable with views of the surrounding countryside. They are traditionally styled and comfortable and bed linen is supplied. Our combination of double ensuite rooms, standard doubles, twin and bunk rooms and family rooms make us ideal for individuals, couples, families and groups. Our standard bathrooms offer combined bath and shower facilities, our ensuites offer electric shower facilities and our wheelchair friendly bathrooms offer roll in shower facilities.
6 Family Rooms with double & 2 single beds or set of bunks 6 Double Ensuites 3 Standard Doubles 8 Twin / Bunk Rooms sleeping 2 pax 6 Standard Bathrooms 4 Wheelchair Friendly Bathrooms
Anonymous from London
Stayed 08-2010Other
Brian from Sodertalje
Stayed 07-2010Other
Great place,great room with space and excellent views.
Anonymous from Laidley
Stayed 04-2010Mature couple
I did not realise it took so long to drive from Killarney so much time was taken up travelling to and from our accommodation leaving us little time for anything else, otherwise hostel was fine.
Our hostel is warm, welcoming and friendly and offers modern yet traditionally styled public areas. These include 2 colourful self catering kitchens with all modern facilities and utensils, 2 bright dining rooms and a cosy lounge with TV, Video, Radio and Public Phone. Also, for our guests are our private Gardens with picnic tables and benches, and private Car Park. Our luggage storage area is available for early arrivals and late departures. Facilities/Near by leisure: Beach five minutes walk from Skellig Hostel. Beach Cafe on beach. The Beach Cafe is opened 7 days per week with all day menu teas, coffees etc. Starting with a light breakfast menu every morning. Every Sunday also there is a lovely Country Market during the months of June, July, August with live music performed by local musicians. The cafe is located overlooking the beach and its charm is added to with displays of Kerry Images on every wall. Tourist information is available on site. Cill Rialaig Restaurant: The Cill Rialaig Art Gallery has an intimate restaurant which will be opened 7 days per week for lunches and snacks with evening meals served at weekends, Thursday to Sunday. A La Carte menu with good selection of wines available. Entertainment on Sunday evenings. There are a variety of events held at the Art Gallery througout the season with Art Exhibtions at Bank Holiday Weekends. Atlantic Grill Take Away: A selection of Take Away Foods are available at Atlantic Grill Take Away every weekend night, located next to Cable O' Leary's Pub.