Accommodation
Places to Stay
Where you stay shapes a Clare golf trip as much as where you play. West Clare listings below are researched from official sources — hotels, B&Bs, self-catering and the Doonbeg resort — organised by area and nearby golf.
Stay by area
These are geographic planning areas, not accommodation recommendations.
Shannon / Bunratty
Airport hotels and Bunratty village stays — Park Inn, Shannon Springs and Bunratty Castle Hotel.
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Dromoland / Newmarket-on-Fergus
Dromoland Castle and estate country around the parkland course.
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Stay listings
Hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, self-catering and resort stays for west Clare golf.
Hotel
Lahinch Coast Hotel & Suites
Lahinch
A four-star hotel in the village centre, a short walk from Lahinch beach and Lahinch Golf Club.
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Vaughan Lodge Hotel
Lahinch
A seasonal four-star boutique hotel on the edge of Lahinch, run by a family with long ties to the village.
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Falls Hotel & Spa
Ennistymon · Lahinch
A four-star hotel in Ennistymon, about five minutes by car from Lahinch — useful if you want a quieter base still close to the links.
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Armada Hotel
Spanish Point
A seafront hotel at Spanish Point, well placed for Spanish Point Golf Club and the N67 run south to Doonbeg and Kilrush.
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Resort
Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland, Doonbeg
Doonbeg
The resort hotel beside Doonbeg’s championship links — the obvious base if the headline round is on the dunes at Doughmore Bay.
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B&B
Hillcrest View Bed & Breakfast
Kilrush
A purpose-built B&B overlooking Kilrush and the Shannon Estuary, within walking distance of the town and a short drive from Kilrush Golf Club.
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Self-catering
Hillcrest Luxury Apartment
Kilrush
A three-bedroom self-catering apartment near Kilrush, suited to groups who want a kitchen and a base on the Shannon Estuary.
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Stella Maris Hotel
Kilkee
A Victorian-era hotel in the centre of Kilkee, overlooking the town’s crescent beach and the start of the Loop Head peninsula.
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Kilkee Bay Hotel
Kilkee
A hotel on the Kilrush Road at the edge of Kilkee, a few minutes’ walk from the beach and handy for Kilkee Golf Club.
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Guesthouse
Morrissey's of Doonbeg
Doonbeg
Six rooms above a long-established Doonbeg bar and restaurant — a village-centre alternative to the resort if you still want to walk to dinner.
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Park Inn by Radisson Shannon Airport
Shannon
The only hotel at Shannon Airport terminal — useful for a late arrival, an early departure, or a night before collecting a hire car.
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Shannon Springs Hotel
Shannon
A four-star hotel about five minutes by car from Shannon Airport — a practical airport-night base with on-site dining at the Old Lodge Gastro Pub.
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Treacys Oakwood Hotel
Shannon
A four-star hotel in Shannon town centre, a short drive from the airport and within easy reach of Shannon Golf Club.
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Old Ground Hotel
Ennis
A four-star town-centre hotel in Ennis — walkable to restaurants and pubs, with Ennis and Woodstock golf clubs a short drive away.
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Temple Gate Hotel
Ennis
A four-star hotel just off Ennis town centre — a county-town base when you want parkland golf without committing to the west coast.
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Resort
Dromoland Castle
Newmarket-on-Fergus · Dromoland
A five-star castle hotel on the Dromoland estate — the obvious stay if the headline round is Ron Kirby and JB Carr's parkland course on the grounds.
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Bunratty Castle Hotel
Bunratty
A four-star hotel in Bunratty village, a short drive from Shannon Airport and walking distance from Bunratty Castle & Folk Park.
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Hotel Doolin
Doolin
A boutique hotel in Doolin village with Fitz's pub, Glas restaurant and live music on site — a north Clare base when Lahinch is booked or you want to be closer to the cliffs.
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Related golf
If you already know where you want to play, start with the golf and work back to a base.
Need a place to start?
Lahinch, Doonbeg, Kilrush and Kilkee are useful bases to compare.