Connemara Sands Beach Hotel and Spa

Connemara Sands Hotel is one of very few beachfront hotels on the west-coast of Ireland, located next to the Blue Flag awarded, white sandy beach of Mannin Bay with stunning views across the aquamarine ocean that would rival any beach worldwide. Ballyconneely is a small village 10 km South of Clifden the capital of Connemara at the entry point to the Errismore Peninsula – an ideal place from which to explore the most tranquil, unspoiled and interesting country / seaside to be found anywhere in the country.

SANDS BAR

Between its white sands and tropical-tinged waters, Mannin Bay has always had a slightly exotic undercurrent, even if the water temperature doesn’t quite chime. Connemara Sands and head chef Sinead Quinn seem aware of this, and bring a sophistication to the spread offered at their beachside premises that is at once quintessentially Irish while being dynamic. Local produce and seafood are to the fore.

SANDS SEAWEED BATHS AND SPA

Sumptuous outdoor seaweed baths by Voya, the world’s first producer of certified organic seaweed-based skincare products, are among the wide range of treatments served up by this soothing and rejuvenating coastal spa at the Connemara Sands Hotel. Located by the crystalline waters of Mannin Bay in Ballyconneely, the spa is open every day and booking in advance is essential.

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