The Skylon Restaurant

The Skylon Restaurant features imaginative menus with a focus on fresh local produce of the highest quality, the perfect location when eating out in Drumcondra. Whether it is a romantic candlelit dinner, entertaining business associates or celebrating a special occasion the Skylon Restaurant is a delightful venue in which to relax and enjoy quality cuisine and service.
Breakfast is a buffet and choice of cooked breakfast or continental selection and is available from 7.00am -11.00am. Dinner served from 6.00pm-9.30pm with an Early Bird or a la carte menus available.

Bar & Grill Drumcondra

The Skylon Bar & Grill is the centre of activity in the hotel. The beautifully appointed split-level bar is traditionally designed to provide an intimate and cosy atmosphere.

For business or pleasure the Bar & Grill is the perfect choice for a quiet lunch or an evening meal. Food is served every day from 12.00am to 9.30pm.

Live music is featured in the Bar & Grill every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. Legendary band Tropical Storm performs on the last Saturday of every month.

Accomodation in the Best Western Dublin Skylon Hotel

Guest rooms in this Dublin City hotel are spacious and elegantly designed with a real sense of warmth and welcome. The rooms meet all your needs for a restful night and include: 

• Ensuite Bathrooms

• Flat Screen Television with News & Movie Channels

• Free Wi-Fi Access

• Alarm Clock

• Tea and Coffee making facilities

• Hair Dryer / Trouser Press / Ironing Board

• Direct Dial Telephone

EXECUTIVE BEDROOMS

The Best Western Dublin Skylon boasts 36 spacious new Executive Rooms which have additional features:

• Respa Beds

• High Speed Modem with Free Internet Access

• Fully Lit Work Station

A few words about the Best Western Dublin Skylon Hotel...

The Best Western Dublin Skylon Hotel is a modern, luxurious 126 bedroom hotel boasting free Wi-Fi and all non-smoking bedrooms. Located a 10 minute car or bus journey from Dublin International Airport and five minutes from Dublin City Centre, the hotel is a 5 minute walk from Croke Park Stadium and offers a shuttle bus service to the  O2 Arena and Aviva Stadium making it one of the best located Dublin hotels. 

Guest rooms in this Dublin City hotel are spacious and elegantly designed to meet all your needs for a restful night and include Ensuite Bathrooms, Flat Screen Television with News & Movie Channels, Tea and Coffee making facilities, Hair Dryer, Trouser Press / Ironing Board & Direct Dial Telephone. A High Speed Modem with Free Internet Access is available in all Executive rooms.

The Skylon Bar & Grill is the centre of activity in the hotel. The beautifully appointed split-level bar is traditionally designed to provide an intimate and cosy atmosphere. Food is served every day from 12.00am to 9.30pm. The Skylon Restaurant features imaginative menus with a focus on fresh local produce of the highest quality. Breakfast is a buffet and choice of cooked breakfast or continental selection and is available from 7.00am -11.00am. Dinner served from 6.00pm-9.30pm with an Early Bird or a la carte menus available. Private meeting rooms are available at our Dublin Conference Hotel for functions holding up to 100 delegates. A popular Wedding Venue in Dublin, whether you are planning a formal or informal wedding reception or civil wedding, the Best Western Dublin Skylon Hotel can provide you with the ideal setting.

The Best Western Dublin Skylon Hotel is warm, friendly and very popular with locals and guests with high volumes of repeat visitors indicative of the value and quality of its facilities. Owned and operated by the Mc Eniff family, guests at the Best Western Skylon Hotel are guaranteed comfort, good quality, value-for-money and Irish hospitality, all hallmarks of McEniff hotels across Ireland.

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The Great Northern Hotel, Conference & Leisure Centre Donegal

The Great Northern Hotel is a 4 Star hotel nestling on a hillside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and the resort town of Bundoran in County Donegal on the north west coast of Ireland, offering great value family hotel breaks in Bundoran and Donegal Hotel deals.

With spectacular views of the wild Atlantic, Donegal Bay and nearby mountains surely the views themselves are worth visiting for. In the centre of an 18 hole championship golf course and with its indoor heated pool, sauna, jacuzzi and fitness centre, leisure breaks become a pleasure.

There is an abundance of watersports, golden beaches and angling in local lakes and rivers nearby. Experience our beautiful coastline and countryside on foot. Horseriding for the equestrian-minded is just a half a mile away. Experience Water World, one of Ireland’s largest indoor heated Aqua Adventure Centres.

Holyrood Hotel, Spa & Leisure Centre Donegal

Welcome to the relaxed atmosphere of the new Holyrood Hotel, Bundoran, long renowned as one of Ireland’s favourite resorts. It is situated overlooking Donegal Bay and has beautiful backdrops of Glenade, Ben Bulben and the Hills of Donegal. Offering great value family hotel breaks and hotel deals in Donegal.

This is a McEniff Family Hotel, which carries on the tradition of comfort and hospitality which has been handed on by Mrs. Elizabeth McEniff, founder of the Hotel Group. This family run hotel comprises of 95 Bedrooms some with breath taking views of the Atlantic. All rooms are ensuite with the following facilities.

The Holyrood Hotel offers the Ben Wisken Suite for Conferences, Meetings and Weddings. The Ben Wisken Suite can hold up to 650 people. Our Conference Manager is always available to offer expert advice. We offer an excellent Wedding Breakfast. With our dedicated and professional service and attention to detail. We provide all the important ingredients for that successful Conference, Trade Show, Seminar or Special Meeting.

Golf is available to guests at the Holyrood Hotel at our Local 18 Hole Championship Bundoran Golf Club at very reduced fees.

Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel

The unique and highly popular Period-fronted Sligo Southern Hotel and Leisure Centre is located in the heart of the bustling and attractive city of Sligo adjacent to the main line rail and bus links.

The Hotel is a perfect base for a holiday, short break or commercial stay. Recent renovations and the addition of a state of the art Leisure Centre ensure this Hotel meets even the highest expectations.

A special attraction of the Sligo Southern is in the subtle blending of the elegance and intimacy of a by-gone era with the finest in modern comfort and convenience

Westport Woods Hotel & Leisure Centre

The fire’s glow embraces you as you enter the spacious, chattering foyer. The couple in jodhpurs are off riding; there’s a family off to a nearby Blue Flag beach; and are those men talking about ‘birdies’ and ‘eagles’ golfers or birdwatchers? You could have a workout in the leisure centre but lunch in the Lakeview Restaurant is too enticing – make up for it with a stroll through the woods to Westport Heritage town. There are many reasons to visit the Westport Woods Hotel: a home-away-from home and a springboard to the best of Mayo. Offering great value family breaks and hotels deals in Mayo.

Our range of themed leisure breaks is famous and include Murder Mystery, Bridge, Dancing, Golf, Equestrian, Golden Holidays and many more. We offer a range of ‘extras’ during high season including our famous Go!Kids! Club so the children are entertained while parents take a break too. This comfortable hotel boasts 111 bedrooms, fully furnished with all the modern facilities expected by the discerning visitor.

Enjoy a meal in our top class Lakeview Restaurant or a drink in the convivial surroundings of our cosy Woods Bar. The Beech Club Features, 18m swimming pool, kiddies pool, aerobics studio, fitness studio, health & beauty sanctuary, sauna, steam room jacuzzi spacious changing rooms tennis court , the Juice Bar, disabled facilities. The Beech Club is our fantastic leisure centre and use is complimentary to guests.The bright swimming pool area features a fabulous arched window, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. The gym area is fully equipped with the latest in aerobic and resistance equipment and our friendly Beech Club Team are always on hand to assist you. The Beech Club has facilities for the disabled including a separate changing room and steps into the pool.

Yeats Country Hotel, Spa & Leisure Centre

Delightfully reminiscent of the Edwardian era, this elegant Hotel is ideally located between Rosses Point Championship Golf Course and the sea – just minutes from an extensive, safe and sandy beach. Offering great value family breaks and golf breaks in Sligo.

It is here that the Yeat’s family, after whom the hotel is named spent many summers. Rosses Point has been immortalised in the paintings of Jack B Yeats and the poetry of W.B Yeats.

At the foot of Ben Bulben Mountain, Rosses Point is an ideal getaway for a relaxing break for both families and young at heart. Relax after a long day in our modern, award winning Leisure Centre.
Whatever function you are planning, let us handle it for you. We will help you with menus, layouts and organising your function exactly as you want it, smoothly and efficiently. Our dedicated Staff and Management will deploy their years of experience to ensure that everything goes to plan…

Who is Brian McEniff?

Brian McEniff was born on the 1st December, 1942, in Bundoran, County Donegal. Brian's parents were Mr. John McEniff and Elizabeth Begley and were married in Bundoran in 1935. Brian has three brothers: P.J. McEniff, Seán McEniff and Liam McEniff , and one sister, Mary McGlynn. Brian went to Bundoran Primary School. At the age of 12 he attended St. Macarten's College, a boarding school, in Monaghan Town. Following this, at the age of 17, he went to Cathal Burgha Street College in Dublin where he studied Hotel Management for three years.

In 1962 he went to Canada in order to gain valuable work experience, and worked for four years in the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. It was there that he met and married Catherine O’Leary, a Cork native, and they went on to have three children while living in Canada. Brian returned to Ireland in 1966 and got involved in the Donegal GAA, playing at the Donegal County level.

Brian McEniff is known in Ireland as being a successful Gaelic football manager in County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland. His success culminated in 1992 when he led his native Donegal team to glory at Croke Park in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final against Dublin.

In 2003 Brian brought the Donegal team to The All Ireland Semi Final. In this year, he was also in charge of the County Team, and he also managed the Ulster Team from 1983 to 2007. Under his leadership Ulster won 12 Railway Cup Finals. In 1975 he assisted of the Sligo Team and achieved victory when they won the Connacht Championship. He has also managed the Irish Compromise Rules team in 2000 and 2001. They went to Australia in October 2001 where they won their games against the Australian Team and he also served on The GAA Central Council.

In his playing career, he was player Manager of the first Donegal team to win an Ulster Championship title in 1972, and was also the recipient of an All-Star award in 1972. He is also the recipient of an GAA All Stars Awards in 1972 and has won numerous titles with his home club of Bundoran, the famous St. Joseph's combination of Bundoran and Ballyshannon, Donegal and Ulster. He won his last county championship with Bundoran in 1979. McEniff's stood down from his position as Ulster manager in 2007, 25 years after taking the job in 1982.

Brian is Director of the McEniff Hotels including the Holyrood Hotel (originally bought by his father John in 1951) and the Great Northern Hotel & Golf links. In 1969, Brian bought the Hamilton Hotel which was next door to the Holyrood Hotel.

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The Brian McEniff Hotel Group

Brian McEniff Hotels is a family hotel group, run by Brian and Cautie McEniff from Bundoran, Co. Donegal. The group consists of the Holyrood and Great Northern in Bundoran, the Yeats Country and Sligo Southern in Sligo, the Westport Woods and the Skylon in Dublin.

Welcome to a world of leisure designed to delight your senses and restore your spirits. Welcome to the traditional hospitality and 21st centuary facilities of the Brian McEniff Hotel Group. My Family and I have put everything we have learned in fifty years of catering for holiday makers into making our hotels the best possible blend of top quality service, friendly atmosphere and value for money.The Brian McEniff Hotel Group brings you fifty years of experience in providing our guests with nothing less than the absolute comforts of home away from home. As a large and very closely knit family, we continuously strive to ensure that our guests enjoy the maximum in service, quality and comfort. Rest assured no matter where in our group you stay, we are proud to be at your service.

The Group today is the culmination of years of experience, hard work and commitment that now sees three generations of the McEniff Family working together to provide you with the ultimate in satisfaction. The scenic and breathtaking North West of Ireland is home to five of our hotels, and it is also home to us. Each hotel is unique offering its own blend of superb accommodation, fine cuisine and high quality facilities. Better still, they’re all located in premier holiday destinations in Ireland

At Brian McEniff Hotels there’s always a ray of sunshine, even when it’s raining. Kiddies entertainment and great family holidays in Ireland are a speciality at many hotels. Theme weeks and weekend hotel breaks, Irish music festivals and Irish hotel special offers are only some of what’s on offer in our hotels.So whether it’s business, pleasure, or a mixture of both, we can serve all your accommodation needs in Ireland.