That's the word that kept coming to mind during our stay here. I had high expectations even before arriving and the hotel and staff did not disappoint. I booked a standard room at the Hunter's Yard and was pleasantly surprised to see I had been upgraded to an executive room. But I really wanted to stay at the Manor House so I requested to redeem a couple Nightly Upgrade Awards I had and luckily my request was granted. We were assigned the Earl of Shannon room. It was on the 3rd floor, right in the center of the building and provided a marvelous view of the river behind hotel. The check in process was smooth and thorough. I unfortunately don't remember her name but I was surprised she remembered mine during our stay. We had reservations for the afternoon tea and that too was wonderful. We got seated by the window so we had a lovely view of the river and the horses while we dined on delicious little sandwiches, scones, and other goodies and enjoyed our tea. The complimentary breakfast was also grand. There were plenty of options to choose from and I was kind of disappointed I wasn't staying longer so that I could have tried all the options. We walked the grounds to enjoy the peaceful surroundings and enjoyed seeing the various features around the property. The hotel also offers complimentary bicycle rentals so I took advantage of that and did a nice ride around the area including around the golf course. The room itself had that old estate charm and feel which we loved while the bathroom was modern and decked out in marble. Oh and they had a delicious little cake loaf with a welcome note waiting for us in our room when we checked in. Service all around was top notch. Unfortunately, we were too tired from our exploring during the day that we weren't able to check out the movie theater or the bar. Staying here was a nice respite from our other stays in the cities and we felt like we were old timey royalty while we were there. I would absolutely look to book a stay here again on our next trip to Ireland.