Forbes has launched its 2026 travel guide, giving one Irish hotel a double 5-star rating for yet another year.
Earlier this month, the publication shared its round-up of the top destinations to visit across the world, and included a whopping 11 Irish businesses across various categories.
Ashford Castle in Co Mayo was awarded a 5-star rating, the highest possible rating in the guide, for the seventh consecutive year. Its spa, The Spa at Ashford, was also awarded a 5-star rating.
Ashford Castle
Adare Manor in Co Limerick was also awarded a 5-star rating, while The Conrad and The Merrion, both in Dublin, received a 4-star rating.
The Europe Hotel and Resort, the Fitzwilliam Hotel in Dublin, InterContinental in Dublin, Hayfield Manor in Co Cork, The Shelbourne Dublin, Autograph Collection, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Doonbeg Co Clare and The Westbury in Dublin were also recommended by the travel guide.
As for spas, the Spa at Adare Manor and ESPA at The Europe Hotel and Resort in Co Kerry were both given a 4-star rating.
Forbes’ Travel Guide has been reviewing locations and resorts for over 60 years and is one of the oldest-running travel guides in the United States. It also claims to be the “only independent, global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas”.
Read the full list of hotels included in the guide here.