{"id":675760,"date":"2026-11-05T13:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T13:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/675760\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T13:36:10","slug":"tripadvisor-favourite-in-pretty-ardmore-on-sale-for-e1-5m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/675760\/","title":{"rendered":"Tripadvisor favourite in pretty Ardmore on sale for \u20ac1.5m"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Round Tower Hotel, highly rated on online travel platform Tripadvisor, is on the market in Ardmore, Co Waterford<\/a>, with a guide price of \u20ac1.5m.<\/p>\n

Owned by Aidan and Patricia Quirke, and family-run for the past 30 years, the hotel presents a compelling coastal investment opportunity for an incoming purchaser to acquire an established and fully operational hospitality business with a loyal customer base.<\/p>\n

\"ArdmoreArdmore Picture: John G O’Dwyer for Outdoors Hikes and Trails<\/p>\n

The location is a winner \u2014 it\u2019s in the pretty seaside village of Ardmore, a highly-regarded tourist destination in the sunny south east.<\/p>\n

The 10 en-suite bedroom hotel, with a traditional licensed bar, dining facilities and a commercial kitchen, is set on 0.9 acres and has extensive on-site parking.<\/p>\n

The property also includes a spacious three-bed duplex apartment providing flexibility for owner, staff and guest accommodation.<\/p>\n

\"ArdmoreArdmore Beach<\/p>\n

At the heart of Ardmore village, on Waterford\u2019s scenic Copper Coast, the three-star hotel operates year-round, with trade strongest in the summer months, reflecting the area\u2019s popularity as a tourist favourite.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The hotel itself gets the thumbs up from guests with 94 out of 142 reviews on Tripadvisor rating it as \u201cexcellent\u201d and another 31 as \u201cgood\u201d.<\/p>\n

Commercial real estate agents Colliers said the customer base is diverse, comprising both domestic and international visitors.<\/p>\n

The hotel also benefits from a strong level of repeat business, particularly from overseas guests. The bar and dining facilities add another dimension and are used to host a variety of community and village events throughout the year.<\/p>\n

The only other hotel venue in the village is the Cliff House Hotel<\/a>, a five-star that caters to a different market.<\/p>\n

Colliers anticipate that the most likely purchaser will be an owner-operator or family business with experience in the hospitality sector and a hands-on approach to hotel management.<\/p>\n

\"Ardmore'sArdmore’s iconic round tower<\/p>\n

Commenting on the launch, Conor McElearney, Surveyor at Colliers, said the hotel \u2014 called after the actual Round Tower in Ardmore \u2014 \u201cpresents a rare opportunity to acquire a long-established hospitality business in one of Ireland\u2019s most sought-after coastal destinations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cArdmore enjoys a strong tourism profile throughout the year, underpinned by its unique combination of heritage, outdoor amenities and scenic beauty.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith an established trading history, diversified income streams and a prime village-centre location, we expect the property to attract interest from both owner-operators and investors alike,\u201d the agent said.<\/p>\n

Details: Email Conor. McElearney@colliers.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Round Tower Hotel, highly rated on online travel platform Tripadvisor, is on the market in Ardmore, Co…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":675761,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[191786,72,61,60],"class_list":["post-675760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-waterford-news","tag-business","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/675761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}