20 Christmas hotel breaks in Ireland for 2021 - with Santa visits and slap-up meals

Looking to skip the seasonal stress, dodge the washing-up, or reunite after months apart? Now’s the time to book a Christmas hotel break…

Farnham Estate

Nicola Brady

Christmas can be a very happy time. It can also be very hard work.

But what about outsourcing that hard work to someone else? Just think of it — waking up under sumptuous linens in a bed you didn’t make, in a place you didn’t decorate, knowing that you don’t have to brine a turkey or peel the spuds. And after the disappointment and unease around last Christmas, we’re set to celebrate this year in style (fingers crossed, of course).