Actually, we came to see Blarney Castle not the stone, but hey, Plymouth Rock isn't all that inspiring either. This lodge is located just a couple miles outside of Blarney so it made it convenient. The exterior of the place as well as the room decor didn't do much to impress us but the room did have a king-size bed, which we always appreciate, a CD player, and wide screen TV. I'm afraid we haven't gotten into the whole IPod or MP3 players or whatever things so we do cart around a few CDs we enjoy and it was nice to save the batteries for a little while. And our suite did have a whirlpool bath that we greatly enjoyed.
We also enjoyed one of their relaxing massages, which truly was divine. But their treatments seemed a bit pricey, especially their good night bath, which was 25 pounds, so naturally, we didn't get it, but no loss really. But we did miss some of the other extras we usually like. All in all, we really don't have anything against the lodge, it just didn't live up the the standards of what we were used to staying in.