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Hotels in Portlaoise

'Ugh I need a holiday.' How many times have you mumbled those words? Stop Googling 'cheap holidays' and get to it. Start with scoring a fantastic hotel in Portlaoise. Choose from 3 options within 5 kilometres of the centre and get your adventure on sooner rather than later.

lastminute.com.au suggests kicking back at the Midlands Park Hotel (formerly Portlaoise Heritage Hotel) and The Killeshin Hotel if you'd like to be close to the main streets.

Aim for an albatross and try not to get stuck in the water as you tee off at Portlaoise Golf Club. Regrettably, the Maldron Hotel Portlaoise is the only available accomodation within the vicinity. But let's be honest, who needs choice when you can stay just a hop, skip and a jump away?

Still on the hunt for a place to stay? Check out The Heritage Killenard, 15 kilometres from the downtown area. Another potential place is the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel, 15 kilometres away.

Need more options? Hole up like a rockstar in Carlow (just try not to trash the joint). Sitting 35 kilometres away and home to Leinster Hills Golf Club and the Visual Centre for Contemporary Art and The George Bernard Shaw Theatre, it's sure to be a journey to remember! If you'd like to stay in Carlow, consider the rates at the Talbot Hotel and Woodford Dolmen Hotel. 45 kilometres to the south of Portlaoise you'll also find Kilkenny, home to the Pembroke Hotel and Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel. The Hub and St John's Church are some of the most popular sites to explore for those visiting Kilkenny.

Krazy Kids Fun Factory, the Athlone Institute of Technology and St. Peter and Paul's Church are just a couple of the cool visitor attractions in Athlone. This regional centre is 60 kilometres northwest of Portlaoise and has a population of 16,000. Athlone Leisure World and Athlone Topwn Shopping Centre are a couple more sights that are sure to offer up some photo ops. Athlone has places to stay that should suit everyone, including the Glasson Country House Hotel & Golf Club and Sheraton Athlone Hotel.

If you've gotta stay near the airport, you can easily book a bed for the night at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin Airport or the Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport Hotel. And if you can't be bothered pulling out a map, Dublin Airport is situated 85 kilometres from the centre of Portlaoise.