- Park Hotel Kenmare opened Landscape Spa designed by Jo Nagasaka with Joe Collin
- Six poetry-inspired suites named after Irish poets including Eavan Boland and Patrick Kavanagh
- Features include glass-fronted sauna, outdoor mineral bath, Japanese-style tubs and cold plunge
- Treatments start at €45 and low-season suites from €1,025 per room for two
- Wellness curator Katie Clare Cummins oversees sessions with Esalen Institute experience
Park Hotel Kenmare has opened its new Landscape Spa and suites, designed by Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architects with local input from Joe Collin. Owner Bryan Meehan drew inspiration from poet John O’Donohue’s reflections on landscape while driving the Macroom bypass. The development replaces the former Sámas spa and adds six poetry-inspired suites named after lines by Irish poets such as Eavan Boland and Patrick Kavanagh. Features include light oak interiors, a glass-fronted sauna with lake views, an outdoor mineral stone bath centred on a rock from Dromgarriff, Japanese-style tubs, a cold plunge, Pilates studio and wellness technologies including PEMF mats and light therapy.
Wellness curator Katie Clare Cummins, with experience at Esalen Institute, oversees sessions. Treatments start at €45 and low-season suite rates begin at €1,025 per room for two including breakfast. The spa is open to residents and day visitors. The design marks a departure from the hotel’s traditional roots, shifting the wellness focus toward an immersive connection with nature rather than standard detached treatment rooms. The philosophy treats the wild Kerry environment as the actual healing therapy rather than just a view. The six new Landscape Suites are lined with local Irish limestone and oak, with each room taking its name from lines of Irish poetry.
The new development replaces the hotel’s former Sámas spa with striking indoor-outdoor features. A communal mineral bath heated to 38°C sits open to the elements and frames views of Kenmare Bay through an original stone window layout. Single and double bespoke ceramic baths are designed for quiet isolation or shared moments. Guests can transition from a high-heat sauna and steam room into a cold plunge pool or a traditional bucket drench. The five-star Park Hotel Kenmare in County Kerry has officially opened its new spa experience alongside six new luxury spa suites.
Bryan Meehan, owner of Park Hotel Kenmare shared: “The philosophy treats the wild Kerry environment as the actual healing therapy rather than just a view.”
