If you enjoy waking to the natural sounds of mountain streams, birdsong, wind in the trees and the sea in its many guises you should stay here. Stay in one of our 4 large double or twin rooms in the main house or in one of our 5 large luxury rooms to the side of the main house that we have available for our Guests. All of our rooms are adjacent to the Primeval Forest and Walled Garden and afford intimate access to the wonders of the heritage gardens. Each individual room has been sensitively refurbished to offer luxury accommodation to visitors. The Bell Tower, The Dingle Bay and The Bay View all have magnificent views of the bay, gardens and surrounding mountains, however this is one part of the Ring of Kerry where the scenery of the immediate environment outdoes the bigger view! These rooms have discrete private entrances to afford maximum privacy to our guests. Entry to the gardens is complimentary to our Guests. There is direct private access to the Blue Flag beach to the front of our property, via a 200m walk via the River Walk to the side of our guest house (for our Guests only).

Together Billy and Penn have more than 50 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. Penn was a chef in some of Dublin's best restaurants before the opening of Sala Thai at Kells Bay House in 2013. Her Kerry style Thai hospitality and her wonderful food has firmly established Sala Thai and Kells Bay House as favourites among visitors and locals. Billy has collected ferns and exotic plants since boyhood. He has exhibited his collection in Ireland, France and the UK. Most recently at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May 2023 where he was awarded a Gold medal and the prestigious ‘Best in Show’ award for his fern display. He has travelled the globe on plant expeditions to study ferns and flora in their native habitats. Since becoming the custodian of Kells Bay he has broadened the plant collection and further encouraged the naturalisation of introduced species. The front gate waterfall that greets our guest upon arrival, the world renowned ‘Primeval Forest’ full of the now naturalised Australian tree ferns to the side of the House and the recent addition The SkyWalk rope-bridge, Ireland’s longest rope bridge, are some of the features introduced by Billy for our Guests to discover and enjoy during their stay with us. Our Guests have free access to the Gardens throughout their stay.

Kells Bay House & Gardens is an old hunting lodge, first built in 1838, surrounded by 60 acres of gardens, mountains, rivers and extends down to the beach front. The gardens also have Ireland's longest rope-bridge, The SkyWalk. If you enjoy waking to the natural sounds of mountain streams, birdsong, wind in the trees and the sea in its many guises you should stay here. Kells Bay House & Gardens is the perfect location conveniently located on the 'Ring of Kerry', with the nearby Skellig Rocks, various Ring Forts, The Old Barracks in Cahersiveen, drive the Skellig Ring, visit Valentia Island, play golf in one of the world class links courses a short drive away, go horse riding on Rossbeigh Beach, we are situated inside the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve, swimming, fishing....the list is endless.