Waterville Hotels; Hotels in Waterville - Butler Arms Hotel

Waterville is home to one of the region's top family-run hotels, the Butler Arms Hotel.

Run by local Waterville hotel family, the Huggards (5th generation of hoteliers!), both Paula and Louise bring their highly professional style to this property, making it one of the most renowned hotels in Waterville.

With 36 elegantly decorated guest rooms, a popular fine dining Kerry restaurant and welcoming bar - this Waterville hotel attracts guests from around the world with its uniquely warm Irish welcome, luxurious facilities and wonderfully scenic location in the heart of Waterville.

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Butler Arms Hotel Waterville: Family-run & 4 Star Luxury!

Originally opened in March of 1884 the Butler Arms Hotel was purchased by Martin & Mary Huggard in 1915 and is one of Ireland's best-known family-run hotels, is treasured for its air of luxury combined with a homely, intimate atmosphere.

From the moment you arrive, you will bask in the warmest of Irish welcomes from the Huggard Family, who have run the Butler Arms for four generations.

Guests become friends at the Butler Arms and the local people of Waterville mingle comfortably with visitors in the hotel's public bar.

Winners of many awards for excellent cuisine, the restaurant offers a varied menu, specialising in a variety of fresh seafood & local meats complemented by an excellent wine list. All of the seafood on our menu is caught daily by local fishermen in the bountiful waters of the unpolluted south-west coast.

This Waterville hotel is within easy reach of a host of activities and attractions, yet provides the perfect hideaway in which to relax and indulge yourself. Whether you want to explore the local countryside of Waterville or Kerry, relax on the beaches, or have an action-packed sporting holiday, we will be happy to help with the arrangements.

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Butler Arms Hotel Waterville - History

There is no hotel in Ireland more steeped in family history and tradition than the Butler Arms Hotel Waterville and indeed, the Huggards developed what was probably Ireland's first family run hotel chain. That is to say that the hotels were owned and run by the family who treated those staying there more as friends than as guests and this tradition is still carried on today.

The spirit of Mary Huggard is still in our family, she was the pioneer of the Irish Hotel Industry, and no one can deny that. Mary Huggard's inspiration lives on to this day in all her family especially in Louise and Paula who currently run the Butler Arms Hotel Waterville - overlooking the Atlantic, and surrounded by some of the most spectacular scenery in Ireland.

The Charlie Chaplin Lounge Relax over a cup of tea in the sunny Charlie Chaplin Lounge, where the photos on the walls recall the many happy visits of the Chaplin family.