Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in the Northern Ireland seaside town of Portrush, the Ramada is a 3 star hotel close to the Giant’s Causeway, Royal Portrush and Old Bushmills
the Ramada Portrush boasts a splendid location, overlooking the sea and close to some of Northern Ireland’s famous landmark attractions. 12km away is the World Heritage Site the Giants Causeway, Old Bushmills Distillery, the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world, is 10km away and the Royal Portrush Golf Club is just a mile from the hotel.
The 69 en-suite bedrooms including our Skerry room are contemporary in design and furnished with your comfort and relaxation in mind.
Room facilities include International direct dial telephone, Wi-Fi Internet access, television, hairdryer, trouser press and hospitality tray with many sea view rooms available. All rooms non-smoking
The hotel’s facilities include the Counties Café Bar and Restaurant and Clubroom which have quickly earned the reputation as the in-meeting place, offering a menu catering for a wide range of tastes and an atmospheric bar area.
The Ramada Portrush is ideally located for golf vacations in the area. As well as Royal Portrush, there are another five challenging golf courses nearby
Situated on the south-east coast of County Down, Ardglass is unquestionably one of the most spectacular courses in Ireland. Essentially the course meanders its way out to a headland and then meanders its way back.
The first five holes are truly memorable and run right alongside the sea. The par three 2nd (Howd's Hole) is many people's favourite and many people's undoing
Green Fees: 01 Jan - 31 Dec W/D €37 01 Jan - 31 Dec W/E €47
The unusual mix of Parkland and Links ensures an interesting round of golf.
The opening five holes are parkland bordered by the Margy and Carey Rivers and played around the ruins of a 13th century Friary.
The next four holes are true links, in an area known as the 'Warren' - look out for the rabbits!
The final section of the course offers panoramic views of the surrounding area, including the Mull of Kintyre, Rathlin Island and Ballycastle Bay.
Green Fees: 01 Jan - 31 Dec W/D €40 01 Jan - 31 Dec W/E €55
Given the incredible piece of golfing land on hand at Ballyliffin, the Glashedy Links was always destined for greatness. The end result however surpassed all expectation and Glashedy Links stands today as a supremely testing and stunningly beautiful links course.
The new Glashedy Links, built in a spectacular area of wild duneland, is already notorious for its incredible bunkers.
The first three holes are particularly testing.
Ballyliffin (Old)
The Old Course is an unashamedly old fashioned links that bristles with charm, character and curiosity. And what a course it is! By the time you reach the elevated 2nd green and before you contemplate a severely sloping putt, you will be stunned by the sweeping ocean view.
This course is located on the picturesque Inishowen Peninsula, providing breathtaking views of Glashedy Island, the Atlantic Ocean and the mountains inland.
The course has many interesting and difficult holes, including the 3rd, with narrow fairway and sloping green.
It is a classic links course that has been in existence for over one hundred years and deserves to be rated among the great Irish links courses.
The course which is for the most part undulating is picturesquely situated commanding at all parts splendid views of Donegal Bay and the mountains piled up inland.
Castlerock
Castlerock is rated as one of Ireland's finest links courses and its status in the game is reflected by the fact that it hosted the Smurfit Irish PGA Championship in 2001.
This course on the Causeway Coast is sandwiched between the sea, the railway and a row of cottages, providing the visitor with memorable views of the surrounding areas. The famous 'Leg of Mutton' fourth hole will challenge even the most experienced golfer.
This mature course is a real pleasure to play and offers plenty of memorable holes.
Best on the front nine include the tree lined, par four doglegging 5th hole, which requires a carry of some 200 yards off the tee to set up an approach to a sloping green, guarded front and back by bunkers; and the par four 9th hole, which requires an accurate tee shot to a landing area no more than 20 yards in width, along a fairway lined with mature trees and shrubbery.
The slightly shorter closing stretch is equally challenging and offers a series of holes, which test every aspect of your game.
The feature hole of the homeward journey is probably the par three 15th hole, which measures little over 130 yards. With water to the front and back of this narrow green and bunkers to the right, this shot is all about accuracy and club selection.
Portsalon
Portsalon can legitimately lay claim to being Ireland's best kept golfing secret.
The setting is absolutely breathtaking, in a sweep down to the foothills of Knockalla Mountain and the shores of Lough Swilly and the course is a must for any itinerary covering this part of the country.
Another course blessed by nature, Portsalon is not often mentioned internally as one of Irelands finest golfing jewels as it remains one of golf best kept secrets. Not only is it a magnificent test of golf , its setting is simply breathtaking.
The three golden beaches of Ballymastocker Bay and the beauty of Lough Swilly and the Inishowen Peninsula beyond provide the backdrop for almost 7000 yards that will entrall any golfer
Portstewart (Strand)
The course is set in classic links country amid towering sand dunes with views at every turn of the blue Donegal Hills, the rolling Atlantic and the tranquil estuary of the River Bann.
The opening hole with its evalted tee, dog-leg right to the green and sandy strip on the right, was always a particularly good and memorable opening hole and it is now immediately followed by seven new holes which are a joy to play
Green Fees: 01 Jan - 31 Dec W/D €105 01 Jan - 31 Dec W/E €135
The wild Atlantic waves have chiselled the rugged features of Rosapenna over thousands of years and the resulting beauty is spectacular.
The air is fresh and invigorating, while the welcome is extraordinarily warm and sincere in the typical Donegal way.
Royal Belfast Golf Club was founded in November 1881 and holds the distinction of being the oldest golf club in Ireland. Royal Belfast provides a stern golfing challenge and offers one of the most beautiful settings of any Irish golf course, with its unrivalled views of Belfast Lough and the Antrim plateau beyond.
Royal Belfast Golf Club is the oldest club in Ireland and has a delightful, parkland setting on the shores of Belfast Lough. Its formation proved to be the inspiration for the growth of the game in Ireland.
Royal County Down is a links course that is renowned worldwide as one of the finest links test in the world. The first nine are ranked by many as the finest opening nine anywhere although this does not imply that there is anything second rate about the inward half
There is little time to enjoy the scenery here, although it can provide a soothing distraction from the testing examination posed by the golf course.
Accuracy from the tee is critical, there is little room for error and those errors are severely punished, whether by the infamous Royal County Down rough, the many hundreds of bunkers that litter the course or the impossible seaside shrubbery, especially the magnifcent yellow gorse, that line the fairways.
Royal Portrush (Dunluce)
Many golfers have portrayed Royal Portrush Golf Club Dunluce Links as one of the most challenging in the golf course world
Royal Portrush Dunluce course is laid out in a marvelous stretch of golfing country. Through a tangle of sandhills the course threads its way, with the sweeping contours of dunes, lending infinite variety to your game
Consistently ranked in the Top Ten courses in the World - Royal Portrush is a fantastic golf destination and what better way to compliment your Ireland golf vacation than a round on of one of the finest and most famous golf courses in the World.
