2020 Season Dates: 16/03/20 to 23/10/20
Start of 2020 Season after Lockdown: 08/07/2020
Please note that the suites are currently fully booked. If you would like to hear about any Availability arising through cancellation, please sign up for our Availability Notification mails.
Island Retreat Stays in March, September & October
The Island Retreat Package will be the only stay on offer in March, September and October 2020 and it is a 4 night stay on Monday through to Friday, inclusive of dinner each night and 2 Island Experiences.
These stays will offer our guests a more in-depth experience of the elements that make a stay in Inis Meáin special, at times of the year when there are very few other visitors on the island.
The Island Experiences although included, will be optional and will last approximately an hour each.
2 night and 4 night Stays from April to August inclusive
During these months we will be offering 2 night and 4 night stays as detailed in the General Suite Reservation Information below. The Exploration Rates for these stays are exclusive of dinner which needs to be reserved when booking the suite online.
2020 suite reservations were officially launched online on the 14th of October 2019. 2020 will be our 14th season and we are very grateful that returning guests make up the majority of our bookings every year.
Because we give first option on reservations to returning guests pre-launch, availability on the official launch was limited and almost all remaining availability booked up within an hour of the launch. We are sorry for any disappointment that this may cause.
We hope that interested guests will subscribe to our Availability Notification service and our Occasional Newsletters to hear about suite cancellations. There will inevitably be more cancellations in 2020 than usual to do with the current Health Situation, and if it may be feasible for you to visit at very short notice please email us directly to post@inismeain.com to let us know.
Due to Covid-19, the restaurant has been reserved for suite guests only this year.
Restaurant Reservations are usually available to non-suite guests by email to post@inismeain.com from January of the relevant year. The restaurant serves evening dinner only.
It is necessary to stay on the island overnight to visit the restaurant for dinner and links to alternative places to stay on the island are available in our FAQ.
These will not be launched officially until the end of the 2020 season. The launch date will be confirmed closer to the time.
Inis Meáin Restaurant & Suites is located on a remote island with a particular set of logistical considerations. To ensure an optimum experience for our guests that is also sustainable, what we offer is a little different to what can be found elsewhere. Therefore, please note the following when considering a suite reservation:
Inis Meáin Suites offer a unique hospitality experience with many special elements to enhance your island stay. Therefore in place of a nightly bed and breakfast rate, we offer what we call Exploration Rates.
The Exploration Rates are per suite, for 2 or 4 night stays and include all of the elements listed below.
In addition to these elements, our 4 night Island Retreat Stays include 4 dinners and 2 Island Experiences as detailed further on the Booking Information page.
Per suite, per stay, based on single or double occupancy, excluding dinner except for Island Retreats
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Burren Suite (50m²) |
Connemara Suite (130m²) |
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March, September, October |
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All-inclusive Island Retreat Stays - |
€2480 |
€3160 |
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April, May, June |
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Midweek Stay – 2 nights Weds & Thurs |
€960 |
€1260 |
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Weekend Stay – 2 nights Fri & Sat |
€1000 |
€1300 |
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Long Stay - 4 nights Weds to Sat inclusive |
€1960 |
€2560 |
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July & August |
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Midweek Stay – 2 nights Weds & Thurs |
€1100 |
€1400 |
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Weekend Stay – 2 nights Fri & Sat |
€1100 |
€1400 |
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Long Stay - 4 nights Weds to Sat inclusive |
€2200 |
€2800 |
Our Exploration Rates are the minimum rates necessary to make Inis Meáin Restaurant and Suites sustainable. As a tiny, seasonal, high-end business in a remote island location, our considerable additional costs have to be covered by a very small number of annual bookings for just 5 suites.
It has taken the first 11 years for the business to break-even, having reinvested significantly every year to constantly increase the quality of what we offer.
We will continue to reinvest, striving to exceed the expectations of both our wonderful returning and new guests, while providing a welcome source of employment and activity on the island.
Our rates are what they are to support all of this and to protect the feasibility of Inis Meáin Restaurant & Suites into the future.
