Spend a night at Ashford Castle, Ireland’s only Forbes First Star hotel for three consecutive years (2020, 2021 and 2022). The stately, 800-year-old architecture of Ashford Castle, located deep in the heartland of County Mayo is set against a spectacular backdrop of forests, lakes and mountains. Ashford Castle is renowned for its activities, which include one of the largest equestrian centers in the country, fishing on Lough Corrib – the second largest lake in the country – and Ireland’s first school of falconry.