Our family would like to spend our money on a trip next year instead of gifts. Ireland is an easy jaunt for us from Boston. I'm looking into renting a cottage for the four of us on the Dingle peninsula but would love to find a nice hotel, manor, castle or restaurant where we can book dinner reservations for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or St. Stephen's Day. Or all of the above.
Recommendations? There are four of us, it will be my two sons' first trip to Europe at 12 and 16. I love the idea of a castle, but so far they all seem a bit costly. We don't need five-star accommodations either!