With elegant décor, the rooms at the Talbot Hotel Carlow have en-suite bathrooms with deluxe toiletries and fluffy towels. Rooms also feature TVs, free Wi-Fi and a 24 hour room service menu. Offering modern cuisine, The Liberty Tree Restaurant is on the 4th-floor and has stunning countryside views. The Corries Bar & Bistro offers traditional Irish food and drink with live entertainment at weekends. Inspirit Health and Leisure Club boasts a high-tech gym, a kids’ pool, and a Kinesis wall. Guests can relax in the hot tub, sauna or steam room. A wide variety of treatments are available at the Classic Beauty Treatments Rooms. The Talbot is 5 minutes’ walk from a go-karting and rollerskating track and next to The Dome, a family entertainment centre with a bowling alley. The Talbot was voted in the top 10 ‘Family Friendly Hotels in Ireland 2011’. Free parking is available at the hotel.