Watermarq Restaurant at Silver Springs Moran hotel Cork

Watermarq Restaurant at Silver Springs Moran hotel is delighted to have been awarded the prestigious AA Rosette Award . This is presented for the quality of the restaurants cooking that demonstrates consistent standards of all dishes on the menus flavours are expected to be well-balanced and each dish appropriately presented using fresh and seasonal ingredients. The menu should reflect an obvious enthusiasm and commitment to promoting good quality food.

The AA inspector described their meal as “simplicity at its best” and commenting on the “great flavours” and “accurate cookery” of the dish. Quality of service received is also taken into consideration. The AA inspector said “the team exuded natural friendliness which was underpinned by sound professional procedures and great menu knowledge” Watermarq Head Chief Gary Burke uses local produce and sources only the finest ingredients for all dishes.

The Watermarq Restaurant in the Silver Springs Hotel is one of the finest restaurants in Cork. This quality cork restaurant opens for lunch and dinner and offers an extensive a la carte as well as a range of great value fixed price menus that appeal to all. Menus change frequently to reflect the best of what is in season and available locally. Lunch is served at the Watermarq Restaurant Monday to Friday and Sunday Carvery is particularly popular and remember KIDS EAT FREE! You can view our Kids Free Carvery Menu HERE.

A new addition to the Watermarq Beer Garden is a fantastic new children’s playground, ideal for visiting families and guaranteed to ensure healthy appetites all round. A specially designed ‘young diners’ menu is also available for our under twelve year olds as well as a choice of adult dish options in half portions.

The Watermarq Restaurant is open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday and caters for parties of all sizes. Restaurant does not open on a Sunday or a Monday evening. Whether it’s an intimate dinner for two or a group celebration we have the perfect table for you. From the 6th of July to the 31st of August the restaurant will be open all nights except Monday.

The Perfect Gift

Looking for the perfect gift for your loved ones, then look no further than a Moran Hotels Gift Card.

There are four Moran Hotels, all of which are luxury four star hotels. With locations in Dublin, London-North West & West London and Cork your friends or family will have a wide choice to select from.

Moran Hotel Gift Cards can be used in each hotel for luxury accommodation, dinner in their unique restaurants or drinks in their cosy bars.

Accommodation:

Red Cow Moran Hotel

Silver Springs Moran Hotel

Crown Moran Hotel

Chiswick Moran Hotel

Dining:

Red Cow Moran Hotel- Winter Garden Restaurant

Silver Springs Moran Hotel- Watermarq Restaurant

Crown Moran Hotel – PanAsia at the Crown

Chiswick Moran Hotel– Napa Restaurant

Beverages:

Red Cow Moran Hotel- Lounge Bar

Silver Springs Moran Hotel- Lounge Bar

Crown Moran Hotel–The Crown Pub

Chiswick Moran Hotel–The Globe Bar

As you can see there are many great uses for a Moran Hotels Gift Voucher. We will be looking forward to welcoming you and your loved ones in the New Year!

Merry Christmas from Moran Hotels

Hope you have a lovely New Year!

West London Business Awards

Chiswick Moran Hotel were proud to be finalists in this year’s West London Business Awards.

The West London Business Awards was on the 27th of November.

The aim of the West London business awards is to celebrate business excellence and to showcase the innovation within London’s business sector.

More than 300 guests attended the night of the gala dinner which showcased the excellence and intelligence in businesses in West London, recognising and congratulating the best in their sector.

Chiswick Moran Hotel got a highly commended award and came runners up in the Hospitality Business of the year awards.

Big congratulations to Chiswick Moran Hotel for all their hard work and dedication.

Christmas Events in Dublin 2014

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Tis is the season, Christmas 2014. A time to spend with your loved ones, a time to laugh and let your hair down. There are events for everyone whether you want to go out with friends and enjoy the festive party scene or if you would like to create memories with your children, Dublin City has it all. Keep reading to find out Moran and Bewley’s Hotel Group Favourite Christmas in Dublin 2014 events.

You can start off your day in Dublin City Centre enjoying the festive cheer that the city brings or shopping for that perfect gift for your friends and family. To help make the lead up to Christmas less stressful Dublin City Centre has launched “Shop and Drop” for the second year running. This allows you to drop off your shopping at either Henry Street or Grafton Street and pick it up at a later stage in the day. For more information on this fantastic service click this link  http://www.dublintown.ie/whats-on-events/shop-drop-grafon-street/ This also allows you to enjoy some of the fantastic events happening around the Dublin City Centre.

Moran and Bewley’s Hotel Group have picked out some of the best Christmas in Dublin Events for 2014.

Visit Santa in the City.

Mr Clause has one of the hardest jobs in the world. Visiting all the children around the world. He has made sure that this year he will get to meet all of the wonderful children in Ireland. You can visit Santa in many locations in Dublin City Centre, here are a few of the best.

• Jervis Centre
• Powerscourt
• Wax Museum
• Iiac Centre
• Arnotts
• St. Stephens Green.
• Santa’s pop up Grotto- the Grafton Quarter.

Christmas Shows on in Dublin City Centre.

• 7^th December to 14^th December- It Sounds Like Christmas- A show for the whole family all about TimTom who is different to all the other children. He has never seen Christmas. This will change and TimTom will get to experience Christmas in a very special way with the help of all the audience. The show lasts for 50 minutes and runs from 7^th December to the 15^th December. This will be a sell out so book your tickets now for this free event at Powerscourt Townhouse.

• 22^nd November to 21^st December – A Most Peculiar Wintry Thing- The ARK. A family show that will create fun and exciting memories for all the children. This show will also highlight the wonders of winter and help all the adults re-live all their wonderful memories from childhood. Tickets are from €9 and Family tickets are from €40.

• 1^st December 2014- 1^st January 2015- Peter Pan Christmas Pantomime. The Gaiety Theatre presents Peter Pan its 2014 Christmas Panto! He’s behind you. No Christmas is complete without the annual visit to the Christmas Panto. Tickets start from €19.50 book now to avoid disappointment.

Why not treat yourself and your family and book into one of our 5 locations in Dublin City Centre and relax after all your Christmas activities. Our Hotels include 1. Red Cow Moran Hotel, 2. Bewley’s Hotel Ballsbridge, 3. Bewley’s Hotel Leopardstown, 4. Bewley’s Hotel Dublin Airport and Bewley’s Hotel Newlands Cross. Book now to avoid disappointment.

Christmas Concerts in Dublin City

• 10^th December- Carols by Candlelight at Christ Church- A Christmas Concert that is well known and sells out nearly as fast as One Direction. This wonderful Christmas Concert will showcase the amazing acoustics of Christ Church Cathedral. The Choir will not disappoint the audience and will amaze you with their stunning vocals of all your favourite Christmas Carol’s. Tickets are from €25.00

• 20^th December- ChristChurch annual Christmas Concert- the Mornington Singers and Conductor Orla Flanagan return to Christ Church Cathedreal for their annual Christmas Concert. Tickets are from €12

• 19^th December to 21^st December- The Christmas Concert featuring the Snowman- A Concert for the whole family filled with magical carols and the very popular “Walking in the air” song. Special guest apperances by puppet animation Matthew Robins and the magical voice of Meav. Early booking is recommended, tickets are from €17.

All of our Hotels are within very close proximity off all the Christmas Concerts in Dublin City Centre. To make a booking check out our New Websites http://www.redcowmoranhotel.com/ or http://www.bewleyshotels.com/

Christmas Markets in Dublin City

• 13^th November to 22^nd December- Christmas Market St. Stephen’s Green
• 1^st December to 1^st January- Guinness Storehouse first ever Christmas Store.
• 12^th December to 14^th December-Christmas Cracker Market Smithfield Square Dublin 7

For Christmas Markets near the Moran Hotels in London and Cork check out our recent blog post.

Exciting Christmas Events on In Dublin City Centre.

• 29^th October to 22^nd December- Festive Family Fun Fair @ Wolfe Tone Square.
• 21^st November to 04^th January- Christmas Kingdom at St Anne’s Park.
• 9^th December to 23^rd December- IFA Live Animal Crib at Mansion House- The Grafton Quarter.
• 13^th December- Yuletide Greeting at National Museum of Ireland.

Moran and Bewley’s Hotels would like to wish all our guests a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. If you haven’t booked yet for your trip to Dublin City Centre call us now or check out our websites for the best available prices.

http://www.bewleyshotels.com/newlands_cross   http://www.bewleyshotels.com/dublin_airport

http://www.bewleyshotels.com/ballsbridge             http://www.bewleyshotels.com/leopardstown

http://www.redcowmoranhotel.com/

The 02 in London

 The 02 London is brimming with a great selection of acts set to take the stage this year right through to 2015.

Bring your children to see the favourite kids film of the year ‘Frozen’-Go into the Frozen world, and ‘Have A Go At Let It Go’ in the Disney Frozen sing-along cabin and record your karaoke moment. It is on until the 4^th of January 2015.

Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball will be in the 02 the 6^th & 7^th of December.

The infamous rapper Snoop Dogg aka DJ Snoopadelic will be live the 9^th of December.

Get a personal insight into the life of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, through the largest Elvis retrospective ever mounted in Europe which will be live from the 12^th of December to 31^st of August.

Funny man Russell Howard will hit the stage 14^th of December, get ready to laugh your socks off!

Canadian Singer Michael Buble will be live the 15^th & 16^th of December.

Another good one for families to enjoy is Disney on Ice. This will be live from the 24^th of December to the 4^th of January.

Ring in the New Year with The King of RnB Trevor Nelson who will be throwing another one of his legendary New Year’s Eve parties on the 31^st of December.

The National Television Awards is here on the 21^st of January, Join hundreds of stars along with the host Dermot O’Leary, this is a night not to be missed!

Watch your favourite stars dance the night away at Strictly Come Dancing live the 7^th & 8^th of January.

Treat yourself and stay in one of our stylish London Hotels.

Crown Moran Hotel

Check out Crown Moran Hotel’s Special Offers

Chiswick Moran Hotel

Check out Chiswick Moran Hotel’s Special Offers

Mike Denver at Silver Springs Moran Hotel

Mike Denver had his first professional gig in January 2003. He has come leaps & bounds since then and has really made a name for himself.

His first album was “Wings to Fly”, since then Mike has recorded 11 albums. Mike has released four DVD’s, “The Essential Galway Boy, “Christmas Country” “Live in Concert” DVD and his most current “Let’s Dance-The Live Show”

Mike Denver will be performing at Silver Springs Moran Hotel on Thursday the 29^th of January 2015.

We have two options to choose from, we have Show only Tickets from €25 per person or enjoy overnight accommodation, full Irish breakfast and a ticket from €72 per person sharing per night.

Mike will be performing his classic songs “Wings to fly” and “It’s a Dream come through”. Dance the night away with Mike Denver alongside his special guests on the night who include Philomena Begley, Ray Lynam, John Hogan and Marc Roberts.

It will be an unforgettable night with lots of laughs!

Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park

The Winter Wonderland event in Hyde Park in London is one not to be missed. It’s a magical time of year and the atmosphere surrounding the park during the event is unforgettable.

It opens up on Friday the 21^st of November and closes the 4^th of January. It is open from 5pm daily.

Enjoy the winter festivities whether you are ice-skating on the largest ice rink in the UK, visiting Santa in Santa land, shopping in one of the 200 chalets selling all the Christmassy crafts & potential gifts for your loved ones at Christmas, or having a laugh at Zippos Christmas Circus; the list goes on and there is something here that everyone will enjoy.

There is plenty of food stalls, restaurants & pubs that serves delicious food & drink to warm you up on the cold crisp winter nights.

New to Winter Wonderland includes Bar Ice-it means what it says on the tin! Enjoy a cool drink in a sub-zero environment where everything is made from ice!

Do be sure to wrap up in your winter woollies whilst you enjoy the Christmas atmosphere surrounding the event!

After the event treat yourself to a lovely stay at either of our Moran Hotels– Crown Moran Hotel and Chiswick Moran Hotel.

We offer great value rates on overnight stays. Both hotels offer excellent delicious dining & Bar services.

Special Offers at Crown Moran Hotel

Special Offers at Chiswick Moran Hotel

Christmas Markets in Dublin, Cork & London

Nothing helps create that extra piece of Christmas magic like a visit to one of the many traditional Christmas Markets that pop up during the festive season. The popularity of Christmas Markets is increasing every year with most large towns and cities embracing the tradition and operating markets throughout the months of November and December. The 4 star Moran Hotel group with hotels in Dublin, Cork and London all offer easy access to the Christmas markets taking place in the centre of each city.

Christmas Markets in Dublin

For the first time Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green will be transformed into a Christmas market of twinkling lights, log cabins, and Christmas trees adorn the streets where you can browse a selection of stalls selling handcrafted gift items and woodcrafts. Tasty treats such as Belgian Chocolate Popcorn, traditional German Bratwurst & Gluhwein, Hungarian goulash and Spanish paella are on offer while the unmistakeable aroma of mulled wine fills the air.

In London the famous Hyde Park Winter Wonderland is a spectacular Christmas destination with something to entertain everyone. From fabulous fairground rides to the magical Ice Kingdom and Ice Rink to the sumptuous food fare in the Christmas Market it will not disappoint.

Moran Hotels offer accommodation at excellent rates with easy access to the city centres and Christmas markets of Dublin, Cork and London.

When visiting the Christmas markets we have the following tips:

• Wrap up warm – the chill in the air undoubtedly adds to the seasonal atmosphere but it won’t be much fun if you can’t feel your fingers. A warm coat and a cosy hat and scarf are definitely recommended.
• Avoid the crowds – try to visit the markets midweek. Monday – Thursday are quieter times and you will be guaranteed to get the same magic market experience.
• Check out the websites below for activities at each market and make the most of your time by planning in advance – alternatively you can just drop by and immerse yourself in the market experience.

Christmas Markets:

• Dublin, St Stephens Green – 13th of November – 22nd of December
• London Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, 21st November – 4th January
• Cork, Glow Christmas Celebration – 28th November – 21st December. (from Friday – Sunday each weekend)

Enhance your Christmas market experience and relax with a stay at one of the selection of Moran Hotels this Christmas.

We offer great value rates on overnight stays at all Moran Hotels including excellent dining & Bar services.

Special Offers at Crown Moran Hotel

Special Offers at Chiswick Moran Hotel

Special Offers at Red Cow Moran Hotel

Special Offers at Silver Springs Moran Hotel

Family Facilities at Silver Springs Moran Hotel

Silver Springs offers great family facilities. Silver Springs Moran Hotel has a multi-play outdoor playground which offers kids a great area to play in and parents can relax knowing their children are safe and having fun.

It is located beside the Watermarq Restaurant. This is a great secure area for families and kids to relax in. The playground is contemporary and has something for all the children to enjoy.

The Playground includes:

• Slide
• Climbing Wall
• Seesaw
• Rocker
• Colourful Hopscotch

It has a soft finish so the little ones won’t get hurt.

We also have a playroom that is located beside reception. It will be a world of fun and games for your children. The room has toys and board games so it is a good opportunity for your children to make friends with other children staying at the hotel.

Children can enjoy the ‘Young Diners Menu’. It has a delicious choice of food  that will appeal to everyone. It is the best of local produce and is very affordable.

We have a leisure centre located just a short walk from the hotel. The guests staying at Silver Springs Moran Hotel will have access to:

• 25 metre pool
• Squash Courts
• Tennis Courts
• Beauty Salon for Mum & Dad

There is a variety of kid friendly local attractions close by the hotel:

• Fota Wildlife Park
• Leahy’s Open Farm
• Movie Junction
• CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory
• Cork City Gaol
• Lifetime Lab at the Old Cork Waterworks
• Kartworld
• Monkey Maze
• Cork Butter Museum

To book please phone 021 450 7533 or visit www.silverspringsmoranhotel.com for more information.

WeddingsOnline Awards 2015

We are delighted to be nominated this year for the 2015 Wedding Online Awards.

The categories we are in are ‘Exclusive Venue of the Year’ and ‘Hotel Venue of the Year Leinster’.

We really need your help to win the Weddings Online Awards 2015 for Red Cow Moran Hotel and Bewleys Hotel Ballsbridge.

Could you please vote for Thomas Prior Hall to win ‘Exclusive Venue of the Year’ and Red Cow Moran Hotel to win ‘Hotel Venue of the Year Leinster’.

Red Cow Moran Hotel is one of the most highly recommended Dublin Wedding Venues which can cater for up to 550 guests and indeed more intimate weddings too. We have launched a new Ballroom for weddings in The Four Star Red Cow Moran Hotel. The ballroom boasts a scheme of plush cream and gold. The gold is reflected in our opulent crystal chandeliers. The ivory and gold colour schemes complements all wedding themes. Red Cow Moran Hotel offers a contemporary yet homely backdrop for this very special occasion.

Tucked away neatly behind stunning greenery and an iconic water fountain, you will find Thomas Prior Hall in Ballsbridge Dublin 4. This unique Dublin Wedding Venue, Thomas Prior Hall promises to create an unforgettable day for both you and your guests. This stunning Dublin wedding venue is surrounded by manicured lawns, tall chestnut trees and an iconic white water fountain. The stunning water fountain is an excellent backdrop to wedding photos and civil ceremonies.

The Weddings Online Awards recognise the success, dedication and extremely high levels of quality and service given by the Irish wedding industry. We are delighted to be apart of this competition.

Weddings Online has become Ireland’s most loved Wedding Community, connecting brides and grooms-to-be with the perfect Wedding suppliers.

Voting has opened on the 3^rd of November and will close on the 5^th of December.

We would love if you could all vote! The finalists will be announced on Wednesday 12^th of December.

Voting is really easy just click on this link but be sure to vote for both categories at the same time… #wolaawards2015

http://www.weddingsonline.ie/blog/awards/vote/

Thanks everyone!!