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THE GLENEAGLE HOTEL has been voted one of Munster’s top three family-friendly hotels by the readers of the popular magazine Primary Times South.

The Primary Times Star Awards, which are now in their 6th year, champion the best places and best businesses in Munster for families with young children. All the winners have been selected solely by votes from the readers of Primary Times South magazine. The other two winning hotels are the Quality Hotel in Clonakilty and the Clarion Hotel in Cork.

A number of family friendly visitor attractions were also recognised. Fota Wildlife Park won Best Outdoor Activity Centre, Monkey Maze in Glanmire won Best Indoor Activity Centre and Anyone for Science won Best Summer Camp.

Editor Tara McKeown said the results show that having great places to visit locally is still an important part of family life.

“We are delighted that The Gleneagle has been named as one of Munster’s top family hotels. We love when families spend their holidays here with us,” said Patrick O’Donoghue, managing director of The Gleneagle Hotel. “As a family-run hotel, we understand better than anyone how special family holidays are. We are in the business of making precious memories that will be remembered for years to come.”

The Primary Times South Star Award winners were compiled from postal entries, unique email entries and online voting (one vote per computer or device) from readers of Primary Times South between 1st June and 31st August 2016.

Primary Times South is a free ‘What’s on and Where to Go’ guide specifically for the families of children aged 0-12 years, and primary school teachers in the region. Established in 2003, the magazine is published 4 times a year (spring, summer, autumn and winter). It has a circulation of 50,000 copies distributed to primary schools and crèches in Cork and Waterford, and selected towns in Kerry and Tipperary. It is also available at libraries and tourist information centres and is available to download free from App stores. Nationally, Primary Times publishes over 140,000 copies in 3 different regions (Munster, Leinster, and Dublin) throughout the Republic of Ireland.