The Last Straw: Thatched-Roof Hotels

“There is something wonderfully quaint and charming about a thatched roof, a visual that adds plenty of character and warmth to a building. Whether you opt to stay in an inn, a boutique resort or a beachside spa retreat, enjoy the experience of sleeping under a roof of straw at one of these five hotels.

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The Merriman Hotel, Kinvara, Ireland
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Housed beneath the largest thatched roof in all of Ireland, The Merriman Hotel, found in the fishing village of Kinvara, is a warm and friendly base from which to explore the wild, natural beauty of the Galway coastline. The surroundings also provide an inspiration for the hotel’s Quilty Restaurant, with its emphasis on seafood and classic Irish favourites. You can get a further taste of local culture with the live music sessions in the hotel’s pub, the appropriately named Thatch Bar.

If you want to see more hotels in Kinvara, visit our Kinvara hotels page.

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The Thatch House, Hermanus, South Africa
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Ninety minutes outside Cape Town you will find The Thatch House, a boutique hotel on the shore of the Hermanus Lagoon. This small luxury hotel has six suites, outdoor pools and landscaped gardens in which to relax and recuperate from the stresses of everyday life. From The Thatch House it’s possible to take kayak or boat trips on the lagoon, as well as whale watching excursions from the Walker Bay Nature Reserve.

If you want to see more hotels in Hermanus, visit our Hermanus hotels page.

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Haadtien Beach Resort, Koh Tao Island, Thailand
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Open up the floor-to-ceiling windows in your personal thatched villa at the Haadtien Beach Resort, and step right out across the terrace and onto the fine sands of Shark Bay beach, at the southern corner of Koh Tao Island. The resort offers guests a range of different villas to choose from, as well as a restaurant, a spa with a range of treatments, scuba diving courses out on the reef and boat trips to the hidden coves and bays of this unspoiled piece of paradise.

If you want to see more hotels in Koh Tao, visit our Koh Tao hotels page.

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SPA Retreat Boutique Hotel, Negril, Jamaica
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With only 18 stone villas that feature floppy-fringed thatched roofs, all set in tropical gardens within sight of brilliant blue Caribbean waters, SPA Retreat Boutique Hotel in Negril feels like a true escape. Fine Jamaican cuisine is served on the terrace with a view from the low clifftop across the water to where the sun sets beneath the horizon. If you’re feeling energetic, take part in the hotel’s range of activities, including yoga sessions, offshore snorkelling, adventurous tours up the Negril River and fishing trips in a glass-bottomed boat.

If you want to see more hotels in Negril, visit our Negril hotels page.

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Old Ferry Boat, St Ives, England
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It is fitting that the Old Ferry Boat in St Ives has a thatched roof, as this is reputed to be the oldest inn in all of England, and the traditional feel continues once you step inside this warm and inviting hotel. Overlooking the Great Ouse River, the Old Ferry Boat not only offers comfortable rooms, but also a restaurant serving hearty English meals, a beer garden for when the weather is fine, and a cosy lounge with a wood-burning stove for when you want to snuggle up with a good book.

If you want to see more hotels in St Ives, visit our St Ives hotels page.”