With a garden curving to the sleepy drift of the River Liffey, The Court Yard Hotel provides a gentle retreat for those escaping the bustle of Dublin a few kilometres away. Chill out in Kildare with today’s Groupon from The Court Yard Hotel • €139 for a two night stay for two In standard double room with breakfast, three course meal on one evening, and late checkout The Hotel From a roughhewn stone exterior to the oversized windows in the restaurant, The Court Yard Hotel matches elegant style to Irish charm. The River Bank restaurant serves up a delectable menu of produce sourced locally, while two bars provide live music, cocktails, and shooters, with a big screen for wandering sports fans. The standard double rooms feature both a double bed and a single, as well as large dressing tables for predinner sprucing.  Groupon Recommends Stroll along the banks of the River Liffey and let afternoons slide into evenings, before retiring to the hotel for the three course meal. Dublin city centre is approximately 17km away, and could lure visitors with the promise of literary walking tours, rich history, and a glittering array of cultural hubs, and is reachable for a city day trip. Driving the same distance in the other direction, casual lepidopterists may wish to head out to Ovidstown for a peek inside the Straffan Butterfly Farm.  The Stay • Standard double room with en suite bathroom • Breakfast each morning • Threecourse set meal on one night • Late checkout at 2pm Transport Road From Dublin, exit the M/N4 at junction 5, taking the R148 towards Leixlip, turning left onto main street and left again for the hotel. Reviews TripAdvisors award The Court Yard Hotel a superb 4.5/5 stars, and comment on the wellmaintained rooms, welcoming ambience, appetising cuisine, and thoughtful personnel. Fantastic hotel, lovely welcome, very friendly staff across all shifts, night reception staff very helpful. There is a lovely seated area outside the bar complete with a small waterfall, spent a lovely night there enjoying a few drinks. The live music was great craic and the bar had a brilliant atmosphere. Rooms are clean, comfortable I was very impressed. Well worth the money – Ashla_11, TripAdvisor, Jul 2012 I found this hotel to be excellent in every sense. From the moment we entered the hotel we felt welcome. All the staff were extremely friendly and chatty. The rooms were spacious and comfortable. The food in the restaurant was great. There was a choice of live entertainment, all in all we had a great time, and the Guinness was delicious. I definitely would recommend this hotel and look forward to visiting it again. – Deirdey, TripAdvisor, Aug 2011