Set within 1500 acres of gardens and woodlands, Mount Juliet is located approximately 12 miles south of medieval Kilkenny City and 80 miles south of Dublin International Airport. This location is also 10 miles from Kilkenny Castle, 15 miles from New Ross, and 20 miles from Waterford. The Rock of Cashel is 40 miles east of the hotel. Jerpoint Abbey is two miles southeast of the hotel. Cork is 90 miles southwest of the hotel. Hotel amenities include the health club (with sauna, steam room, swimming pool, and gymnasium), spa (with a wide range of traditional and alternative health and beauty treatments), 18-hole golf course, golf clubhouse, equestrian offerings, two tennis courts, Presidents Bar, Kendals Restaurant, and Lady Helen Dining Room (awarded the AA Rosette and RAC Blue Ribbon four stars for its international cuisine). The hotel also offers room service, a business center, and 24-hour front desk service. All rooms feature balconies, slippers and bathrobes, cable TV, complimentary pillow menus, designer throw blankets, desks, duvet covers, coffee, arm chairs and ottomans, minibars, safes, sofas, separate tubs and showers, two phones, dataports, and voicemail. Guests may choose between the Georgian-style Mount Juliet House and the informal sporting ambience of the Courtyard rooms set around the stable yard. Rose Garden Lodges are ideal for longer stays.