This modern hotel is 1 hour from Dublin, off the M7 motorway interchange (J17). It has free parking, free broadband, a gym and pool. Maldron Hotel is 2 km from Portlaoise town and ideal for the Slieve Bloom Mountains and Timahoe. Portlaoise Golf Club is 3 km away. Club Vitae Health and Fitness Club has 20-metre pool, gym, aerobics studio and beauty treatment rooms. Each en suite room has a power shower, satellite TV, DVD player and very comfy bed. At Maldron's Stir Restaurant you can see the chefs at work, and the bar has free Wi-Fi and televised sports.