A new survey ranks three Irish hotels amongst the top 25 in the world.

Two of those are in the top 10, according to the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Hotel results.

Contributors to the website say the best place to stay in Ireland is Castlewood House in Dingle, County Kerry.

The guesthouse, which is run by Brian and Helen Heaton, was also ranked the second best in Europe, and sixth best in the world.

Loch Lein country house in Killarney, Co Kerry, and Strandhill Lodge and Suites hotel in Co Sligo were the other two Irish hotels in the top 25.