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The gift that keeps on giving

This year, why not gift someone you love an experience they’ll love, staying in the lap of luxury

Clayton Hotel Gift Cards are available instantly online and are redeemable for up to five years. They're completely flexible, allowing the recipient to choose when and where to spend them.

With more than 48 properties to choose from, spread right across Ireland and the UK, they’ll be spoiled for choice - and it takes the fuss out of Christmas shopping for you.

Afternoon teas

Whether it’s to round off a shopping trip, to ready themselves for a show, or simply to enjoy a proper catch up in sumptuous surrounds, a relaxing afternoon tea is the perfect treat. At Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge they can sit back and soak up the Victorian surrounds with an afternoon tea menu filled with cakes and sweet treats individually made in-house, with flavours carefully designed by its team of chefs. They can bring out the bubbles and enjoy a glass of prosecco, to put a little fizz in their day. For an early Christmas pressie, let them enjoy a Christmas themed afternoon tea at the stylish Clayton Hotel Galway, which comes with a glass of mulled wine on the house. A Clayton Hotel Gift Card opens the door to UK treats too, including cream teas with style at Clayton Hotels in Birmingham and Cardiff. Enjoy an indulgent afternoon tea at Clayton Cambridge, with a menu packed with tasty and tempting bites, paired with their choice of loose leaf, fruit infusion teas, and artisanal coffees.

Cocktails to please

Give them the gift of a great night out with the girls. Whether its Mai Tais, Cosmos or Negronis, they can choose from a range of cocktails prepared by expert mixologists in luxury surrounds. The Clayton Hotel Charlemont is perfect for a lively night, just a short stroll from Grafton Street. Its Lockside Bar is one of Dublin city’s chicest meeting points whose experienced cocktail makers constantly seek out new trends and international flavours. Or they can sit back and chill in the elegant surrounds of the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs, the perfect place for a girl’s get-together with gorgeous food too. If they fancy a night away further afield, they can enjoy the London Cocktail Triangle - three great Clayton Hotels in London, including the plush Clayton Hotel City of London, the elegant Clayton Crown Hotel in North London, whose historic pub has been welcoming visitors since 1899, and, in west London, the Globe Bar at the Clayton Hotel Chiswick. Whatever part of London they’re in, there’s a delicious cocktail with their name on it.

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Romance for two

If there's a happy couple in your life, treat them to a voucher that enables them to choose a great weekend away or a mid-week treat, whatever suits. They can cuddle up tight at the iconic Clayton Hotel Burlington Road, the destination of choice for generations of couples looking for a Dublin city break. Whether they're up for the match, or down for a concert, a day at the races or a night on the tiles, it's the last word in comfort and style. For a hotel that's synonymous with romance, the sleek Gibson Hotel, also part of the Clayton Hotel Group, is not to be missed. As home to the First Dates TV show, staff here know just how to look after loved up couples. Or they could choose the Clayton Hotel Leopardstown, on Wicklow's doorstep, to enjoy romantic walks in the Garden of Ireland, followed by delicious food and a night in Clayton Hotel's heavenly beds. If they fancy going further afield, Clayton Hotel Leeds is the perfect place to enjoy the unofficial capital of Yorkshire, or Clayton Hotel Manchester City Centre, is a great spot from which to explore a vibrant city.

Fitness for you

If fitness is their thing, a gift voucher for a Clayton Hotel opens up a world of great gyms. Club Vitae at Clayton Hotel Limerick has a fully equipped gym with individual TVs in front of each piece of cardiovascular equipment, including treadmills, bikes and cross trainers. It also has a heated swimming pool overlooking the River Shannon. They’ll come back refreshed and reinvigorated. They’ll find similar Club Vitae leisure facilities at Clayton Hotel Liffey Valley too, perfect for relaxing after a day at the sales in nearby Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. There’s a full Club Vitae leisure club at Clayton Hotel Belfast, with a well-equipped weights room, the latest in cardio equipment and a beautiful swimming pool with sauna and steam room. It’s in the perfect location, on Ormeau Avenue, for exploring both the bustle of Belfast and the beautiful countryside of Northern Ireland.

Treatment treats

For the gift of health and wellness, let them book a pampering session at one of Clayton Hotel’s fabulous spas. There are loads of great options to choose from including the peace and serenity of the Tranquillity Spa at Clayton Whites Hotel Wexford. It’s the perfect place for them to indulge in some much needed ‘me time’, with a treatment menu featuring some of the best beauty brands in the world and fully qualified therapists to guide them. At the Clayton Hotel Cardiff Lane, in Dublin 2, its Beauty Rooms offers them a range of fabulous treatments, from facials to deep tissue massage. They’ll come back better groomed and rearing to go. Whether they want to slide into a luxurious hydrotherapy bath at the Essence Spa at Clayton Hotel Sligo, or revive their spirits with the phyto-aromatic treatment at the Essence Spa Clayton Hotel Cork City, the gift of self-care is the gift that keeps giving.

Flights with ease

For a super thoughtful gift, a voucher from Clayton Hotels can allow those you love to start their holidays a day early, or last a day longer, if they use them to book an overnight stay at one of Clayton Hotel’s great airport hotels. Staying at the Clayton Hotel Manchester Airport opens up access to great international flight deals that might not be available on the island of Ireland. Meanwhile, an overnight stay at the Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport allows them start or finish their holiday in style, and to handle early morning departures or late night arrivals with aplomb.

A Clayton Hotel Gift Card is the ultimate luxury gift. It’s flexible, it’s instantly available and it’s packed with choice. Whichever property they spend it in, they’ll be raising a glass to you.

Order your Clayton Hotel Gift Card or vouchers, which can be emailed instantly right through Christmas - claytonhotels.com/gift-vouchers