A place to come back to yourself

What is Soundgarden?

 

Soundgarden is a small retreat space in Glencullen, high in the Dublin Mountains. Created for people who need a little less noise and a little more space, it offers private retreats, restorative stays and simple experiences designed around nature, rest and reconnection.

Come for a few hours, a weekend or a private stay — and choose how much or how little you want to do.

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Private Retreats

Step away from everyday life for a private reset in nature. Stay for a day or a weekend and create a retreat around what you need most — rest, space, movement, breath, sound or simply time outdoors.

Stay
Stay at Soundgarden

Wake up in the Dublin Mountains, slow down over breakfast and let the day unfold without a schedule. Our guest accommodation opens from mid-October 2026.

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Add an Experience

Breathwork, sauna, sound, meditation, movement and other restorative practices can be added to selected stays and private retreats.

The nature reset

Sometimes the best thing to do is less.

 

Less screen time. Less rushing. Less noise.
More sleep. More fresh air. More time around fire, trees, water and open space.

Our Nature Reset is designed as a gentle pause from overstimulation and everyday demands — without turning rest into another thing you have to achieve.

There is nothing to perform here.

Rest. Walk. Read. Breathe. Sit by the fire. Have a sauna. Sleep.

The place

Wild enough to feel away.
Close enough to Dublin.

 

Soundgarden sits in Glencullen in the Dublin Mountains, surrounded by woodland, garden and open countryside. The property combines rustic character with comfortable indoor spaces, places to gather, places to be alone and direct access to nature.

Barn
The Barn

A warm, characterful place to stay, eat and gather. Exposed stone, a wood-burning stove and a shared table make it the social heart of the retreat.

Barrack
Studio

A dedicated space for breathwork, sound, movement, meditation and guided activities. Quiet, spacious and flexible enough to adapt to each group.

Garden
Forest & garden

A natural extension of the retreat, with space to walk, sit by the stream, gather around the fire or simply spend time outdoors.

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Location

A hidden retreat just outside Dublin

Soundgarden is based in Glencullen, in the Dublin Mountains — close enough for an easy escape from the city, but far enough to feel somewhere else entirely.

Nearby

  • Johnnie Fox’s
  • Dublin Mountains hiking & walking routes
  • The GAP
  • local sauna / wellness experiences
  • South Dublin
For whom

Come when life feels a little too full

Soundgarden is for people who want to step out of their usual rhythm for a while.


You need to switch off.


You have been giving too much for too long.


You want time together without another busy itinerary.


You simply miss being outside


You do not need to arrive with a goal. Sometimes a change of pace is enough.

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Hosted with care

Hosted with care

Soundgarden is hosted by Anna and Dawid, who have spent years working with breath, sound, movement and nature-based practices.

We created Soundgarden as the kind of place we value ourselves — personal, unhurried and small enough for every stay to feel different.

Some guests come to take part in a retreat. Others simply come to rest. Both are welcome.

Ania Dawid
Relax
Next at Soundgarden

Half-Day Nature Reset

Breathwork | Sauna | Nature

A small-group afternoon in the Dublin Mountains created to help you step out of everyday pace and settle back into the body. Breathwork, sauna, time outdoors and space to simply be.

Stay from October

Stay a little longer

From mid-October, Soundgarden will welcome guests for private overnight stays. Come for a quiet mountain escape or build your stay around a private retreat experience.

October enquiries now open.

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Maybe you don’t need to go far to get away.

Come for a day. Stay for a weekend. Give yourself some space.

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