Prestige suite
Sir Christopher Coote Suite
96 m2
1,033 sq.ft
1 King bed
Looking out to beautiful views over the fountain and the Pleasure Grounds.
1st Floor
Ballyfin, Ireland
Ballyfin Demesne
Ballyfin is the sort of house where the past still feels entirely present. Set against the Slieve Bloom Mountains, its two hundred and fifty hectares of parkland come with the privileges of an old Irish estate: long lawns, ancient trees, a grand house and enough room to forget the modern world for a while. The approach says much about the place. Follow the drive through the grounds and the house appears behind its great stone colonnade. Inside, it is less a museum than a house that happens to contain one: old parquet floors, paintings, antique furniture and small curiosities gathered over generations, filling the drawing rooms with a sense of history that never feels contrived. The suites continue in the same spirit. Antique pieces sit alongside rich fabrics and marble bathrooms, while the windows look out across the estate. Beyond the library lies one of Ballyfin’s more unexpected corners: a tall glass-and-steel conservatory, originally designed to shelter the box hedges through the Irish winter, and now an especially fine place to settle down with a book. In the kitchen, Richard Picard-Edwards keeps the estate close to the table, cooking with its vegetables, herbs and poultry. The approach is straightforward and produce-led – and now carries a Michelin star.
Accommodations
Prestige suite
Wellesley Pole Suite
51 m2
549 sq.ft
1 King bed
Views lead out into the sheltered slopes of the Pleasure Grounds and look directly towards the sensational Cascade
1st floor
Prestige suite
Duke of Wellington Suite
40 m2
431 sq.ft
1 King bed
Conservatory & Side view of courtyard
1st floor 1928 wing
Suite
Junior Suite
40 m2
431 sq.ft
1 King bed
Front Lake, Fountain, Courtyard
1st floor
Room
State Room King
30 m2
323 sq.ft
1 King bed
Varies front lake, courtyard or fountain
1st floor & ground floor
Room
Deluxe Room
24 m2
258 sq.ft
1 King bed
Varies cascade or fountain view
1st floor
Room
Classic Room
21 m2
226 sq.ft
1 King bed
Views out over the pleasure grounds and the cascade
Mezzanine Floor
Room
Single Room
26 m2
280 sq.ft
1 Double bed
Cascade View
1st Floor
Prestige suite
Sir Christopher Coote Suite
96 m2
1,033 sq.ft
1 King bed
Looking out to beautiful views over the fountain and the Pleasure Grounds.
1st Floor
Prestige suite
Wellesley Pole Suite
51 m2
549 sq.ft
1 King bed
Views lead out into the sheltered slopes of the Pleasure Grounds and look directly towards the sensational Cascade
1st floor
Prestige suite
Duke of Wellington Suite
40 m2
431 sq.ft
1 King bed
Conservatory & Side view of courtyard
1st floor 1928 wing
Suite
Junior Suite
40 m2
431 sq.ft
1 King bed
Front Lake, Fountain, Courtyard
1st floor
Room
State Room King
30 m2
323 sq.ft
1 King bed
Varies front lake, courtyard or fountain
1st floor & ground floor
Room
Deluxe Room
24 m2
258 sq.ft
1 King bed
Varies cascade or fountain view
1st floor
Room
Classic Room
21 m2
226 sq.ft
1 King bed
Views out over the pleasure grounds and the cascade
Mezzanine Floor
Room
Single Room
26 m2
280 sq.ft
1 Double bed
Cascade View
1st Floor
Prestige suite
Sir Christopher Coote Suite
96 m2
1,033 sq.ft
1 King bed
Looking out to beautiful views over the fountain and the Pleasure Grounds.
1st Floor
Prestige suite
Wellesley Pole Suite
51 m2
549 sq.ft
1 King bed
Views lead out into the sheltered slopes of the Pleasure Grounds and look directly towards the sensational Cascade
1st floor
Prestige suite
Duke of Wellington Suite
40 m2
431 sq.ft
1 King bed
Conservatory & Side view of courtyard
1st floor 1928 wing
Suite
Junior Suite
40 m2
431 sq.ft
1 King bed
Front Lake, Fountain, Courtyard
1st floor
Room
State Room King
30 m2
323 sq.ft
1 King bed
Varies front lake, courtyard or fountain
1st floor & ground floor
Room
Deluxe Room
24 m2
258 sq.ft
1 King bed
Varies cascade or fountain view
1st floor
Room
Classic Room
21 m2
226 sq.ft
1 King bed
Views out over the pleasure grounds and the cascade
Mezzanine Floor
Room
Single Room
26 m2
280 sq.ft
1 Double bed
Cascade View
1st Floor
Prestige suite
Sir Christopher Coote Suite
96 m2
1,033 sq.ft
1 King bed
Looking out to beautiful views over the fountain and the Pleasure Grounds.
1st Floor
Prestige suite
Wellesley Pole Suite
51 m2
549 sq.ft
1 King bed
Views lead out into the sheltered slopes of the Pleasure Grounds and look directly towards the sensational Cascade
1st floor
Prestige suite
Duke of Wellington Suite
40 m2
431 sq.ft
1 King bed
Conservatory & Side view of courtyard
1st floor 1928 wing
Suite
Junior Suite
40 m2
431 sq.ft
1 King bed
Front Lake, Fountain, Courtyard
1st floor
Room
State Room King
30 m2
323 sq.ft
1 King bed
Varies front lake, courtyard or fountain
1st floor & ground floor
Room
Deluxe Room
24 m2
258 sq.ft
1 King bed
Varies cascade or fountain view
1st floor
Room
Classic Room
21 m2
226 sq.ft
1 King bed
Views out over the pleasure grounds and the cascade
Mezzanine Floor
Room
Single Room
26 m2
280 sq.ft
1 Double bed
Cascade View
1st Floor
Prestige suite
Sir Christopher Coote Suite
96 m2
1,033 sq.ft
1 King bed
Looking out to beautiful views over the fountain and the Pleasure Grounds.
1st Floor
Prestige suite
Wellesley Pole Suite
51 m2
549 sq.ft
1 King bed
Views lead out into the sheltered slopes of the Pleasure Grounds and look directly towards the sensational Cascade
1st floor
Prestige suite
Duke of Wellington Suite
40 m2
431 sq.ft
1 King bed
Conservatory & Side view of courtyard
1st floor 1928 wing
Suite
Junior Suite
40 m2
431 sq.ft
1 King bed
Front Lake, Fountain, Courtyard
1st floor
Room
State Room King
30 m2
323 sq.ft
1 King bed
Varies front lake, courtyard or fountain
1st floor & ground floor
Room
Deluxe Room
24 m2
258 sq.ft
1 King bed
Varies cascade or fountain view
1st floor
Room
Classic Room
21 m2
226 sq.ft
1 King bed
Views out over the pleasure grounds and the cascade
Mezzanine Floor
Room
Single Room
26 m2
280 sq.ft
1 Double bed
Cascade View
1st Floor
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What we like
The Moment
In the Whispering Room, where intrigue needs no raised voice.
The Hidden Place
A little time with a book beneath the glass roof of Ballyfin’s High Conservatory.
The Eclecticism
The Lady Kildare Suite, where panels of fabric, framed and stretched across the walls, make an unexpected composition.
Location
Address
Ballyfin
R32 PN34 Ballyfin, Ireland
Airport
An hour and a half from Dublin Airport - or half that by helicopter.
Slieve Bloom Mountains
Hiking and mountain biking in the Slieve Bloom Mountains; for now, start by exploring the estate itself.
At a glance
Public areas: free
In room: free