The Luxury Hotels of Ireland
May 11, 2012, 7:21 am
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Kage you are right. I spoke to the people at Inishturkbeg this morning and the 'Island' part of the buisness is in receivership. They hope that matters will be resolved and that they will be open again shortly.They will contact me when they know....
May 11, 2012, 7:42 am
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sunday times article was on jan 7 2012
http://journalisted.com/article/2xbqt
paid - http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/...icle852500.ece
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/...o&bl=on&pf=all
"appointed receivers to Flametree, a Sadek-controlled company"
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22is...aq=f&aqi=&aql=
"likely to come on the market this year"
http://www.liquidirish.com/2012/01/inish-turk-beg.html
http://journalisted.com/article/2xbqt
paid - http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/...icle852500.ece
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/...o&bl=on&pf=all
"appointed receivers to Flametree, a Sadek-controlled company"
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22is...aq=f&aqi=&aql=
"likely to come on the market this year"
http://www.liquidirish.com/2012/01/inish-turk-beg.html
Jun 18, 2013, 1:32 pm
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three nights in Ireland... Doing Ballyfin for first two nights with friends. I've nevber been to Ireland and not seeing much in Dublin that warrants a stay in town.. Would I be missing much if we fly into Dublin, right to Ballyfin for two nights then one night at RC Powerscourt, I'd love to see more of Ireland/coast area. I wish we had more time but this is a quickie.. I appreciate any suggestions... Our flight back home is about 11am so wherever we stay will be less than 24 hrs...
Jun 18, 2013, 2:54 pm
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three nights in Ireland... Doing Ballyfin for first two nights with friends. I've nevber been to Ireland and not seeing much in Dublin that warrants a stay in town.. Would I be missing much if we fly into Dublin, right to Ballyfin for two nights then one night at RC Powerscourt, I'd love to see more of Ireland/coast area. I wish we had more time but this is a quickie.. I appreciate any suggestions... Our flight back home is about 11am so wherever we stay will be less than 24 hrs...
If you're planning instead to see anything in Dublin, I'd suggest The Merrion.
Jun 18, 2013, 11:26 pm
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Harvey's Point has set on the stunning Lough Eske, the hotel is warm and elegant, with a very inviting, friendly atmosphere from beginning to end. The room was spotless, beautiful and comfortable. The food was exceptional.
Jun 19, 2013, 6:39 am
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Jun 19, 2013, 11:19 pm
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Only stayed at the FS in Dublin so can't comment on others but David O's description of the property is spot on. We loved the peacefulness and got into town quite easily.
Jun 20, 2013, 8:57 am
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Great report David.
The Ritz-Carlton went into examinership late last year & will relaunch as an Autograph Collection property on October 1. Occupancy levels never rose above the 40% mark & it's been bought by Brehon Capital Partners for a reported figure of €1m, with €80m of debt apparently written off. It will be managed by Interstate, which also runs the Marker Hotel in Dublin's Grand Canal Square
As for Killarney, I think the The Europe eclipses all other properties by some considerable margin. Beautifully situated on the shores of Lough Lein, its facilities and service levels are a cut above in my experience.
http://www.theeurope.com/
Edit: Apologies to Kagehitokiri, who'd already made mention of RC's troubles
The Ritz-Carlton went into examinership late last year & will relaunch as an Autograph Collection property on October 1. Occupancy levels never rose above the 40% mark & it's been bought by Brehon Capital Partners for a reported figure of €1m, with €80m of debt apparently written off. It will be managed by Interstate, which also runs the Marker Hotel in Dublin's Grand Canal Square
As for Killarney, I think the The Europe eclipses all other properties by some considerable margin. Beautifully situated on the shores of Lough Lein, its facilities and service levels are a cut above in my experience.
http://www.theeurope.com/
Edit: Apologies to Kagehitokiri, who'd already made mention of RC's troubles
Last edited by ZorbaTheGeek; Jun 20, 2013 at 12:08 pm
Jun 20, 2013, 4:33 pm
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Chicagocat - with only 3 days in Ireland I wouldn't choose Ballyfin as it is not really in an area of outstanding beauty of which there are many but maybe you've been to Ireland before and have seen much of it. If you haven't been before I would definitely spend one night in the Dublin area.
Jun 20, 2013, 4:43 pm
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As Zorba was a brand new member, the auto spam checker was triggered twice (once when the post was first entered and again when the OP edited it). You must have caught it in between the first release I did and the one just now.
I didn't know the system did that!
I didn't know the system did that!
Jun 27, 2013, 6:00 pm
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