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Part Two–Best Little Hotel in Ireland

Part Two–Best Little Hotel in Ireland

I put together a plan of the guest rooms, but it’s mostly a guess working off the room descriptions.  Some rooms I’m sure of their location, but some I’m not quite as confident.  Use this just as a guide.

 Second Floor:

Upstairs, the halls are as pretty as the rooms:

Before restoration.  That arched ceiling!  Those small windows on the left overlook the roof of the middle rooms:  the Saloon, Rotunda, and Stairhall.

After: halls run the length of the house on both the east and west sides. 

                                                       

Off the French blue stairhall.

Suites & Bedrooms:  each room has a name of a person or a place instead of a number.  There are 14 rooms in the main house , 1 in the old kitchen, and 5 new rooms in the building behind the house, the former dormitory.

 “Sir Christopher Coote, 15th Baronet”

The largest suite in the house is named in honor of the current Baronet whose great-great-great grandparents built Ballyfin.  The study sits over the library’s bay window.   It was Christopher Coote who met with Fred Krehbiel when he was restoring Ballyfin and decided that the original Coote portraits should be returned to the house where they now hang in the blue stairhall. 

The study.  Gorgeous.  Notice the carpet and the curtains.  The 18th century wallpaper panels are from the Prince of Hanover’s castle at Schloss Marienburg.  The rolls of paper were bought, but when unrolled, it was discovered they were too damaged to hang, so Colin Orchard salvaged some of the drawings and hung just those fragments.

 

A view of the suite – taken by a guest as you can tell because you can see the TV in the picture!!!  Hard to believe this is a hotel and not a home.  I love this room!!!!
 

The bedroom in the suite. 

And the bathroom in the suite – with the pony wall hiding the toilet and a fabulous fireplace with gorgeous white marble and crystal chandelier. 

“The Westmeath”

This is the most fabulous single room in the hotel.  Martyn Lawrence Bullard stayed here last week.  The bed floats in the center and it is just jaw dropping gorgeous.  Since there are no closets, most rooms feature twin armoires custom built for the Ballyfin.  I love all the patterned carpets in these rooms. 

The bed is a beautiful antique. 

The curtains are gorgeous.  Just a stunning room. 

Martyn L.B. took this photo at night.  I love how the art is lit.   The woman in the portrait is Marianne Jeffreys of Blarney Castle, County Cork.  Blarney!  I mean, Blimey! 

“Lady Caroline Coote”

This is a crowd favorite.  This is Lady Caroline’s actual  private sitting area and this room connected to her bedroom.

 

Notice the trim on the canopy – amazing all the different details for each room.   This room has original columns.  I assume this suite was one of the best since she was the lady of the house.

 

The wallpapered room and bathroom both overlook the front and lake.

The bathroom. 

And, to hide this toilet, a small screen was made.  I guess the Irish don’t like to see their toilets??? 

“The Butler”

This was once the actual bedroom of Lady Caroline and it connected with the above room to create her personal suite of rooms.   Notice the gorgeous antique – Georgian II armoire. 

Besides all the antique furniture in the guest suites, the antique portraits add so much elegance.
 

The attention to detail – the mirror with sconces and blue and white plates.  Beautiful damask wallpaper.  These photos were taken by a reporter – you can read his first hand account at his web address.

The large bathroom with rose marble.  All the bathroom fixtures are first class.  Even here, in the bathroom – it is decorated like a home, filled with antiques.

Those plates!  That chandelier!  This is a bathroom!!!! 

“The Knights”

This room is on the other side of Lady Caroline’s.  The mantel was moved from the old billiard room.

Look at the front ionic column. 

“The Wellesley Pole Suite” 

This sitting room is just beautiful.  This room was once known as the Garden Room – it is centered on the west side, across from the Fountain Cascade.  The chandelier and the mirror are so pretty. I love the fabric.  This suite is so pretty.
 

The chandelier reflected in the gorgeous antique mirror. 

Another view of the sitting room, by a guest.  Even the trash bin is cute. 

The bedroom is perfect – love the bench and love the patterned carpet found in these rooms.

A peek inside the closet shows that it is upholstered in the fabric!  No expense was spared.

The bathroom has rose marble and a fireplace.  The toilet hides behind a pony wall.

 “The Mountrath” 

Next to the Wellesley Pole suite, this room is in lilac and purple.

It’s an ultra feminine room. 

“The Maryborough” 

On top of the Library, next to Sir Christopher’s suite, this room is in green stripes with the patterned carpet.  Orange is the accent color.

 

The bathroom with the wallpaper cutouts – the same as the suite next door. 

“The Marquis de Massigny”

This is a personal favorite!  I love the toile walls, but the antique 18th century oval windows are ones that I have wanted for years and years!  And notice that chandelier! 

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