Ballyfin Hotel
A Georgian country house transformed into a luxury hotel
- Client
- Ballyfin Demesne
- Awards
- National Hospitality Awards: Best Overall Hotel 2013
- Conde Nast World's Best New Hotels 2012
- European Hospitality Awards: Best Restoration and Refurbishment 2012
- National Hospitality Awards: Best Overall Hotel 2012
- RICS: Project of the Year 2012
- Shortlist
- Civic Trust Award 2012
Set within 614 acres of luscious gardens, Ballyfin Demesne is one of the finest neoclassical mansions in Ireland. Purcell were commissioned to restore the building’s fabric, transforming the Georgian mansion into a luxury hotel which reflects its 1880s heyday.
Ballyfin, designed by Richard and William Morrison, is a 20-room sandstone mansion and a protected structure.
Following the building’s gradual deterioration — due to its previous use as a boys’ school — Purcell restored the building’s fabric, transforming it into a luxury hotel fit fusing heritage and craftsmanship with modern high-end experiential standards.
Conservation
Our extensive repair scheme focused on restoring the building’s interior encompassing the rooms and conservatory. Former derelict and vandalized spaces inside the building were carefully restored to recreate the lavish interiors for its guests to enjoy. Other park features — including a grotto and tower — were also carefully and lovingly returned to their original condition.
Inside the rooms, the intricate plasterwork ceilings, which make up the building’s Georgian character, were repaired, in addition to the fabrics, carpets and furnishings.
The addition of the Irish antique furniture and paintings have ensured the mansion’s transformation into a five-star luxury country house hotel that it is today.
