Testimonials
We hope that you will come and visit us soon and have the chance to experience Ballyfin and form your own opinion. In the meantime we are delighted to share some impressions from others that have enjoyed Ballyfin.
Our first Bride & Groom
"Thank you so much for an absolutely perfect weekend! It is not an exaggeration to say it was the best one of our lives!!"
A family of 13 spanning four generations wrote:
“We had an unbelievable week. Each and every one of the wonderful staff made us feel at home and the service was perfect. Ballyfin House itself was exciting in every little detail: from the paintings, the furniture, the cascade and the gardens, giving the visitor very little reason to leave the premises. We all had an experience that we will never forget and will always cherish. Living a week in Ballyfin is like taking part in a movie, the days were full with adventures and activities, no wonder we are so sad to leave.
Please keep on taking good care of Ballyfin; we hope to come again soon."
From some of our individual guests
About housekeeping
* Exceptionally high standards in today’s rushed world.
* Careful and caring, very much appreciated
* Perfect!
* Only saw housekeeping once. The room was always spotless
About the staff
* Treated us as a family and not visitors
* So helpful, never looking over your shoulder but never far away
* Great service in all areas
* Your smiling faces made us feel like royalty – the highlight was the quality of staff
* Each and everyone was amazing
About the food
*Extraordinary - as good as any of the finest places in New York!
* Every meal was superb, interesting, flavourful but not heavy
* The food and settings were stunning, positively memorable
Overview
* Great art and architecture and an ethos of “we care”
* If you can continue what you did this stay, Ballyfin will be without peers
* Staying at Ballyfin has been an incredible experience. It set a new standard in 'luxury'
* Ballyfin just 'raised the bar' in fine places to stay - to the Ballyfin Family - Thankyou!!!
* The facility, the grounds, the food, the activities and primarily the staff, collectively made our visit matchless from all of our previous travels.
* What a truly wonderful piece of heaven. Thank you to the marvellous, really professional staff.
* Ballyfin is the most wonderful place I have ever experienced, Many thanks.
From a Travel Agent touring Ireland
Just back from a two night stay at Ballyfin.
Be sure to have a GPS in your car, or better yet have the Manor House pick you up for you don't want to miss a minute at this place getting lost in the countryside.
Ballyfin is an eye opener. It has been written about at length in the June issue of Travel and Leisure and so I won't duplicate the superlatives that were written in that magazine. But a stay here, even if only for two nights, gives one total relaxation, total pampering, total attentiveness from a staff that is real, that is local, that is interested and interesting.
Ballyfin was not, for me, the highlight of my weeks stay in Ireland, but rather it was one of the highlights of my life! It is a place that stands out so thoroughly that I will remember it fondly and will recommend it highly to every client (with means) who ventures out of Dublin on their trip to Ireland. Ballyfin gave my sister who I brought on this trip, the relaxation and comfort that she doesn't enjoy in her hectic life in Jerusalem. It gave my friend from Miami who I also brought along, the ease to sit down at the piano and play, something he hasn't done in 15 years.
Ballyfin is not just a place of unsurpassed elegance, history, attention to detail and to the guests comfort. It is also a state of mind. You lose yourself there. Even though you might have planned a day driving around the area, you find you don't want to leave, not for a minute, and though you are tired and jet lagged, you don't want to sleep lest you miss something (at a place where little happens unless you want it to) Its a place for walks, for conversation, for fine dining, swimming, thinking. Stuff we tend not to do at home or at other vacation spots. Ballyfin shows you that you need not stay at a resort with a long reputation and hundreds of rooms. 15 rooms and suites will do nicely. Very nicely indeed!