Ballinacurra: Where Business Meets Pleasure
How to Turn Your Next Business Meeting into an Occasion!
Businesses and organisations have hosted so many standard corporate meetings and conferences at the same type of hotel venues that lack imagination, that their events can end up being predictable and forgettable. Though the overall programme for these types of event can be fairly formulaic, that doesn’t mean that your guests should be bored before they even arrive.
After all, regardless of the venue selected they can be costly. So it is important to focus on value and quality and to keep in mind what you want to get out of the gathering overall, so that it is productive. If guests get bored it can completely defeat the purpose and fail to inspire.
It is important in business, regardless of the industry-type, to stand out and be remembered in order to keep an edge in an ever-evolving market. Choosing a venue that reflects your business goals and aspirations can actually enhance your reputation and market-stance as well as invigorating and re-energising your own team at the same time. Hosting an event at Ballinacurra with impact and flair is essentially where the added value can be, to add a little oomph to your next event and most importantly help you to be remembered!
The charm of our relaxed but opulent setting and the level of personalized service that we provide, are some of the reasons why our Manor House is a favourite amongst national and international companies and organisations.
The privacy of Ballinacurra House allows you to escape from the conformity of every day office life, to a unique and creative working environment that offers you the opportunity to combine efficient business in an inspiring location with pleasure, that will be leave a lasting impression with your guests.
Our exclusive-use estate offers all of the luxuries you would expect in any five-star setting, but you do not have the downsides of a hotel or guesthouse – sharing with people you do not know. With 22 stylish and luxurious en-suite bedrooms, that are individually themed, your guests are sure to be impressed.
Other features include
- Private Jetty overlooking the Bandon River
- magnificent south-facing walled gardens
- an outdoor entertainment patio featuring outdoor BBQ kitchen
- Italian Pizza oven
- croquet lawn
- playground
- helipad
- several picnic lawns,
- private stream and pond
- Cuban cocktail lounge & cigar bar.
And not forgetting our resident Irish Wolfhound Oscar!
Only 20 minutes from Cork airport, Kinsale itself is well positioned to allow guests to leave the hustle and bustle of city and industrial life behind them and allow them to open their minds a bit in the beautiful seas side setting. Kinsale enjoys the reputation of being the Gourmet Capital of Ireland and with good reason. Food is celebrated in this seaside town with so many options to choose from fantastic restaurants, fine dining and casual, cafes and bars serving delicious, top quality food with a great atmosphere. It is also the First step on the Wild Atlantic Way!
Your personal chef at Ballinacurra for the duration of your stay, David Rice, can put together a bespoke menu for your guests that will bring them on a culinary journey of the region from plate to palate, should guests prefer to stay on the estate. Often, we find that with international groups, their may be a blend of cultures, heritages and palates. So we work directly with you to create menus to cater for all dietary requirements.
The Cuban Cocktail bar also doesn’t disappoint and is a great way to kick the gathering up a notch. Cigars and Cocktails in your very own lounge while you discuss the latest business trends? Now you’re talking!
Kinsale is a magical location beyond just a food experience though – There is a wealth of other activities in the surrounding areas that can be incorporated into your itinerary for you including
- a cookery challenge in our onsite Cookery School
- Tour of the Jameson Faciility
- Walking Tour of Charlesfort
- Tee Times at Old Head Golf
- Art or Pottery class
- watersports, surfing, fishing, sailing
- 911 Garden of Remembrance
- Laser Games in the woods
- Giant Jenga on the lawn
We do the palnning so your stay is stress-free and will keep your guests energised, entertained and engaged. So whether you are a group of friends, work colleagues, societies or other, why not combine more than one activity into your trip?
Conference Facilities:
We have a variety of meeting rooms and break out areas in which to conduct group meetings of smaller ones. We can provide a projector and screen as well as complimentary Wi-Fi and stationary.
If there is additional technical support or equipment, our events team would be happy to organize such suppliers in the area.
Ballinacurra has attracted a stellar list of international clients and over the past decade and has hosted the Heads of State, CEOs of World Aerospace and the top executives from Fashion Avenue New York, King of Pop Michael Jackson. In 2014 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West tried to book their honeymoon at the estate but were rebuffed as the venue was already booked!
So what are you waiting for? It’s time to take care of business and get the ball rolling on your next event. Go beyond your guests expectations and lets work together to create a bespoke itinerary that is sure to get them excited.
Call us today and we can get going on planning an amazing visit that will have impact and be remembered! Call 021 4779040 or email us on [email protected]