You have to see this place in person to believe it. This is not your typical restored Georgian mansion. It’s a light-hearted interpretation of the old theme, designed for good times…

Thanks so much for having given us the opportunity to spend the weekend at your wonderful home. We will always remember your wonderful hospitality. There are so few places to go where adults, teenagers and small children alike all enjoy themselves – stress free!

I have been home for a few weeks and still smile because of the experience we have had with you. It was by far the most amazing family trip we have ever taken. I am struggling to find the best words to express my gratitude. Sometimes in life you meet people and there is just something special about them. You don’t understand it or know what it is but they just put you at ease and make you feel at home. Well, that was your entire staff. You made all of us feel comfortable as if we were family. Des and Lisa – you both were meant to do what you do. Everything could not have been more perfect! The menus, the staff, the house, all the transfers, all the late night snacking, down to every last detail… I still shake my head in awh. In addition to that your events planning made it just more memorable. I am so glad I followed all of your suggestions. The cooking class, the pottery class, the train ride, scavenger hunt, in house live music, to the private charter sailboat. All was absolutely amazing. What you offer there is truly special. Any guests looking for something personal, different, private, and family friendly this is your place. Because I feel my words are not doing you justice I am offering my number and email to anyone trying to decide as I was. I cannot tell you how thankful Ii am that we chose you. You, your staff, and your home made our trip what is was…. unforgettable!

After several months searching for a suitable property to host my 60th birthday, I found Ballinacurra. Having looked at many different properties and venues from castles in Scotland to villas in the South of France, I now think the luck of the Irish was with me when by chance I stumbled across Ballinacurra House. What a find! After a phone call to Des, I decided to take a chance and booked the property without prior viewing. This could have proved a disaster but ended up being the best decision I have ever made. Ballinacurra House is wonderful, the grounds are stunning and the food excellent, but this was not what made my Birthday party such a success. It was Lisa and Des’ attention to detail, the wonderful staff who addressed you by name and were always there when you needed them. It was being in a beautiful house that felt like your home and the fact that all my family and friends (who are very well travelled) fell madly in love with the place and are still talking about it. Thank you for the best birthday ever!

Here are some of the glowing comments and feedback from my client in the USA after their stay at Ballinacurra:

• The food at Ballinacurra was the best we had on our trip to Ireland. The chef uses ingredients from the garden and everything was fresh and wonderful.
  
• If I were you, I would recommend to all your clients to have their meals there – this was a grand slam dream come true
  
• Every adult and every child absolutely loved it, said it was one of the best times of their lives.
  
• Old Head Golf Course is the most magnificent place I, or anyone else, have ever seen.
  
• Ireland is soooo much more beautiful than I ever imagined.
• But by far and away the star of the show for our trip around Ireland was Ballinacurra House – the best place anyone has ever stayed at. Beautiful inside and out, huge rooms, beautiful, usable grounds that the kids played on for hours. – But the star of stars was the entire staff, who were beyond unbelievable. So thanks Des for all your help – the client was just absolutely delighted about everything.
  

Here are some of the glowing comments and feedback from my client in the USA after their stay at Ballinacurra:

• The food at Ballinacurra was the best we had on our trip to Ireland. The chef uses ingredients from the garden and everything was fresh and wonderful.
  
• If I were you, I would recommend to all your clients to have their meals there – this was a grand slam dream come true
  
• Every adult and every child absolutely loved it, said it was one of the best times of their lives.
  
• Old Head Golf Course is the most magnificent place I, or anyone else, have ever seen.
  
• Ireland is soooo much more beautiful than I ever imagined.
• But by far and away the star of the show for our trip around Ireland was Ballinacurra House – the best place anyone has ever stayed at. Beautiful inside and out, huge rooms, beautiful, usable grounds that the kids played on for hours. – But the star of stars was the entire staff, who were beyond unbelievable. So thanks Des for all your help – the client was just absolutely delighted about everything.
  

The home and grounds are absolutely beautiful; even more beautiful than we had dreamed. I cannot say enough about your staff. Everyone was wonderful, warm, efficient and so very very accommodating. What I particularly loved was that they were so friendly that they never once gave the impression that this was a job – instead they seemed to be having fun right along with us. I do not recall every having such exceptional service. The dinner also exceeded expectations. In the words of one of our guests – it was like a fairytale!

I just want to let you know what a great time we had at Ballinacurra House last week. The entire staff, and of course Declan in particular, were wonderful, helpful and friendly. They put up with our requests and generally made our stay great. The grounds were spectacular and the kids had free run of the place, which also gave all the adults a huge level of comfort. It probably helped that there was no rain while we were there, but if there was, the party just would have been moved indoors.