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Tr e n d i n g

THE CELTIC


REVIVAL


Four of t he f i ve top
resort hotels in the
British Isles this year
are in Ireland—a
strong showing
propelled by
passionate hoteliers
determined to
reinvigorate the
country after the 2008
recession. The No. 1
property, Ballyfin,
opene d in 2 01 1 af ter a
nine-year renovation
of a Neoclassical
mansion in the Irish
Midlands. Owner and
Chicago businessman
Fred Kreihbel filled
the vast library with
some 5,000 books and
decorated the walls
with Irish art from the
18th through the 20th
centuries. Also
benefiting from a
renovation is Ashford
Castle, in County
Mayo. After acquiring
the estate in 2013, the
Tollman family, the
owners of Red
Carnation Hotels,
embarked on a US$75
million update that
included adding a
billiards room and a
swimming pool.
Rounding out the list
are the refurbished
fly-fishing haven
Sheen Falls Lodge in
County Kerry and
Powerscourt Hotel
Resort & Spa,
Ireland’s first
Autograph Collection
hotel, in County
Wicklow.

TOP 5
Resort
Hotels


Italy


1 Castello di Casole—
A Timbers Resort
Casole d’Elsa 97.12
2 Rosewood
Castiglion del
Bosco Montalcino
96.80
3 J.K. Place Capri
95.03
4 Palazzo Avino
Ravello 94.62
5 Caesar Augustus
Capri 94.47


TOP 5
Resort
Hotels
France

1 Tr ian on P al ac e
Versailles, a
Waldorf Astoria
Hotel Versailles
94.91
2 La Colombe d’Or
St.-Paul de Vence
94.00
3 Hôtel du Cap-
Eden-Roc Cap
d’Antibes 93.66
4 Château de la
Chèvre d’Or
Èze Village 93.63
5 Domaine Les
Crayères Reims
93.33

TOP 5
Resort
Hotels
Greece

1 Katikies Hotel
Santorini 95.45
2 Canaves Oia
Santorini 95.17
3 Blue Palace, a
Luxury Collection
Resort & Spa Crete
93.18
4 Vedema, a Luxury
Collection Resort
Santorini 92.92
5 Mystique, a Luxury
Collection Hotel
Santorini 91.92

TOP 5
Resort
Hotels
United
Kingdom &
Ireland

1 Ballyfin County
Laois, Ireland 96.55
2 Ashford Castle
County Mayo,
Ireland 96.10
3 Sheen Falls Lodge
County Kerry,
Ireland 94.78
4 Powerscourt Hotel
Resort & Spa
County Wicklow,
Ireland 91.30
5 Old Course Hotel,
Golf Resort & Spa
St. Andrews,
Scotland 91.21

TOP 3
Resort
Hotels
Spain &
Portugal

1 Convento do
Espinheiro, a
Luxury Collection
Hotel & Spa Évora,
Portugal 94.22
2 Penha Longa
Resort Sintra,
Portugal 92.85
3 Marbella Club
Hotel, Golf Resort
& Spa Marbella,
Spain 88.76

Ballyfin,
in Ireland, is a 20-
room country-
house hotel where
guests can
participate in
period costume
parties.

WORLD'S BEST AWARDS


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COURTESY OF BALLYFIN
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