park hotel kenmare

There is a handsome antique cistern painted with mythological figures supported on glided seahorses and dolphins and a fire burns in a marble fireplace. You should be sure to have booked well in advance in order to have secured one of the six spacious suites, which are likewise furnished with splendid antiques, including magnificent carved beds, as the secondary bedrooms are considerably plainer and smaller.

There is a pleasant hexagonal bar with doors opening to the view beside it is a comfortable sitting room, where a pianist plays in the evening. The restaurant runs the length of the verandah - so many tables have the advantage of the view - and into a main room; there is a fine marble fireplace at each end. Over one is an impressive still-life of seafood, over the other a portrait in oils of a pensive lady; another huge still-life is of flowers. Chandelier and wall light are in the shape of white translucent lilies; massive, well-polished silverware, antiques, palm trees, well-starched damask linen tablecloths and a harpist with a very sweet voice complete the feeling of Edwardian grandeur.

This is a gracious, very professional, and highly praised hotel and much frequented by Ireland's high society.