In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Main House rooms have high ceilings, huge bathrooms and cracking views; Main House 1 has a tub for two. For a peaceful, pampering-focused stay, rooms in the Ruin are tranquil, secluded and close to the spa; Ruin 3 has a copper bath, Ruin 4 a roll-top tub. Rooms in the East and West Pavilion are smaller and less dramatic but still charming, with lovely views. Beamed duplex apartments in the Stables block are ideal for small families, with beanbag-strewn living rooms.
- Packing tips
- Swimwear (Bellinter House has an excellent spa with an indoor pool, steam room and sauna), horse riding gear and boots made for walking.
- Also
- A dream of a wedding venue. Designed by Richard Cassels, 18th-century architect of the Irish Parliament, Bellinter House is of significant historical interest; the grounds and building are therefore open to the public daily from noon until 4pm.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A Voya seaweed bath for two in the Bathhouse spa; there are two baths, so couples or friends can bathe side by side
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Bellinter House
County Meath, Ireland[view map]
- Style
- Urbane Palladian mansion
- Setting
- Rolling riverside parkland
This gorgeous mansion turned hotel, less than an hour's drive from Dublin, has had a thoroughly modern makeover, bringing contemporary luxe to original architect Richard Cassell's stately elegance. Bellinter House's wonderful spa, attention to detail and mouthwatering food are the tip of the iceberg: this is no sleepy country stately but an all-mod-cons marvel with quirky-clever decor details and 21st-century trappings.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 34.
- Rates
- Sunday to Thursday nights, €225–€320; Friday and Saturday nights, €280–€380, including breakfast.
- Check-out
- Midday; check-in, 3pm.
- Facilities
- Gardens, library, games room, spa, sauna, steam room, hot tub. In rooms, minibar, flatscreen TV, DVD player, Bose sound system, mood lighting, underfloor heating, Voya organic seaweed toiletries.
- Poolside
- Indoor infinity pool, lit by dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the river.
- Also
- The countryside here is rugged and gorgeous – explore on foot in a pair of Bellinter House’s loaner wellies, or on horseback from one of the five local equestrian centres.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Eden, set in the bright, vaulted basement, is where chef Gary Stinson conjures up Modern Irish bistro fare from fresh seasonal ingredients. All-day grazing and knock-out afternoon teas are served in the grand Drawing Room.
- Dress code
- Tongue-in-cheek tweeds and cosy cashmere.
- Top table
- A corner table by the wine-rack wall. On sunny days, on the terrace; or order a pre-packed picnic (complete with wine, champagne and blanket) and roam the gardens until you spy the perfect spot.
- Last orders
- 10.30pm in Eden Restaurant; 11pm in the Drawing Room; 11pm in Bellinter Bar and the Wine Bar.
- Room service
- Home-made soups, snacks and more substantial fillers such as fish and chips and gourmet burgers are available 8am–11pm.
- Hotel bar
- In the Bellinter Bar, pints are pulled perfectly and cocktails are cunningly crafted (we defy you to dislike the honey-sweet Bees Knees martinis); oenophiles could spend a happy day tasting their way round the Wine Bar’s impressively stocked cellar.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- Welcome, with advance notice. Cots and foldaway beds provided; babysitters can be arranged. The split-level duplex rooms in the Stable block are best for families.
Smith Members offer
A Voya seaweed bath for two in the Bathhouse spa; there are two baths, so couples or friends can bathe side by side
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Smith travel team
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Bellinter House
Navan
County Meath
Ireland
