Lough Bawn House Shortlist*
Collinstown, Co. Westmeath
Good Hotel Guide Review
Off the beaten track, four generations of Verity Butterfield’s family have lived in this ‘impressive’ Georgian house, with ‘divine’ views down rolling meadow to a spring-fed lough. The ‘lovely hostess’ welcomes guests with afternoon tea before an open fire in the homely drawing room packed with family heirlooms, books and an abundance of flowers. The ‘lovely’ home-cooked dinner, served (by pre-arrangement) in an elegant dining room, ‘is a real treat’. Pretty, country house-style bedrooms overlook the garden or lake; two share a ‘wonderful’ bathroom (wooden floors, a shuttered window, vast bathtub, ‘glorious walk-in shower’). At breakfast, soda bread, granola and preserves are all home-made; free-ranging chickens provide the eggs.
Hotel details
Address
Lough Bane
Collinstown
Co. Westmeath
Ireland
Telephone
00 353 44 966 6186
Bedrooms
4.
Open
all year except Dec.
Facilities
2 sitting rooms, dining room, free Wi-Fi, 50 acres of parkland, wild swimming lake.
Background music
none.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
allowed in 2 bedrooms, public rooms (resident dogs).
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B from €80, D,B&B €120–€170. Dinner €45. 2-night min. booking weekends in May, June.
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Guide Book VouchersThis hotel accepts discount vouchers which entitle readers to a 25% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night’s stay. Each printed copy of the Guide contains six vouchers worth in total about £150.
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