Peter Maccann

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Damien Bastiat, general manager of Ballyfin Hotel in Co Laois. “Time and space are the ultimate luxuries. There will be a maximum of 24 guests in a 40,000 sq ft hotel.” Photograph: Alan Betson
Five-star hotels scramble to retain luxury experience under new anti-virus regime

The new Fáilte Ireland operating guidelines for hotels released this week will pose specific challenges for Ireland’s 36 five-star properties, which j(...)

A Christmas tree in the great hall at Adare Manor in Adare, Co Limerick.
Spare a thought for the five-star hotel guests on Christmas Day

As you tuck into your Brussels sprouts this Christmas, spare a thought for those paying top dollar for the privilege of dining in some of Ireland’s pr(...)

The Merrion joint-owner Lochlann Quinn: ‘It was conceived as a giant hobby’
'It was conceived as a gigantic hobby': Lochlann Quinn on 20 years of the Merrion Hotel

‘My favourite hotel in Europe was the Bristol in Paris, and they had a garden, so that was it.” Lochlann Quinn, billionaire businessman, philanthropis(...)