GUESTROOMS
51 period-styled en-suite bedrooms, including 5 captain's suites, 23 junior suites and 10 four-poster junior suites.

ACCOMMODATION REVIEW
Tinakilly House is a romantic hideaway set in the spectacular Wicklow countryside, no more than 30 miles from Dublin City. Captain Robert Halpin, commander of "The Great Eastern" steamship, which laid the first transatlantic telegraphic cables, built this elegant Victorian house in 1876. The cable connecting Europe to America was laid in 1866 from Valentia Bay in Ireland to Hearts Content in Newfoundland. A section of this cable and a fine colour print of the Great Eastern can still be seen today at Tinakilly House. Halpin is reputed to have been given an open cheque by the British Government to build his new mansion in gratitude for his contribution to improving world communications and thereby world trade.

Today, Tinakilly House has been tastefully converted into a luxury hotel and restaurant and elegant antique furnishings and paintings augment its classical Victorian-Italianate façade. The period bedrooms, which feature every modern comfort to satisfy the most discerning guest, are each individually appointed and exquisitely decorated. Some rooms boast luxuriant four-poster beds while the junior and captain suites offer breath-taking sea views. The Victorian gardens provide peaceful surroundings, while the restaurant at Tinakilly is renowned far and wide for the quality of its cuisine and high standards of service.

Situated in an area often referred to as "The Garden of Ireland" due to its scenic splendour, Tinakilly is surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in Ireland. The valley of Glendalough, which was home to the 6th century hermit, St. Kevin, with its two lakes, beautiful wooded valleys and ancient monastic ruins, is a particularly famous attraction. Powerscourt House and Mount Usher Gardens are a short drive away, while Russborough House, located in Blessington and built between 1740 and 1750 is one of the finest such houses in Ireland.