A Derry hotel has been named as the ‘Hideaway of the Year in a leading hospitality guide.
Bishop’s Gate Hotel in Bishop Street has received the coveted title by Georgina Campbell 2017 awards.
Georgina Campbell is is Ireland’s leading food and hospitality writer.
She and her husband lead a team of fellow writers and other qualified hospitality professionals who travel incognito to every county in Ireland checking that standards in recommended establishments are still up to scratch.
And they also seek out new recommendations the length and breadth of Ireland.
Here’s what they said about Bishop’s Gate Hotel:
“Our favourite hideaways are most often in remote places – on islands, perhaps, or in deeply rural areas.
“But there is something uniquely appealing about the idea of a hideaway in a city – and, although it brings a treasure chest of history to its current role, this unusual place has also brought something very new and different to ancient surroundings.
“Originally built as a private residence over 200 years ago, and then becoming a Gentlemen’s Club, this handsome building in Derry lay empty for many years before being transformed into the atmospheric boutique hotel that it is today.
“Bringing history, luxury, style and service to the Cathedral Quarter, Bishop’s Gate Hotel is a uniquely interesting place to stay within the historic city walls.
“And the charming staff are full of warmth, enjoying nothing better than sharing its history with guests…”
The North West also featured strongly in the awards.
Harvey’s Point at Lough Eske, Co. Donegal was named Hotel of the Year.
The guide said of it:
“A stunning location, luxurious accommodation (balanced by some very accessibly priced rooms with particular appeal to families and walking groups), a beautifully situated waterside fine dining restaurant – Harvey’s Point has all of those things, and they make it pretty special. But the real USPs are its people.
“Dating right back to the time when it opened as a small lakeside lodge in 1989, charming hands-on family management was its secret weapon and that – plus terrific, well trained staff – remains the case today.
“Nothing is too much trouble to ensure that guests (and their four-legged friends too, by arrangement) get the very most from their stay.
“Superb attention to detail.”
Harvey’s Point Hotel in Co Donegal
