Cliff House Hotel hosts board meetings, leadership retreats and small weddings, with up to 25 people around a boardroom table and up to 40 guests for a wedding. The whole hotel can be booked for exclusive use. This five-star house of 39 rooms and suites sits on the cliff above Ardmore Bay, in the village of Ardmore, County Waterford, on the south coast of Ireland.
Seminars and company events
The hotel aims its business offer at small, senior groups: board meetings, leadership away days, strategic planning sessions and residential executive retreats. Programs are built around the group, and the events team needs preferred dates, approximate numbers and requirements to start. Team building takes place outdoors on the coast, and group dining can be arranged around the working day. Treatments at the spa can be added to a retreat, subject to availability. For a group that wants to be alone, two private residences on the estate, Cliff Beach House and Cliff Cottage, are offered for smaller retreats.
Weddings and receptions
Cliff House takes ceremonies and celebrations of up to 40 guests, and also very small weddings with only a handful of people. In summer, receptions move onto the clifftop terrace above the sea. The North Pavilion serves for receptions, and dinner can be held at HOUSE Restaurant overlooking the ocean. Couples can take the entire hotel for exclusive use. The team designs a menu for each wedding, handles flowers and place cards, and shares contacts for florists, hairdressers, photographers and musicians.
Rooms and capacities
The North Pavilion is the main meeting room: glass-fronted, facing the sea, with a private terrace and a balcony. It takes about 20 to 25 people and is shown set as a boardroom for 25. It suits presentations, workshops and private gatherings. A second space, the South Pavilion, is also used for meetings. HOUSE Restaurant and HOUSE Lounge can be reserved for private dining.
Accommodation
The 39 rooms and suites can all be included in a residential event. Most look over Ardmore Bay and the Atlantic. Categories run from Deluxe Sea View, Balcony and Terrace rooms to Balcony, Terrace and Cliff Veranda suites. The spa, The Well by the Sea, has an indoor infinity pool, an outdoor hot tub and a rock pool for sea swimming.
Catering
Catering is in-house. HOUSE Restaurant holds one Michelin star and cooks with produce from the land and sea of west Waterford. The Oceanfront Restaurant, Bar and Terrace offers a more relaxed setting, and the hotel also runs a chef's table with wine pairing and an afternoon tea. Event menus favor local producers.
History and setting
The hotel stands on the cliff at the edge of Ardmore, a seaside village with a long beach, and every public room faces the water. It belongs to Small Luxury Hotels of the World and is listed in Ireland's Blue Book.
Getting there
Ardmore is about one hour by road from both Cork and Waterford, and about two and a half hours from Dublin. Cork Airport is the closest international airport.
