Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Country House Hotel, a Cork-owned business, has announced a major €1 million investment that is near completion.
The Fitzgerald family along with Michael Magner, who bought the hotel in 2006 and renamed it The Vienna Woods Country House Hotel, have lovingly and painstakingly restored much of the original protected features of the building over the years, and the hotel recently underwent its most dramatic makeover to date.
Ciara O’Leary Fitzpatrick, Cork Opera House; Claire Kavanagh, Accord Health Care; Karen Fleming, President, Network Cork and of Hayfield Manor and Louise Cronin, Cool Running Events. Photo: Brian Lougheed
Lillian Courtney, Lillian Courtney Coaching with Mark Exshaw, Natt Ross and Kate Bracken, Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium. Photo: Brian Lougheed
Jess Wiesblatt, Breakthrough Cancer Research; Mossie Keane, Jacobs Engineering and Elizabeth Carroll-Twomey, CIT.
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All guest rooms and suites in the family-run 48-bedroom property are undergoing refurbishment. There is also significant investment in meeting spaces and technology to meet the hotel’s growing demand as a business destination for meetings, incentives, conferences and events.
The extensive renovations will give the property a fresh look, whilst also embracing the heritage and character of the historic eighteenth century house. The aim is to reposition the already thriving four-star hotel, as a deluxe country house, bringing a fresh offering to Cork’s ever-expanding needs as a travel and business destination. The country house will also appeal to those looking for an Ireland’s Ancient East experience.
The transformation has been undertaken on a phased basis to minimise disruption to guests and is scheduled to conclude this month.
Michael Magner, Director at Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Country House Hotel, said the investment is intended to position the hotel among Munster’s high-end service providers. “This significant investment will transform our product offering, enhancing all areas of our business to deliver an entirely new experience for our guests. This hotel has been re-designed with both the local and visitor market in mind, and we aim to offer an unrivalled guest experience. It sets a benchmark for the very high standards we have set across our hotel in terms of both the product and service we offer, which we hope will see valued guests return to Vienna Woods as their venue of choice again and again.”
The announcement of the refurbishment is not the only exciting event happening at the Vienna Woods! The hotel’s calendar of events is full for 2018 with more and more special events to be announced. Find out more at viennawoodshotel.com.
Michael Magner, owner, in one of the refurbished bedrooms, in Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Country House Hotel in Cork.
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Michael Magner with Philip Gillivan, president, Cork Business Association.
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Philip Gillivan with Fiona Collins, Chartered Accountants Ireland.
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Michael Magner with Mafer Gonzalez, RCI Call Centre.
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Niamh Murphy, E-T-C (Events, Tourism & Communications agaency) with Mary Jo Ryan, E-T-C.
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Amy O’Donoghue, Leanne Cremin and Yvonne Dorney, all Dell EMC.
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Amy O’Donoghue, Leanne Cremin and Yvonne Dorney with Michaell Magner.
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