Boutique hotel opens in New Ross
THE accommodation offering and restaurant scene in New Ross has been boosted by the opening of the Kennedy Boutique Hotel on the quay in New Ross.
The hotel, which features balconies at the front and back, and has 16 bedrooms, including a penthouse suite opened to the public on December 9 and has been warmly received by visitors to date.
Thirty people are employed at the hotel which combines a contemporary style with a warm, Irish traditional welcome. Downstairs there is a bar, the Lady Lane Lounge, where food can be enjoyed and a cafe complete with a fire. Yanks steak restaurant overlooking the Barrow offers fine dining and wines and The Marshal Suite caters for up to 80 guests. Carvery food is served and there is space for family events.
The Kennedy Boutique Hotel has transform the quay front of the town and the L&N car park area, adding around 90 beds to the town’s accommodation offering, between the hotel and its suites located nearby on North Quay.
Owned by businessman Willie O’Leary from Ramsgrange, the hotel is using the Kennedy name to attract American and Irish visitors in numbers to the town. Work started on the old Riverview Hotel on August 8. A balcony was built at the front of the hotel and the entrance is located at the side on Lady Lane bar which features music and cocktails. The cafe looks out on the quay and both the restaurants and cafe serve food sourced locally.