Ireland's art hotels: escape into some of our country's cultural collections

"While an art gallery can sometimes seem like a rarefied space, a hotel, no matter how exclusive, always has that warm, welcoming vibe, providing the pitch-perfect environment in which to view art."

Bryan Meehan, owner of Park Hotel Kenmare, with a Sean Scully original.

Hotels and art make easy bedfellows; both providing, in their own way, a respite from the daily drudge and an opportunity to enter a new landscape that refreshes the soul and sparks conversation.

It’s no surprise, then, that some Irish hoteliers have embraced art as a way to enhance their businesses, with a carefully curated selection of canvases, sculptures, and prints bestowing a singular ambience that inspires, provokes, stimulates, and comforts.