A note from the General Manager of The Stillorgan Park Hotel

Since taking up post as General Manager of The Stillorgan Park Hotel in April 2008, one of the first projects undertaken was a refurbishment of 110 bedrooms to a higher “Club Class” standard which have since been completed and welcomed by our guests. This year has been a challenging & exciting year so far & now more than ever before we need to make the experience at The Stillorgan Park extra special and exceed the expectations of all our guests. A satisfied guest who has had a “WOW” experience is better than any advertising we could ever buy.
Over the last year we have seen a nationwide drive in improving the Environment. The Stillorgan Park Hotel has set up “Green” initiatives within the hotel, including our very own “Green Team”& we have been making our contributions to improving our carbon footprint. Our efforts have been recognised with the Silver “Green Hospitality Award” for the second year in a row & the Envirocom Award for “Best Example of Sustainable Tourism in the over 50 employee’s category”. These accolades are the basis from which we can grow our Environmental programme as this will continue to be an important part of our business in the future.
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind hosted its annual Golden Ball on March 6th at the Stillorgan Park Hotel. The event was aimed at raising much needed funds for the organisation’s Assistance Dogs Programme for families of children with Autism. The Stillorgan Park Hotel has been the official sponsor of the Golden Ball for the past three years and looks forward to supporting this very important cause for years to come. In 2008, Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind trained 27 Assistance Dog partnerships & we were delighted to have raised over €12,500 for the Assistance Dogs Programme at this year’s ball, which goes towards the plan of training 30 partnerships in 2009.

Signing off for now.

Daragh O'Neill