{"id":19836,"date":"2013-12-05T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdie.wedding-dates.com\/?p=19836"},"modified":"2021-04-22T09:46:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T08:46:35","slug":"make-ballygally-castle-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/make-ballygally-castle-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19838\" title=\"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/12\/3122.jpeg\" alt=\"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/3122.jpeg 399w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/3122-199x300.jpeg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve reported something interesting from our friendly ghost friend, Lady Isabella, at Ballygally Castle Hotel recently\u2026\u00a0 a make over! The 17<sup>th<\/sup> century four-star stunning <a title=\"venue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/venues\/ballygally-castle-hotel-ballygally-antrim-4star-29235\/\">venue<\/a> located on the scenic Antrim coast facing Ballygally Bay is currently under some refurbishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19839\" title=\"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/12\/photo20.jpg\" alt=\"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo20.jpg 960w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo20-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo20-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The project is running for five months with their grand re-opening due for Sunday 6<sup>th<\/sup> April 2014. According to Stephen Perry, General Manager of this <a title=\"Hastings Hotels\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hastingshotels.com\/ballygally-castle\/\">Hastings Hotel<\/a>, it\u2019s due to be an exciting refurbishment, keeping in mind its ever popular homely feel that the castle hotel is renowned for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19840\" title=\"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/12\/photo22-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo22-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo22-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo22.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the make over, we are going to refurb and extend our function room, reception area and public space of the hotel so that more folks can enjoy some afternoon tea whilst overlooking Ballygally Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19841\" title=\"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/12\/photo6.jpg\" alt=\"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo6.jpg 960w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo6-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The friendly ghost, Lady Isabella, who is renowned for haunting Ballygally Castle, has even set up her own blog, called Rebuilding Ballygally Castle, to keep us up to date with refurbishment photos and insider peeks (do ghosts have iPhones too?)!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19842\" title=\"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/12\/reception-perspective-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"Make Over at Ballygally Castle Hotel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/reception-perspective-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/reception-perspective-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/reception-perspective-750x543.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also updating The Hastings Hotels Instagram and Facebook page with updates and teasers!<\/p>\n<p>We are so excited to see what this 17<sup>th<\/sup> century stunning and hauntingly beautiful spot will look like come April. We have no doubt it will be a knockout!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the interview from Stephen at Ballygally Castle below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jWIC0YMjNZQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve reported something interesting from our friendly ghost friend, Lady Isabella, at Ballygally Castle Hotel recently\u2026\u00a0 a make over! The 17th century four-star stunning venue located on the scenic Antrim coast facing Ballygally Bay is currently under some refurbishment. The project is running for five months with their grand re-opening due for Sunday 6th April 2014. 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