Enter into this palatial vacation home’s open layout, featuring phenomenal indoor-outdoor spaces equipped with amenities to provide you with the vacation experience of a lifetime!
The setting is tranquil, and the amenities are extensive! St. Helen’s home features elegantly furnished rooms with en-suite facilities, a media room, a stocked cellar, pool, gym and more.
Experience Luxury
St. Helens is a beautifully appointed home, designed to delight the senses. Nestled within a prestigious location in Galway City with short proximity to Salthill beach as well as the vibrant city center makes this an ideal year-round retreat.
About The Property
5 SUITES
PARKING
7 BATHROOMS
FULLY SERVICED
GYM
MEDIA ROOM
POOL
BARBEQUE
Additional Facilities*
HOUSE MANAGER
CHEF
MIXOLOGIST
CHAUFFEUR
PERSONAL TRAINER
GILLY
*Additional Charges Apply
Amenities
From a fully-equipped professional kitchen, complete with state of the art appliances and an ultra-modern island bar, to an impeccably designed lounge area with a grand piano and open fire, this home has it all.
Media Room
Comfortable seating with plush upholstery, this media room is perfect for cozy movie nights and gaming tournaments.
Gym
State of the art in-house gym. Equipped with various lifting and squatting stations, running & elliptical machines.
Luxurious Guest Suites
This home boasts 5 stylish guest suites with modern finishes and a contemporary design. Sleeps up to 10 adults.
History of the Property
St Helen’s is a charming period split level home of real distinction and character, with many of the original features from the fireplaces to the french doors. St Helen’s was built in the 1840s by the uncle of Lady Gregory, Robert Persse, who was part of the Persse family, owners of one of the first whiskey distilleries in Galway, which was situated in Nuns Island. Persse landed families increasingly came to prominence in the 1800s to play leading roles in the commercial, social, sporting and political life of Galway city and county. The Persse distillery thrived again from the 1840s, and sons of Henry Stratford Persse became successful merchants and ship owners; Thomas Moore Persse became the first US Consul in Galway and was the chairman of Galway Town Commissioners.
Henry Stratford Presse built a house up on the hill overlooking Salthill and called it Glenarde House; today, it is known as the Ardilaun Hotel. He owned extensive lands around the house. The main entrance was from Taylor’s Hill but there was also a pillared entrance from Threadneedle Road directly across from where the gates of Salerno are today. With many of his family building houses such as St. Helen’s in and around the estate.
Gallery
