Who designed the k club hotel in Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland?

Question

Who designed the k club hotel in Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland?

Answer 1

Arnold Palmer designed the golf course.

Answer 2

Do you mean the golf course or the hotel itself? The hotel itself was an old stately home that Michael Smurfitt bought and turned into a plush hotel. I dont know who did the interior design.

Answer 3

Hugh Barton, grandson of Thomas Barton,  built the house which forms the basis of the present day hotel for his family in 1832, .

The design of the house, which is now the east wing of the hotel, was based on that of a great chateau at Louveciennes, to the west of Paris.  Long after the house was built, he added a final touch, the Italian style campanile tower, still there today.

The House remained in the Barton family until 1949

The K Club was opened as a Resort in July 1991, comprising of 36-bedroom hotel, and one Arnold Palmer designed golf course. Since then a second golf course the Smurfit course was developed, and an additional 33 bedrooms, garden and courtyard suites, state of the art clubhouse with ballroom and conference facilities and a luxurious spa have been added to the resort.

Dr Michael Smurfit and Mr Gerry Gannon privately purchased The K Club in 2005.