The “Ashford Castle” is nestled in a 350-hectare plot of land in the West of Ireland. The equipment of the 800-year-old estate, with 83 guest rooms, a private cinema room, a Spa and a tea room and a spacious wine cellar. Accordingly, glamorous guests of the hotel. Including Hollywood Star Brad Pitt, the former US President Ronald Reagan and former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan have checked in there.
to take care of such illustrious visitors, is usually the task of Laura Jamiesons, 23 years old, and Michael Smith, 28 years old. Both are employees in the “Ashford Castle”, the former country seat of the Guinness family. Due to the Corona pandemic, it must on 25. March, its doors close. The Red Carnation Hotel Collection, featuring an in-house Spa, the Irish property also has a cinema, a wine cellar and a tea room.
However, even if the guests stay away, must be kept at the premises of the luxury estate in a game of chess. Laura and Michael met at work and fell in love with, surprisingly received from the hotel Manager, the request, whether or not you want to take on this task. And so the Couple applies for a total of eight weeks, the stately Palace on the Land.
every Day the Couple must actuate the flushing of a total of 160 toilets
“That may be like something out of a Disney Film, listen to a Couple of plays the Prince and Princess,” says Michael of the British newspaper “the Guardian”, “But the truth is, Our daily work was very modest”. The tasks of the two consist of vacuuming, chandeliers, dusting, as well as administrative activities such as responding to E-Mails and Zoom Meetings. In addition, the two Brits have to press a day, the flushing of a total of 160 toilets. It was a good Workout, kids Michael. Every day would have put Laura back, and he by the size of the property is 25,000 to 30,000 steps.
The celebration evening, the employees spend in the castle’s own cinema
in the evening to be able to enjoy the young Couple, the luxurious hostel on time in full. So the two of them have a regular “Date Night spent” in the 32 red velvet armchairs equipped cinema. With A noble drop from the wine cellar. In this way, Laura and Michael have watched all eight seasons of Game of Thrones. Kelvin Gillmor the cinema in The “Ashford Castle” offers space for up to 32 visitors.
Also “ordinary” activities, such as, for example, banana bread baking, are on the agenda. “Despite the Five-star kitchen is a real Disaster,” recalls Michael, in front of “CNN”. Because: “If you press the trigger in an ordinary house the fire alarm, so this is activated only in the kitchen. But if you trigger him in a Hotel, so he can be heard throughout the building“.
‘ll be in the 800-year-old property is sometimes scary
Sometimes life on the Irish had been in the castle a bit more to Laura, told her the US-American TV channel. Since the property already exists since the year 1228, adorned with the Portraits of all the former lords of the castle, the walls of the Victorian wing, by the young Couple spent the Lockdown. Photog 8 Of the total of 83 guest rooms of the luxury hotel “Ashford Castle”. Sometimes it had created the appearance, as the figures in the paintings would observe the new residents. “Michael has made a fun of it, behind corners, out jump and scare me.”
20. July to receive the “Ashford Castle” as usual guests. Before this date, Laura and Michael have to hand over the keys to the hotel Manager and in your own apartment in a neighbouring village. Because Michael did not want to think about yet: “Then it’s back to reality”.
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