CARDINGTON HOUSE HOTEL REVIEW
WORDS BY CATHERINE MARTIN
CARDINGTON HOUSE
JERSEY
TON HOUSE
CARDING
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF
Jersey’s latest opening is a privately-owned boutique hotel with five luxurious guestrooms, each individually designed by
Andrew Butling of Forme.
uilt in 1851 by the newly-arrived minister design an ‘exclusive and luxurious’ hotel that exudes inspiration for the colour palette throughout the
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for the Anglican Church of St Aubin, a ‘welcoming and homely’ ambience. Having been a hotel. “I wanted to bring the outside inside,” explains
Cardington House has a rich history of private residence until recently, Butling worked hard Butling, “the rooms take their inspiration from the
high-ranking residents. Now in the hands of the Wilde to retain the homely feel that makes Cardington promontory and the sea.” This is particularly evident
Family Office, the property has undergone a multi- House what it aims to be, a home away from home in the dining room and drawing room where the
million pound refurbishment programme transforming for the discerning traveller, whether it be for business natural base is supplemented with a spectrum of
it into one of Jersey’s finest hotels. or pleasure. Butling’s biggest challenge, however, was blues. Dining chairs are upholstered in nautical stripes
The hotel takes its character from a blend of old and the time constraint imposed as the owners were keen under azure chandeliers, whilst armchairs in the
new designs carefully selected by interior designer to open before the end of the 2008 summer season. It drawing room reflect the colours of the seascape
Andrew Butling of UK-based design consultancy took him just three months to design the hotel from permanently visible through the French doors.
Forme. Butling became involved in the project at concept through to completion. Further inspiration comes from Forme’s own French
the eleventh-hour after the owners were unhappy The property is perched high above the bay of Vau and Italian heritage with the majority of furnishings
with previous proposals. Having worked with the Varin offering panoramic views over St Aubin’s Bay coming from here. Period furniture is specified from
client before, he was given a relatively free hand to and beyond. It is these views that provided the French cabinetmakers Moissonnier, and Massent,
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