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Aherne's Townhouse Hotel YoughalvsBallymaloe House
Both properties are rated highly by writers. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks significantly better than Aherne's Townhouse Hotel Youghal. Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks #2 in Cork with positive reviews from 5 sources like Condé Nast Traveler, Afar Magazine and Lonely Planet.
Aherne's Townhouse Hotel Youghal
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
163 North Main St., Youghal
From $114/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
"In the heart of a busy seaside resort, this cozy restaurant with rooms has been penned into many travelers' journals because of its first-rate seafood." Full review
"The 12 rooms above the popular restaurant are extremely well appointed; larger ones have small balconies, where you can breathe in the sea air." Full review
Ballymaloe House
Fodor's
Condé Nast Traveler
Hideaway Report
Frommer's
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Shanagarry
From $333/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
"The fountainhead of New Irish cuisine... a bigger dose of country charm can be found in some guest rooms cocooned in floral wallpapers." Full review
"Spread across a 400-acre estate in rural eastern Cork, this seventeenth-century stone mansion earns a perfect score for "service that has to be experienced to be believed."" Full review
91.0
"Gastronomic hotel in a charming country house with a vine-clad façade east of Cork near a lovely part of the coast." Full review
"Combining a Georgian farmhouse facade with the tower of a 14th-century castle, this ivy-covered enclave of hospitality... is on a working farm, complete with grazing sheep and cows." Full review
9.0
"Ballymaloe has been run as a hotel and restaurant by Myrtle Allen and her family since 1964, in conjunction with the famous Ballymaloe Cookery School founded by her daughter-in-law, Darina Allen." Full review
Top choice
"The rooms have been individually decorated with period furnishings and are a pleasing mass of different shapes and sizes." Full review