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Ballymaloe HousevsThe Address Cork
Both hotels are highly recommended by writers. On balance, Ballymaloe House Hotel scores significantly higher than Ambassador Hotel & Health Club Cork. Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks #2 in Cork with recommendations from 5 sources like Fodor's, Condé Nast Traveler and Frommer's.
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
Fodor's "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
Condé Nast Traveler "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
Hideaway Report91.0
"Gastronomic hotel in a charming country house with a vine-clad façade east of Cork near a lovely part of the coast." Full review
Frommer's "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
The Telegraph9.0
"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
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The rooms have been individually decorated with period furnishings and are a pleasing mass of different shapes and sizes." Full review
The Address Cork Fodor's
Insight Guides
Oyster
Military Hill, St Lukes, Cork
From $96/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's "May not be the fanciest hotel in Cork, nor the hippest, but it has the most character and the best view—which you pay for with a steep 10-minute walk up from the town center." Full review
Insight Guides "An imposing Victorian building has been converted into a stylish hilltop hotel with great views of the city and harbour. ."
OysterUpscale
"An upscale historic boutique." Full review
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Highlights include a beautiful restaurant with a homey feel, and a fitness center complete with a sauna.
