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Cork International HotelvsBallymaloe House
Both properties are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Ballymaloe House Hotel scores significantly better than Cork International Hotel. Ballymaloe House Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 92 with accolades from 6 reviewers such as Frommer's, Fodor's and Condé Nast Traveler.
Cork International Hotel
Oyster
The Telegraph
Cork International Airport, Cork
From $102/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
OysterUpscale
"The 144-room upscale Cork International Hotel is a step up from the average airport hotel." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Perhaps the ultimate destination hotel for road warriors, the Cork International Hotel combines easy airport access with great facilities, comfort and dining." 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
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
