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Ballymaloe HousevsEccles Hotel & Spa, Glengarriff
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks significantly better than Eccles Hotel Glengarriff. Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks #2 in Cork with accolades from 5 publications like Frommer's, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
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
Eccles Hotel & Spa, Glengarriff The Telegraph Fodor's Lonely Planet
Glengarriff Harbour, Glengarriff
From $59/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
The Telegraph8.0
"This characterful and atmospheric hotel is situated on the waterfront of picturesque Glengarriff village, commanding a marvellous view of Garinish Island, Glengarriff Harbour and Bantry Bay." Full review
Fodor's "This high-peaked Victorian landmark has peered out over the calm water of Glengarriff's harbor for more than 250 years...the building is surrounded by greenery, making this a peacefully idyllic spot." Full review
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If you want a harbor view, ask when booking, as they are the first to go.
Lonely Planet "Just east of the centre, this grande dame of West Cork hotels has a long and distinguished history (since 1745), counting the British War Office, Thackeray, George Bernard Shaw and WB Yeats as former guests." Full review
