Fernroyd House B&BvsBallymaloe House
Both properties are recommended by writers. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel scores significantly higher than Fernroyd House B&B. Ballymaloe House Hotel comes in at 85 with recommendations from 5 reviews like Condé Nast Traveler, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Fernroyd House B&B
4 O' Donovan Rossa Road, Cork
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Free Parking
- Breakfast included
- Flatscreen TV
- Refrigerator
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Fernroyd House is a charming B&B housed in a historic building a 10-minute walk from the city center." Full review
Ballymaloe House
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 Report
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
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 Telegraph
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
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The rooms have been individually decorated with period furnishings and are a pleasing mass of different shapes and sizes." Full review