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Ballymaloe HousevsFortview House
Both Ballymaloe House Hotel and Fortview House are endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks significantly better than Fortview House. Ballymaloe House Hotel is ranked #1 in Cork with positive reviews from 6 publications including Frommer's, The Telegraph and Lonely Planet.
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
Fortview House Frommer's Lonely Planet
On R591 from Durrus, Gurtyowen, Goleen
From $81/night
- Free Parking
Frommer's "With pristine country-style rooms, antique pine furniture, wood floors, iron and brass beds, and crisp Irish linens, this place is a treasure." Full review
Lonely Planet "On a working farm, this lovely house has three antique-filled, flower-themed bedrooms." Full review
