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Ballymaloe House Hotel, an SLH HotelvsHayfield Manor Hotel
Both Hayfield Manor Hotel and Ballymaloe House Hotel are highly recommended by experts. Overall, Hayfield Manor Hotel ranks significantly better than Ballymaloe House Hotel. Hayfield Manor Hotel scores 93 with recommendations from 7 sources including oyster.com, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Ballymaloe House Hotel, an SLH Hotel
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
"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
"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
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
"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
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
Top choice
"The rooms have been individually decorated with period furnishings and are a pleasing mass of different shapes and sizes." Full review
Hayfield Manor Hotel
Fodor's
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Oyster
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Perrott Avenue, College Road, Cork
From $257/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"Ruddy with red brick and brightened by white-sash windows, Hayfield Manor's exterior hints at the comfy luxury within." Full review
"This modern luxury hotel is built in the country-house style on landscaped grounds near University College. A haven of tranquillity five minutes’ drive from the centre."
"A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, this delightful place is set amid gardens."
Luxury
"One of Ireland's most acclaimed properties, this family-run, 88-room boutique hotel in Cork City pulls out all the stops for an authentic Irish experience." Full review
"While Hayfield Manor is certainly central to the 120,000-person city, it feels almost suburban thanks to two acres of pretty, flower-filled grounds." Full review
9.0
"While the original merchants’ property on the estate has since been rebuilt, Hayfield Manor still exudes period-style elegance." Full review
"With all the ambience of a country house, Hayfield combines the luxury and facilities of a big hotel with the informality and welcome of a small one." Full review