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Hotel Isaacs CorkvsBallymaloe House
Both properties are endorsed by expert writers. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel scores slightly higher than Hotel Isaacs Cork. Ballymaloe House Hotel comes in at #2 in Cork with approval from 5 reviews like Condé Nast Traveler, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
Hotel Isaacs Cork
Fodor's
Oyster
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
48 MacCurtain St., Cork
From $96/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
Fodor's "With a tone of boho shabby chic that appeals to the hotel's many regular guests, this stylish renovation transformed an old, city-center warehouse into a busy restaurant and hotel complex." Full review
OysterMid-Range
"The three-pearl Hotel Isaacs Cork is an elegant, historic hotel that’s a short walk to the city center, restaurants, and shops." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A far cry from its beginnings as an Edwardian tobacco warehouse, this boutique hotel offers stylish accommodation in the heart of Cork’s theatre district." Full review
Lonely Planet "Location is the real selling point at this grand old hotel housed in what once was a Victorian furniture warehouse." 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
