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The Imperial HotelvsBallymaloe House
Both Imperial Hotel and Ballymaloe House Hotel are praised by writers. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Imperial Hotel. Ballymaloe House Hotel scores 85 with praise from 5 sources such as Fodor's, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
The Imperial Hotel
Fodor's
Star Service
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
76 South Mall, Cork
From $118/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Fodor's "Though she cannot compete in size with the grande-dame hotels of bigger cities, the Imperial, which dates to 1813, plays this role with conviction in Cork society." Full review
Star Service "In a central city center location on the banks of the River Lee...This urban crossbreed provides excellent meeting space as well as one of the city's better spas." Full review
Frommer's "This city center hotel is surprisingly affordable for the amenities it offers...the guestrooms are perhaps a little plain by comparison, and the most basic rooms are small" Full review
Lonely Planet "Fast approaching her bicentenary, the Imperial knows how to age gracefully." 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
