Liss Ard EstatevsBallymaloe House
Liss Ard Estate and Ballymaloe House Hotel are both rated very highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Liss Ard Estate. Ballymaloe House Hotel is ranked #1 in Cork with accolades from 6 reviewers such as Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Hideaway Report.
Liss Ard Estate
Castletownsend Rd, Skibbereen
From $180/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
Fodor's
"Offering stylish country-house luxury on a 200-acre estate, this is the perfect destination for a regenerating escape."
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Choose between one of six large rooms in the imposing Victorian main house or opt for cosier accommodations closer to nature in the adjacent Garden Mews.
The Telegraph
7.0
"Offering beautiful woodland walks, a large lake for rowing and kayaking, the renowned Sky Garden by American land artist James Turrell, and two houses." 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