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Rock Cottage Country HousevsBallymaloe House
Both Ballymaloe House Hotel and Rock Cottage are endorsed by travel writers. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel scores significantly higher than Rock Cottage. Ballymaloe House Hotel is ranked #2 in Cork with recommendations from 5 publications such as Fodor's, Afar Magazine and Lonely Planet.
Rock Cottage Country House
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Barnatonicane, Schull
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Laundy Room
- Free Parking
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
Frommer's "This B&B offers a wonderfully secluded, relaxing retreat in what was once Lord Bandon's hunting lodge." Full review
Lonely Planet "This slate-clad Georgian hunting lodge has three rooms, which stylishly mix antique furniture and modern textiles for an elegant yet cheery effect."
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
