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Ballymaloe HousevsSeaview House Hotel
Both Ballymaloe House Hotel and Seaview House Hotel are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks significantly better than Seaview House Hotel. Ballymaloe House Hotel comes in at #1 in Cork with endorsements from 6 publications such as Condé Nast Traveler, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
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
Seaview House Hotel Fodor's Frommer's The Telegraph Lonely Planet
Ballylickey
From $115/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's "Among private, wooded grounds overlooking Bantry Bay, this large, three-story, 19th-century country house is an oasis of calm, nestled in its own gardens well away from the main road." Full review
Frommer's "This handsome seaside hotel is homey and full of interesting heirlooms, fine antiques, and an utter disregard for fads and trends. Instead, it sticks to old-fashioned principles of good service." Full review
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Request a room in the front of the house for peekaboo views of Bantry Bay through the leafy trees.
The Telegraph7.0
"A destination hotel in one of Ireland’s most scenic areas; Seaview House offers tranquillity and a home-away-from-home atmosphere with open fires, a well-stocked library and country house dining." Full review
Lonely Planet "You'll find everything you'd expect from a luxury hotel here: country-house ambience, tastefully decorated public rooms, expansive service and 25 cosy, smart bedrooms." Full review
