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Ballymaloe HousevsThe Heron's Cove Restaurant and B&B
Ballymaloe House Hotel and The Heron's Cove are both rated highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel is preferred by most professionals compared to The Heron's Cove. Ballymaloe House Hotel comes in at #1 in Cork with accolades from 6 sources like Condé Nast Traveler, The Telegraph and Hideaway Report.
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
The Heron's Cove Restaurant and B&B Frommer's Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
The Harbour, Goleen, West Cork, Goleen
From $76/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
- Beach
- Flatscreen TV
Frommer's "Locals on the Mizen Head peninsula know the Heron's Cove as a terrific seafood restaurant , but it's really what the Irish call a restaurant with rooms, and a very inviting place to stay at that." Full review
Lonely Planet "A delightful location on the shores of the tidal inlet of Goleen Harbour makes this fine restaurant and B&B a top choice." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Heron’s Cove is a special little spot on a small inlet in Goleen on the coast in West Cork, with harbor views and an outdoor terrace for pre- or post-dinner drinks." Full review
