The Waterfront HotelvsBallymaloe House
Ballymaloe House Hotel and The Waterfront are both endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks significantly better than The Waterfront. Ballymaloe House Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 85 with accolades from 5 publications such as Fodor's, Afar Magazine and Lonely Planet.
The Waterfront Hotel
The Square, Baltimore, Co. Cork, Baltimore
From $92/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
- Fax / photocopying
- Baggage storage
Lonely Planet
"Smack in the middle of town, this hotel has 13 bright and airy rooms; ask for one with a view of the sea." Full review
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Smack in the middle of town, this hotel has 13 bright and airy rooms; ask for one with a view of the sea.
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