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The West Cork HotelvsBallymaloe House
Ballymaloe House Hotel and The West Cork Hotel are both rated highly by expert writers. On balance, Ballymaloe House Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to The West Cork Hotel. Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks #2 in Cork with positive reviews from 5 sources such as Afar Magazine, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
The West Cork Hotel
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Ilen Street, Skibbereen
From $93/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Frommer's "This is the sort of comfy, old-style hotel that has a bit of style despite itself." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"In an attractive location next to the River Ilen. An old railway bridge across the river serves as an outdoor terrace, and rooms at the back have pastoral views.
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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
