Aherne's Townhouse Hotel Youghal vs Ballymaloe House
Both properties are rated highly by writers. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks significantly better than Aherne's Townhouse Hotel Youghal. Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks #2 in Cork with positive reviews from 5 sources like Condé Nast Traveler, Afar Magazine and Lonely Planet.
Aherne's Townhouse Hotel Youghal
163 North Main St., Youghal
From $114 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"In the heart of a busy seaside resort, this cozy restaurant with rooms has been penned into many travelers' journals because of its first-rate seafood."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The 12 rooms above the popular restaurant are extremely well appointed; larger ones have small balconies, where you can breathe in the sea air."
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Ballymaloe House
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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."
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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.""
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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."
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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."
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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."
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