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Bridge House vs Ballymaloe House

Both hotels are recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, Ballymaloe House Hotel is preferred by most writers compared to Bridge House. Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks #2 in Cork with recommendations from 5 reviewers like Condé Nast Traveler, Afar Magazine and Frommer's.

Bridge House
Bridge House
7 / 10
Bridge Street, Skibbereen
From $74 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Breakfast included
  • Flatscreen TV
  • Street parking
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Mona Best has turned her entire house into a work of art, filling the rooms with fabulous Victorian tableaux and period memorabilia." Full review
Ballymaloe House
Ballymaloe House
9 / 10
Shanagarry
From $333 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Fodor's 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 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 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 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 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
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