Ballymaloe House Hotel, an SLH HotelvsGarnish House
Garnish House and Ballymaloe House Hotel are both rated very highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Garnish House. Ballymaloe House Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 85 with endorsements from 5 sources like Fodor's, Afar Magazine and Frommer's.
Ballymaloe House Hotel, an SLH Hotel
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
Garnish House Fodor's
Insight Guides
Oyster
Western Road, Cork
From $72/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Free Parking
- Breakfast buffet
- Baggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
Fodor's "A short walk from the town center... offers impeccably clean, well-aired rooms with net curtains, a homey assortment of furniture, well-dressed beds, and fresh fruit and flowers." Full review
Insight Guides "Sample real Irish hospitality at this Victorian guesthouse near the university. ."
OysterMid-Range
"The mid-range Garnish House has a peaceful yet convenient site, just across from Cork’s university and within walking distance of the city center." Full review
