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Ballymaloe House vs The Imperial Hotel

Both Imperial Hotel and Ballymaloe House Hotel are praised by writers. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Imperial Hotel. Ballymaloe House Hotel scores 85 with praise from 5 sources such as Fodor's, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.

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
87.9
"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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The Imperial Hotel
The Imperial Hotel
8 / 10
76 South Mall, Cork
From $118 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Though she cannot compete in size with the grande-dame hotels of bigger cities, the Imperial, which dates to 1813, plays this role with conviction in Cork society." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"In a central city center location on the banks of the River Lee...This urban crossbreed provides excellent meeting space as well as one of the city's better spas." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Fast approaching her bicentenary, the Imperial knows how to age gracefully." Full review