Ballymaloe House vs Rochestown Park Hotel

Both Ballymaloe House Hotel and Rochestown Park Hotel are praised by professional reviewers. Overall, Ballymaloe House Hotel scores significantly higher than Rochestown Park Hotel. Ballymaloe House Hotel scores 84 with praise from 5 publications such as Frommer's, Condé Nast Traveler and Andrew Harper.

Ballymaloe House

Tripexpert score:

9 / 10

Location: Shanagarry

Price:

From $333 /night

Amenities:

Pet Friendly
Bar/Lounge
Free Internet
Room Service
Free Breakfast
Laundry Service

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Expert reviews:

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 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

"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

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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