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The West Cork Hotel vs Ballymaloe House

Ballymaloe House Hotel and The West Cork Hotel are both rated highly by expert writers. On balance, Ballymaloe House Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to The West Cork Hotel. Ballymaloe House Hotel ranks #2 in Cork with positive reviews from 5 sources such as Afar Magazine, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.

The West Cork Hotel
The West Cork Hotel
7 / 10
Ilen Street, Skibbereen
From $93 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Laundy Room
  • Restaurant
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Frommer's Frommer's
"This is the sort of comfy, old-style hotel that has a bit of style despite itself." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"In an attractive location next to the River Ilen. An old railway bridge across the river serves as an outdoor terrace, and rooms at the back have pastoral views. " 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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