We stayed here one night in June 2018. We were not given a warm welcome by the male owner. He…read morenever smiled. He was not well groomed. He showed us our room and gave us a map and some restaurant suggestions. The home is clean. You can hear everything from room to room and the floor creaks due to its age. In the morning, the male host did not show us a breakfast menu. He said breakfast was a typical Irish breakfast and made it for us. There were store bought breads on a self serve table. There were processed cheese slices in plastic wrappers (Think--Kraft American Cheese Slices). The warm breakfast was good, but we would rather have had the vegetarian option that we later saw on a menu on a nearby table. There is a driveway that can fit four cars. It looks like the owners take two of the four spots. It is a 15 minute walk to town center. There are restaurants within a 10 minute walk. The low rating is due to the poor hospitality and breakfast (store bought breads and Kraft singles cheese).

Excellent and affordable B&B a few blocks from city center. The proprietor Brendan is very friendly…read moreand helpful. The room was small as is typical in Europe but clean and very well kept. The included hot breakfast is a bonus and the fresh fruit and juices round out the breakfast fare very well. Lots of bars and restaurants nearby as well as the famous English market. I highly recommend this B&B.

I believe this is what is now called the Kinsale Hotel & Spa where we stayed in June for just one…read morenight. The pictures shown here match the inside and outside - amazing storybook scenery. We had an excellent dinner and breakfast buffet is extensive and delicious. Reception was slow until the manager came on but our needs in one of the "lesser" rooms were met when we called for a lightbulb and new sheets after a spill. Only Irish channels on the tv - can't rate the spa services.

Our staying in this hotel was simply perfect! We only booked…read morefor one night after cycling for days. I arrived there in the afternoon and the check in was pretty fast and efficient. The room was really comfortable with 2 huge beds and a nice bathroom. I waited for my friend at the restaurant. I had a late lunch and few drinks. The terrace on the bay offers an incredible view and a lovely sunny day, made it all just so perfect! I've used the spa and I can say that the service was very good indeed, although the prices were slightly expensive. staff was polite and competent. The swimming pool, on the other hand, was a bit too crowded for me, but altogether I can say that this hotel was a great value for money. A shuttle bus take you to town for 3 euros and run every half an hour.

Sometimes there's tourist destinations that don't quite live up to the hype - The Blarney stone and…read morecastle is not one of those! I booked a day pass online and it was around 20 euros. I took the bus from Cork city and it was about a 30 minute ride. Very easy to find your way to the visitor center from the bus stop! The grounds are absolutely stunning with the most quintessentially GREEN Irish grass you've ever seen. The castle is stunning and the hike up to the stone is not for the fainthearted. Seriously, if you are claustrophobic or have mobility issues, this is probably not the attraction for you. But there's still plenty of beauty to see and enjoy without going to the top of the castle and kissing the stone. There's cute little gift shops with postcards, postage, and other trinkets. I'm so glad I took the time to visit Blarney - it was one of the most memorable parts of my trip by far!

The famous Blarney Stone!…read more It's quite the feat to get to the stone. You have to go on a challenging journey to find the "precious" stone. Cue in "my precious" from Lord of The Rings. The climb is narrow and steep. Some of the walkways are slim, and not for "bigger" people. I wouldn't recommend this journey for anyone that is plus sized. There's just not enough space. The steps are tiny and you have to put your foot sideways. Worth the journey if you can do the 120 steps!

An absolutely fantastic warm welcome. A home from home experience. Olive, the owner is extremely…read morefriend and very professional. He home is perfectly clean, and her Irish breakfast is divine. This was the best BB I ever stayed in and I can totally recommend it without the slightest hesitation. The location is also perfect, and Cobh is a beautiful place to visit.

A very cute B&B just outside Cork city. Our initial room unfortunately smelled like cigarette smoke…read more(even though this is a non-smoking B&B) but they accommodated with a room change so we actually ended up in a family room with a double bed and two twins! Haha. The breakfast is 9 Euro and you get a choice of full Irish Breakfast, poached eggs, or scrambled eggs -- which come with bacon and sausage and toast and tea as well. A LOT of food, and it was quite good. There's also a little buffet station with cereals and cheeses and a bit of smoked salmon. I think it was a pretty good value! The only unfortunate thing was how hot the dining room got because of the sun shining directly into it. But Ireland usually doesn't have the heat wave we experienced while there so I imagine that's not a frequent issue. The rooms are old-fashioned but fairly well-kept, and again, the staff is all very friendly. Bathrooms are nice, they provide you with (gasp!) real shampoo and conditioner. The bathtubs are weirdly narrow for my big American butt, but the shower pressure was good. It's not the height of luxury, but it was a very comfortable way to spend a couple of nights. Oh, and they have a deal with one of the taxi companies that will take you straight into the city center for 7 Euro (other taxis will cost you 9 - 10)!

A very hotel-like B&B, with a lovely interior and fairly friendly staff…read more This location is situated less than a 4 minute drive from Cork city centre. Near two service garages and a bus stop, it is fairly conveniently located. That said, it's still about a 35 minute walk and 7.5 Euro taxi ride for two. The B&B has free parking and they give you a key to the front door and to your bedroom. Checking-in was relatively informal. You signed a guest card, gave them your reg, and that was that. If you pre-purchased breakfast (more on that later), it is served in a warm, but small, dining room and conservatory between 7 and 10 am. The room was quite pleasant. It overlooked a lovely garden. Flat screen television, sofa, kettle with UHT milk, tea, coffee, and hot chocolate, and two complimentary kit kat bars. The bathroom was modern and large, with a socket for your razor and attached hair dryer. It was a full-house, so I was expecting noise between the walls and ceiling. There was none. So, either the other guests were quite quiet or the walls block sound. The bed was a comfortable double, that had 4 pillows. One strange thing was that what appeared to be a duvet on the bed, was actually just a plastic-like curtain which matched the curtains on the wall. It felt like plastic and underneath there was no fabric. This quickly slide to the floor. Beneath that was a standard blanket and sheet. The bathroom seemed to have an ant problem. Ants were coming in through the cracks. I was washing my hands and I saw one appear from a crack, followed by his co-worker. Later on, I would be brushing my teeth to be coupled with a sensation of an ant crawling up like ankle. Fortunately, I didn't notice this problem in the bed. Breakfast was ok. It was friendly and sunny in the dining area. Thing is, I don't think I'd pre-buy breakfast again. The full Irish felt more like a half Irish. The portions were relatively small, especially the hashbrown. The wee triangle of the hashbrown was, and I'm not joking, smaller than my thumb. It was like a baby hashbrown. In addition to that, the black pudding wasn't very good. Not certain what brand they were using, but it was over-gritty and yuck. There was also a buffet you could avail of, with several different types of juice which you could pour into glasses that were only slightly bigger than shot glasses. While this may indeed limit how much I can drink, it is also going to annoy me to make frequent trips to the buffet to fill up on orange. Further, I'm going to probably, initially, just take several glasses with me. These were indeed small, barely above a shot glass in depth. The selection was nice, there was some fruit and cereals. Then they come to take your order, in which you could get scrambled eggs (I believe), a poached egg, or a full Irish. I would return, however before I were to book again, I would definitely compare the price difference between the lodge and some of the places in city centre. Reason being it's about a 6.5 Euro (+1 euro per extra passenger) ride, each way, into city centre. Depending on how many trips you plan on making, it may be more economical to just stay inside the centre itself.

Spectacular 300 year old garden. At least 5 types of Garden over more than 30 acres…read more Well worth a visit - for sure take the guided tour

Wonderful staff, so friendly and accommodating, fabulous room, farm to table breakfast, fresh roses…read moreeverywhere !

Perryville House was a wonderful welcoming surprise. The accommodations were spectacular, with a…read moresmall balcony to sit on facing the water. The staff was warm and very helpful, especially with the reservation that I had messed up myself. The breakfast was amazing, as well. I would love to return- ASAP!!

Had a fantastic stay! The properties were so lovely and accommodating! The rooms are so fun and…read morewhimsical. Very much like staying in a life sized dollhouse our room had a shared balcony space and a fun little sun room. The breakfast was fantastic! Eggs, sausage, ham, fruit, cream, yogurt as well as an assortment of breads and plenty of coffee and juice. We're traveling with kids so we thoroughly enjoyed having a large green space for them to play in. Would absolutely recommend Maranatha to all.