Name: Hibernian Hotel & Leisure Centre
Address: Main street, Mallow, Ireland, Mallow, County Cork, IE
Price range: US$133–US$195 per night
Rating: 7.65

What guests think

Hibernian Hotel & Leisure Centre is centrally located and staffed by friendly, helpful people, with an old-world feel, a lively bar and well-liked leisure facilities, making it a practical base for exploring Mallow and the surrounding area.

Common frustrations include very warm rooms with limited ventilation, occasional noise from the bar or street, maintenance issues, and mixed Wi-Fi and water pressure. Parking is off-site and can be confusing or a hike with luggage, and dining feedback varies from excellent roasts and hearty portions to poor breakfasts, slow service, or odd pricing. Overall, expect a central, characterful stay with good amenities but possible comfort trade-offs.

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Facilities

Well-regarded leisure centre with pool and gym, and a lively bar. Parking is off-site with permits and can be confusing or a short walk.

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nicholas

15 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good position right in the centre of town. Shower was good, bed was comfortable. Nice having a pool and gym.

8

Cheryl

3 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel itself was very nice. It was clean and comfortable. Lovely pool area with a rain water pool. The only issue we had was in the restaurant, myself and my husband ordered garlic mushrooms as a starter while our son ordered a chowder. Chowder came looked great and tasted good. Garlic muahrooms arrived and there were 2 mushrooms on each plate with a small side salad. This was priced at €7.90. When i questioned this the watress called the manager. Who told me it was because of covid and that they struggled!! This is rip off ireland at its best. We decided not to be ripped off paid for my sons food and left. Lovely little thai restaurant nextdoor with reasonable portions and great service.

10

NANCY

3 Oct 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Wonderful hotel with an incredible leisure ctr with pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, and gym; daily breakfast was fantastic and substantial. Mallow is a great, relaxing small town, but large enough to have plenty of groceries, shopping, a movie theater, restaurants and bars. Also has a neat series of walking trails around the city- all paved and flat. Train station is a 10-15 minute walk to hotel on paved sidewalks. Intercity bus stop is about 5 mins from hotel. Although i really liked Cork city, i am glad i stayed in mallow- train ride to Cork was only 15 mins and inexpensive. Had no problems in hotel- water was hot, wi fi was great, etc. Highly recommend this hotel and town!

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Melinda

9 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Parking is OFF SIGHT. When we got there, it was a busy evening and there was zero parking in front of the hotel for unloading luggage. We had to park in the offsite parking and lug all of our luggage about two blocks of a walk to the front of the hotel to check in. Considering I have an injured Knee it was very frustrating to me. The Internet and Wi-Fi stunk.

8

Tony

6 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Parking could be an issue in the summer months. But overall nice hotel with friendly staff. Would stay again.

10

Lee

27 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A bit of a surprise really! Great location. Hotel is a little bit dated but that’s apart of its charm. Great saloon bar selling great beer & classic pub grub.

8

Mark

4 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were great, parking is a 2 minute walk away but reception will give you a parking permit. right in the centre of town so good place to base your self

8

MICHAEL

20 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very friendly staff. Great atmosphere in the bar / restaurant. Food was excellent and competitively priced. Would definitely stay again.

10

Diana

16 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Altogether a great place to stay..might be a vintage look but everything great.Overnight road parking free.

10

Lee

1 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel in the middle of the town. If no parking out from the reception offers free parking in public carpark behind the hotel.

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Cleanliness

Mixed feedback: many note clean rooms, but others report damp or mould smells and occasional hallway odours or missed details.

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paudie

5 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Worst hotel stay in my life room ti y no air no ventilation worst nights sleep ever too warm did not get checked in until 315pm although it was obvious that room had not been used for some time smell in room poor breakfeast shower very poor toilet flush poor no redeeming features wuold never stay again 😢 😞

10

Stefano

14 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel posizionato centro di Mallow, zona molta tranquilla e sileziosa, buon rapporto qualità/prezzo. Camere un po' antiquate, ma nel complesso è stato un buon soggiorno. Disponibile parcheggio. Colazione ottima.

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ronald

24 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

room was great ,hallways smelled like fish, bar was good, staff was good, building was old and a bit rundown

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ZEYNEP

15 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was a clean, basic room in an old building served the purpose of just getting some sleep.

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Chris

26 Oct 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Rooms full of damp smell of damp . Bathrooms full of mould . Cut our holiday sort buy two days . As couldn’t stay in that hotel any longer

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David

22 Jul 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

El alojamiento se encuentra ubicado en el centro de Mallow, bien comunicado de Cork por carretera, tren y bus. La relacion-calidad precio es buena pero la limpieza de la habitacion era un poco deficiente, la tetera estaba llena de cal y parecia que nunca se habia lavado. Por otro lado, la insonorizacion era un poco deficiente tambien.

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Ronnie

25 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

As always the food and staff were excellent. Good clean room.

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Wayne

3 Dec 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean and comfy and great location toi

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Andrew

8 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room . Good amenities

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Lorraine

14 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were lovely but room was not nice but clean

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Rooms

Rooms vary widely: some are spacious and comfortable, but many report excessive heat and limited ventilation, noise from bar/street or building, aging beds and fixtures, inconsistent water pressure, and occasional faults with TVs, lighting, or hairdryers.

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paudie

5 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Worst hotel stay in my life room ti y no air no ventilation worst nights sleep ever too warm did not get checked in until 315pm although it was obvious that room had not been used for some time smell in room poor breakfeast shower very poor toilet flush poor no redeeming features wuold never stay again 😢 😞

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Colynn

3 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was very hot. TV had no sound, hair dryer didn’t work, bathroom mirror light didn’t work. We had to listen to some knocking noise off and on all night.

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nicholas

15 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good position right in the centre of town. Shower was good, bed was comfortable. Nice having a pool and gym.

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James

20 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Had a room with a particularly noisy extraction unit outside the window, git moved ti another room but it was worse. Music in the bar kept me awake until late. Also the mattress was very hard and uncomfortable

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maryann

19 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel room was nice enough. But the room was hot and we could not control the temperature even though we opened up the window. The toilet did not work very well and the service in the pub took over an hour for our food. I think the waiter forgot to put our order in, but didn’t even Acknowledge that or offer us a free dessert or anything for his mistake. I think we only got our food because I asked how much longer it would be.. The food was delicious however. Overall, it was OK stay but probably not worth the price.

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Brian

7 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Large room and very quiet considering it was in the town centre. Roast of the day had melt in mouth beef and breakfast was also good

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Linda

16 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

So far all our stays have been great but we figured we’d get a stinker in the bunch and this was it. Check in was easy but we got up to our teeny tiny room and it was an oven. No air conditioning and the window opened about 2 inches. Went to the restroom and it took 3 flushes to complete what needed to be done. We asked for someone to look at it. They came up flushed it and said it was working fine. There was toilet paper still in it. Went to take a shower in the coffin like shower and the buttons for the faucets were missing. It took me ten minutes and help from hubby to finally get it turned on. The water pressure was so poor I probably could have washed in the sink faster. As we were preparing for bed the upstairs guests were obviously practicing for Lord of the Dance. This was off and on all night as well as someone running up and down the hallway past midnight. You could hear full conversations outside of our window and we were on the second floor. The staff did bring us a fan which did cut down on the hot air in the room. We got up the next morning and hi tailed it out of there! On to the next adventure

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marsha

31 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The bed was in poor condition

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Brenda

27 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beds are OLD

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Joseph

17 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel served its purpose but it was hot and the window didn’t open. The lift wasn’t working and they should have offered to carry bags up 2 flights of stairs.

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful. Occasional lapses include slow bar/restaurant service, miscommunication at reception, and limited help with luggage.

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maryann

19 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel room was nice enough. But the room was hot and we could not control the temperature even though we opened up the window. The toilet did not work very well and the service in the pub took over an hour for our food. I think the waiter forgot to put our order in, but didn’t even Acknowledge that or offer us a free dessert or anything for his mistake. I think we only got our food because I asked how much longer it would be.. The food was delicious however. Overall, it was OK stay but probably not worth the price.

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daniel

23 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel in the center of Mallow. Friendly and helpful staff. Nice breakfast.

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Margaret

20 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Wonderful, central hotel. Lovely,pleasant helpful staff, we always stay here to visit family on the area.

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Karen

2 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We had a lovely stay at this wonderful hotel. The staff were all very friendly and helpful.

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Mark

4 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were great, parking is a 2 minute walk away but reception will give you a parking permit. right in the centre of town so good place to base your self

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MICHAEL

20 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very friendly staff. Great atmosphere in the bar / restaurant. Food was excellent and competitively priced. Would definitely stay again.

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Anne

11 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely stay at the Hibernian. Very friendly and helpful staff.

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Ian

27 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Needs updating. Some areas closed and not clear when open. Food OK but nothing special. Staff not really on top of customer service.

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Richard

23 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

On booking a week before my prepaid stay I requested a room away from the street, but this wasn’t actioned. The guy at reception was on the ball though and said there was one room available that didn’t face the street. The heating there wasn’t working however, so he moved me to a nice room that was on the street, but triple glazed. It turned out the heating wasn’t on there either, but I didn’t have the heart to ask him to move me again. The bathroom was cold, but the bedroom was fine. Fast forward to the next morning and the phone rings about 9am. It’s a new receptionist who tells me that I shouldn’t be in that room and why was I? I hadn’t gathered my wits quickly enough to give her the response she deserved so I told her about the heating in the other room and being moved. “What room were you in and what’s your name anyway?”. I told her I didn’t remember the number of the other room and gave her my name. I couldn’t believe it as she proceeded to check if I was a genuine guest. I didn’t stay on the line. I resolved to express my dissatisfaction on checkout, but the receptionist was too busy instructing a tradesman to even look at me as I returned my key. Probably for the best.

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Joseph

17 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel served its purpose but it was hot and the window didn’t open. The lift wasn’t working and they should have offered to carry bags up 2 flights of stairs.

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Location

Consistently praised central base in Mallow with easy access to rail, bus, shops, and the racecourse.

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Stefano

14 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel posizionato centro di Mallow, zona molta tranquilla e sileziosa, buon rapporto qualità/prezzo. Camere un po' antiquate, ma nel complesso è stato un buon soggiorno. Disponibile parcheggio. Colazione ottima.

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Richard

12 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice location in the center of town lots of walkable sights and shopping

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Stephen

2 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good location, friendly staff and good parking

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PETER

3 Apr 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Right in town centre ,close to Rail Station and good access to Racecourse via free bus

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daniel

23 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel in the center of Mallow. Friendly and helpful staff. Nice breakfast.

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Jane

13 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A central place to stay while at Mallow.

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patrick

28 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel smack bang in the middle of the town. I have stayed many times

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SUSAN

13 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great central hotel with good links. Delicious food. Good breakfast. Very comfortable room with great view of Christmas lights. Reasonable price.

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Mark

4 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were great, parking is a 2 minute walk away but reception will give you a parking permit. right in the centre of town so good place to base your self

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Gerard

18 Jun 2022

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Stayed 1 night

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Dining

Many enjoyed the bar food and generous portions, with praise for roasts; however, breakfast quality is inconsistent, some service was slow, and a few found pricing poor value.

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Annika

21 Aug 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Sauberes, ruhiges Zimmer. Frühstück leider enttäuschend.

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Marc

23 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good central location, has lots of facilities. Evening food Ok, breakfast terrible, little choice I didn’t know it was possible to get poached eggs with a rubber texture. Hotel looks tired.

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Cheryl

3 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel itself was very nice. It was clean and comfortable. Lovely pool area with a rain water pool. The only issue we had was in the restaurant, myself and my husband ordered garlic mushrooms as a starter while our son ordered a chowder. Chowder came looked great and tasted good. Garlic muahrooms arrived and there were 2 mushrooms on each plate with a small side salad. This was priced at €7.90. When i questioned this the watress called the manager. Who told me it was because of covid and that they struggled!! This is rip off ireland at its best. We decided not to be ripped off paid for my sons food and left. Lovely little thai restaurant nextdoor with reasonable portions and great service.

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maryann

19 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel room was nice enough. But the room was hot and we could not control the temperature even though we opened up the window. The toilet did not work very well and the service in the pub took over an hour for our food. I think the waiter forgot to put our order in, but didn’t even Acknowledge that or offer us a free dessert or anything for his mistake. I think we only got our food because I asked how much longer it would be.. The food was delicious however. Overall, it was OK stay but probably not worth the price.

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Brandon

24 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was everything you want in a hotel. Food was also very good.

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NANCY

3 Oct 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Wonderful hotel with an incredible leisure ctr with pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, and gym; daily breakfast was fantastic and substantial. Mallow is a great, relaxing small town, but large enough to have plenty of groceries, shopping, a movie theater, restaurants and bars. Also has a neat series of walking trails around the city- all paved and flat. Train station is a 10-15 minute walk to hotel on paved sidewalks. Intercity bus stop is about 5 mins from hotel. Although i really liked Cork city, i am glad i stayed in mallow- train ride to Cork was only 15 mins and inexpensive. Had no problems in hotel- water was hot, wi fi was great, etc. Highly recommend this hotel and town!

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Brian

7 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Large room and very quiet considering it was in the town centre. Roast of the day had melt in mouth beef and breakfast was also good

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Stacey

1 Oct 2023

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Hotel was OK. Parking was a bit confusing but once we figured it out it was ok. No restaurants around the area except for McDonald's across the street. We ate at the hotel, and it was quite good. Biggest downside is the room was incredibly hot so sleep was not good. Overall good value / option for a night passing through!

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Lee

27 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A bit of a surprise really! Great location. Hotel is a little bit dated but that’s apart of its charm. Great saloon bar selling great beer & classic pub grub.

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MICHAEL

20 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very friendly staff. Great atmosphere in the bar / restaurant. Food was excellent and competitively priced. Would definitely stay again.

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Month	Average price
January	US$133
February	US$133
March	US$131
April	US$129
May	US$143
June	US$146
July	US$143
August	US$141
September	US$139
October	US$142
November	US$136
December	US$136

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10 $153	11 $173	12
13 $151	14 $143	15 $143	16 $172	17 $142	18 $174	19 $173
20 $133	21 $144	22 $144	23 $143	24 $146	25 $145	26 $195
27 $134	28 $147	29 $145	30 $146

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $144	2 $147	3 $144
4 $135	5 $144	6 $144	7 $144	8 $145	9 $144	10 $145
11 $141	12 $150	13 $145	14 $152	15 $143	16 $151	17 $155
18 $134	19 $143	20 $145	21	22 $151	23 $161	24
25 $134	26 $144	27 $151	28 $151	29 $143	30 $144	31 $181

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