Great Southern Hotel Cork Airport, Cork

Advantages: Unique, Extremely Comfortable, Location, New build, Service
Disadvantages: Maybe a little pricey

...OVERVIEW If you are considering a trip to Ireland, one of the most popular areas to visit is around Cork. Although I've been to Ireland almost annually since a child, I'd never visited Cork until this year. The area differs enormously from the West Coast, in that there are more rolling hills, arable farming and very reminiscent of Cornwall or Devon. On my travels I always like to stay in nice hotels, well at least the best that I can afford, and that usually entails trawling through the various travel booking engines to see which is offering the best deal. I tend to find that the airport hotels are usually slightly cheaper than those in the centre of town, and for me there is the added bonus that I can do a bit of plane spotting and photography as well!! When booking my recent trip I came across the Cork International Airport... Read review

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Advantages: You need never have a boring moment...
Disadvantages: I'm not there to show you around

...and AUA. Check the website relevant to your airline for the airport in your country that flies into Cork. If there isn't a convenient one, it may be easier to fly into Dublin and get a bus (Adult monthly return) €33.00 or a train €59.50 (Adult monthly return). Airport to city: There are 2 options, a taxi (expensive) or the city shuttle which costs €5.50 per person for a monthly return. It runs every half an hour to and from the airport and talks about 25 minutes journey time. The shuttle is wheelchair / buggy friendly. SMOKING: Remember as of earlier on this year, smoking is banned in all covered places of employment this includes pubs, restaurants, hotel rooms and museums. So if you want to have a puff, go outside and make sure to dispose of your extinguished butt responsibly or you could be subject to a €500 littering fine... Read review

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Advantages: Everything!
Disadvantages: It's too hard to leave!

...Well I don't really know where to start when it comes to this brilliant place! I've only been to Cork city centre a few times as when we go every year we stay in Youghal, a small seaside resort on the east coast of Cork county. Cork is the second biggest city in Southern Ireland, only behind the country's capital Dublin. There are 127, 253 people in Cork city and 283,116 in the county. The shopping is great, there is some really great scenery and the nightlife is brilliant! What more could you want? I think this is the city for everyone! I'll start with the shopping, there are some well known shops like Boots, Tesco, Argos, Laura Ashley and Marks and Spencers. There's also about 10 shopping centres or malls around the city. There in an English market in Cork which sells local and exotic food. This is a good place to visit... Read review

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