Kinlay House Hostel, Cork

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

.... DAY1 - Monday So you have arrived, tired, dusty, thirsty and all you want is a pint and a munch. Booked nowhere to stay? Silly person! but never mind, I have some recommendations for you; ACCOMMODATION: So where to stay. We have 3 options for you.... In need of a bit of LUXERY?: Try: http://www.viennawoodshotel.com/ Rates per night per room: From € 100 or €110 family room (2 children limit per room) This hotel was originally an 18th Century country house. It is set in 20 acres of mature woodland 15 minutes walk from Cork City centre. There is a warm and friendly atmosphere, as has everywhere in Cork truth be told, excellent food and gorgeous grounds. Your mission for your first day is to enjoy one of their sumptuous roast dinners, wash it down with a few glasses of Murphy’s (the local stout) and stroll around the grounds... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap and clean
Disadvantages: Shared bathrooms, on a main road

...onto http://www.usitnow.co.uk - one of the main student travel companies in the UK, which provides the International Student Identity cards, did a quick search and up came Kinlay House. Kinlay House is recommended by Usit, and so we were confident that it would be a clean, reasonable place. It was easy to book, just one phone call and providing your credit or debit card details by way of deposit. Kinlay House is right in the centre of the City, near a lot of the attractions - literally across the road from Dublin Castle. It is situated just up the road a bit from the well known shopping area, Graftan Street. When we arrived we found that USIT actually run Kinlay house and so it was brilliant if you needed to find out anything, such as directions to places. Kinlay House is a really big hostel, with 4 floors. Our room... Read review

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Advantages: Plenty to see and do, cheap accomodation
Disadvantages: Rather touristy, not suited to people wanting to 'get away from it all'

...Our first thought as we arrived in Cork was “Oh my god, we’re back in Dublin!” Having slept most of the stretch from Cahir to Cork we were worried for a minute that we’d hopped on the wrong bus – the river running through the town centre complete with periodic bridges, the ‘Centra Quick Stop’ on every second corner and the slightly crumbly stone houses did seem almost uncannily familiar. But no – we were in the right place after all. As the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, Cork is quite a buzzing place, full of old buildings, churches, shopping centres, pubs and, of course, tourists. On arrival, we hefted our backpacks and began to follow my hastily scribbled directions for the ‘Sheila’s of Cork’ hostel. Only about 10 minutes walk from the bus stop... Read review

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