Ireland
Where to stay in Cork
Cork is a city in Ireland, home to about 222,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Cork, with about 133 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- ORK7 km · Cork International Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Dublin
- Language
- English, Irish
About
About Cork
Cork is the second-largest city in the Republic of Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the province of Munster and the third-largest on the island of Ireland. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 224,004.
Corcaigh is an old word for "salt-marsh" — the River Lee broke up into a wetland delta draining into the drowned valley that forms its natural outer harbour. It was tidal and navigable, and Saint Fin Barre founded a monastery on its south bank in 606 AD, the nucleus of a settlement. The Vikings in the 9th and 10th centuries and the Anglo-Normans from the 12th were also attracted by this fertile area, and sought to claim the area as their own. It was under King Henry II that Cork was granted city status in 1185.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Cork
See
- Crawford Art Gallery
- Elizabeth Fort
- St Fin Barre's Cathedral
- Nano Nagle Place
- Church of St Anne, Shandon
- Butter Museum
- Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne
- Holy Trinity Church
- Cork City Gaol
- Cork Public Museum
- The Glucksman
- University College Cork (UCC)
Do
- Páirc Ui Chaoimh
- Cork City FC
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Cork
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Hotel Cork hotel | 133 | 85/100 8,443 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Cork to stay in
Cork is a University City, so students have time-off during the summer. These beds offer great value, location and convenience to the summer visitor.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Cork
39 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Montenotte Hotel | 1.5 km | |
| Oriel House | 8.9 km | |
| Achill House | 1.1 km | |
| Ashley Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Bella Vista Hotel & Self Catering Suites | 13.2 km | |
| Belvedere Lodge | 3.2 km | |
| Blarney Castle Hotel | 7.4 km | |
| Blarney Woollen Mills Hotel | 7.4 km | |
| Carrigaline Court Hotel & Leisure Centre | 10.9 km | |
| Clayton Hotel Silver Springs | 3.4 km | |
| Commodore Hotel | 13.4 km | |
| Cork International Hotel | 5.5 km | |
| Giles Norman Gallery & Townhouse | 22.0 km | |
| Hayfield Manor | 1.5 km | |
| Imperial Hotel Cork City | 0.4 km | |
| Isaacs Hotel Cork City | 0.4 km | |
| Kinsale B&B | 21.7 km | |
| Kinsale Hotel & Spa | 22.8 km | |
| Lancaster Lodge | 0.7 km | |
| Maldron Hotel Shandon Cork City | 0.3 km | |
| Maryborough Hotel & Spa | 4.7 km | |
| Midleton Park Hotel | 20.3 km | |
| Munster Arms Hotel | 24.8 km | |
| Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Cork | 7.9 km | |
| Robin Hill House | 12.4 km | |
| Rochestown Park Hotel | 4.0 km | |
| Rose Lodge Guest House | 1.2 km | |
| Shandon Bells Guest House | 1.2 km | |
| Sheilas Tourist Hostel | 0.6 km | |
| The Address Cork | 1.1 km | |
| The Blue Haven Hotel | 21.8 km | |
| The Dean Cork | 1.1 km | |
| The Kingsley Hotel | 2.5 km | |
| The Lemon Leaf Café Bar and Townhouse | 21.9 km | |
| The Metropole Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| The White House | 21.8 km | |
| The White Lady Hotel | 22.3 km | |
| Walton Court | 22.3 km | |
| WatersEdge Hotel | 13.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Cork
Cork has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19 °C; December is the wettest, with about 127 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Cork: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cork International Airport (ORK), about 6.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kerry Airport (KIR, 78 km) and Shannon Airport (SNN, 94 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Cork has a small city centre, and most places to stay, eat, drink and tour are within one busy km. So too are the transport hubs. There are many cycleways, both in-street and segregated, with some contraflow lanes. The bike share scheme has docking stations across the city centre extending west to UCC. You need to register before using. As of Nov 2020, an annual pass is €10 and a 3-day visitor pass is €3. The first 30 min of any journey is free. Cycle shops offering bike hire are Cycle Scene and The Bike Shed. Kilgrews in city centre sell and repair but don't hire.
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ORK · Cork International Airport
KIR · Kerry Airport
SNN · Shannon Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Cork
Eat
Eating places and bars are everywhere, but especially on MacCurtain Street, Washington Street and Oliver Plunkett Street.
Stay safe
Cork is mostly safe, but show usual caution around rowdy drunks. The area around Andersen's Quay can feel edgy in the lead up to 8PM, when the city's main homeless hostel opens there, but trouble is rare and it's even rarer for it to impact those not seeking its services.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Cork
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
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Questions
Cork: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Cork?
By published guest score: Leonardo Hotel Cork (85 / 100 · 8,443 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Cork?
Cork has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19 °C; December is the wettest, with about 127 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cork?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cork International Airport (ORK), about 6.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kerry Airport (KIR, 78 km) and Shannon Airport (SNN, 94 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Cork?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Cork?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Cork
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.