★★★★·Ballincollig·8.2
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The Talbot Hotel Cork, Ballincollig, is a 15-minute drive from Cork Airport and city centre. Luxurious en-suite rooms feature marble bathrooms, flat-screen TVs, and free Wi-Fi. The hotel boasts a pool, restaurant, and bar, with the Oriel Restaurant serving modern cuisine and the Oriel Bar offering casual dining and a courtyard terrace, plus a gym and infinity resistance pool.
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How guests rate the property, aspect by aspect.
The girls at check‑in were lovely, but no breakfast was included for 170 € for one night, which you would expect; we gave a week’s notice for an early check‑in, yet when we arrived no rooms were ready. We had a wedding at the venue at 2 pm and needed to get ready, asked if we could check in at 1 pm a week prior and were told it was fine, but had to get dressed in the bathroom. The rooms are basic, old, and a little grubby.
Mandie·A week ago
The room is very large and the hotel looks very noble at first glance, but the pillows on one of the beds stank terribly, were dirty and full of hair under the covers, the bathroom’s rod rusted, and the handles were falling off the wall.
Oliver·A week ago
The bed was comfortable and the room was quiet, but the breakfast wasn’t the best.
Teresa·A week ago
I’m only writing this because I’m booking another holiday and feel it’s important to warn others: DO NOT BOOK this place. The management and staff were the most inconsiderate and incompetent I’ve ever encountered. We paid in advance for a double room at Cork Talbot, informed them of a late arrival, yet the management sold our room to someone else without notice. Arriving around midnight, they told us to leave because no rooms were available, refusing to pay for alternative accommodation or arrange transport. My elderly mother and I, exhausted after travel, slept on stained, uncomfortable lobby couches and had to ask repeatedly for blankets, which they were reluctant to provide. She woke up with muscular pain and needed painkillers. We only got a room at 7 am, which was grimy—especially the bathroom. Some lights and the phone didn’t work, and there were stains on the ironing board. Various staff, including the food and drinks manager, were uncaring and rude. None of the management—General Manager, Deputy Manager, or Revenue Manager—apologized in person. The Deputy Manager was particularly rude when I pointed out his lack of hospitality knowledge. When I demanded a full refund, the Revenue Manager refused and offered only one night’s refund, even sending an email offering a free meal instead of a sincere apology. Their absolute refusal to issue a verbal apology was astounding.
Vanessa·A week ago
Breakfast was decent, the location is great, and the staff were very friendly, but the bathroom left a lot to be desired; it wasn’t very clean overall, the shower water splashed onto the floor, and the curtain didn’t cover the area properly.
Claire·A week ago