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The Ambassador Review
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The Ambassador
$$, Cork City
Fodor's Review:
It's not the fanciest hotel in Cork, nor the hippest, but it has the most character and the best view -- which you pay for by a steep 10-minute walk up from the town center. It's worth visiting the bar here just to enjoy the panoramic view of Cork City's docks, river, railway line, church steeples, and distant surrounding hills. An imposing redbrick and cut-limestone Victorian-era nursing home now converted into a comfortable hotel (affiliated with the Best Western group), the Ambassador is near the army barracks in a hilly area made famous by Frank O'Connor's short stories, an area now favored by style-conscious academics and bohos. Architecture buffs may question some features, such as the modern, double-glaze windows, but overall the interior retains its Victorian charm and spaciousness. The corridors are so wide you could drive a car down them, but patterned carpet runners help dispel any remaining institutional atmosphere. The Embassy Bar has dark-wood paneling and a large bay window overlooking the city, while the cocktail lounge, with book-filled shelves and chesterfields by an open fire, is a quieter venue. Guest rooms are massive, with large bathrooms, patterned wallpapers, small sitting areas, and matching floral curtains and drapes. There are three floors of bedrooms and the higher you go, the better the view -- some rooms even have splendid walk-out balconies at no extra charge.
INFO
- Address: Military Hill, St. Luke's, City Center North, Cork City, Co. Cork
- Phone: 021/455-1996
- Fax: 021/455-1997
- Web site
- Hotel Details: 58 rooms
- In-room: no a/c, Internet, Wi-Fi.
- In-hotel: restaurant, bars, gym.
- Rate includes: Full breakfast
- Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
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