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Longueville House Review
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Longueville House 
- Address: Mallow, Co. Cork
- Phone: 022/47156
- Fax: 022/47459
- www.longuevillehouse.ie
- Price range: $$$
- Location: Mallow
Fodor's Review:
Perched over the Blackwater Valley -- the Irish Rhine -- this imposing Georgian white-stone mansion graces one of the most beautiful of all Irish river valleys. Built about 1720 by the Longfields -- who changed their names to Longueville to favor the French side of the family and distance themselves from any Cromwellian associations -- this family seat is framed by limestone quoins around a classically symmetrical facade. Inside, Georgian grace notes continue, with a few 18th-century plaster ceilings, Adamesque fireplaces, and a glowing dining salon lined with ancestral portraits. The Presidents' Restaurant ($$$$), serves an outstanding Irish-French-style menu prepared in large measure with produce from the house's farm, garden, and river. This is not a place for jeans and sneakers: the surroundings will make you want to dress up for dinner. The bedrooms are roomy and elegant, with a peaceful air and color-coordinated in restful pastel shades.
- Hotel Details: 20 rooms
- In-room: no a/c.
- In-hotel: restaurant, bar.
- Rate includes: Full breakfast
- Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
- Closed: Closed mid-Feb.-mid-Mar.
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