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Ballyvolane House

Address: Castlelyons, Co. Cork
Phone: 025/36349
www.ballyvolanehouse.ie

Price range: $$$
Location: Fermoy

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Fodor's Review:

With Georgian splendor in the terra-cotta, gilded, and black Italianate pillared hall, and Regency coziness nonpareil in the daffodil-yellow sitting room, Ballyvolane offers a setting as elegant as it is charming. Although this 1728 stone house looks imposing, life here unfolds with country-house informality. Expect to find old fishing gear and walking sticks lying about and the family dog greeting your return. The spacious bedrooms are beautifully decorated with a rich assortment of antiques and heirlooms, but also display an unpredictable sense of humor—the tub in Roland's Room, in full view of all on a wooden pedestal perched to give a garden view, always raises a smile. The guest rooms look out onto wonderful gardens, with a 100-acre dairy farm beyond. The village of Castlelyons is signposted off N8 in Rathcormac, just south of Fermoy. Pros: genuine country-house experience; fly-fishing lessons; dinner served (book in advance). Cons: way out in the sticks; book at least 24 hours in advance.

Hotel Details: 6 rooms
In-room: no a/c, no phone, Wi-Fi (some).
In-hotel: restaurant, Internet terminal, Wi-Fi hotspot, no-smoking rooms.
Rate includes: Full breakfast
Credit Cards: AE, MC, V