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Highly Recommended as a Special Place to Stay Outstanding Location, building or atmosphere Previous Georgina Campbell Guides Award Winner The "Best of the Best" - Only the very best establishments across various categories have been chosen for this accolade

Dunmore House Hotel

The magnificent coastal location of the O'Donovan and Barrett famillies' immaculately maintained hotel has been used to advantage to provide sea views for all bedrooms and to allow guests access to their own stretch of foreshore.
Conference/banqueting 350/300. Rooms 30 (2 junior suites, 6 shower only, 6 family, some dog-friendly); Voya Irish organic products. Children welcome (under 5s free in parents' room, cot available without charge). Bar food available all day (12pm-8pm). Adrift Restaurant: Seats 70 (outdoors, 40). D daily 6.30pm-8.30pm (reservation preferred), about €60. L Sun only, 1pm-3pm from about €45. House wine from €26.50. Toilets & public areas wheelchair accessible. Air conditioning. WiFi. Dogs allowed in some areas. Equestrian breaks & stabling. 2 x SC houses in Courtyard. Golf, fishing, walking. Closed Christmas; 15 Jan-8 Mar. MasterCard, Visa abbreviations

Set in one of West Cork's most desirable locations, the O'Donovan and Barrett familes' immaculately maintained hotel is magnificently situated overlooking the Atlantic Ocean just outside the quaint town of Clonakilty.


Now in third generation ownership, it has been run as an hotel since 1948 and, thanks to careful planning, the location has been used to full advantage so that most of the spacious and thoughtfully furnished bedrooms have sea views - and guests also have a seaview terrace to relax on in fine weather, and access to the hotel's own stretch of foreshore as well as the adjoining 9 hole golf course.


The original character of the old house marries well with newer additions, and modern Irish art and classic furnishings in the bar and lounge areas convey an understated sense of contemporary style that is very relaxing and allows the stunning setting to be the star.


Serving high quality locally sourced food is a point of pride and the extensive bar menus offered daily are just as interesting as the more formal meals (dinner, Sunday lunch) offered in the contemporary seaview dining room, Adrift Restaurant.


"A sense of place by the sea using the finest ingredients from West & County Cork" is how they introduce the bar menu and it pretty well sums up the food philosophy of the whole hotel.


You'd be hard pushed to find a better collection of suppliers listed on any menu - superb Hereford beef, puddings and pork sausages, for example, from MJ O' Neill's butchers in Clonakilty, which was established in 1919 and still has its own abattoir...also puddings from the world renowned  Clonakilty Black Pudding Company, of course, and poultry from another highy respected and long established Clonakilty family business, Shannon Vale Foods which was founded by the O'Regan family when they arrived here in 1885.


And then there is the area's wonderful fresh and smoked fish and seafood from Glenmar Shellfish (of The Fish Shop in Union Hall) and Sally Barnes's renowned Woodcock Smokery - and terrific organic seasonal produce grown by producers like John & Sara Devoy and Jonathan Doig (Narmada Organics), both near Rosscarbery...The list goes on, and it is magnificent - and better still, the menus match up to their ingredients, offering a wide range of familiar and creative dishes to suit every taste and every mood.  


But good food is only one aspect of the story in any hotel and, living up to the highest of the expectations that tend to be attached to family owned and managed hotels, Dunmore House Hotel is renowned especially for it’s welcoming atmosphere and personal service.


So, with hands-on owner-management, a high standard of maintenance and housekeeping, and professional, friendly staff making this an exceptionally pleasing hotel, it should be no surprise to find that returning guests make up a high proportion of their business.

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                  19th April 2013
                  Triona O'Leary
                  Wonderful when the wind is howling, wonderful when the sun is shining. Stay during the week at Dunmore House Hotel for a most relaxing break, the best breakfast you will get anywhere and the most comfortable nights sleep. Absolute bliss.
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                  19th April 2013
                  Admin
                  Couldn't agree more, what a lovely, well run hotel - a wonderful place for a relaxing break, and in a stunnning location too.
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