| relaxed rooms offer flat-screen tvs, free wi-fi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. housed in a grand victorian redbrick building overlooking cork city centre, this modern hotel is 15 minutes' walk from kent train station and 2. room service is offered. the hotel also offers an exercise room and 5 meeting rooms. 1 km from cork english market. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. free off-street parking is available. some rooms have balconies with city views. full irish breakfast is available for a surcharge, and the warm, wood-floored restaurant serves traditional irish dishes and afternoon tea
Cork Airport 16 min
Cork City Gaol (Museum) (10 min)
Castle-like, restored 19th-century prison with exhibitions, night tours and a souvenir shop. Shandon Bells & Tower St Anne's Church (16 min)
18th-century working church with a landmark tower, open for city views and chance to ring the bells. Crawford Art Gallery (9 min)
Domestic arts centre showcasing a collection of 2000 paintings, sculpture, glass and video works. Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral (9 min)
Spired, Gothic Revival building, designed by William Burges, hosting Church of Ireland services. Fota Island (18 min)
The nation's only wildlife park is housed on this island also known for a famed home & gardens. The English Market (10 min)
Traders selling organic and locally produced food in an 18th-century covered market. Blackrock Castle Observatory (14 min)
Late 16th-century castle trading as an educational centre for science, engineering and technology. Elizabeth Fort (11 min)
This star-shaped 17th-century fort offers views of the city views & guided tours. Fitzgerald Park (13 min)
Popular green space with a museum, fountain, sculptures, walking paths & manicured landscaping. Spike Island (1 hr 1)
Island with origins as a monastic settlement featuring a 19th-century, star-shaped fort with tours. Fota Wildlife Park (19 min)
Verdant, 70-acre zoo area for endangered animals, plus a large garden with numerous plant species. The Butter Museum (16 min)
Engaging displays on the traditional craft of butter-making, its role in Irish society and culture. Blarney Castle & Gardens (15 min)
Ruined castle housing the famed Blarney Stone, a kiss of which is said to grant the gift of the gab. Cobh Heritage Centre- The Queenstown Story (25 min)
Heritage museum and historic naval, emigration and shipping harbour, from where Titanic set sail. Blarney Stone (16 min)
Ancient stone in a medieval castle keep said to give those who kiss it a mystical eloquence. | 
