I was in Cork for a work trip and this hotel is the one that everyone at my work stays at because it is walking distance. Cork International Hotel is also walking distance from the Cork Airport. I had a huge suitecase, but I heard from other people at work that taxis will not take me to the hotel because it is so close. Sure enough, when I walked outside, I saw the hotel from the airport. The alternative to walking is waiting for the shuttle, but the shuttle only goes around every half hour. After debating for a little bit, I decide to just walk over. The walk was about 10 minutes, but if you have less luggage, I am sure you can get there in a shorter time I did.
Once I got to the hotel, the front desk person was super nice. She let me check in early. The room itself was pretty spacious. I also like the fact that the walls were thick enough that I did not hear the room next door. The only thing that I did not like was the bathroom was sort of musty and smelly. I think it might be from the curtains or there is not enough ventilation in the bathrooms. I normally just closed my bathroom door to keep away from the smell. Aside from that, I had no complaints about the room.
I got the room with the breakfast, so I wandered downstairs every morning. It was a pretty decent spread with all the basics. The only thing was it is sort of hard to find the chef who cooks the omlettes, pancakes, etc. Normally, when I stand around, one of the waiters would find the chef for me.
Even though, I did not really have a choice on where I stayed for my business trip, I had no complaints about the hotel and would not mind staying here again. read more