Great Experience. The owner Grainne and her husband Patty were terrific host. Spent considerable…read moretime orienting us to the house and town. Rooms were quaint, comfortable and spacious. Gave us a range of dinner recommendations and made reservations for us at a perfect restaurant. We were leaving early the next morning but Grainne was kind enough to arrange a walking tour of the city early next morning, even walking us down to city center to introduce us to the guide. Great way to end a 10 day tour of Ireland!!

What a beautiful and convenient location for a B&B. The owners are incredibly kind, accommodating…read moreand lovely people. We booked a room with a king sized bed and the accommodations were that of a 4 star hotel. The breakfast in the morning was made to order and the food and service was top notch. I'd recommend anyone to stay at the Desmond house when visiting Kinsale because of the location, service, and accommodations. We will be staying there again when we return.

A beautiful old world pub with amazing food and drink ! Three of us had the fish and chips, with…read moremushy peas and another person in our party had a smash burger all delicious ! Atmosphere was pub but elevated ! Friendly staff and comparable prices

Came here after the pub next door wouldn't even acknowledge my presence. My mistake was not coming…read morehere first! Had the absolute BEST fish and chips of my life here. Don't let the purple tartar sauce throw you off, it is very good! The staff is very friendly and wonderful and they beer selection is great. If I'm ever back in Kinsale, this is absolutely where you will find me...without a doubt!

If you are at all physically challenged(walker, wheelchair, rollator) don't even consider this…read morelocation. There are stairs leading into the building, narrow hallways, an elevator that barely holds a rollator and two people. But that's just the start of our experience so far. Even though the room we have is somewhat accessible the shower would not be for anyone with mobility issues. The shower appears to be recently renovated as does the rest of the bathroom the entrance to the shower is small and the floor is slippery!!! Not what you want for anyone. The issues continue, the mattress is old and has a foam topper on it. Needs a new mattress that provides some support. You only get about 12 tv channels and of that only about two have anything that's remotely interesting. We luckily came back to our room at 6pm only to find two servers from the cafe below locking the front door. No one told us the door gets locked and we were never told how to get in. Need anything after the receptionist has left at 5? You need to call to the sister hotel to have one of their staff help you. There is no a/c, not a big problem as you are located near the water so there would be cooling over the evening hours. But the windows are heavy and you need blocks of wood to hold them open. Again no one told us until we called to find this out. Again we had to call to the sister hotel to have someone bring something to prop the windows open. They do provide a Dyson fan but without the windows open it just blows around hot air. There's a large Ardmore in the room for hanging clothes, etc. That's great except there are no handles on it. Want to open it? You need to reach up to the top of the door to do that. Out of luck if you are short. Internet? Almost non-existent. Connections keep dropping, can't connect to websites, not even sure I'll finish this post before I lose the connection again. Think you get the idea. This establishment may work for some but there is no way we can recommend it and this is only our first night of a two night stay.

I had been scheduled to arrive at this hotel on October 18, 2023 For a three night stay. It turned…read moreout there was a bad storm and severe flooding from cork to Kinsale and all buses were canceled. I called the hotel to tell them I would not be able to arrive that night. I had arranged this stay through booking.com. When I arrived the following day at the hotel, they told me they would not be able to refund what I had paid for the first night and to contactbooking.com Which I did and booking.com said they would appeal to the manager of the hotel and ask for my money back. The hotel claimed they never received a call from me canceling the first night and that they were unable to refund me. I am very angry with this decision, and would caution anyone who plans to stay there, that they will not even, for an act of God Refund your money!

This B&B is lovely with an incredible host! The accommodations are very comfortable and the…read morebreakfast was delicious!

What a place! On our…read moretrip, we traveled to about 8 different cities and this place was by far the nicest accomodation. We got in late around 9pm and the woman in charge of the lodge was there waitng for us. The actual room and lodging was beautiful! Room had a balcony and was very large. Deliciouos chocolate covered cookies and liquor were waiting when we arrived. Beautiful views as well. Wish we could have stayed longer....

We honeymooned in Ireland last October. We purchased a travel package and drove around the south…read morewest coast for a week, stopping at various towns along the way. One of our favorite stops was in Kinsale at The Old Presbytery. It was little nervewracking actually arriving there since it involved driving along Kinsale's RIDICULOUSLY narrow roads (see my photo of the front of their building - that is a two lane road!). But once we arrived we were extremely pleased with this unique and charming B&B. The owners were welcoming and wonderful, providing us with a hand drawn map of the town with recommendations of restaurants to try and things to do. They knew it was our honeymoon, and our bed had rose petals in the shape of a heart (see my photos) when we arrived. The room was large, with a separate sitting area and a small balcony overlooking their parking lot and the town. Our bathroom had one of those old fashioned, lion claw style bath tubs in addition to a shower. I, of course, had to make use of the tub! We did and saw a lot of things while in Ireland, but one of our best memories of the entire trip was buying cheap wine at the local Supervalue and drinking it on our room's balcony while watching the sun set. There was just something so relaxing and life affirming about that moment, smelling the peat smoke from nearby chimneys, listening to sea birds singing back and forth overhead. And of course, a review of a B&B can't be complete without rating the breakfast. This was also top notch. I had scrambled eggs made with local cheese which was so delicious. I posted a photo of the hubby's breakfast which included salmon in the shape of a rose (I know there is an actual name for this but I forget what it is). They also had this cereal & raisin soaked yogurt concoction that I've never had anywhere else, but sticks out in my mind to this day as being so uniquely delicious. If you're planning a stop in Kinsale, I highly recommend The Old Presbytery.

The family that runs the Old Presbytery is very attentive and very helpful with suggestions of what…read moreto do while in Kinsale. The rooms were clean and welcoming. The breakfast that is included in your stay is 5-star worthy. Everything is made to order and homemade scones are ready for you as you wait for your breakfast. I had an egg sandwich and my wife had a seafood omelette. Rick Steves boasts about the Old Presbytery and he was right on with his recommendation. The Old Presbytery is within walking distance of shops, pubs, and the harbor. We would definitely stay there again.

It was like you were at your grand parent's home. Chrissie and Tom could not be any more kind and…read morehospitable. They really care that you are comfortable and having a good time. The room was spacious, clean, nice comfortable mattress, nice fluffy and warm comforter. The bathroom was large, plenty of hot water with good pressure. The breakfast was amazing. There is one large table which is lovely for socializing with the other guests. Our breakfast took an hour and a half. You can walk to pretty much anywhere within 5-10 minutes. We can't wait to come back.

My favorite pub in Kinsale. Warm inviting with terrific staff and a great beer selection. Jody was…read morefabulous.

I. P. A. Fans, take heart. There is great beer, aside from what you see every where else. I am…read morenot complaining about the plentiful supply of Guinness and the like. I love Guinness. Always have. But after eight days of nothing but four-percent stout, i was ready for something hoppy. This place is ahead of the curve. Must try for beer Fanatics! We would come back to Ireland just to visit this pub. Or rather, we would choose Kinsale over another town because of this pub.

Well three stars for the food. We had been driving for 5 hours with no breakfast so this was the…read morefirst place we found to eat. We we're so hungry and needed something...anything. I got the lasagna with chips & salad. The salad was delicious! Very fresh and tasty. Chips were hot and with a little salt were quite tasty. My lasagna was okay. I was really hungry so I ate it. If you are looking for a place I'd probably keep looking. It was okay but we we're in a bind and also needed wifi (it's free!!!) Overall it was okay. The prices were decent. A beer is about 4.50€. It's a cool little place to grab a pint. The Irish Coffee was very nice. So I'd stick with the pints and whiskeys.

This is a family run pub in the middle of Kinsale. There is a guest house also and they serve pub…read moregrub in peak season. They have live music and its fantastic and free. We arrived here for the weekend and stayed the week. Free live music, pints for 3 euro in Ireland for God sake its unheard of. Boating, beaches, great restaurants, Kinsale has it all. This is like a local's secret as its not mobbed like some other venues. In general I found Kinsale very expensive however the Armada offered great value for money. Now its on my radar each time I go back. The bar staff are great, hopefully Yvonne will be working as she is full of craic, actually she was singing the last time I was in. Cards, Pool table and a dart board.