Where to Stay in Cobh

Date: 5:14 PM, 11/19/05

Where to Stay in Cobh

Michele Erdvig · Host

Sandy,

I recommend the WatersEdge Hotel in Cobh. You can access their website from my "Lodgings" page. Cobh is pronounced Cove. I also have a page with pronounciations of Irish towns on my "Tips & Tricks" page. You can access them by clicking on "IrelandYes Index" and clicking the appropriate link.

Cobh is a lovely town. Be sure to visit The Queenstown Story Museum and St. Colman's Cathedral. Both are well worth seeing.

Michele

Date: 5:41 PM, 11/20/05

Thanks Michelle, Watersedge looks very nice. I am also looking at Rosemount, Seafield & Glebe House. What do you think of them?

Sandy

Michele Erdvig · Host

Sandy,

I am not familiar with Rosemount and Glebe House. As for Seafield, I would not recommend it under any circumstances.

Michele

Date: 7:39 PM, 11/26/05

Michelle, What is wrong with Seafield? It looks nice on the web site. There are nice comments about it on the site from people that stayed there.

Sandy

Michele Erdvig · Host

Sandy,

Just to be sure we are talking about the same place it is Seafield B&B in Cobh, Co. Cork run by Margot Allen and this is the website: http://homepage.eircom.net/~allen/ .

All B&B websites look good online. They are advertisments for the accommodations. They put their best face on in any adverts and will only give good comments from past guests. When visiting a B&B in person the reality can be different from the website.

I visited Seafield in May 2004, met the owner and saw the premesis. Suffice it to say that I would not stay at Seafield myself, nor would I recommend it to family, friends, forum members, clients, readers or anyone else. That is my personal opinion. Others are entitled to their own opinions. I look at hundreds of accommodations every year and find only the best to recommend. I do not recommend Seafield.

Michele

Date: 11:31 PM, 01/19/06

Michelle, Thank you for recommending Watersedge Hotel. We got reservations for 2 nites with good rates that includes dinner for one night. I have had good communication from Margaret at the hotel. Some of the other places never even anaswered my e-mails. We are visiting cousins who live there. After Cobh we have 7 nites to get to our departure point at Shannon. I was thinking of a nite in Kinsale, Bantry, Kenmare, Killarney, Dingle, Doolin and Shannon. What do you think? We are very excited about this trip and meeting my cousins.

Sandy

Michele Erdvig · Host

Sandy,

I'm delighted to hear that you have reservations at WatersEdge Hotel. I think you will have a good stay there. Tell Margaret hello from me. I think it is great that you are visiting with your cousins and will have a two-night stay for the family reunion.

For the remainder of your trip you may want to think of a couple of other two-night stays also. Some of the places you mention are very close to each other. Kinsale is very close to Cobh. Killarney and Kenmare are close. Try a re-do of your itinerary and break up those one-night stays. It will make for a trip that is much better paced.

Michele

Date: 6:03 PM, 02/02/06

I stayed in Seafield and found it to be a lovely place to stay, and cannot understand your comments. In fact, I would recommend it very highly. I intend to return to Cobh in the near future, and will definitely stay there.

I have also read their guest comments and believe they reflect my experiences very accurately.

Did you actually stay there Michelle?

Michele Erdvig · Host

Anonymous,

I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Seafield. My comments are purely subjective and my own personal opinion. I have a long list of requirements each place that I recommend must meet.

I did not stay at Seafield or any other place in Cobh. On the day I was there I was looking at lodgings and had reservations elsewhere. So I was passing through on a fact-finding day searching for good places to recommend.

Thanks for your comments and I appreciate your opinion.

Michele

Creativitychick · Member

How about Bella Vista, in Cobh?