Carrigaline Court Hotel, Cork

This is one of Cork's newest luxury hotels; situated only minutes from the city centre, ferry port and airport. The Kingfisher restaurant serves a range of traditional and European dishes, and has already gained a good reputation since opening. Among the facilities available are golf, sailing and an on-site twenty-metre pool. Carrigaline is a very beautiful part of the county, and is a perfect base for anyone planning to tour the south-west.