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Huge thanks to Clara Cooney for having Justin on her Cork’s Red FM ‘Cork Food Stories with Clara Cooney’ podcast. Thank you for giving Justin an opportunity to share our story. Very enjoyable chats and gin-wag!

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Delighted to be featured in ‘10 Dog-Friendly Glamping Sites in Ireland’ by Pawsfriendly.com. We love dogs and we welcome dogs in all shapes and sizes both in the house and in our glamping units. In great company, thank you for including us.

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Stunning views, hammocks and caipirinhas to hand… Fiona Duncan and friends imagine the places they’d most like to review.

We are delighted that Ballyvolane House got a couple of lovely mentions in Fiona Duncan’s article in The Telegraph Travel about what her dream hotel would look like. Thank you Fiona!

“The key attribute for my dream hotel is “generosity of spirit” and so there will be complimentary newspapers, homemade cakes oozing with cream for tea, and an imaginative honesty bar, preferably including the hotel’s own liqueurs and gin (such as Bertha’s Revenge at Ballyvolane House).”

“The food (nothing fancy; save me from tasting menus) will be an array of home-cooked local dishes, laid out on the flat-topped stove top as at Ibitipoca. Feasts shared with other guests at Coombeshead Farm and Ballyvolane House also bubble into my mind, as well as a particular dish of freshly picked alexanders at Gurnard’s Head, of salsify gratin at the Pheasant in Harome, of wild mushrooms at Hambleton Hall and of lobster, prepared at the table as if by magic by Diego Masciaga at the Waterside Inn.”

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Boxed up with Ballyvolane House With all that’s happened over the past few months, many of our guests have not been able to stay with us. In a way to adapt our small family business we have come up with a brilliant idea, now you can give the joy of Ballyvolane House to a loved one, a pal or a work colleague or client. The boxes are the perfect gifts for birthdays, special occasions and celebrations. Fond memories and blissful moments await!

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We are delighted that Ballyvolane House is the recipient of TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Award 2020. We are chuffed to bits. Thank you to all of our guests who took the time to review us on TripAdvisor and not forgetting our wonderful colleagues who strive tirelessly to ensure our guests have a wonderful time when they stay with us.

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We are delighted to share our latest news. Jump on the link below to view our latest e-zine…

Splendid Isolation - Big House Rental summer 2020. COVID-19 Safety Promise. Tying the knot 2021 and beyond. Bertha’s Revenge ‘Herd Immunity’ Hand Sanitiser. Irish Times Restaurant Review by Catherine Cleary. Bertha’s Revenge Gin summer tipples.

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Ballyvolane House Spirits Company are following the World Health Organisation Guidelines and we have produced a liquid hand sanitiser and disinfectant that is highly effective and carries an alcohol content of between 75% to 80%. It’s quick drying and is ideal for refillable spray bottles.

Our sanitiser available to the public and to people in need in our community. Hand sanitiser plays a vital role is reducing and slowing the infection rates of Covid-19.

Please contact us on 025 36349 or email info@ballyvolanespirits.ie if you need supply.

We can supply in bulk too if you are looking for large volumes of hand sanitiser.

Keep safe and keep healthy!

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We are delighted to be included in this feature in Conde Nast Traveller. HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall stayed at Ballyvolane House in June 2018 and they were utterly charming as were their entire entourage. It was fantastic for Cork and the locality and we loved having them here. They enjoyed Bertha tipples too.

Written by Annabelle Spranklen for Conde Nast Traveller.

“BALLYVOLANE HOUSE, COUNTY CORK, IRELAND This magical family-run hotel in the County Cork countryside was the ideal place for a royal sleepover when Prince Charles and Camilla were on an official tour of Cork in the summer of 2018. Built in 1728, this historic house, which has been in the hands of the Green family since the 1950s, is surrounded by a bluebell-carpeted woodland and acres of luscious emerald fields, giving guests as much seclusion as they wish. Inside, gleaming polished floors and doors with painted panels of intricate flowers and chirpy birds await, a nod to the antique, vintage-inspired décor that takes over the rest of the house. There’s a homely feel to the place – expect one of the family’s terriers to roll over for a rub as well as a tasting of the homemade gin, called Bertha’s Revenge Gin; Prince Charles even took a bottle home.”

Thank you Annabelle!

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