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The European Historic Houses represents +50,000 private historic houses across Europe and the EHH has launched an initiative called ‘Houses of the Month’ which is an invitation to take part in a journey through the cultural heritage premises. With this new project, the EHH wants to offer their audience more than a guided tour. The objective is to spotlight the passion, talent, courage and hard work of our owners, as well as the importance of such buildings in our common history.

Ballyvolane House is part of Ireland’s privately-owned built heritage. Preserving built heritage in private hands in Ireland and across Europe is important work as they add enormously to our cultural and heritage landscape. Ballyvolane House is a member of the Historic Houses of Ireland.

Thank you to the EHH for giving us an opportunity to share our journey and to showcase how we are committed to preserving our home for the future.

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Huge thanks to The Honey Journal for staying at Ballyvolane House and for featuring the house on their blog.

Founded in 2021, The Honey Journal is a place for women who value the restorative powers of a sunrise yoga session just as much as the healing powers of a night out in a sweaty nightclub with your closest pals. It’s is a space for women who like to keep their pulse on the latest trends but who also couldn’t care less. It is a contradiction and a constantly evolving space where anything goes.

“We’d been expecting a chic country escape, having read the amazing Tripadvisor reviews and seen the gorgeous Instagram posts but we really weren’t prepared for the wow factor of Ballyvolane House.”

Thanks for your support and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon.

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We are delighted to be featured in The Gloss Magazine - 17 Favourite Family-Owned Hotels and Guest Houses in Ireland by Penny McCormick. In great company, stunning spots dotted across this island. Thanks Penny!

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“With hotel restaurants (hopefully) soon to open exclusively to guests, why not maximise your trip with our pick of the hotels with top-notch restaurants”.

We are delighted to be included and in such good company too. Thank you Sarah!

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While tourism has needed to be put on pause for the time being, Visit Cork has used this opportunity to highlight some of the amazing things to see and do in Cork City and County for when it is once again safe to travel.

This is being done through the on-going Visit Cork Familiarisation Sessions which feature presentations from some of Cork’s hidden gems, along with industry discussion in a soapbox format.

We were delighted to have had the opportunity to share our story.

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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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