The hotel is located beside the famous Shandon Bells and just 2 minutes walk from both Cork Opera House and Patrick's Street, Cork’s main vibrant thoroughfare. With Superb rooms, excellent food and full leisure facilities in Club Vitae Health and Fitness Club, this hotel is perfect for both business and leisure visitors.

About Cork
Cork - the cultural, festival, sporting, commercial, and shopping capital of the south. Historically a thriving mercantile centre, today it also boasts a busy airport, making it an ideal location for trade and tourism. The friendliness and warmth of the people is infectious as you move through the streets. Cork is a beautiful medieval city whose centre forms an island between two channels of the River Lee.

Historically a thriving mercantile centre, today it also boasts a busy airport, making it an ideal location for trade and tourism

Local Amenities & Attractions in Cork:

Fota Wildlife Park & Fota House & Gardens
At Fota Wildlife Park you can come face-to-face with over 90 species of exotic wildlife! Appreciate the tranquil surroundings and see conversation in action. Situated just 20 minutes drive from Cork City Centre off the N25 and take the Cobh exit. At the Quality Hotel we have agreed discounted rates for families just ask at reception about this.

Fota House & Gardens are located in Carrigtwohill and is a great example of regency architecture. The gardens house a fine selection of rare and tender trees and shrubs.

Trabolgan Holiday Village
Come and have a fun family day out at the Trabolgan Holiday Village in Midleton. Start off with a splash in the swimming paradise, drive your imagination in the New Go-Karts or play crazy golf or pitch ‘n’ putt. The Kids will enjoy the Jungle Safari and the Outdoor Playground. Also available are quad biking, climbing, abseiling, archery, aeroball, orienteering and mountain biking. Visit www.trabolgan.com

Cork Visitor Centre @ St Peters
International Heritage Award Winners in 2002 – Learn more about Cork before you explore it, and admission is free. Visit www.corkvisitorcentre.com

Cork Heritage Park
Exbitions at the Cork Heritage Park which is located at Bessboro, Blackrock, include Cork’s Maritime History, The Burning of Cork 1920 and aspects of the Cork train, tram and bus history.

Cork City Gaol
You can step back in time to see what 19th /early 20th Century Life was like in Cork – inside and outside prison walls. Visit www.corkcitygaol.com

Curraheen Park – Greyhound Stadium
Located in Bishopstown, enjoy this great night out in Cork every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday night with 10 races per night.

4 Cinema Multi-plex’s in Cork City
Showing all the latest releases every day and night in comfortable surroundings. The fantasy of film will entertain young and old right not far from the hotel, whatever the weather. Something for everyone.

Cork Opera House
Situated at Emmet Place in the City, the Cork Opera House is a truly unique and striking building. The aim of Cork Opera House is to serve it's city and surrounding region as a municipal theatre, offering it's audiences a varied, high quality programme which represents local, national and international developments in the performing arts. This service operates on two levels with a main auditorium of 1,000 seats and a studio theatre of 150 seats, the Half Moon Theatre, ensuring continuous activity without any seasonal closure. Visit www.corkoperahouse.ie

Crawford Municipal Art Gallery
Considered one of Ireland finest public art museums the Crawford Gallery is situated at Emmet Place in the City. Among the Irish artists represented are James Barry, Jack Yeats, Paul Henry and many more. At the sculpture gallery there are 18th & 19th Century works on show.

Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone
Located in Blarney Co. Cork this historic castle is most famous for its Stone set in the wall below the battlements. The Rock Close in the grounds of the castle is a curious place of ancient stones – Kiss the stone and you will have the gift of speech forever or so were told!!!!!

Kinsale
Kinsale in County Cork is one of the most picturesque, popular and fashionable resorts twons in the south-west coast of Ireland. It is a centre for yachting, sea angling, good food and golf. Located approx 20 miles along the beautiful coastline of West Cork and approx 10 miles for Cork.