Ard Na Greine Country House
Ard Na Greine Country House descritpion
With a rural location on the outskirts of Clonakilly, the Ard Na Greine Country House has free Wi-Fi throughout and free private parking. Featuring award-winning evening meals, it is ideal for exploring West Cork.
Featuring views of unspoiled countryside, the rooms include tea and coffee-making facilities and a hairdryer. Each room has an off-the-bedroom bathroom or a private bathroom with shower and complimentary toiletries.
In the mornings, the Ard Na Greine serves a varied menu, which includes traditional full Irish breakfast, smoked salmon, and pancakes. Guests can also enjoy home cooked meals from the evening menu. Dishes are freshly prepared using locally sourced produce.
The vibrant town of Clonakilty is just a 10-minute drive from the Ard Na Greine Country House. The scenic area has many sandy beaches, stretching from Kinsale to the Beara Peninsula. Cork is a 45-minute drive away. Guests can visit the Inchydoney Island, which is just 9 miles from the house. The N71 highway can be reached in a 3-minute drive.
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Facilities of Ard Na Greine Country House
Outdoors ：Grounds
Pets ：Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
Activities ：Golf Course (within 2 miles)
Food & Drink ：Breakfast in the Room
Internet ：Free!WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Parking ：Free!Free private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
Services ：Packed Lunches | Baggage Storage | Babysitting/Child Services | Ironing Service
General ：Family Rooms | Heating | All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private) | Designated Smoking Area
Reviews for Ard Na Greine Country House
Review 1：Norma is a legend! We landed to tea/coffee, hot apple tart with cream and fruit cake. She chatted away to us and was very engaging. We had an offer of a lift into town, we came home to warm beds and were allowed pick when we wanted breakfast. We got a banquet for breakfast and were even given freshly made scones to take away. All in all, I couldn't recommend this place enough.
Review 2：One of the best B&B I have ever been, great selection for breakfast, home cooking. The owner is extremely welcoming and very helpful with information about Clonakilty and surrounding area. You feel like at home
Review 3：Great welcome. Home cooking at its best. Breakfast is gorgeous.Norma's freshly baked scones are so good and she gives you a bag of them leaving! Warm comfortable clean house. Plenty of hot water.Its like home from home. Norma works so hard to make your stay memorable.
Review 4：There was nothing I can say that I didn't like except having to leave.
Review 5：I loved it because nothing was too much trouble for Norma who I adopted as my (mum) she is so lovely.
Review 6：The house is in a lovely spot and we had the warmest welcome of scones and tea. Norma (and her helpers!) were really helpful in getting us where we needed to be and looked after us the morning after our first Irish wedding. We felt very much at home.
Review 7：I loved my stay. The place comes up incorrectly on Google maps. Not serious deal but a little inconvenient. I was single occupancy and charged 78€ , which was on expensive side but Iknew this when bbooking it.
Review 8：Great hospitality given and lovely place. Norma couldn't do enough, fed when I arrived and she organised my taxi to and from wedding I was attending. Cut the stress!! Thank you
Review 9：Lovely B&B in a nice rural setting. Rooms are clean, spacious and cosy. Norma (who runs the business) is extremely welcoming and even gave us a bag of lovely homemade scones to bring with us after our lovely breakfast!
Review 10：The owner prepared tea with house made scones when we arrived, then gave us a lot of hints on where to eat and drink in clonakilty. Wonderful irish breakfast and we were also given a bag to take away the scones!
Review 11：Not a bad experience but Norma was having problems with WiFi at the time we stayed
Review 12：Hospitality received from Norma and the breakfast was great. Great place to stay.
Review 13：The lady who runs the B&B was extremely helpful and friendly. The staff were lovely. We were greeted with tea and home made scones on arrival. The breakfast was really good with a wide variety of choices available. Very flexible and understanding around check-out as we were at a wedding the night before. Would recommend highly.
Review 14：The B and B was easy to find with lots of sign postage. Tea/coffee and scones with delicious homemade jam on arrival. Warm and friendly atmosphere - Norma the owner is lovely. Unlimited access to hot drinks and biscuits with stand on the landing outside our room. Yummy breakfast with lots of toast.
Review 15：The warmth of the welcome of the hostess. The comfort and cleanliness of my room. The beauty and peaceof the countryside. The home baking. The fact that a single room was available at no extra cost.
Review 16：Hospitality; warmth of welcome; brilliant breakfasts and evening meals and informative about the area and people and places to meet / visit.
Review 17：Absolutely nothing.
Review 18：Ms. Normal was a great host and she really enjoys doing it. One for the few places where I really felt at home. I still keep dreaming of her yummy scones. If I would want to go to Ireland again ard na greine would feature high on my list of things to do.
Review 19：the host was fabulous, helped us with directions to get to the house, pleasant, warm, welcoming. breakfast the following morning was delicious, some scones were gifted for our travels that day!
Review 20：Everything was perfect
Review 21：Lovely country setting. Tea and scones on arrival. Yummy homemade jam and bread. We were given scones to take away for our lunch when we left. Lovely warm room. Very clean. The lady was so helpful and friendly.
Review 22：le B&B est en campagne, il faut donc prendre la voiture pour aller à Clonakilty, mais le comfort, l'accueil et le petit-dèj valent vraiment le coup d'y venir.
Review 23：Très bonne acceuil : thé, gateau... belle chambre (sans télé -mais nous sommes en vacances). Nous a indiqué où manger et où écouter de la musique trad. Le petit-dèjeuner est excellent. Nous propose les scones pour le lunch du midi.
Review 24：There are so many positives and NO negatives! The property itself was immaculate and the food was heavenly. Norma's personality made us feel so at home. The scenery/peacefulness and accommodations......right down to the fluffiest towels guarantee a definite return to this beautiful B&B . We have been singing the praises of Norma's delicious and massive breakfast to all our friends and would highly recommend this wonderful B&B.
Review 25：We absolutely loved our stay here. Norma is beyond lovely. So welcoming and friendly - it felt like we'd come home! Such a quiet, peaceful location, comfy beds and good shower. And free wifi throughout the house, if you need it. We were treated to scones and tea upon arrival, a delicious breakfast of porridge, eggs, salmon and fruit, and sent on our way with some scones for the road. This place is great. Definitely recommend. And well sign-posted from the main road.
Review 26：It´s imposible to find anything and, if it exists, be sure that Norma will delete asap
Review 27：Everything; it was memorable, one of the best places I have ever been; absolutely comfortable, warm atmosphere, relax, great location, landscape and, over all, the hospitality of Norma, doing everything for make it you the stay as much happy and comfortable as she can. Even, it´s impossible to define the breakfast, everything deliciously homemade for Norma (best scones I have ever eat), primorously served, copious amounts; I haven´t words; The only thing I can do for explain it properly is to say you: Come and see it by your own!
Review 28：there was nothing we didn't like
Review 29：kind and friendly host who went out of her way to assist us with locating local attractions we might like to visit. We were welcomed with home made scones. Norma made us the most amazing breakfast with fresh country fare and the most delicious pancakes. Friendly family members also visiting introduced themselves and really made us feel welcome. the place is a little out of the way and you need a car to get there but it is well signed and easy to follow when your phone battery dies and google maps lets you down!
Review 30：Perhaps the awkward turn off the main to get to the approach road to Ard Na Greine? But well worth asking directions to!
Review 31：This is an excellent place to stay in a beautiful location in rolling hills. The reception is warm & friendly. The food - much locally made - is of high quality. The place is spotlessly clean and well-looked after with real pride. I would recommend Ard Na Greine to anyone wanting somewhere to stay in the W. Cork area.
Review 32：The owner was really nice and helpful, she suggested us different places to visit in this area.The b&b was peaceful , quiet and comfortable in the midle of the countryside. Excellent breakfast with a great variety of fresh food.
Review 33：Ard Na Greine is in a beautiful country setting but convenient to Clonakilty. It was clean, comfortable and Norma was attentive to all guests. Wonderful stay!
Review 34：Stayed in Ard na Greine Country House this week as I was on some business in the West Cork area. Have to say was a lovely experience, a warm welcome, with a cup of tea and some home made scones from a very nice host. Will without a doubt recommend to anyone.
Review 35：A bit off the beaten track, no cafes or shops in walking distance (though other travellers could like this) Ensuite very cramped - toilet and (excellent) shower in separate cubicle but hand basin in bedroom
Review 36：Tea and scones on arrival Host couldn't have been more accommodating and helpful. Comfortable beds.
Review 37：- everything, very comfortable, giant beds, incredible hospitality. I was unwell during our stay (food poisoning from previous location) and she was very lovely and helped guide us to a pharmacy and take care of me as if I was her own family. made the world of difference and despite being unwell I was as comfortable as I could have been.
Review 38：You are out in the countryside, so just be aware of the driving. That said, you're only 10 minutes outside of town and a good navigation app will get you there fine. That said, the experience is more than worth the extra few minutes to get there!
Review 39：What a fantastic stay! Norma had scones ready for us while she readied our room (we arrived early). The bed allowed us the best B&B sleep in all of our Ireland travels. Breakfast was fantastic. Norma went out of her way for my family.
Review 40：The location was a bit out of the way but very nice and peaceful at night time at the same time.
Review 41：The staff and service was very good and the breakfast was excellent.
Review 42：Empathy and a gentle hint to encourage conversation among the guests. Generous cooking at breakfast and the possibility of dining sometimes. Good suggestions for sight seeing, nearby and far away.
Review 43：Nothing
Review 44：Very friendly, very hospitable, Good tips and hints Best breakfast we had (serials, fruits, Yoghurt, selfmade scones, ...- delicious !) Rooms in good style Atmosphere very pleasant
Review 45：All great
Review 46：Wonderful hostess who could not do enough to make our stay comfortable. The house is alive with the aroma of freshly baked scones for breakfast with a wonderful array of fruits, cereals and hot breakfast. We have been travelling for nearly two months and this is probably one of best places we have stayed. Coming from Australia the Irish hospitality was wonderful
Review 47：Norma was so welcoming with a pot of tea and freshly baked cakes on our arrival. She even gave us a lift into Clonakilty with restaurant recommendations in the evening. Fantastic breakfast.
Review 48：The fact we could not stay longer
Review 49：Very friendly welcome we received from Norma with tea and scones. Comfortable room with a lovely view . Breakfast superb with fresh fruit, home made muesli, Irish breakfast.
Review 50：What I liked most was the very warm and friendly welcome I received. The hostess, Norma, made my stay fell like a home from home and sent me off with a full belly after a hearty nutritious breakfast.
Review 51：We were made really welcome by Nora. Our bedroom was very comfortable and the location of Ard Na Greine was so peaceful. Choice at breakfast was excellent Margaret and Daughter Sheila
Review 52：The welcome from Norma was lovely, when we arrived back late at night Norma very kindly made us a cup of tea. Norma's hospitality and home baking are excellent. We will be back again next year.
Review 53：Little bit hard to find, but worth it!
Review 54：Its a family running b&b. Norma the grandmother is the in charge and the rest are helping. Norma is great! She will do everything to make you feel good and comfortable. Located not so far away from the main road, in the middle of th nature.. The views are fantastic! The facilities were good, and the staff cleaned our room when we weren't there.
Review 55：None.
Review 56：Norma's the nicest lady I've ever met in Ireland.
Review 57：Lovely owner and wonderful breakfast. The room good and the bed was very comfortable. Thank you so much, I enjoyed my stay.
Review 58：Finding right road after dark almost imposssible
Review 59：Not so easy to find at night
Review 60：a lovely rural retreat with great homely touches
Review 61：The friendliness of owner the home cooked food able to have evening m eals as option choice at breakfast
Review 62：Everything was really good
Review 63：quiet very clean friendly good food hospitable and helpful
Review 64：Norma is a fantastic host and bakes each day for her guests! Beautiful views surround this lovely home!
Review 65：Nice homely feel about it
Review 66：very friendly owner and very helpful with information about clonakilty and surrounding areas
Review 67：Made to feel welcome and nothing was to much trouble. Such a lovely lady
Review 68：Our hostess was amazingly kind! Drove us to a music venue. Couldn't do enough for us. Kind, lovely and friendly.
Review 69：Rural Guest House with an Irish welcome, comfortable rooms and good breakfast.
Review 70：The bed was too soft and made my back sore. And location of the B & B.
Review 71：The breakfast and home made bread was great !!
Review 72：Delicious scones, thank you!
Review 73：Norma is an excellent hostess and a remarkable cook. We stayed two nights and had truly memorable meals both evenings.
Review 74：very very kind!
Review 75：---just perfect !
Review 76：openness of heart and top quality produce, both dairy, fruit and the not-to-be surpassed punch with some Jamesons, clover and bliss
Review 77：Maybe should have a tv in bedroom.
Review 78：Very friendly & breakfast fantastic!! Homemade scones a real treat.
Review 79：The rooms, the owner, very kind and helpfull and the environement
Review 80：Hositality from owner was excellent.
Review 81：Breakfast Conversation with host
Review 82：second single room without bathroom
Review 83：Everything. Extra special scones were prepared for my wife, who has allergic problems with eggs.
Review 84：Leaving we loved the place
Review 85：The beds were excellent The breakfast was fantastic
Review 86：I liked Norma the owner. We could not have been looked after any better, Norma was brill she made us feel right at home.
Review 87：The enormous comfy bed! The landlady gave us a bag to put the fresh scones in to take with us for lunch.
Review 88：Fabulous breakfast, lovely warm welcome, very helpful, nice big rooms, all very clean and well kept.
Review 89：Norma was font of knowledge on places to visit, but my husband would say the food was second to none
Review 90：Well sign-posted despite being off the beaten track; a great welcome; our hostess really cared for the experience of her guests
Review 91：Ensuite too small . you could touch the walls with your elbows.
Review 92：Food was great.
Review 93：Norma was so welcoming, and her home baking and cooking were second to none!
Review 94：Nothing.
Review 95：Everything. It really felt like a home away from my home, and since I was traveling alone, that meant a lot. The breakfast area was small enough for everyone to converse, so I talked to the other visitors every morning. I would definitely stay again, great price for the location and Norma takes good care of everybody.
Review 96：The host was forgetfull, and made several attempts at getting us a cuppa at night, also forget the beer. Also at breakfast she forgot the cereal.
Review 97：The friendliness of the host who gave us a cuppa and scones on arrival. A lovely dinner was prepared by the host. Breakfast was superb with an abundance of choices of fruit, and a lovely hot Irish breakfast. Our host gave us a bag to take cakes and scones for our trip . The bed was comfortable and it was great to have blankets, and not a doona.
Review 98：nothing to dislike
Review 99：It was a very pleasant stay and Norma was very kind you will never be hungry as Norma is an excellent cook plenty of scones and tea, we will be staying there again. Terry & Helen Norfolk UK
Review 100：Well presented accommodation, very comfortable and our host was lovely and very helpful. The optional evening meal was excellent and breakfast was exceptional. Recommended.
Review 101：Nothing!
Review 102：Loved the excellent smoked salmon with scrambled egg at breakfast! Really good internet reception and the hostess puts her heart into making sure her guests have what they want.
Review 103：Nothing really !
Review 104：Very friendly and helpful staff - tea and scones on arrival, electric blanket on when we got back in evening - very thoughtful . Also great breakfast .
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