The Blue Haven Hotel

Me and my partner stayed here to celebrate our engagement. The room was a lovely room with a view of the town and a nice sized bathroom. The bed was really comfortable which is very important to me. We ordered wine to the room and had lunch in the cafe downstairs which had amazing food. The staff were very nice and accommodating as anything I asked for they provided in a timely manner, we had requested wine and then an iron. Kinsale itself is a lovely place and we will definitely be returning and coming back to this hotel.

We stayed here again and still a fantastic hotel. The staff can't do enough for you. Had dinner in the restaurant and oh my god. Gorgeous and the man playing music was brilliant. Lovely a**osphere. Could talk and yet enjoy the music. Breakfast in the morning was actually probably the best we ever had. Full Irish and Eggs Benedict.

This hotel is in town , so no views or parking .you can park on a meter or or at the supermarket up hill . My biggest issue was dinner , I’m vegetarian and they gave me a dish with meat inside potatoe , and I double checked before I ordered . After eating it to taste what it was . They did not react professionally, they avoided questions and me , they said sorry , but actions speak louder than words . Training needed badly , and hospitality could be natural in Ireland, real let down and peed off after eating meat , after being veggi since I was a child . Lots more hotels to choose from next time luckily.

Lovely old world hotel with friendly staff in a great location. Dyson hairdryers and fans in the rooms which were fantastic. We had a lovely dinner on Saturday night although 3 people at a small round table wasn't ideal. Again the staff were attentive and pleasant. However, breakfast let this hotel down with a bang. No juices or fruit offered. I have never stayed anywhere where this was the case. No gluten free cereal. I asked for the gluten free full Irish which was on the menu as an option. My breakfast consisted of 2 pieces of bacon, 2 eggs, a hash brown, beans, cherry tomatoes and a mushroom. I accept that the hotel didn't have gluten free sausages or pudding (although these are easily bought anywhere now), but surely an extra piece of bacon or something could have been put on the plate. At €220 for a double and €245 for a king room none of the party thought the breakfast was good value. There were 9 of us at the table and obviously the staff decided to wait until all breakfasts were cooked before bringing out any plates, which would have been fine if the food had been kept hot. Most of us had cold or luke warm breakfasts. The freshly cooked breakfast ended up being a breakfast which was left sitting waiting while others were being cooked. Such a shame.

I so wanted to give the Blue Haven five stars but I had to subtract one for room issues. Let's start with the positives. The staff were brilliant from top to bottom. Kate was especially helpful with local recommendations and securing a driver for us on the next leg of our Irish adventure. The common areas are top notch and the bistro (reviewed separately) was cozy and the food yummy. We reserved room #9 for a little extra space. Hmm...it appears to be a consolidation of two rooms which would work brilliantly for a couple traveling with a child or plus one. The room's windows looked out over...nothing: a fence, an alley, close in roofs or were too high to be of any use. One of the ceilinglights flickered unless you set the dimmer "just right" (thanks to the handyman who showed me the magic setting.) Beyond the toilet seat that bangs your back and the inconsistent water temperature, the room was too hot. We turned off the radiator but the room was still too hot for sleeping. Lest you think I'd never return to the Blue Haven, I would come back. But not to room #9. Nope. Not that one. Never.

Stayed at the blue haven on wed night 13 dec , got woken up by a massive lorry parked outside our window unloading cement from 6 o clock to 7 45 , ( crazy ) spoke to the lady downstairs and got a simple apology , very disappointed 😞 it’s a pity this mishap ruined our stay

Our tour guide Derek from Private Tours Cork recommended this for our lunch and it was amazing. The staff are very friendly and the food is delicious. We even had amazing drinks recommended by the staff. We will return in the future.

Had a lovely stay here for my birthday, food was so nice and staff very friendly and helpful, and the room was nice and clean , very central to everything, well worth a visit , I will be back again ☺️

Ridiculously small, noisy room. A stark contrast to the lovely photos on their website. Yes there was a Dyson hairdryer. And a Dyson fan, which simply took up valuable space on the side of the bed. Cannot speak to the food, which seems to be the reason for the four star average. But we were so disappointed by the depressing uncomfortable room that we ate at the White House across the street. And service?? Not one staff member even said hello in the 24 hours I was there. Two stars, however, for the music in the bar, and its charming hostess. Go elsewhere. And don’t be fooled by those photos.