Dunmore House Hotel

We got married here in July and it was the best day of our lives. Peter, Ann-Marie and the entire team looked after us and our guests like we were family. Every little thing was taken care of. The hotel is in a stunning location, the food was amazing and even the weather cooperated. We cannot recommend it enough and we will be back soon!

2 nights at Dunmore House Hotel, what a location overlooking the sea and various beaches. A really lovely hotel, cosy and comfortable, everything so spic and span. Great staff, lots of mannerly, courteous young people. Breakfast was beautiful, lots of seasonal fruits, cereals, yoghurt, croissants and sweet treats and a menu for the main event, poached eggs and bacon on sourdough for me, perfection! I ate in the bar area on the two nights- lovely, if you are a fish lover you have a huge choice. They had music on the Tuesday night in the lobby- very enjoyable. Mary and Alice on reception were so welcoming, a lovely welcoming letter with my name on it greeted me in the room. A mention to Donna in the bar who looked out for me. I loved it, would definitely go back.

My friend & I had the most amazing beautiful lunch in Dunmore House Hotel today. We both choose prawns with Marie Rose sauce, salad & homemade brown bread. The prawns were the most delicious prawns I have ever eaten, the brown bread was so fresh & wholesome. I would definitely recommend dining there. The waiting staff are most friendly, what a wonderful setting & a beautiful place for food.

My wife and I got married at Dunmore house. You have to see and experience the location to truly appreciate how stunning it is, we were blessed with good weather which only enhanced it. The quality of food is really high standard. The staff are TOP class, we got loads of our guests saying how nice and accommodating they are. Peter and Carol are SO good at what they do. We had to cancel in2020, and they were magnificent with us. They have hands on approach and lead by example. If you are planning a trip to west cork you won’t go wrong picking Dunmore house to either stay or dine or both. And as a wedding venue, you won’t go wrong with Dunmore house.

Fabulous high standard family run hotel. There is a huge attention to detail and they staff could not do enough for you. We attended wedding here. I loved the outside space as well looking down over the sea.

The hotel is exceptional in a number of ways. First of all, the customer service and personalised attention to detail was just fantastic. The staff went out of their way to facilitate/anticipate requests. The atmosphere was lovely. It is a family-owned hotel and they do check with guests to see that they are comfortable etc. The food was absolutely superb! There was a fabulous choice for breakfast and the Michelin-recommended restaurant and bar food were excellent. I also noticed that a lot of the guests were repeat visitors, which is always a good sign. The entire house was spotless and extremely comfortable. The hotel setting is also very attractive, with lovely sea views. I really didn’t expect it to be so good and highly recommend it.

Great sea views. Wonderful kitchen garden and breakfast. Donna, Miriam and all the team were the nicest and most accommodating hotel staff we’ve ever met. Aidan

Unfortunately on this occasion the weather didn’t cooperate and we had to dine indoors.||The food and the service was outstanding.|You simply cannot fault the quality of the food. It is fresh, beautifully cooked and presented and tastes divine.||It is my go to place when in the area. Spectacular views on a good day, cosy fire and squishy armchairs when it rains.

TL;DR - Nice hotel, great food, amazing views. My parents have raved about Dunmore House for years - although they live in the UK, they visit Clonakilty once a year and always come here at least once during their visit. Since I was with them on this occasion, a visit was inevitable. We were lucky with weather, and I mention this because if you're lucky too then the views are spectacular out to sea and across to Inchydonney beach. The interior is lovely and we were greeted by a roaring fire. We sat in the bar area which was cosy, although I thought some of the art on the wall was a little odd! To eat, I had the beef lasagne which was a special of the day and was delicious. My parents both had burgers which they said from previous visits were known to be great and they were very satisfied once again. We were also with a couple of friends, one of whom had the veggie fish and chips (halloumi in a seaweed batter) and loved it... the other had lamb shank and it's fair to say I had food envy - you could see the meat falling off the bone. For dessert I went for the orange, carrot and almond cake with hazelnut ice cream which was sublime. I've been googling how to make it myself ever since!

Best food, best service, fabulous staff, the most beautiful ocean view in Ireland!!! Dunmore maintains this restaurant 8mpeccably. Do not miss this exceptional place.

It seems I have come at a time when Dunmore House has been renovated because the place looks immaculate with modern fittings. I can still smell the paint so that's a giveaway too ;) I had the best nights sleep in a while as the beds were so comfortable. I even booked myself an extra night. The staff were so accommodating and friendly. It has a real family run feel. Breakfast was amazing too. There was a cereal buffet and a menu which I ordered pancakes which were delicious. The next morning I had the full Irish. You can't go to Clonakilty and not have their famous pudding ;) I can't speak highly enough about this place. Spectacular views, peace and quiet. Perfect stay for me!

Beautiful location, just can't beat it. Service is fine, could be a lot better. Food isn't great, and a bit if a ripoff (afternoon tab is essentially half of one kind of sandwich and a scone for €20!)

I've been at weddings in this hotel twice now. It has a spectacular view of the sea which really adds to your visit. The food is consistently good. Its a small hotel, and so if there's a wedding there, you tend to have the whole hotel. Its very comfortable and the staff will do whatever they can to accommodate the craic you're having!