About this property

This friendly hotel has lovely views over the sea and estuary and offers good-value food. It is a good base for visits to Waterford, Cashel, Cork City and Cobh. Walter Raleigh Hotel is between Waterford and Cork Airport, 40 minutes from Cork Harbour. Enjoy real Irish hospitality in a town beside a Blue Flag beach, where there are facilities for children and for adults. Parkview Restaurant offers a traditional table d'hôte menu, or you can dine in the popular bar. The hotel can host Civil Registry marriages.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

  • Want a great night's sleep? This hotel was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

Breakfast info

Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Buffet

  • Free private parking available at the hotel


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Kathy
    Australia Australia
    Lovely comfy beds, staff so friendly, good sized rooms. Great views over the sea.
  • Margaret
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautiful location right overlooking the ocean. Comfortable bed and lovely breakfast. Nice walks.
  • Karen
    Ireland Ireland
    It was very clean comfortable beds and we had a lovely sea view top class breakfast staff where lovely
  • Gogarty
    Ireland Ireland
    The breakfast, and the breakfast room were both lovely.
  • Alun
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great restaurant bar area, ample outdoor sitting and lovely views over the sea. Nice full breakfast menu-Easy 5 min walk into town
  • Patrick
    Ireland Ireland
    Beautiful clean hotel with magnificent sea views. Staff were really nice and accommodating. Food was terrific in restaurant and reasonably priced too. Breakfast was very tasty too with plenty of choice. Highly recommend.
  • Fiona
    Australia Australia
    Location/staff and rooms are fab, the best is the staff though! Hard workers and on the ball
  • Taylor
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely friendly staff. Really good tasty food. A clean and comfortable room. Lovely views from the windows. Very helpful staff who brought our luggage up to the room when we arrived and brought it all back down to the car when we were leaving,...
  • Eileen
    Australia Australia
    We had a magnificent stay at Walter Raleigh. The room was very clean, comfortable and spacious. The staff were delightful, helpful and friendly. We had dinner in the restaurant and it was fantastic - the seafood chowder was absolutely...
  • Kieran
    Ireland Ireland
    We couldn't fault anything. The staff were helpful, friendly and so accommodating. Gave fab recommendations for another stay with you. Breakfast amazing. So many options! Would highly recommend. Lovlely night away!

Hotel surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • The Walter Restaurant & Bar
    • Cuisine
      Irish • International
    • Open for
      Brunch • Dinner • High tea • Cocktail hour
    • Ambiance
      Family friendly • Traditional
    • Dietary options
      Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free

House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 22:00
Check-out
Until 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 3 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 21
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that guests will need to provide a credit or debit card when checking in at the hotel. This card will be preauthorised to cover any damages during the stay.

Please note that the lead guest must be aged over 21 years.

Please note group bookings for more than 3 rooms cannot be accommodated at the property.