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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Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Restaurant
- Free WiFi
- Beachfront
- Room service
- Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
- Bar
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Maura
United Kingdom“We liked every aspect of this hotel. All the staff were very friendly and welcoming.All the food we had was good quality and we would hopefully be returning again. Would definitely recommend this hotel.” - Sheila
Ireland“Lovely old building which has been well maintained” - Karen Ireland“It was very clean comfortable beds and we had a lovely sea view top class breakfast staff where lovely”
Anja
Austria“Lovely big room with ocean views. Bartender was great and super friendly, enjoyed the bar food.”- Gogarty Ireland“The breakfast, and the breakfast room were both lovely.”
- Alun 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”
- Georgi Ireland“The hotel is in a great location, it looks freshly renovated and nicely designed, the rooms are beautiful and the view of the sea was really lovely. We really loved the location and walking around the area and into town.”
- Patrick 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“Location/staff and rooms are fab, the best is the staff though! Hard workers and on the ball” - Taylor 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,...”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
- The Walter Restaurant & Bar
- CuisineIrish • International
- Open forBrunch • Dinner • High tea • Cocktail hour
- AmbianceFamily friendly • Traditional
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 3 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
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.
The fine print
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.
