Rooms at The Imperial Hotel
The Imperial is one of the finest Cork City Hotels, offering spacious and inviting accommodation.
Rooms at The Imperial are beautifully appointed and tastefully decorated in muted, relaxing colours. Heavenly beds are adorned with crisp, fresh, white bed linen. An extensive range of guest services are available.
All rooms at The Imperial offer:
- Direct Dial Telephone with Voice Mail
- Digital Interactive TV featuring a selection of over 20 newly released movies, digital music library and Internet browser
- Bathrooms with Bathtub and Power Shower Units
- Complimentary Aveda Spa Toiletries
- Complimentary Mineral Water
- Tea/Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer, Trouser Press, Iron/Ironing Board
- 24hr Room Service
- Laundry Service
In addition to the above, Deluxe Rooms at The Imperial include:
- Queen & King sized beds
- Complimentary Broadband Plug and Play
- Bathrobes and Slippers
Dining at The Imperial Hotel
The Pembroke Restaurant
The Pembroke restaurant at The Imperial Hotel offers fine dining in beautiful, spacious, elegant surroundings.
Seasonal and innovative menus blend Irish and Mediterranean cuisine. Located on the doorstep to Cork's finest fish and meat markets, chefs prepare each meal with the freshest local produce.
Choose a delicious start to the day from a variety of dishes: fluffy omelettes, homemade bran muffins, tasty Irish breakfasts. The Pembroke opens for breakfast from 7.30am to 10am daily.
For lunch, a daily set menu and an à la carte menu are both available and offer quality, smart cooking with professional, efficient service. Signature dishes include The Imperial's Homemade Seafood Chowder. Lunch is served from 12.30 - 2.30pm daily.
Night-time at The Pembroke is an atmospheric experience, a true romantic interlude. Excellent food and great wines, in your chosen company, will contribute to a memorable evening.
South's Bar
Sink into the soft leather sofas and watch the world go by at this pub in Cork.
South's Bar is enjoyed by both locals and visitors to the city, from early morning to late at night. Escape into a quiet alcove mid-morning to plan your day ahead, or return in the evening for a sociable, entertaining night.
The carvery lunch menu offers delicious, flavoursome cooking, using the best of fresh local produce and service is delivered with a smile.
The Food Hall
The Food Hall is a sociable lunch venue, a popular spot for informal, delicious dining.
Stylish, modern cuisine, delivered with professional efficient service, is just the right antidote for a morning's busy shopping in the city.
The Food Hall at The Imperial hotel in Cork City is open from 10am and enjoys serving customers until 8pm from Monday to Saturday. Closed Sundays.
An Historic and Charming City on Your Doorstep
Cork City has undergone a transformation in recent years with the city centre geting a compete facelift. Always a much prettier and more pleasant city than Dublin, now Cork really sparkles. And so do its residents who claim to be Ireland's friendliest. Whatever the truth of that claim it is certainly true that there is no shortage of characters in "the real capital" as the locals jokingly claim. The city itself dates back to the 7th century and boasts some fine Georgian architecture. There are a number of places worth visiting while in Cork including the imposing St. Finbarr's Cathedral, St Anne's Church, which houses the Shandon Bells and Cork City Gaol.
The following locations are in close proximity to Cork City
Blarney (15 minutes)
Blarney is a charming village but is most renowned for its castle and stone. The impressive castle, perched on solid limestone, dates from 1446 and is situated on magnificent grounds. To acquire "the gift of gab" one must kiss the Blarney Stone. This involves bending over backwards at quite a height and should not be attempted by the faint-hearted!
Kinsale (30 minutes)
Located just 16 miles from Cork City in a naturally protected harbour, Kinsale is one of the most picturesque, popular and fashionable towns on the south-west coast. Kinsale is a centre for yachting, sea angling, gourmet eating and golf. Restaurants in Kinsale pride themselves on their high reputation for culinary expertise, and the Good Food Circle has been organizing a Gourmet Festival here every autumn for over 25 years. A charming town, its narrow streets are steeped in history and its harbour is always full of boats. Visit the museum housed in the French Prison or, just outside the town, the star-shaped Charles Fort with its spectacular views, before retiring to one of the town's many cozy atmospheric pubs.
West Cork/ The Beara Peninsula (30 minutes)
Home to some of the most breathtaking scenery in Ireland, and offering the broadest range of activities, entertainment, cuisine and accommodation imaginable, West Cork provides a range of options that allow you to tailor your holiday to suit your personal needs and desires. The appeal of the Beara Peninsula lies in its startling beauty, best experienced by climbing the hills & cycling the roads. It’s a lot bigger and much wider than Sheeps Head Peninsula to the south and occupies part of both Cork & Kerry. While there is lush greenery (reminiscent of the Ireland imagined by long departed emigrants) amid rocky scenery on the Mizen Head and Sheeps Heah Peninsulas, the Beara is a desolate, harsh, rocky landscape. It makes wonderful waking country and is littered with pre-historic rocks, stone circles and old tombs.
Killarney Town (1.5 hours)
Killarney lies on the edge of the astoundingly beautiful Killarney National Park with its three magnificent lakes and the spectacular MacGillycuddy Reeks mountain range. The park is also home to Muckross House and Gardens. Killarney is a wonderful base for all manner of activities including angling and water sports, golf, riding, orienteering, hiking, cycling, and canoeing. The town itself is quite small but full of charm as you will soon see as you walk down the brick footpaths and pass curious old-style shop fronts. Killarney is well known for its excellent shops, restaurants and cosmopolitan appeal. It is also renowned for its evening entertainment including many singing pubs, cabarets, dancing venues, and banquets. Traditional Irish music can also be heard in many of the local pubs.
The Ring of Kerry (all day tour)
The Ring of Kerry, Ireland's best-known touring route is 110 miles (176 km) long and circles the Iveragh Peninsula through mountain passes, forests, bogs, skirting rivers, lakes and beautiful unspoilt beaches. The scenery is truly wonderful and there is much of interest along the route.
