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The Glen Quarter

3.0 star property

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Deluxe Studio Suite | Hypo-allergenic bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar, in-room safe
Exclusive Double Room | Courtyard view
Exclusive Double Room | Bathroom | Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, hair dryer
Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, hair dryer
Exclusive Double Room | Bathroom sink

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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The Glen, Kinsale, Cork
  • Place, The Kinsale Museum
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Desmond Castle
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Saint Multose Church
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cork (ORK)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

Comfort Double Room, Non Smoking

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Deluxe Double or Twin Room, Non Smoking, Private Bathroom

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Exclusive Double Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Exclusive Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Executive Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Deluxe Studio Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

Executive Double or Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

The Glen Quarter

This bed & breakfast features free Wi-Fi in public areas. Change of towels is available on request
The Glen Quarter offers 5 accommodations with minibars and a safe. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. 32-inch Smart televisions come with premium digital channels.

Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, bathrobes, slippers and designer toiletries. This Kinsale bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

During your stay at The Glen Quarter , you're just a quick walk from The Kinsale Museum. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices))
  • Steps from The Kinsale Museum and Desmond Castle
Public spaces have free WiFi.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Heated bathroom floor
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch smart TV with premium digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
The front desk at this property is open daily from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

National rating

Rating provided by Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, source of official star ratings for accommodation.

Property is also known as

The Glen Quarter Kinsale
The Glen Quarter Bed & breakfast
The Glen Quarter Bed & breakfast Kinsale

The Glen Quarter Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 75 out of 94 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 94 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 94 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 94 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 94 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such helpful staff, great breakfast central to so many activities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely modern room, incredibly comfortable bed, easy check in, and appreciated amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place with friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Lyndall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Most comfortable beds we've slept in on our trip and the bathroom/shower were excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Juliette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great accommodation Super clean and great location
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Frederick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room and staff was super friendly. Walking distance to all shops and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very comfortable stay!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

DAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Completely updated Great town Quaint
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Howard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Oom a bit tight in living area, but was ckean and comfortable bed.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is now my favorite accommodation here in Ireland. Both of the women that helped me were kind and professional. Highly recommended and will deff stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

TIMOTHY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Perfect location for Kinsale shops and walks. Room very clean and bed super comfy. Easy check in and friendly owner and staff. Woukd recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
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6/10 Okay

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fine for a overnight stay, great location, no frills basic room , small, the person checking us in was very nice and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Carrie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This room was simply amazing. Modern, yet welcoming. We had our own private courtyard with lovely views. Communication with them was spot on and the check-in was a breeze. When we get back to Kinsale, this will again be our place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Glen Quarter was a wonderful place to stay. The staff is very attentive and helpful with great recommendations. You are right in the heart of Kinsale and can walk to everything. I would highly recommend this place. We Loved it!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Marcie and Brad

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Close to everything!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

kay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing place to stay

Rooms are small but make up in quality inclusions great bed bathroom towels etc Coffee machine great staff. Would stay again and again Loved it So convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great overnigh stay

It was amazing. The amenities were very nice. Parking could have been more straight forward as we had to park at the "no overnight parking" lot which turned out to be fine to overnighr park
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Centrally located, nice (but small) room.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
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10/10 Excellent

JONATHAN

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome atmosphere, but its a bar so be ready to party not sleep
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Amber

Liked: Amenities
The girl that checked us in was wonderful! We loved our room and were able to open the windows for a nice cool breeze. The room was very modern. Everything was within walking distance to the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Connie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Central beautiful place
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Glen Quarter Kinsale is a very modern studio accommodation in the old part of Kinsale, very close to everything. The staff were great to talk to and told of great places to visit around the town.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were greeted upon arrival by Shane who was very helpful in checking us in. Beautiful room, clean and quiet with all of the amenities. Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
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8/10 Good

james

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very modern room & amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Renée

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing!

Staff was welcoming and helpful. Room was great, comfy and quiet. We received a free cocktail at the bar, plus free breakfast. Centrally located, walkable distance to everything. Parking across the street. We would definitely come back!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025