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The Old Dispensary

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Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
    Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Green Hill, Lower O'Connell Street, Kinsale, County Cork, P17 XK81
  • Kinsale Regional Museum and Courthouse
    5 min walk
  • Saint Multose Church
    6 min walk
  • Desmond Castle
    7 min walk
  • Cork (ORK)
    27 min drive

Room options

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Luxury Studio, Ensuite (Luxury Studio Ensuite)

  • 366 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite (Room 3)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite (Room 4)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite (Room 5)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium Double Room, Ensuite (Room 1 )

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite (Room 2)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Apartment, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Kinsale

With a stay at The Old Dispensary in Kinsale, you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Kinsale Regional Museum and Courthouse and Saint Multose Church. .This guesthouse is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Desmond Castle and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from James Fort.
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What's nearby

  • Kinsale Regional Museum and Courthouse - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Saint Multose Church - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Desmond Castle - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • James Fort - 4 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • Charles Fort - 6 min drive - 2.6 miles

Getting around

  • Cork Kent Station - 39 min drive
  • Cork Airport (ORK) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fishy Fishy Cafe - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Dino's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Flying Poet - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Jim Edwards - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Saint Francis Provisions - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The Old Dispensary

Adults-only guesthouse in Kinsale
The Old Dispensary offers 7 accommodations.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 7 guestrooms.
This smoke-free guesthouse features mountain biking nearby.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive lockbox information

Access methods

Lockbox

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

This property welcomes adults only

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: EUR 25 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This property does not have a Ireland Tourist Board rating. For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

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The Old Dispensary Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 93 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Glen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Contactless check in and check out. All good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful flat in top floor ! Easy to walk to fine dining and downtown shopping! Clean and large room size! Great bathroom!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Laurie

crawling on walls in bathroom. Expected 70 yr olds to walk 5 stairs with luggage No notification
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Traveled with partner
Wonderful rehab of an iconic structure in Kinsale. Also enjoyed morning coffee at Post House.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

William

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No humans available. We didn’t get the lockbox instructions. Representative not available by phone, only whatsapp. Eventually received lockbox instructions. Key was difficult to use. Need new lock.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Expensive and not a luxury experience
Water pipes vibrate loudly all the time. Only 1 mug. Very few supplies such as sugar. Bed sagging. Curtain broken. Signs everywhere. Warnings not use make up. Damp smell in hallway. Broken socket behind tv. No welcome pack.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice property but way over priced
The room is very large. But there is only 1 chair to sit on and loads of room for a small table and some chairs. The floors are very creeky and you can hear all the neighbouring rooms. This place has great potential in an amazing location, but needs a tidy up. Parking was ok but would be a nightmare in peak season. I learnt after staying that there is a kitchen onsite. It would have been nice to know this before hand. There is no common area to sit and read a book or mingle with other guests. The heaters were not on during the first night and it was freezing. You are basicslly staying in a hostel without any ability to socialise.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Eamonn

Traveled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Anne

Traveled with partner
The amount of stairs to get to the front door made it difficult to get luggage up and down . The room was nice We had issues with WiFi password could not read the handwritten password on paper in hallway . Never got sorted out . But location was perfect o walk to restaurants and shops .
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nevenka

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, very nicely decorated, very spacious room and bathroom. Can only be reached by short walk up the stairs, but this was clearly mentioned in the posting. Our toilet did not flush. It was repaired the next day, but should have been taken care of before our arrival. I recommend this property
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We had a spacious room with a great bathtub. We were able to find street parking easily and could walk wherever we wanted to go. There was a little confusion with the check in only because we did not get the email letting us know how to find the key and get in. There was a nice gentleman there cleaning and he helped us out. I would stay there again and would definitely recommend it to others. Kinsale is beautiful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Helmuth

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There were zero services
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Josee

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Magnifique, mais...
Le gros point négatif c'est qu'il a été très difficile de communiquer avec l'hôte. Pas de réponse courriel, pas de réponse à la porte une fois sur place et nous n'avons jamais réussi à téléphoner non plus... Par contre, une fois les informations transmises par courriel quelques heures avant l'arrivée seulement et les clés reçues, la place est super tranquille et c'est vraiment un magnifique endroit qui se trouve à proximité de tout. J'y retournerais probablement malgré tout.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Traveled with group
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room with super views
Lovely place with a warm welcome and the views from room 5 were stunning.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place & easy self check in. Building was very difficult to find. Hidden in the back and we had to ask Locals how to get there… once we found it, it was perfect. Clean and had all we need. Within walking distance to all the main sites. Worth staying at!

8/10 Good

Jared

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Jason

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Could have used a fan in the room. It was an ok stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Danny

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location,clean

10/10 Excellent

clio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

karen

There wasn’t any ventilation… unable to open any windows. No parking. No elevator. Beautiful room . Good location.fire hazard…. On top floor
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Karen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The outside is very poor, I was dreading going inside when we finally opened the front door. The actual room was very nice. The towels were very worn and old. We also had a bat in the room. Don’t think I’ll stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022