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The River Lee Hotel

4 star hotel
Kids stay free
Connecting rooms
9.6/10 Exceptional
(1003 verified Hotels.com guest reviews)
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Overview

The River Lee Hotel is a great option for families, with comfortable rooms and a lovely pool. Families appreciate the spacious rooms, friendly and helpful staff, and the hotel's convenient location. While there may be some minor issues such as parking fees and potential noise in the corridors, the overall experience is positive and many families have had a wonderful stay, choosing to extend their visit.

Guest highlights

The exceptionally friendly, helpful and informative staff who went above and beyond to assist families.
The spacious and comfortable rooms, perfect for small families.
The lovely, clean pool, a big hit with children.
Delicious breakfast and great location

About the hotel

This smoke-free hotel features an indoor pool, a restaurant, and 2 bars/lounges. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a health club, a sauna, and a coffee shop/cafe are onsite.

Nearby attractions

Located in Cork, The River Lee Hotel is in the city center and on a river. Glucksman Gallery and Triskel Arts Centre are cultural highlights, and some of the area's notable landmarks include Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral and Bells of Shandon. Traveling with kids? Consider Titanic Trail and Cobh Heritage Centre. Relax and indulge in the area's health/beauty spa, or seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails nearby. Guests love the hotel's central location.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Babysitting (surcharge)
Highchair
Indoor pool
Laundry facilities

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi
Available in some public areas: free wifi and wired internet

Food and drink

1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
2 bars/lounges
24-hour room service
Full breakfast available for a fee 6:30 am–10:30 am on weekdays and 7:30 am–11 am on weekends: eur 22.00 for adults and eur 12.50 for children

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Dry cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Porter/bellhop
Tour/ticket assistance
Wedding services

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)
Handrails in stairways
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
In-room accessibility (select rooms)
Roll-in shower (select rooms)
Stair-free path to entrance
Well-lit path to entrance
Wheelchair-accessible business center
Wheelchair-accessible fitness center
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Things to do

Aerobics classes
Fitness center
Indoor pool
Sauna
Spa tub
Steam room

Outdoor

Terrace

Conveniences

Ballroom
Elevator
Free newspapers in lobby
Front-desk safe
Library
Water dispenser

More

Fireplace in lobby
Renovated entire property - june 2018
Smoke-free property

Nearest Airport

Airplane
Cork Airport
6 km from this hotel
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5 out of 5 stars

7 reviews

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4 star reviews

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We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about The River Lee Hotel

Latest reviews (7)

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Amelia

26 Jun 2024 - 29 Jun 2024
reviewed on wotif

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing friendly and informative staff. Room for small family was so comfortable and clean. Pool was great too.
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Brian

20 Jun 2024 - 23 Jun 2024
reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding service made this five stars for us. We had two rooms and six people, two of which were young children, and the staff made every aspect of our stay hassle free. We ultimately loved it so much we decided to extend the stay an extra day. Once again, this was done without any hassle whatsoever. I wanted to particularly call out Ryan for his friendliness and helpfulness. Both our kids got sick on the trip and Ryan was so helpful and gracious in helping us navigate that. Would recommend to anyone and will definitely return.
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Laura

2 Apr 2024 - 4 Apr 2024
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful hotel, clean and comfortable with nice food and good service. Unfortunately you’ve to pay for parking which I feel should be included in your stay. Some notice about the pool closed to kids from 6pm would be beneficial also. Perhaps to be included in the booking information. The pool itself is very nice and clean. Overall though we love this hotel and will absolutely return.
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Daniel

23 Mar 2024 - 25 Mar 2024
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Incredible staff could not do enough for the family. Great location. Breakfast was delicious and pool facilities enjoyed by whole family. Can’t wait to go back!!
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Sue

3 Jun 2023 - 4 Jun 2023
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Lovely hotel. Friendly staff. However, Beware of misleading advertising on hotels.com regarding children under 11 stay free if using existing bedding. I initially booked for 2 adults. Room came with 2 double beds and due to personal reasons I ended up having to bring my 2 young children. Hotel told me that I would have to book a family room, staying that 2 double beds was not a sufficient size room for 2 adults and 2 kids, which contradicted what was advertised. After discussion, the hotel did accommodate us in this adequately sized room, but not without effort from me. I’m not sure who is in the wrong between website and hotel but I think this should be clarified. Hotel were polite and obliging and there was not any major issue when I argued it, but I think they need to change the advertising. This did not take from our stay. Beautiful hotel. Great location. Staff were lovely.
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gary

6 Apr 2023 - 7 Apr 2023
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

I HIGHLY recommend this hotel. My family and I have stayed there twice now. It is only about a 5-10 minute walk into the City Centre (English Market and one of the Hop On-Hop Off Tour bus stops). There are 2 great breakfast/lunch places even closer. It is just out by the University and was nicely quieter than right in the City Centre. The local vibe was diverse and inviting. There is ample parking and the10 Euro daily parking fee is fair. The rooms are modern, clean and big. The restaurant and pub are very nice, as is the outdoor deck. The kids loved the very big swimming pool. The 20 Euro room credit was a nice touch to buy mom and dad a drink. All in all, the place is exceptional and we will definitely return. Cork itself is clean, vibrant and interesting. It was a great trip.
A

16 Apr 2022 - 17 Apr 2022
reviewed on hcom

4 out of 5 stars

Hotel is spotless and comfortable. The room and bathroom were spacious. The hotel is located in a quiet part of the city but is in walking distance from the centre. However, there were several irritants that impacted our stay negatively. Firstly, several families with young, screaming kids were allowed to play in the corridors. Second, we asked if it was possible to simply have a coffee and croissant in the morning and were told " no" as a full breakfast was being served for 22 Euros per person. We later saw several people eating a " light " breakfast with coffee at the bar. This option was not offered to us as they were trying to push the breakfast at 22 Euros. Thirdly, we had very little time to visit the Cork Jail and asked for a taxi. Although the taxi was called, several guests in the queue jumped ahead of us. There was absolutely no control, no valet or concierge outside to help in organizing and respecting some sort of priority on who got a taxi. I returned inside to ask if they could call another taxi as we were tight on time. Apparently, the wait time was at least an additional 15 minutes which no longer left us enough time to visit. This was most disappointing as we had 24 hours in Cork.
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