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Top 10 Things To Do In Cork City
Holiday season is upon us and one of the most common questions we get asked at Hotel Isaacs is for recommendations on some of the best things to see and do in Cork City. It’s a challenging question because the Rebel City simply has so much to offer from amazing bars and restaurants to stunning city walks to some of the best high-street and independent stores. Suffice to say, our list is constantly changing. Anyway, for this entry, we thought ...
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Easter Getaways in Cork City
If you walk around the supermarket, you’ve probably noticed the shelves are filled to the brim with Easter eggs. Traditionally, Easter is a religious celebration but commercially, it’s really all about stuffing your face with chocolate. Of course, in the hospitality industry, Easter along with St Patrick’s Day typically marks the start of our busy tourism season and there is definitely a nice hustle and bustle about the place these days as we eagerly await the start of a fun-filled ...
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Freebies In Cork City
And just like that- Spring is upon us! Who hasn’t heard someone marvel at the ‘grand old stretch’ in the evenings or some of the milder temperatures we’ve been experiencing? Indeed, it’s true! Excuse the pun but Spring is starting to spring and here at Hotel Isaacs, we are starting to feel the beginnings of an exciting tourist season fast-approaching. We’re also busy putting the finishing touches to our brand new Spring menu in Ireland’s number one cocktail bar-Cask. Is ...
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Spring Love Breaks In Cork
Yes, it’s that time of year again where red and pink explode on to the market, cheesy rhymes are back in vogue, and everything seems hearts and flowers! It’s enough to make you float on air or feel nauseous depending on your personal feelings towards the day. Yes, love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is upon us! Admittedly, we feel we’re still in recovery from Christmas. Has it already been a month? Weren’t the decorations only up just yesterday? ...
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Counting Down to the New Year in Cork
Ah, that idyllic Christmas scene we all know and love so well…. Of course, the reality is not always quite so peaceful. Whether it’s the kids fighting over their new toys, those seriously boring relatives you have to endure once a year or just the general claustrophobia and inertia of living in a turkey coma- there is no denying that Christmas is not without its own unique challenges. This might possibly explain why those days between Christmas and New Year are ...
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A Cork Christmas
The most wonderful time of the year is upon us! At our boutique hotel, we are in the throes of preparing for the fast-approaching Christmas season. Suffice to say, everything is very merry and bright here these days. We have decked the halls with boughs of hall, twinkling fairy lights and that’s before we even venture outside into our courtyard-our very own Winter Wonderland with the star of the show- Cork City’s only waterfall currently home to a larger than ...
