The Imperial Hotel, on South Mall, is Cork’s historic grand hotel — opened 1816, it has been the city’s social centre for two centuries. Michael Collins famously stayed here on 21 August 1922, the night before he was ambushed and killed at Béal na Bláth; Room 115 is still on the tour. The public rooms have period furnishings; the bedrooms are fully modern.
On-site spa, an excellent bar (South’s Bar), and two restaurants. Can’t get more central — 2 minutes from the English Market and Patrick Street.
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