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Spring is in the air!
“A life without love is like a year without spring” Yes, the days are getting longer, the weather is getting milder (most days)- dare we say we could be forgiven for having a bit of a spring in our step around the Rebel City these days. Spring is one of our favourite times of the year in our city-centre boutique hotel. Our quaint courtyard is blooming into life; new menus are on the horizon at Greenes Restaurant and Cask Bar ...
Hotel
Why a Hotel Isaacs Gift Voucher should be top of your Wish List?
With only two weeks to go until Christmas, the countdown is well and truly on at Hotel Isaacs. We’ve been busy welcoming back some of our regulars who make a trip to us every year at this time, making sure our Christmas diners in our newly revamped Greenes Restaurant are getting a festive night to remember and of course, our mixologists in our multi award-winning Cask Bar have been stirring up a storm with their new cocktail menu. We are ...
Seasonal
Top 10 Things To Do For a Christmas Get-Together in Cork City
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And, with the recent bout of cold weather, there is no denying that winter and the Christmas season is well and truly upon us. Christmas lists are being compiled, the organised amongst us are already wrapping their gifts, tempting festive aromas are drifting from the kitchen, our world-class mixologists are stirring up some cocktail magic and best of all, our city-centre boutique hotel has had its annual Christmas makeover, being bedecked and ...
Cork
Christmas in Cork
And just like that, summer fades into fall, the kids return to school, the holidays are over, and bang—everyone is suddenly thinking about hibernation. Hibernation can only mean one thing. Winter is approaching. And what springs to mind when you think of winter? Christmas!!! Yes, it gets earlier every year! Yes, you’ve no doubt seen the shops starting to stock-pile the Roses and Quality Streets, the slow but sure arrival of the tinsel, and the Instagram pop-ups to book your ...
Cork
Top things to do on a weekend in Cork
As the summer days slowly start to fade and signs of autumn begin to appear, you might be forgiven for feeling a little glum. Where has the time gone? One minute we were lounging on a beach (or at least in our dreams) and now, we’re already planning the return to school/college/work! Feeling like you didn’t quite reach your peak this summer and fancy a last-minute/early autumn pick-me-up? A weekend away in Cork’s Rebel City is always a good idea. ...
Cork
Why a Late Summer Getaway to Cork is a Great Idea?
Where has the time gone? We’re already halfway through summer! The back-to-school advertising has begun, people are starting to talk about getting back to routine. Dare we say, signs of autumn are starting to appear. If you haven’t yet had a breakaway or sorted out a holiday, don’t panic! There is still time! Perhaps you would just like a little pick-me up before September comes—a pause, a reset of sorts? We may be a tad biased but our boutique hotel, ...
