Commodore Hotel Cobh

An old world boutique hotel, overlooking the magnificent Cork Harbour. The Commodore Hotel, overlooks the famous prom in Cobh, and the impressive Cork Harbour, the 2nd largest natural harbour in the world with Sydney being the first. Cobh is a hugely historic town just 30 mins east of Cork city, on the Ancient East route, and it was the last port of call for the Titanic before it headed out into the Atlantic ocean towards America. Opened as the Queens hotel in 1854, in honour of Queen Victoria who stepped ashore just a few metres away, it was one of Irelands first purpose built hotels. When Ireland gained independence in 1921, it was renamed The States Hotel and finally became the Commodore Hotel in 1939. It famously featured in the Cork Examiner newspaper in 1855, when a grand ball was held for Queen Victorias then Viceroy in Ireland, The Lord Lieutenant General, Lord Carlisle. Fort Carlisle at the mouth of the harbour was later named after him. For an interim period duri...