The Old Presbytery

The family that runs the Old Presbytery is very attentive and very helpful with suggestions of what to do while in Kinsale. The rooms were clean and welcoming. The breakfast that is included in your stay is 5-​star worthy. Everything is made to order and homemade scones are ready for you as you wait for your breakfast. I had an egg sandwich and my wife had a seafood omelette.
Rick Steves boasts about the Old Presbytery and he was right on with his recommendation. The Old Presbytery is within walking distance of shops, pubs, and the harbor. We would definitely stay there again.

We stayed here on the spur of the moment on a trip out west to dingle. It was simply the best place we stayed the whole trip. Marvelous breakfast, great hospitality from Noreen and her daughters and perfect location for walking down the road for some live music in the Blue Haven.
The room was clean, and tucked into the eaves. The view out across the rooftops was pure Kinsale. And a word to vegetarians out there, my breakfast was vegan, until I added a local egg (fried), and it was delicious. Not many places offer so much for the veg amongst us, it was great to have it done well.

We honeymooned in Ireland last October. We purchased a travel package and drove around the south west coast for a week, stopping at various towns along the way. One of our favorite stops was in Kinsale at The Old Presbytery. It was little nervewracking actually arriving there since it involved driving along Kinsale’s RIDICULOUSLY narrow roads (see my photo of the front of their building — that is a two lane road!). But once we arrived we were extremely pleased with this unique and charming B&B.
The owners were welcoming and wonderful, providing us with a hand drawn map of the town with recommendations of restaurants to try and things to do. They knew it was our honeymoon, and our bed had rose petals in the shape of a heart (see my photos) when we arrived. The room was large, with a separate sitting area and a small balcony overlooking their parking lot and the town. Our bathroom had one of those old fashioned, lion claw style bath tubs in addition to a shower. I, of course, had to make use of the tub!
We did and saw a lot of things while in Ireland, but one of our best memories of the entire trip was buying cheap wine at the local Supervalue and drinking it on our room’s balcony while watching the sun set. There was just something so relaxing and life affirming about that moment, smelling the peat smoke from nearby chimneys, listening to sea birds singing back and forth overhead.
And of course, a review of a B&B can’t be complete without rating the breakfast. This was also top notch. I had scrambled eggs made with local cheese which was so delicious. I posted a photo of the hubby’s breakfast which included salmon in the shape of a rose (I know there is an actual name for this but I forget what it is). They also had this cereal & raisin soaked yogurt concoction that I’ve never had anywhere else, but sticks out in my mind to this day as being so uniquely delicious.
If you’re planning a stop in Kinsale, I highly recommend The Old Presbytery.