A guesthouse on the harbour in Kinsale
Twelve rooms, a long breakfast, and the boats outside the window.
Tidewater House is a family-run guesthouse at 4 Scilly Walk, Kinsale, Co. Cork, five minutes on foot from the town centre along the water. Niamh and Tomás Hartigan have run it since 2011.
Staying with us
- Check-in
- From 3 pm to 9 pm. Arriving later? Tell us and we will leave a key in the lock box.
- Check-out
- By 11 am. Bags can stay with us for the day.
- Breakfast
- Included in every rate, served 8 am to 10 am: cooked to order, with our own brown bread. Vegetarian, vegan and coeliac breakfasts on request the evening before.
- Parking
- Free, in our own yard behind the house. Eight spaces, first come.
- Dogs
- Welcome in the Garden Doubles only, one dog a room, €15 a stay.
- Children
- Welcome. The Loft Family Room sleeps four; a cot is free on request.
- Access
- There is no lift. The Garden Doubles are on the ground floor with level access from the yard.
- Wi-Fi
- Free throughout the house.
Rates and changing your plans
Rates are for the room, per night, with breakfast for everyone in it: see rooms and rates. Friday and Saturday nights carry a supplement of €25 a night. Midweek stays are quieter and cost less.
You can cancel free of charge up to 48 hours before check-in. Inside 48 hours, or if you do not arrive, the first night is charged. We take no deposit: your card is charged at check-out.
Getting here
Kinsale is 30 minutes by car from Cork Airport and 40 from Cork city. The 226 bus from Cork stops at the Pier, a ten-minute walk from the house.
Talk to us
Use the chat on this page to ask anything, check dates or hold a room. The phone is answered 9 am to 8 pm.