What Captain's Quarters has to offer you for a comfortable stay Our rooms and facilities. Enjoy the maritime atmosphere throughout our house, all rooms, the hall, the lounge and the breakfast room are decorated in nautical style. There is a collection of captains pictures and interesting nauticaliae (nautical items) around the house, some with short explanations. Our guestrooms feature wall to wall carpeting, chairs, dressing table, lounge rack, hairdryer, direct dial phone, tea and coffee making facilities, TV and double telephone sockets to plug in your laptop. In each guestroom there is a photograph of the sailing ship it is named after with some explanation. All bathrooms are tastefully tiled and consist of shower, toilet and washhand basin. Heating is central, with individual temperature adjustment possibilities for the room. For guests travelling with babies, we can provide a travel-cot and all rooms are spacious enough to accommodate it comfortably. We take special pride in the cleanliness of our house. On the groundfloor you enter the hall with an antique bureau which serves as a reception desk. The floor surface throughout the groundfloor ( except the carpeted guestrooms and tiled bathroom ) is of laminated wood (japanese cherry). From the hall you reach the Messroom where we serve. The Galley (kitchen) is adjacent to the Messroom. There are two fully wheelchair accessible guestrooms on the groundfloor. Both rooms are also very convenient for senior citizens. These rooms and the shared bathroom are accessed from a side lobby. The guestroom ''Boa Esperanca'' is a single room'' (1 single bed ). There is a washbasin in the room and it shares the bathroom, which is adjacent, with the twin room. It is named after the portuguese replica of a caravelle, which serves as a sail training ship. The guestroom ''Eagle'' is a twin room (2 single beds). It also has a washbasin and shares the bathroom which is adjacent to the single room. The room is named after the United States Coast Guard Sailing Ship ''Eagle''. On the first floor the landing features a series of prints illustrating the so called Grain Races. These were races of sailing ships from Europe to Australia and back. There is some interesting explanatory text. A ''Captain's picture'' and information about this art form are displayed. On the wall there is a half model of aYacht ''Fair Winds, she was opened and memorabilia of her Sark Tall Ship Races. From the landing you enter the residents lounge called quarterdeck and two guestrooms named Asgard and Astrid. The quarterdeck faces the harbour and the Marina and the big window offers a magnificent view. It is like a small martime museum, yet a very comfortable room to relax in. It features ample seating around the main table, which is made of an original sailing ship's steering wheel, and a 3 seater couch. There is also a single, very comfortable armchair. On one wall there is an electric fireplace surrounded by a built in unit mahogany and teak, which houses literature, music cassettes and CDs for your use. The main features of the decoration are the sextant (nautial navigational instrument), several ''captain'' pictures'', compasses, a handheld harpoon used for whaling. All nautical items are originals and were actually used and infomation was provided. The whole room is very bright as there are 2 more windows towards Denis Quay. The guestroom Asgard an ensuite room (with own bathroom ) with one double and one single bed. It's window is towards Denis Quay. The room is named after the Irish sail training vessel ''Asgard''. The guestroom Astrid is an ensuite room (with own bathroom) with a double bed. It's window is to the backyard and neighbouring gardens with old walls of former buildings still standing there and partly overgrown. The room is named after the British sail training ship ''Astrid''. On the third floor the guestrooms Eendracht and Falken are situated. The guestroom Eendracht is an ensuite room (with own bathroom) with 3 single beds. The room is partially by a wall into a larger and smaller section. In the larger section there are 2 single beds, which can be joined to form a double bed. The bathroom is also accessed from here. The third bed is in a smaller section. This is an ideal room for a family as we can offer a spare bed or a travel-cot in the room's smaller section. The two windows face Denis Quay. The room is named after the Dutch Sail training ship Eendracht. The guestroom Falken is an ensuite room (with own bathroom) with two single beds, these can be joined to make a double bed. This room has a lot of character as it features a wooden beam, a dormer window to the backyard and a view of part of the town. The room is named after a Sail training vessel of the Swedish Navy Falken. ©Copyright 2003 Captain's Quarters

Wheelchair access throughout the house. The premises are located close to the waterfront and town centre with very little difference in elevation to either of them. Unfortunately, we cannot offer private parking but usually there is space along the street in front of the house with a level approach to the front door. There is only a slight ramp up within the rebate area of the door itself. A door phone is within easy reach and you can call us any time for assistance if needed. When planning the ground floor layout, we took advice from The National Rehabilitation Board. All doors on the ground floor are at least 75cm (29 1/2 inches) wide. A small side lobby off the entrance hall leads to our accessible accommodation consisting of one room with a single bed Boa Esperanca and one room with 2 single beds Eagle. Both rooms have space enough for a turning circle of 1.5m (59 inches). The adjacent bathroom for these 2 rooms also has a turing circle of 1.5m (59 inches ) and features a drive under wash hand basin, a toilet with 1 vertical and 1 horizontal grab rail on one side and a hinged support rail on the other. The drive-in shower is equipped with a removable seat with one vertical and one horizontal grab rail. Eagle and Boa Esperanca have a remote control TV, direct dial phone, Tea/Coffee making facilities, a hairdryer, and Wash hand basin, a lower set of coats hooks and fixtures to lower the rail for the clothes hangers in the wardrobes. The Messroom where breakfast is served is just across the hall and has enough free space for manoeuvring. Wheelchair users who have stayed with us in the past were all very happy with our facilities. If you have any further questions why not phone or

Orange Juice Fresh milk from the pastures of West Cork Tea, Herbal Tea, Fruit Tea Freshly Filtered full aroma Coffee Decaffinated instant Coffee Corn flakes and Muesli Irish fruit Yoghurt Crisp Bread Toasted Bread (white and brown) Irish stone ground Bread Irish Creamery Butter Kerrymaid dairy spread on request. Orange marmalade and raspberry jam Honey or chocolate spread on request Selection of cold cuts Selection of Cheeses Grilled O'Herlihy Sausages Grilled slices of tender cure back Bacon Grilled halves of Tomato We use only free range eggs from the farm Boiled egg, fried egg, Scrambled egg plain, scrambled egg provencale with a hint of garlic and l'herbe de provence. Enjoy your Breakfast

Ireland can be reached by air through the major international airports of Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Shannon. There are also several regional airports. By car-ferry there are several routes from England, Scotland, France and the Isle of Man. So you can bring your own car. The main ferry ports are Dublin, Belfast, Rosslare and Cork. Click on Map to Enlarge. MAIN ROUTES - FROM CORK TO KINSALE. Click on Map to Enlarge. Follow signs to airport, when you reach the airport roundabout follow signs for Kinsale, you are then on the R600 leading you directly to Kinsale. FROM ROSSLARE AND WATERFORD. Follow the N25 to Cork but do not proceed into Cork when you reach the major roundabout where the N25 meets the N8. Follow instead the signage to the airport. This will lead you through the tunnel under the River Lee onto the R600. FROM SHANNON AIRPORT. Follow the N18 towards Limerick, then the N20 towards Cork. Coming into Cork follow the signs for the airport, which will bring you onto the R600. Follow signs to Cork and the N7 and N8. At the major roundabout where the N8 meets the N 25 follow instructions as from Rosslare. FROM KILLARNEY Follow signs for Cork and the N22. 10 km after Macroom turn right and follow the R590 and R589 to Bandon, then the N71 towards Cork. After Inishannon turn right and follow the R603 and R600. FROM BANTRY Follow the N 71 towards Cork. After Clonakilty turn right onto the R 600 towards Kinsale. FROM CORK FERRYPORT (Ringaskiddy) Follow the R613 to Fivemilebridge then the R600 and signs to Kinsale. SOME DISTANCES Shannon Airport - Cork 129 km Rosslare Harbour - Cork 208 km Dublin - Cork 257 km Cork - Kinsale 25 km. © Copyright 2003 Captains Quarters

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WELCOME TO CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS a comfortable guesthouse approved by Failte Ireland (The Irish Tourist Board). This Georgian townhouse, more than 150 years old, is situated close to the harbour of the small fishing town of Kinsale, on the scenic South Coast of Ireland. We are also a member of The Irish Hotels Federation, Kinsale Chamber of Tourism and Cork / Kerry Tourism. There is no smoking in the house. bars and other town amenities within easy walking distance. Refurbished top to bottom in 1996, our house combines original charme with modern facilities. Enjoy the maritime ambience throughout the house. We, Justina and Aiste, assure you of a friendly welcome, a shipshape house and personal attention. For your there are 6 guest rooms. Two are fully wheelchair accessible. Our prices range from EUR 30.00 to EUR 50.00 per person sharing, depending on the season and room type. A surcharge of 50% applies if a double, twin or triple room is booked for only one person. Presently 1 Euro is approx. 1.23 USD and 0.67 GBP. We offer reductions for children and longer staying guests. So please contact us with your requirements and we will get back to you with exact prices and availability. For your convenience click ''Enquiry'' at the top of this page. A offering a good choice and suiting a wide range of tastes is included in the rates. We are looking forward to welcoming you Your hosts Aiste and Justina is beautifully situated on the mouth of the Bandon River, on the Atlantic Coast in the South of Ireland. It is well known as the Gourmet Capital of Ireland because of its many restaurants serving. The town is a good base for a variety of and for touring the beautiful South West. Kinsale has won the national tidy towns competition several times and was awarded the first European Prize for Tourism and Environment. 5 Dennis Quay, Kinsale, Co Cork, Republic of Ireland / Eire Phone + 353-21-477 45 49 * Fax + 353-21-477 49 44 E-mail info@captains-kinsale.com. ©Copyright 2003 Captains Quarters

 Baby chairs and cots are provided
 Disabled guests are welcome
 Hairdryer
 Heating
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 Phones in rooms
 TV sets in rooms