We stayed at the townhome down on the water. Awesome location. Views are better than the pics even. Walk to shops and water is 5 mins, not 15. Great location. Rooms were awesome in size and beds. The staff at the hotel where we checked in was extremely engaging and helpful. We were headed to golf at 7:30 and thought the shops would be open (life gets moving about 9am as we learned in Cobh), so they let us come up and have coffee, early scones etc. It was tough to find dining as the restaurants were just coming back from 18 months closed but the Chinese restaurant at the Bella Vista took care of us and offered a great meal. If you are going to Cobh, I stress this...you need to make your attention reservations (titanic museum, island tour, etc) in advance of your stay. Dinner reservations the night before at a min. Awesome place to relaxed and enjoy a pint by the sea.