Ireland's top city breaks for 2020 

Tom Breathnach and Melanie Mullan select 10 hotel deals across Ireland's urban centres 

There are great city deals this summer.

Cork | The Metropole

As Corkonians make a break for Barleycove, Ballycotton and beyond, there’s attractive value for those seeking a short city getaway Leeside. Not least by checking into The Metropole, Cork's iconic north-side landmark on ever-trending MacCurtain Street. After its recent refurbishment and marketing sparkle, the hotel has positioned itself as a prime food-lovers base - all centred around ‘The Met’, which moonlights as a tea room, Prosecco lounge, bar, snug and restaurant (think stylish mains from vegan pea korma to pan-fried sea bass). The hotels offers B&B rates from €116 per night but room only offers from €96 will appeal too, with excellent brunch options like Gallagher's Gastropub on your doorstep.