Hotels and guesthouses turn away customers

A NUMBER of Cork city’s major hotels and guesthouses had to close or turn customers away as a result of last week’s floods.

Among the worst affected was the five star Kingsley Hotel on the Carrigrohane Road. Its ground floor, which contains bars, restaurant and function rooms, was destroyed along with the extensive leisure centre. More than 240 guests had to be rescued by farmers from nearby Waterfall, with tractors and trailers.

“We are closed at the moment and we have assessors in so we will not know for a day or so when we can reopen again. It’s just a case of mopping up,” said a spokesperson for the hotel which employs more than 100 staff.