Residence Inn Cork

tl;dr: this hotel delivers what it promises, which is a cross between a hotel and an apartment, a comfortable place to live, eat, work and sleep. However, the cleanliness and maintenance could be better, ask for a quiet room. bring ID. detailed review: location: excellent location just across the bridge from the opera house and an easy walk to pretty much anywhere in the city. Staff: excellent staff and very polite Room: the door is a little fiddly. just might try again, push down and in (which sounds like a normal door opening, i know). Bed: the bed and pillows were very comfortable, not too hard, not too soft. I genuinely had one of the best sleeps (until the tv woke me up, see blelow). kitchenette: good selection of cookware, utensils etc. provided. The fridge is just a bit smaller than the average under counter fridge and includes a freezer. Oven is a combi microwave and convention oven. instruction manual provided in the room. If using as a microwave only - do not use anything metal (same as a normal microwave). the room did not have any overn dishes/trays, but there is a built in rack, so you can easily make something like a frozen pizza or baked potatoes without additional cookware, or buy disposable trays from either of the supermarkets mentioned below. there is also a 2 ring hob. dishwasher. kitchen items provided include: washing up liquid, j-cloth, sponge, 4 dishwater tablets, kitchen paper, ice cube tray, carafe, measuring jug, 2 mixing bowls. bins and dishwasher so smell a bit. sink tap had a very weak, took a while to fill the kettle and could barely rinse a mug. TV: large high definition smart TV. The TV is on a bracket so can be angled to the seating/kitchen area. it has lots of channels in multiple languages. It allows chrome casting from compatible apps (e.g. RTE player, All4, Netflix) on your own device. I am not quite sure how i got the casting info page to appear on the TV (possibly pressing the ok button twice?). Casting connected fine but without sound at first. after a google i was able to fix it, it seems to be an issue with LG tvs and changing he the surround sound settings fixed it. The only built in TV app was YouTube. honestly, i have never experienced more advertising from a YouTube app in my life (personal device or hotel TV app) Every 3 to 5 minutes there was 1-4 ads that were typically 20 to 60 seconds long, of which you often have to watch 30-40 seconds before being able to skip. The TV turned itself on every morning at about 7.30am without a wake-up being set. Having realised it was not a once off, if I had been staying longer, I would have either asked a member of staff, or set the alarm for a time i actually wanted to get up at. WiFi: good quality WiFi. mine seemed to automatically connect to the higher grade internet as i am a Marriott member. otherwise basic WiFi is free and faster WiFi costs €10. I had the queen room. The room was a good size with plenty of space. USB ports and electrical