My girlfriend and I went 2 years ago and i'm trying to get back. We both fell in love with the place. We never made a room reservation and we never had a problem getting wonderful places. B&B is the way to go. There is a great place to stay in Adare called Churchview Inn. Run by a lovely couple that couldn't do enough for us. We walked to everything in the city from there. In Blarney we stayed at The Whithouse adn again it was wonderful. We walked to Blarney castle & to the woolen mills and found a great little pub. This was a great place for making day trips from. Hope you enjoy your time as much as we did.