There has been a hotel on the beach at Garryvoe in East Cork since the early 1900s and while the world has changed beyond recognition, some things have thankfully remained the same – the golden, sandy, five-mile beach; the view of Ballycotton and its lighthouse, and the smiling faces at the Garryvoe Hotel - a family-owned, independent four-star hotel who are proud to be part of the independent privately owned hotel group Original Irish Hotels.