Beach Cottages in Northern Ireland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Caroline - Verified booking

  Overall, we did enjoy our stay, and while the cottage is well equipped and in a stunning location, on balance we will not be returning.

  The positives were the extremely comfortable bed, plentiful hot water, well equipped kitchen, including a very welcome airfryer. The welcome pack consisted of about 150ml of milk, a packet of chocolate biscuits, and a fruit loaf. The location is great for recharging your batteries, in beautiful peaceful surroundings. The people of Rostrevor and Warrenpoint were all so friendly and helpful, we really enjoyed meeting them. The cottage was also immaculately clean. However, the condition of the access route, particularly for the last quarter of a mile renders it not for the fainthearted. The lack of phone signal, and the lack of safe drinking water should all be mentioned when booking. There was a large plastic drum of water, but we could not be confident of drinking it as we did not know how long it was there. Having texted both numbers to arrange key collection, between Thursday evening and Friday morning, without reply, I then phoned on Friday lunchtime to be advised of the arrangements. We arrived about 7. No fuel starter pack, there were two logs, but no means of starting a fire. Outside light was not working. It was a windy evening, we used the bath mat to block the large gap under the front door through which a fairly cold draught was coming. Other issues were less major: sweeping brush handle kept falling off, toilet seat was not properly fixed, the bathroom mirror was over the toilet, with the shaving light being over the sink on the opposite wall, the handle was missing on bathroom cupboard, chips on cup and glass; the washing machine was not available to us, it appeared to be in a locked shed behind the other cottage; the front steps are very uneven and quite slippy. I did text and WhatsApp these issues to the landlord at the end of our stay in the hope the they would be addressed for future holiday makers, but disappointingly we did not receive a reply to either message.

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• Stephen - Verified booking

  The lane up to the cottage is long, very rough and difficult to negotiate.

  The cottage is so small that comfort is compromised. The main television is so high on the wall and in such a small roo it strains your neck. Wifi/internet was only working for a day and a half out of seven. The bathroom: shaving light is on a wall with no mirror, the mirror being on the facing wall and around the corner of the shower cubicle making shaving very difficult. The wash hand basin is a corner one but there is insufficient space to stand face on to it. The surface around the basin is too wide making it a an over stretch when cleaning your teeth. The 2 steps to the front door are crumbling and the mats placed over them create a slip hazard. Being advertised as a dog friendly cottage it should also contain a warning about the sheep and other livestock in the surrounding fields. On a positive note the bedroom is a good size with a large comfortable bed and the views from the cottage are beautiful.

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• Margaret - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at Mary Larkin's Cottage.

  We had beautiful weather which is always a bonus in Ireland. We breakfasted outside our cottage every morning taking in the wonderful sights and sounds around us. The cottage had everything we needed for the two of us. The kitchen and living area was ideal for our needs. The bedroom with extra large bed and ensuite was perfect. We explored the mountains behind our cottage every evening. The drive up to the cottage with its quirky twists and turns just added to the sense of adventure. Mary Larkin's cottage is close to all amenities. We visited Warren's Point, Rostrevor and Cranfield beach a few kilometres away. The ferry from Greencastle to Carlingford is close by. We visited Newcastle and the Ring of Gullion. One week wasn't long enough to see all this area has to offer. I would highly recommend Mary Larkin's Cottage for a break from all the stress of life.

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• Carole - Verified booking

  The cottages were once shepherds huts, so quite remotely situated, but surrounded by the beautiful Mountains of Mourne.

  Our single bedroomed cottage was well kitted out, large comfortable bed, plenty of hot water and all the comforts of home. Cosy log burner in the living room was most welcome, as the nights were unseasonably cold that week. Sky tv and wifi for any wet days but access to the mountain was nearby and many people come here to hillwalk. Beautiful views of Carlingford Lough from the cottage and the area is teeming with wildlife - watched an Irish Hare suckle her leveret just outside. Spotted linnets, blackcaps and a red tailed kite; birds not overly plentiful in our area of Co.Antrim. Not forgetting Nellie, the resident donkey, who loves her carrots. Very relaxing trip, and both Father Ted and Homer the dogs enjoyed it too. Hopefully, we'll be back.

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• Adam - Verified booking

  We got the keys On time, the floor was slightly sticky from cleaning products when we entered.

  We began by running water which was cloudy/brown in the kitchen. Looked at the toilet and the water was flushing up brown. Shower also the same. Lane way to the property needs urgent attention. Shower toilet could do with a bigger extractor fan as once showered the bathroom was soaking wet from walls to floor for the next 24 hours. The shower door didn’t close properly which led to the water leaking onto the floor. The beds in the room where 2 single beds pushed together which meant when sleeping you could feel the join. Beds could do with upgrading as they where hard. Out the back area was messy from wood ETC. Pictures of the property weren’t overly accurate as outside was messy ETC.

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