Christmas Bed And Breakfasts In Ireland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Donna - Verified booking

  A beautiful cottage in a quiet and remote location, perfect for a relaxing break away.

  We were very grateful for the welcome gifts and extra little provisions that made the stay more convenient, such as washing up liquid, bin bags, cleaning cloths, hand wash etc really useful when travelling light and we were especially grateful for the cookies, they were delish! The cottage has everything you might need (apart from washing machine), it was comfortable and really so peaceful. The cottage is surrounded by trees but if they weren't there you can see fields and hills for miles all around you. We used the cottage as a base and planned to have day trips out but after a couple of late nights we couldn't be bothered to travel too far (giants causeway took us about 5 1/2 hours one way with stops - it was a long driving day round trip). We took a trip to Aardmore and saw basking sharks and on the last day stayed around Shillelagh, had a drink at The Dying Cow and a short walk in a nearby forest. It was a beautiful trip. We will return, I would recommend the Old White Cottage as a relaxing break if you don't want to explore too far or don't mind driving. For our next visit we will probably travel on each day to see as much as possible. I wanted to see the west coast but we just couldn't face another 8+ hours in the car round trip. We had beautiful weather while there (and had packed for all types of rain but not sun), it was a proper sun trap sat on the bench out the back. I've seen other comments about making more of the outside and yes more could be done, there are lots of well manicured gardens in Ireland as you travel round but it was also beautiful just to sit in a natural environment.

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• Martin - Verified booking

  Looking to the pictures have we were the opinion that this is a location where we can relax and stay and can enjoy our holidays.

  We found a garage that has been converted into a holiday home. The interior is functionally furnished as in the pictures. However I was very disappointed because the entrance I was always smelling a bit of oil because behind the Garage an oil tank was installed. There is no possibility to enjoy the great landscape from the living room. Because the windows were corrugated. Apart from the fact that right in front of the garage is the back entrance of the single family house. When you turned on the water a loud pump started which you can also hear throughout the garage. In other words if I made myself a coffee early I woke everyone in the house. Hoping that the water is drinking water. I have slept on many beds in the world. The beds of this garage are lower standard only. From the picnic area you have no view of the wonderful landscape. You just look at the gray roof of the single family house. The waste water from the kitchen shower and hand basin in the bathroom is not discharged into the sewage system. It is mixed with the rainwater. Thats not okay. The oil tank behind the house does not have a catchment basin. In the event of an accident the oil will pollute the environment. I am convinced that this is not OK in Ireland either. Dear provider if you were to rent such a holiday home I am convinced that you will also be very disappointed. In my opinion the rip off is what you are doing. I will definitely travel to Ireland again but certainly not book here again.

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• Kathleen - Verified booking

  Great situation for getting to some lovely locations and places to visit.

  It is such a pretty cottage which gave us lots of joy when we returned at the end of the day. Being set back off the road and amongst trees with a lovely view of the hills made this cottage really special. Being on one level also had lots of advantages particularly as one us is recovering from a hip operation. The spacious kitchen, comfortable bedroom and cosy lounge were appreciated too! The supplies of cleaning products, toilet paper and logs for the stove were also generous. However, previous guests had made reference to generous welcome/starter packs and even home baking, so we felt a bit 'cheated' not to receive one (although there was a bottle of wine in the fridge). The cottage was reasonably clean on arriving but we needed to clean the fridge out as this must have been missed. The property has its quirks so we were thankful the owner called around on the first evening. However, some things clearly need attention such as the shower doors and shower, knobs coming off in your hand when opening cupboards or drawers, better access to the freezer, washing machine and drier (which are in an outhouse with uneven access on first entering and a precarious and unsafely placed stone to be used to step up. Sitting out at the back was lovely but flakes of paint came off the picnic bench onto clothes and needs either replacement or re painted. We did have a very lovely stay, though which offered us some great memories.

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• Graham - Verified booking

  The cottage was in a good location , the heating works well but the shower was hit and miss.

  On our arrival John the owner showed us around the place. We noticed a very strong smell of damp. We unpacked our things and then went to get some shopping as there was nothing in the property except toilet paper and kitchen paper, no hand wash or washing up liquid etc and it was a bank holiday weekend. We had just had a six hour journey. We put the shopping away but we spent 2 hours cleaning the place there was earwigs in the fridge the oven was filthy there was used dog dishes in a bottom drawer with dog food still in them. The next day we got up to find all the food in the fridge on the turn ,the door had not been fitted correctly so I contacted the owner .I showed him the problem and we made a quick fix .John is a nice person and did offer to refund our loss for the food but that did not happen . The place needs a really deep clean it is a real pity we had to end our three weeks tour of Ireland in this property ,All our clothes smelt terribly of damp we did manage to wash some of them before our return home but any left in the double bed room drawer pick up the smell of damp after just a few hours.We stayed in two other cottages in Ireland, both being very good with nice little welcoming gifts.Here there was slugs woodlice spiders and earwigs in abundance we would not stay here again Sorry John.

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• Teresa - Verified booking

  My husband and I stayed at cottage for a week.

  My husband is American and I'm irish and Orla did an amazing job of explaining the history of Lismore , the cottage ( built in 1809) and its original inhabitants and how the irish people lived back in the day and how the cottage dwellers would have been working for the castle owners ( she remembers her history better than I ,lol!) The bedrooms were more spacious than than we expected, the kitchen was well stocked with teas, coffee, all condiments, plenty pots and pans and even a lovely tea set , so that when my elderly mom came for a sleepover , we could share a traditional pot of tea which made my mother feel very much at home ! The garden has a little she shed at the end of the traditional garden, that had beautifull roses, pansies and a traditional irish very old wood stove /oven for decorative purposes only. We throughly enjoyed walking to the little stores to buy our groceries for dinner. Everything is within a 5 min walk of the cottage !!! Their are horse ,cows ,sheep ,rivers within traditional stone bridges within a 15 mins drive radius of the cottage which was delightfull and the grass is lush and green, there are rolling hills, wher you will see sheep, horse and cows grazing which we saw every day driving to and from my mom's care facility. We will definitely be back!

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