“Positives : Warm personal welcome extended by the owner (and those lovely dogs!”
) ‘Starter-pack’ of bread, butter, etc left in the large and extremely well-equipped kitchen. Cottage very clean. Plenty of towels supplied. Bed has a good, comfortable mattress. On return from the many chilly and damp/wet/windy days, it was good to be able to switch on the quickly effective radiators. And it’s true : the cottage really is just five minutes’ walk from the nearest beautiful beach (Carniven) — and as a bonus, the start of a coast path!
Slightly less positive : First a warning — shower tray pretty slippery. No towel rails, no loo-roll holders, no hooks for (wet) coats by front door.
There is a router in the cottage, but the wifi signal started to fluctuate before disappearing completely between 5pm and 6pm, reappearing very late at night. In warmer weather this wouldn’t matter at all, of course, but on our first visit to Ireland, we hadn’t realised just how cold, wet and windy it would be in late September, and just how many of these long(ish) light evenings we would therefore be spending indoors!
These were our experiences ; but I imagine that all of these glitches and hitches will be quickly and easily remedied.
Fethard village has all amenities, the people we met in the pub were amazingly friendly and welcoming, and all in all I would recommend this cottage as a good destination for a relaxing holiday.
- Patricia, September 2022
