The Elgin house on the Auburn House Estate is unbelievably beautiful and was the perfect place for our family of 8 to stay. We only stayed 3 nights, and I wish we could have stayed longer. We were very lucky because there was no one staying at the house the day before us, so we were able to get an early check-in. There was a little bit of confusion with the communication re: the early check-in time, so we did have to wait for about half an hour when we arrived, but it was such beautiful weather and we were happy to walk around the grounds a bit while we waited. The house was impeccably clean and really beautiful. It was super comfortable and even more space than our group of 8 needed. We didn't really end up using any of the kitchen appliances, but the kitchen was fully stocked with all cooking items that one might need. The dining room was gorgeous, so while we didn't end up using it, it would have been lovely to have cooked a big meal to share with the family while we were there. We will have to make time for that next time! Ireland was experiencing quite a heat wave during our stay (which was completely uncharacteristic), so we did find some of the bedrooms to get a bit hot, even with the windows open all day/evening. But this is something that we found in all of the places that we stayed throughout our week in Ireland, since it is rare for Ireland to ever have such an extended heat wave (locals told me that this was the first time since the 1800's that Ireland had been so hot and sunny for such an extended period of time). But, if you have travelers that are very heat-sensitive and are visiting in the summer, I recommend the front bedrooms as they seemed to be a little cooler than the back bedrooms. Prior to visiting, I was a bit nervous about the location, worried that we would be too far outside of Dublin to get into the city easily, but we honestly had a pretty easy time of it. I highly recommend the MyTaxi app for arranging for taxis - you can even order a taxi of up to 8 people (though they are not always available). Taxis into downtown Dublin from the house are approximately 40 euro or so. We didn't end up taking the bus or the metro (from town), but that was mainly because of the size and mobility of our group. The walk from the house to the Castle is really a lovely walk from the park ground entrance across the street from the entrance to the estate. The walk is approximately 15 minutes. If you are looking for a morning coffee, there is a garden center with a lovely cafe in it that is about a 10-12 minute walk away. It is quite posh and seems like it may...