Maeve was fantastic! I backpacked the UK and Ireland for two weeks and this was by far my favorite stay. I got in late at night and Maeve was right there to greet me and even went through things for me to do (City Center is only a 20 minute bus ride) the next day before she headed off to bed (and it was after midnight). I felt very welcome and found myself headed back to her home earlier each day just because I wanted to chat with her. Breakfast in the morning was great and swapping travel stories over wine at night was even better.

I didn't get to meet Ken, as he was out of town on business, but Maeve told him I was a vegetarian and he e-mailed me with several recommendations for restaurants in town (successfully ate great vegetarian food in Ireland - it can be done!). I thought it was incredibly nice of him to go out of his way to help me, even though he'd never meet me.

As a solo female traveler, I felt completely safe and at home. I would book with Maeve and Ken again and highly recommend you book their home to be your home, even if just for a few days.