Colette picked me up from the airport bus, took me back two days later, and could not have been more welcoming, starting with a perfect cup of tea in her pretty garden. Her house was ideally located for the things I wanted to do and with a key I could come and go as I needed to throughout the day. Colette's house is relaxed, cultured, arty and interesting - like Colette herself - an excellent starting point for anyone interested in contemporary Ireland. This is what 'bed and breakfast' used to be like before it all got swept away by en suite budget hotel rooms and clinical holiday apartments.