On arrival in Dublin we had to isolate due to COVID restrictions (we had no health issues) for 14 days and rented Monica’s Martello cottage for that purpose.
We enjoyed the stay very much. The cottage is complexly modern. Everything worked fine. The layout is open plan on the ground floor with an open kitchen and a glass door wall at the back which looks upon a lovely patio. It was quiet the entire time.
The location in Sandycove is superb - the sea is a 100 yards (meters) away, the Dart station train to Dublin is at the other end of the block and there were very up-scale food and wine shops just two blocks away.
Not being able to eat out due to the COVID lockdown, we cooked most meals ourselves and enjoyed using the kitchen, which was more than well designed and supplied. The local shops had fresh Scottish and Irish salmon, clams, fish, beef and lamb, and local cheeses and a good selection of baked goods, vegetables and wine.
As our arrival was towards evening Ian (our contact person) was kind enough to pick up some food items for us and was very responsive during our entire stay.
Sandycove and it’s environs (Bkackrock, Monkstown, Dun Laoghaire - pronounced “Dun Leery”, and Dalkey) are beautiful, upscale and quiet hamlets and a pleasant place to be, even when the weather isn’t so nice. With the convenient Dart line getting around is very easy. We wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again.