Wonderful stay! Clean, quiet, comfortable. My daughter had the best time with the little swing, slide, and playhouse. We were a group of 2 parents, 2 grandparents, and a 3-year-old, and we all enjoyed our time at The Nook.
If you decide to stay, you can read on for some more specifics...
- the house is gated and the name of the house is part of the address. We were able to find it on Google Maps but it took us a bit to figure out the gate/house name part.
- master has a very large King sized bed and a small sofa (on which our daughter slept). The other room has two twins, in which the grandparents were perfectly comfortable.
- there is only 1 shower, in the upstairs bath. Downstairs has a toilet and sink. It's fine you just have to take turns!
- We stayed 2 nights and ordered takeaway each night, which was relaxing and perfect. "Let's Eat In" has an extensive menu. We ordered from the Chinese menu, and though it was not like the Chinese food we're used to, it tasted okay. I wouldn't really recommend it, but we got in late and it was easy and adequate. The second night was Barnardos Chipper (or Chippy, depending on which site you're looking at... hmm... the food was kind of mixed up as well). The cod & chips were okay but you had to pay extra for ketchup, and they claimed to have no way to give you vinegar except to put it directly on the fish (which would make it soggy). (Not sure why they didn't have packets, nor could they pour some into the exact same containers onto which they put the ketchup!). They didn't have tartare sauce or anything else to make it interesting. At The Nook we found salt and pepper but not much else. So if you're going the takeaway route, bring condiments, or perhaps see if the owners have any you can use (their house is adjacent). Even with the so-so food, though, it was great to just stay in and relax.
- I think the TV only has NetFlix, but it's a good-sized tv and a NetFlix account was provided. My husband brought along a. HDMI cable with an adaptor of some sort, so he was able to attach his iPad directly to the TV and we watched a few movies that way.
- Powerscourt Garden was very nice for a walk & photo op. The Avoca cafe was a good lunch (really fancy cafeteria-style). There is a cute wine shop in a little village along the way, thepartingglass.ie