What a fantastic place to stay. The cottage is secluded and well presented and offers a great base to explore the Burren and Wild Atlantic Way.
We were welcomed by Mary in the village and Fiona was over that weekend so we got a lovely warm welcome from her when we got up to the cottage.
We used a lot of the local recommendations for food and drink.
Fox's in the Main Street was fantastic for breakfast - great cooked breakfast, strong italian coffee and fresh fruit juice every morning we were there. We also had pizzas on the Friday evening - massive portions and enough for takeaway next day.
We drank in Connolly's - sat beside the log fire and relaxed. We also drank and ate in Keogh's on the square to watch the France v Ireland rugby game - the drinks and food were superb and we got chatting to some locals and visitors from Dublin. On our last night we cooked in and had a drink in Sextons as well - everywhere for a drink was warm and welcoming and certainly the pub is the social hub of Kinvara!
Sightseeing - we went to the Hazel Mountain chocolate factory - worth a visit for the hot chocolate in the cafe alone! We also visited the Perfumery in the Burren and took a road trip to the Cliffs of Mohar. After the cliffs we went to Spanish Point and had tea/scones in the hotel there and watched the surfers in the big waves off the headland.
The last night we spent in front of the wood burning stove and watched a movie - the cottage has Apple TV and Netflix - just remember your login and password for Netflix and you are good to go! There is also a freeview box for local TV channels and a selection of DVD's for everyone in the family.
The bathroom was great and the shower was hot and powerful.
I would recommend the cottage as a place to get away from it all.
The cottage is about 3 miles from the village so if you want to drink you need to have a designated driver - we had a local taxi man on the Saturday who took us into the village and back - €10 each way. Just bear in mind its a small place and he is the ONLY taxi there is - so plan ahead. He wasn't available on the Friday so one of us drove but we got him on the Saturday no problem!
All in all wonderful weekend away and would recommend highly