Paula's place is cozy, modern and very well kept. I was so relieved at how clean her place was and couldn't have been happier to stay there after a day of commuting through Ireland. I was met with heated towels, a flat screen tv, a sun roof in the bathroom, and all you can eat coffee cookies. She even provided my own water bowler and coffee/tea section in the corner of my room much like a 4star hotel but for less than a motel's pricing. There is a lounge down stairs which I suppose doubles as their family living room, but we were free to use it. I believe she has multiple rooms and they all seem to offer a up close view of the bay-gorgeous backdrop! Portmagee itself offers spectacular scenery and Paula's place is right in the middle of it. It is maybe 2.5 miles down the road from town shops but far away to not have to worry about noise or parking (especially since she has her own driveway).

Paula and Sioga were EXTRAORDINARY hosts as I was unable to obtain a car rental and was left to navigate Ireland's bus systems. Paula researched what buses and times I needed to take in order to get to Portmagee from Galway. She even picked me up from the next town over in Cahirciveen because there's no bus systems that go beyond there. We were staying in Portmagee, hoping to get a landing tour of Skellig, and Paula went out of her way to book us a spot on a boat. It was incredibly hard to get a reservation as most of them were booked months in advance, but she did it! Not only did she get us a reservation, but the day we reserved for, all the landing tours were cancelled due to high swells. Paula pulled strings to get us on two cancellations for the next day!!!!! She literally saved my trip to Skellig Michael as that was going to be the highlight of my week in Ireland. You have no idea how hard it is to get on a landing tour! As I was being loaded onto my boat, there was a line of hopefuls on the dock waiting for 'no-shows' on reserved spots. I am grateful to have had such a spectacular and kind host. Staying with Paula was a better experience than any 5 star hotel in Ireland could've given me.