The property is really well equipped, and very spacious. It's a 2mile journey into the village of Barna which has a couple good pubs, a decent shop and some takeaways etc. Also only a 15min drive to Galway, so really well located.
The property was very roomy, and everything we needed was there - towels, kitchen utilities etc.
We had a bit of an issue on arrival. Despite sending Brian a message when we booked advising that we were taking our baby and our per dog with us (the property is advertised as pet and child friendly, but we thought best to advise on advance anyway), he seemed very surprised that we had brought them along, which led to a bit of an atmosphere, which made us a bit uncomfortable. So much so that we offered to move out and find somewhere else, but we were assured it was fine and that the misunderstanding had been on his part (something to do with airbnb not delivering messages properly when doing an instant book?)
We really enjoyed our time in the area, and the property was a good base for exploring.
It was November, on the West Coast of Ireland though, so did get cold through the night. My wife was up through the night feeding our baby when we got a couple of text messages from Brian at 3:30am asking us to turn off the heating, as it would blow the boiler up, and cost €200 to repair.
The house was fine, but if booking make sure to let Brian know if you plan on bringing children or pets with you. It is advertised as pet friendly, but we were told when we arrived that he doesn't accepts pets in the winter. And that he wouldn't have accepted our booking if he'd known. He also prefers not to have children at the crawling stage as he doesn't think the property is set up with it.
He was a nice guy, and provided a lovely welcome pack of bread, eggs, milk, cheese etc, but it obviously took him by surprise when we arrived, as he hadn't noticed our message when booking