This is a house that’s well set up for hen parties. We weren’t that (2 families of 4 and grandparents and we stayed for 12 days) so had slightly different needs than the typical guest.
It is a great location - not far from Newry and Omeath and just a drive away from Carlingford. We enjoyed the local restaurants and On Yer Bike bike tour.
Our hosts were impressively communicative (before we arrived we had lots of questions about the local area and they answered questions while we were there) and responsive and we enjoyed our time in the house.
We were welcomed with special touches in the form of sweets, food and drink, which was very kind.
There is a nice kitchen with a couple of small fridges, a dishwasher and washing machine. It has lots of glasses for different types of drinks, plenty of plates, dishes and cutlery. The house is large with plenty of light and space for large groups of people to chat. We liked it being modern and stylish.
With four children, we needed to do clothes washing a lot. There is a great washing machine. We also needed to dry clothes and, on request, our hosts brought pegs so we could hang them out on the line as there isn’t a drier. We also ended up using a glass hallway as a temporary drying room when it rained (handy).
There were lots of games available for the kids - they had plenty to do. There is also a handy tv that we could connect to with our own networks and downloaded shows, not that we had much time to watch tv.
Being from overseas we struggled with the immersion showers and having them work properly for us. I don’t think others would necessarily have the same struggles. Our hosts did explain the showers but it ended up that most of us used the one instant hot shower, which wasn’t ideal. That said, those showers were always hot and had good water pressure.
The long days meant we had lots of opportunity to enjoy the beautiful views from the house. It also made it quite warm and bright in the upstairs bedroom (where there are 4 beds and there is a glass ceiling). As there were so many bedrooms we reorganised the beds so the kids could get some sleep. Again, this isn’t likely to be an issue for those on the town out until late or otherwise used to the long daylight hours.
We enjoyed our stay and are happy to recommend this place to other large groups.