We felt welcome from the instant we met Eva and Peter! Peter's Castle was exactly as described... and is what is said to be. My wife and I spent most of our tour in Ireland on motorbike and sidecar, so I consider us adventurous and resilient. We wanted to expose ourselves to Ireland's elements, people and countryside... Not canned up in a bus, train or car. When I came across Peter's B&B ad I knew we had to stay! We had hoped for Halloween, but as it was filled we accepted Nov. 1st.
We spent the late day exploring the castle grounds and later that evening (until 3:30am) spent time visiting with Peter in the great living area of his castle. Our 2 week tour was nearly to an end when we met Peter, Eva and Rian... And I could not have had hoped for a better ending to our "epic journey".
If you are looking for a "posh", 5 Star Guest House with all the frills, then a castle may not be for you. IF you seek adventure, beauty and what it means to truly live and love; then you must stay with Peter in his labor of love! Our only regret is that we had only enough time for a single nights' stay... I wish we could have stayed more. I would have loved to been able to have rolled up my sleeves and given both Eva and Peter a hand around their home.
I have met some incredible souls in this world; but Peter and Eva are souls as unique as snowflakes. No one word can define them... Perhaps a novel would be best suited for that. I laughed, stood in awe, listened intently and even cried as I tried to absorb as much of the Castle experience that I could.
Peter, his castle and his family must be experienced for yourself. Just as we exposed ourselves to the rain, wind, chill, scents and love of Ireland; so must one expose themselves to a experience like none other at Peter's Castle.
Peter's Castle is not a mere B&B, and should never be defined as that. Ever. It is history, and all that history is... Good, bad, life, death, comedy, tragedy. Hundreds of years of history which could fill thousands of pages; I am just glad we were able to write a page of our own within its' history.