We had a comfortable stay in Portmagee and the cottage was a good, family-friendly base to explore the area. Elizabeth' husband gave us a nice and chatty welcome, everything went down well. There is one issue though that has to be mentioned for honesty's sake: the extra charges for heating. In the description, the extra charge is mentioned so we knew and accepted this, believing that the costs would be reasonable. We found, however, that the heating system was not as efficient as the hosts would like to think and that the charge was 1.50 Euro per unit. This is not a fair rate considering the current heating oil price (about 70 to 80 cents) and adds up quickly, even if you only heat mornings/evenings (to have hot water as well as heating), like we did. Of course we paid but felt this to be overpriced and simply not good value anymore.