The house in Burtonport was spectacular. In a beautiful remote location, five minutes walk from a isolated beach and a lovely 5k walk surrounding the house, the area was fantastic.
The house, directly attached to the owner’s house (but completely separate) is all on one floor. The sitting room boasts a bar (which you can fill yourself) and a pool table. There is also a little hob and oven if you so wish to use it.
The bathroom is spectacular. Very spacious and the bath is huge. So lovely.
The bedrooms are also fantastic. Very comfy bed and very large.
Telephone reception is very poor due to the location, however, internet is provided so that sorts out the issue largely.
We had a wonderful time in Burtonport and it is well worth the visit.
The only issue was the encounter we had with Mary Frances on the day we were leaving. We had tidied the place to what we felt we had to – tidied all rubbish, cleaned the dishes, dishwasher on, towels in bathtub, everything as it was. However, when Mary Frances came to see us off, she got very angry with us, stating there was not a cleaning fee and we had not cleaned to the standard she expected. She gave out about the floor and even gave out about ‘not cleaning up after our cooking’ (there was a little residue from the cooking the evening before.) We then proceeded to awkwardly clean for the next 5-10 mins. Whilst I would not or even did not mind cleaning up, the manner in which we were spoken to was horrific. I felt like a little child being scolded and left feeling very upset. I had even accidentally turned off the fridge, and when she called her husband, he was so lovely and did not make a big deal about it. That is how to treat paying guests. Even if she had asked us nicely would we mind cleaning it would not have even been an issue. I definitely felt if it had not been for the fact we were a young couple of 25, she would not have behaved so horribly as I cannot see her scolding middle aged people. I genuinely was very upset at the way I was treated.It is very unfortunate, therefore, that it ruined our trip as everything up until that point was fantastic.