Teach Mhaighréide
August 7th - August 14th 2021
We had a good week in the house.
With just the two of us we had plenty of room.
We preferred to use the bedroom with the double aspect, because it was easy to air, it was closer to the bathroom and it did not have the two steps up/down like the master bedroom.
We thought the bed and mattress in our bedroom were fine and we slept very well.
The shower is nice, hot (if you like so) and powerful.
When six people were staying in the house, with only the one bathroom, this may lead to queues.
If one would think of preparing meals for a family of 4 or 6, you probably will be disappointed in the kitchen equipment. Also the dinner table may be prove a bit cramped for 6.
In case you like to eat out, you better check TripAdvisor to find a place to eat. Some useful suggestions we found in ‘ Josephine’s Travel Guide’ on the Airbnb site . On the other hand, the written information that we found in the house is restricted.
Because of the old, fat cottage walls, the house is neither too warm, nor too cold, but we liked litting the fire, just for the fun of it and there was plenty of wood available. Very nice for a romantic evening.
Though the house is in an elevated position and the views are fabulous when being outside, looking from inside out, there is only a glimpse of the bay down below. I think that’s a pity.
It is a pity that the owners did not use large (printed) pictures of the lovely local surroundings to decorate the rooms. Instead, the pictures that are there, do look old-fashioned and do not suit the cottagy character of the house.
But yet, it is a really nice house, and like many people before us, we did enjoy our stay. Also the exterior looks very nice and the house is beautifully kept in a nice combination of white and yellow paint. For us the house was just the right base to make our trips around Donegal.
From the R259 it is 3,4 km to the house. Coming from the Annagry direction I would advice to take the second turn left after you have passed the graveyard, or coming from the Grolly direction, taking the second road at your right. In my opinion this route offers the least chance to get lost and is pretty much ‘straight forward’.
Coming up to our trip and still in The Netherlands, we asked several questions by email which were answered by Josephine very promptly and clearly. This gave us a very positive impression and Josephine appeared to be very efficient and helpful. During our stay we got in touch a couple of times, again by email, and again we got our answers swiftly.
However, during our week’s stay, we didn’t meet Josephine in person, what we thought was a pity, in particular because she is living ‘next door’ . In comparison to other houses we thought this house (for max 6) was very reasonably priced and certainly worth the money (€614 p/w)