We are a family of two adults and two children. We were travelling around the west and south-west of Ireland for our summer hols. We’ve stayed in a variety of places. Portmagee was our fourth place to stay. Paula’s apartment is upstairs (mostly in a roof-space), above the owner’s beauty salon business which is in a building directly behind the owner’s house so there is no private outside space. It’s in a rural area surrounded by some beautiful scenery but you can’t see much of the scenery from the apartment and I’ll explain why. All the windows are VELUX roof windows with the exception of a small gable window in the kitchen. So unless you stand directly at the VELUX window and stick your head up, all you can see is the sky. Even standing next to the windows all my children could see was the sky because they weren’t tall enough. The bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen were ok. But the living room felt very enclosed and not somewhere I’d like to spend much time. For a night or two this place is ok but it’s not somewhere I’d want to stay for any longer. For a longer stay I would need a nice living space to relax in and some private outdoor space. I was able to use the washing machine and dryer to do my laundry, it cost an extra €5 to use the dryer which I did because I didn’t want to hang my underwear on a line in a shared area. Paula offered to do our laundry but I preferred to do it myself. We didn’t use the hot tub in the end which cost €25 per hour. We were very lucky with the weather, it was super hot (in the high 20s up to 30). We didn’t use the cooker/hob. Some of the bowls/dishes in the cupboard weren’t clean, they had bits of food remaining from previous guests. So I hand washed everything before we used them. There is a dishwasher which we only put on for the first time when we were leaving. There is a small fridge but no freezer or ice compartment. We only used the shower in the ensuite and it worked fine. There was ample hot water. The wifi worked well too. Paula gave us fresh towels on our last day. She sent me messages a few times during our 3 night stay to check whether we needed anything. Paula has two small yappy dogs. There were cows in the adjacent fields and it was nice to hear them mooing. You’ll need transport to get to shops/restaurants/everything. There are some lovely places nearby. Portmagee certainly is a lovely little village. The Skellig region is stunning. We were happy enough with our short stay here but we won’t stay here again.