A cottage with great potential, but too many flaws letting it down.
First impressions as we arrived at the cottage was that it was in a great location and was well presented from outside. Upon stepping inside things changed.
The floors looked like they hadn’t been hoovered for us arriving, we had to hoover and mop them ourselves as there was dirt throughout. There were hairs in the kitchen sink, bathroom sink and the shower. The reclining chairs in the living room are peeling and every time you get off them you need to hoover again as the bits where everywhere. The cleanliness was a problem for us coming up with 2 young children.
Outside bins where full when we arrived and we struggled to get our full bin bags in them. We had to leave full bags in the bins in the house because we couldn’t put them in the outside bin.
There isn’t a proper kettle in the kitchen, only a one cup pouring one. This is ok if you are only wanting to make 1 cup of tea, not so good if you want to make a tea Pot full.
We could only see one tea towel in the kitchen this wasn’t enough.
The glasses in the cabinet in the hall were dirty and looked like they hadn’t been washed since last use.
We were so underwhelmed by are stay at Red Gate Cottage. It had the potential to be a great place to stay. It’s a great location in a beautiful part of Ireland. It is a lovely cottage and the hosts Julie and William where very easy to deal with however a lot of attention to the small things is needed to make it a comfortable and enjoyable stay.