Dardistown Castle is a MUST stay if you are in the Dublin area. We spent 2 of our last few nights in Ireland here but wish that we would have booked at least a couple more. The castle is about 15 - 20 North of Dublin and is an easy ride if you have a rental car as it is pretty much all Motorway. Lizanne does a great job of welcoming guests and showing them around the place. The place we stayed in was well appointed and had everything we needed. She made sure we had a fire going each night and homemade soda bread which were nice touches. This place easily accommodated our family of 5 and our teenage kids were more than thrilled with all there was to do around the grounds. My son was super excited because they have field in front of the house with a small soccer goal on it so he was in heaven especially since 3 of Lizanne's grandkids were there for the day and they all got to play soccer together. There is also a full size tennis court behind the house along with swings, seesaws and other fun things for the kids. It was a very comfortable place to stay for us, just wish it would have been longer.