No. 9 is a wonderful cottage situated on a small hill with a large yard, including picnic table, and nice view that includes glimpses of Galway Bay. Just off the main coast road, it's easy to find though set back from the street. A brief walk into Bearna (great drinks at The Twelve, great seafood and view at O'Grady's on the Pier, and an all-you-could-want SuperValu grocery) and just a 20-minute taxi into Galway. Being near the heart of Connemara is important to us and No. 9 fit the bill.
As for the cottage, it helped us that each of the bedrooms has a slightly different configuration (all comfy) and each has its own bathroom - YAY! We also used the loft space which is nice and bright with two skylights. We enjoyed a turf fire in the fireplace and even made dinner for seven in the small but sufficiently equipped kitchen area. Bed linens and towels werre great, water pressure great, what am I missing?
Daniel was the perfect host -- easy to communicate with and very responsive. He provided many good recommendations and checked in "just enough."
We've stayed in many cottages in and around Spiddal/Bearna and I think we've found the one we'll return to on future trips.