We rounded up and gave this a 5 star rating. There is room for improvement but overall we were glad we stayed. We look forward to returning again and happily recommend to anyone else. Fantastic location and a very charming town. For those familiar with the US, I would say Kilkenny is similar to our Charleston. Small town charm with plenty of shopping and Irish pubs/restaurants all within an easy walk. The town is obviously hundreds of years older than Charleston complete with its own castle. The AirBnB unit itself has a wonderful blue door typically adorned with a different wreath each day from the adjacent florist shop and is located 3 doors down from the Rothe house (built on 1594) and across the street from the Smithwick’s Experience (300 year old brewery). Beyond the beautiful blue door, guests must ascend a remarkably steep staircase. We were properly forewarned and prepared to help our senior citizens on their climb. Do not underestimate this hurdle if you have mobility impaired individuals in your party. However, your efforts are rewarded with the discovery of a quite spacious set of quarters. There is an immediate room to the right with a small kitchen/kitchenette complete with a couch facing a small fireplace with a large flat screened tv paired with a XBox gaming option. Attached to this is small bedroom and bathroom. Clearly this was a stand alone unit itself in the past. Strolling along the hallway presents one with another set of 2 consecutive staircases. The first of which provides the option of visiting 2 separate rooms. Again each with its own bathroom. One room having a double bed and a twin bed facing the street the other room a double. Heading up the 2nd staircase one reaches a room with a double bed and bathroom again facing the street. If one were to proceed beyond the initial steep staircase and bypass the next staircase a chess table can be found hiding underneath the next staircase and a rather large hole in the older dividing wall can be traversed leading into another kitchen. Beyond this kitchen can be found another bedroom and bath complete with another double bed. Finally your stroll to the end of this hallway presents you with the option of ascending up another staircase which leads to a double bed along with two twin beds and yet another bathroom. The other option is to descend downstairs to combination washer/dryer along with a rear exit to a small courtyard for the rubbish barrels and a gate leading to a small parking lot.
In order for the property to receive a perfect rating one would have to update the “over-seasoned” furniture) along with improved ventilation and minor plumbing improvements.
As I started above - we had a marvelous time. Glad we came and stayed here. We would definitely come again to this location and gladly recommend to those traveling with a large group needing a large accommodation. Such a large set of quarters tucked away in a prime location has to be a rare find and I highly recommend one jumping on this listing if available during your stay.