My mom and I visited Ireland for the first time and were happy with all of our hosts except Miranda.
First, before arrival, I excitedly asked her for recommendations of things to do, etc. she never responded to my message.
Then, when we got there, we did not get a warm welcoming. No tea or coffee offered like we came to know from every other host and like I thought we might get based on other reviews.
She shook my hand and said her daughter would show us the room. Literally, that's all that happened. Then they left. We had never before stayed at a B&B and I had booked several places for our 10-day stay, not realizing Miranda's place was the only place we couldn't use the kitchen.
We ate our food in the dining area and boiled a few of our eggs in the kitchen. Both her husband and son came and went and didn't say anything about not using the kitchen, so I didn't realize we were off limits. Then, she comes home and chews me out and says we were not welcome to use her family kitchen. I explained my confusion and apologized, but after that, I was very uncomfortable and would have left but we couldn't lose our money we had already paid.
Also, the breakfast seemed slightly too expensive compared to restaurants we saw after.