Wonderful location! Easy walk to The Wormhole, Dun Aengus, and the small village of Kilmurvey.
It is quite a distance from the ferry so prepare to flag down a local bus or car to transport you to the lodge and the drivers will charge €5-€10/person depending who you ask and your skills of negotiation. It took us a while to figure this out so we stood near the bike rental for over an hour wondering how we would ever get to the lodge with our luggage. The bike rental merchant told us how to get a ride. After finally arriving at the lodge we were told internet was down on the island so they were unable to reply to my queries for transportation or to answer my phone calls. Sean arranged our transportation to leave though and it was prompt.
The TV is in a communal room. There isn’t a TV in the bedrooms. We didn’t care, but some might. The bathrooms are also in the hallway and not en-suite. There were only a couple people staying so we didn’t have to really share the neighboring bath. We probably would have if they had been fully booked. Minimal soundproofing between rooms. We could hear everything our neighbors said and did. Fortunately they kept a decent bedtime so we could too.
Other than the hiccup with transportation and then finding Joe Watty’s was the only restaurant on the island open, it was a great 2 night stay. We slept so well with the windows open listening to the waves crash at the nearby beach (best beach on the island too!)
Booking the Hop on Hop off ferry from Aran island ferries out of Rossaveel makes quick work of the ride to the island. It’s about 40min and the car park there is €7/day.