Lovely house. Absolutely spotlessly clean. Bedroom setup really good. Comfortably fits 6. Kitchen well kitted out. James phoned on our arrival to make sure we had found the place - key provided by lock box which is handy. You would pay prob 50% more for house nearer Keel (keel only c 10 min drive). A few welcome things for us on arrival which was a nice touch.
Re Achill: we used Keel beech most days as beach nearer the house (Dugort) had a lot of jellyfish while we were there so no one in swimming there. FYI, The walk to Dugort beach is a pleasant 1.5km walk.
Recommendation to pack: (1) we were really glad we had done a supermarket shop before arriving at Achill. There is a decent fridge freezer at house and a washing machine .The local shops are limited! (2) nespresso machine and capsules (3) toasted sandwich maker (4) body boards (5) wetsuits. (5) rugs and towels for beach etc.
Eating out; would recommend (1) Nevin’s in Mulranny - excellent food and service for all ages. C 30 mins away (2) Blasta food van (c 15 mins from house) - evidently a new addition to the island. Can be very busy but you can phone to order in advance. There are picnic tables outside that you can eat at (3) The Curragh takeaway keel - fish and chips was lovely. Kids loved their chicken wings and burger. Avoid scones and apple slice!(service a bit hit and miss) . (4) Pure magic - recommend the goats cheese salad with side of chips (5) lovely service and Crepes from red creperie van by keel beech. Reasonably priced. We got crepes there most days!
Places to go: beech, beech, beech!!!
Kids enjoyed Pirate adventure at Westport House.
They also enjoyed the crazy golf - quite basic but kids were happy!
The aquarium is tiny BUT the guy Daniel giving the talk was fantastic so would recommend purely for his love and interesting facts about the seaworld.
Our surf lesson was cancelled due to lack of waves. To be honest body boarding as much fun.
Saw signs for horse riding but we didn’t try it.
Couldnt quite work out the great reviews of the Deserted Village!!