We had a great stay at Joan’s place! It was a Great BnB and set up perfectly, with some work going on to make it even better!
The room was a really good size, with a good shower and even a walk in wardrobe! Breakfast was absolutely spot on, it sorted us right out! Very tasty.
Joan took the time to speak to us (and we overheard her giving detailed directions to other guests) to guide us on the best way to really maximise our time on the ring of Kerry. And some of the smaller pointers she gave were absolutely amazing! I had spent the previous night trawling guides and blogs to help decipher a route, and even which direction to travel, how much time we’d have etc, and I really neednt have bothered. She knew exactly how long we’d need in each place, which ones weren’t worth our time, and which ones were worth taking extra time to go and see. For example, she directed us through the black valley, which really was the highlight of our day. When all other guides had said not to go that way with a car, she knew that if we followed her instructions,we’d get there late enough that pretty much all other traffic had gone, but early enough to really be able to appreciate the breathtaking route (I highly recommend this part, if you’re driving. The Gap of Dunloe).
One other thing that I really appreciated, we had our baby with us, and he is really well behaved, but at the end of the day stills baby. He got a bit upset while we were getting ready one day. Just a bit bored basically while we were washing and packing, so he was quite moany, and I think the sound must have echoed a little. I was talking to Joan at breakfast and it turned out some other guests had mentioned it, but she made absolutely no issue out of it, even knowing that some people wouldn’t understand and it may even cause them to alter their review, she just ‘said kids will be kids’ and it was really nice of her. (These people are lucky, some babies cry all through the night, so it really wasn’t that bad!)
The location is great, you are 5mins maximum from being on the actual ring of Kerry route. A perfect place to base yourself