The house is in a great location with wonderful sea-views, sitting just above the promenade in Cobh, a town with a lot of interesting history. Supermarkets, shops, and restaurants are just a few minutes walk away, and Cork city is less than 30 minutes from Cobh by a regular and very affordable train service.
We enjoyed live traditional Irish music in a couple of local pubs: Rob Roy just off the seafront, and the Roaring Donkey up the hill beyond St Colman's cathedral. We received a warm welcome in both. We took a picnic on a day-trip by ferry to Spike Island, which was well worth the visit. Don't miss the Titanic Experience, which tells the story of the ship's last call at Cobh (then called Queenstown) before its ill-fated voyage in April 1912.
If you're traveling by car, street-parking is available but very hit-and-miss. There is free parking in the cathedral car park a few minutes walk from the house and also near the railway station, a 10-15 minutes walk away.
The house itself has everything that you will need. We had an issue with the controls on some of the showers but Mark called in a plumber and got everything fixed. Unfortunately, we couldn't get the heating to come on during the cooler nights and mornings, but I'm confident that Mark will see to it that it's in working order for the next guests.