Four of us ( two adults and two children) stayed for five nights in this lovely property alongside Holly and her parent's home in the Kilkenny countryside. It is in a peaceful and rural location yet only a very short drive from Piltown and so we had convenient access to the village shop and a very nice pub/restaurant called Anthony's Inn which was ideal for us. It's so central for day trips to Waterford ( 20 mins), Kilkenny ( a little further), Cashel and all of the delights of Counties Waterford, Tipperary and Kilkenny.
Even before we arrived, the communication from Holly was first rate - giving us her parents' numbers and plenty of details of how to find the house, asking us if we would like the use of the BBQ so that they could prepare it for us, etc.
Paul and Sinéad were perfect hosts and went over and beyond what we could have imagined. The cottage had everything we could have needed and more besides - a lovely basket of breakfast cereals, milk, eggs, apple juice and to top it all, gorgeous home-made scones and bread. The cottage was immaculate with a very comfortable bed and bed/sofa ( for the children), loads of fluffy towels and even shower gel and shampoo. Any utensil we could have looked for was there in the dresser and Holly had left a booklet full of details of where to go and what to do in the area.
Although we were near to the main house, the cottage's garden ( and swing and picnic table/seats) was private and very safe so that we had no worries about our smaller child. In fact he was able to play outside with the family's two dogs Rodney and Jerry until well after dark. We couldn't believe the extra touches that Paul and Sinéad added to our stay and our children were delighted to find one evening a surprise game for them to play, fairy lights lighting our picnic table and even a replacement teddy when our son lost his toy crocodile temporarily. When our daughter lost a knitting needle, Paul even set off to Piltown in search of a pair of replacement needles which made her day.
Our stay at the cottage has to rank as the most enjoyable Airbnb stay we have ever had and we couldn't recommend the hosts highly enough. We were sad to drive out of the gates but look forward to returning! Until next time...