Great location . Lovely walks to the beach, local golf links and to the local hotel where the bar food is excellent. Fantastic views of yet another beautiful beach from your table.
Bike hire available locally and you can cycle off road on the Greenway Cycle Path all the way to Westport.
There is also one other excellent place to eat out 5 K from Lotus Cottage, its Naffins Bar/Hotel towards Newport.
The only negative is having no Internet/WiFi