We had a restful and wonderful stay at The Stables . The kitchen is equipped with all you need to make meals. The living room is cozy and comfortable with lots of interesting books to browse, puzzles to do, TV and excellent t working wifi. The rooms are roomier than what the photos on website shows. The beds are very very comfortable with great sheets. I slept for 10 hours one night — that was the longest I’ve slept while in Ireland. There was no issue with skylight being too bright in one of the room as the skylight had a retracting shade.
The castle ground is beautiful with room for kids to play — tennis court, swings/see saw . We were fortunate that the castle apartment was not occupied so Ken gave us a tour from top to bottom. The story of the castle and Lizanne and Ken’s. Journey of renovating , designing and making it comfortable for modern day travelers is fascinating and incredible.
We love meeting the Dardistown Castle ‘s four legged goodwill ambassadors. Sir Bailey, Lady Honey and Lady Ginger and the elusive Sir Chess. They are friendly and cuddly and made us feel at home.
Lizanne and Ken are warm and fantastic hosts. We are in awe at the amount of work they have put in to make the castle apartment , the Stables and the Grainery superb accomodations for people with varying degrees of budget. Lizanne who is an accomplished interior designer — did all the decor of the accomodations. There is so much love out in in creating these home away from home. It is 10,000 times better than staying in a hotel or any other Airbnb . We wish we could have stayed longer than 3 days. We will definitely return!
Thank you so much Lizanne and Ken. You made our last days in Ireland so relaxing and meaningful. We so appreciate your warm hospitality and sharing your love for Dardistown.
Salamat!
Marian, Jim, Ronan, Gabriel, Fintan Dolan
Portland, Oregon (USA)