Stunning harbour hideaway that's a notch above your average airbnb! We loved every minute. Even before we arrived we had a great welcome. Geraldine sent through a really comprehensive guide of sights to see, places to eat, taxi's in the area etc. I've never gotten such a long, detailed message from an airbnb host and we were impressed! Geraldine basically gave us a ready-made itineary, which was amazing because we had been so busy in lead up to annual leave that we were a bit too exhausted to plan properly. It was really handy to have and we went back to read over it again and again over the few days.
The place itself is just incredible. The pictures don't fully do it justice. The airbnb is a destination it itself. I found myself getting up early to just look out the amazing picture windows with some tea and toast. We had lots of fun with the binoculars looking over to Classiebawn Castle, the island, cliffs in Donegal, the sea birds, horses and cattle on the neighbouring island. The scenary literally changes hour to hour with the weather rolling in and clearing. Spectacular! We actually found ourselves a bit disappointed on Tuesday when the weather was better than forecast cause we had planned to light the stove and watch the amazing sea views from the window and just spend time in the airbnb because it is such a nice space! We weren't expecting to be able to do a little walk around the immediate area. So, that was a lovely suprise and made me extremely jealous of the owners lockdown experience! We had the joy of feeling we were in splendid isolation while actually only being a few mins drive to local shops and within 15-30mins drive of all the main sights in Sligo and Sligo Town. This was a major bonus for me because it means I'm not exhausted after my holiday from having to do long drives all week.
Aside from amazing and unique location, the effort put in by the hosts and the quality of the space definitely puts this a notch above any other airbnbs I've stayed in in Ireland. It was a lot more on the luxury end than we were anticipating. The first thing that hit us was the amazing smell. It honestly smelled like a high end spa hotel throughout (I searched out and went and bought myself the same diffuser it was so good). Really, really generous inside; good quality soap, shampoo, shower gel, very generous welcome package of jams, local products and wine that we munched on all week, teabags, a little milk, a little stash of snacks and best of all two hot water bottles that we brought with us to Mullaghmore to give us some courage for a sea swim in October! Lovely blankets, extra towels and good quality fittings and furniture. I'm not normally that fussed by those things on holiday but it did all add to the 'specialness' of milk harbour. This place is definitely a notch above and great value compared to local hotels.
Amazing scenary, gorgeous apartment in a boathouse on a harbour in the West. What more could you want!!! We were very sad to go. 100% recommend to anyone.