The unit was decent enough. Definitely not a good value for the price. We paid $2500 USD for the month which other locals were absolutely stunned by for that area. We were very respectful and quiet guests never complaining of anything. Even though we were constantly fighting off spiders and cobwebs and flies. There were spiders in every single corner of the ceiling when we arrived and we spent the first two hours there cleaning the unit from dust, cobwebs and killing spiders. The home also had a dampness to it which brought unpleasant odors.
We left four days early and didn’t ask for a refund or anything. I placed all the dirty dishes in the dishwasher, swept the place and took out the trash. I left glass bottles for recycling because I couldn’t find the location in the village to deposit them.
I had a friend that was traveling through The area and I thought it would be really great if she could stay at the place for a night. At this point, Mary had been quite nice.
So, I emailed her and let her know we had to take off a little early and asked if a friend could stay at the place for a night since we had it for another four nights. I never heard back, but thinking it wouldn’t be an issue I gave my friend the address and told her where I left the key. I also told Mary to send me a money request from Airbnb so I could pay for the utilities which we agreed upon, but never received the reply to that email.
To hear how Mary acted when My friend showed up was an absolute shock to me. Mary said we “trashed” the place and that we were basically the worst humans on the planet. My friend took pictures of the place when she arrived which is exactly how I left it. In the US, we always pay a cleaning fee and depart the unit as is with a little cleanup making it easier for the cleaning crew to turnover. That is why airbnb allows hosts to collect a cleaning fee. I actually feel we left the unit in BETTER shape because we got rid of all the spiders and cobwebs by purchasing our own bug spray and cleaning supplies.
To hear how rude Mary was to my friend in respect to my wife and I being terrible guests really left a sour taste in my mouth from my month in Ireland.
In fact, it was the only unpleasant aspect of the entire trip. And we stayed in multiple Airbnbs throughout Ireland. In fact, we live in Airbnbs and this was the first time I’ve had this experience.
Would be cautious of a long stay here, but a quick one night might not be the end of the world. If you want to risk it...