This spectatular white washed cottage gave us a fantastic 5 day retreat in June away from the world, surrounded by incredibly beautiful landscape and a creative and inspiring interiour design. The cottage was cosy and filled with light. The unique design has two staircases - one leading to the master bedroom with full floor to ceiling windows overlooking the farmland and sea, and the other leading to the other two rooms that are a 2nd bedroom and a lounge/3rd bed area. The living area is cozy with enough seating options, but the couch itself is better suited to a couple. The bathroom is an adventure (in the best way) with a spa-like shower with stone walls and also a luxuriously long tub. The decour was charming, combining refurbished painted wood, mosaic and stone walls, beautiful ambient lighting, gorgeous crockery and loads of interesting books, DVD's and inventive decor. We had everything we needed. Note that there is no microwave, which helped our "slow down" approach to the holiday. The location is remote, with a very windy single lane road approaching it that could be a challenge for some people, but we LOVED it.
There is a little inlet for swimming/boat launch down the road, plenty of wild flowers sheep and farm animals. The property has a specatular garden with flowers , shrubbery, herbs and various outdoor seating area options. Barley Cove is about a 15 minute drive and well worth the trip to see a soft white sandy sheltered beach area.
We had an added challenge, in that on the first morning there was a regional power outage in the whole peninsula which knocked out the electricity and water pump!! Our Super Host, Brigitte, was quick to respond to our messages and we were in steady contact through it all. She was fantastic. About 12 hours later the electricity was restored and our holiday really landed! Brigitte kindly offered a refund for us for the first day, even though the fault had nothing to do with her.
We are dreaming of returning soon to this beautiful spot!!! Thank you Brigitte!