Valerie's place is in a beautiful rural setting in a tiny hamlet close enough to the amenities in Ballyragget and Freshford but a million miles away in space, silence and tranquility. Trips to Cashel, Kilkenny and Inistioge are close enough to make it worth the short trip.
The house is a mix of old (lounges, bedrooms) and new (kitchen). It is decorated similarly, with lots of beautiful furniture and art works. The kitchen is very well equipped although a decent kitchen knife would be welcome
Outside the front in the courtyard is a lovely place to sit and while away your time, weather permitting. The rear garden is also a peaceful space and Valerie plans to make this more useful in due course.
The house was advertised as having 2 full bathrooms-it doesnt. The main bathroom has an adequate shower over a bath so be careful if mobility problems mean you cant step into a bath. The second 'bathroom' is a cloakroom downstairs-toilet and sink only. Both run off immersion heaters. The hot water is of such low pressure as to render it useless in the cloakroom and bathroom. Cold pressure is fine but this is currently a house with no meaningful running hot water other than the shower.
Remember this is someone's home, not just a holiday let, so there are a lot of the owners things in the house (freezer, bathroom cabinet etc), and some of the finishes are incomplete/worn/in need of attention (including electrical fixings).
Valerie, the owner, was accessible to help share concerns and managed to sort out replacing a broken fridge, but struggled to help with the lack of hot water for the week we are there. It may be fixed now, but probably best to check (if this matters to you).
Notwithstanding we had a fantastic week catching up with family we hadn't seen since before the pandemic.