This is a warning to future guests. Beware of the host of this listing!
It is our opinion that he expects to run this accommodation as a cash cow that returns easy money, while he will trash guests who have the slightest problem or concern, or does not help him make his easy money. He has a streamlined guest handling process, that it is very supportive throughout the booking stage, but can then turn very sour.
We arrived at this property to find that internet was not working. We reported the issue but the host did not come to address the issue and expected us to do the diagnostics, which was very very hard to do, as communication with anyone over mobile network is near to impossible, as this location has very spotty mobile coverage. Each time we had to leave the property and walk some distance till we could get reception, just to find a message from the host relaying more instruction from the internet provider. Sending photos to confirm the issue was near to impossible. This meant that without Internet, we were disconnected from being able to communicate with anyone.
Internet is not just an amenity. It is a Utility! But the host did not seem to understand this. We were told that "Internet is like the weather. We cannot control it". To make things worse, he told us that Internet was confirmed to be working prior to our arrival by the house cleaners, but then it turned out that the previous guest left his review mentioning that Internet was already not working even during his stay. It is likely that for this reason, the host trashed this guest in his review, which is also what we expect he would do to us, simply for demanding to get what we promised. We were not promised sunshine, but we were promised Internet as part of the listing.
The worst part of it all was that once we showed that we are dissatisfied with the situation, he had to audacity to tell us "You can check out tomorrow... Checkout time is 10:30am. Please return key to lockbox and cleaners will arrive at 10:30." We were 3 families with 5 children under 6 who travelled 3+ hours to do a staycation! We were shocked by his response. Without alternative, our only option was to remain, hoping Airbnb would find a solution or alternative, which they were not able to do.
It is also very obvious that the owner of this listing manages it remotely and is not a host that is readily available. According to Airbnb's own profile, during our stay, the owner was not even in Ireland. We were left without internet throughout our stay.
The property is as described except for there were only 2 King Size Beds upstairs and 2 Doubles downstairs, were listing says 3 King and 1 Double. We had an issue that we couldn't really use the outdoor terrace without worrying that a toddler would fall off and roll down the steep hill just a step down from the decking. The view is beautiful, but to be completely isolated without means to communicate was of concern throughout our stay. Cleanliness was questionable especially after we found dirty socks under the bed from previous tenants. The provided baby cot was defective and we could not use it. We also had an issue with the water. In some of the showers and in the kitchen sink tap the water could suddenly change to scalding temperatures. Then it seemed that there was not enough hot water for everyone to shower, and at some point, some people ended up having a cold shower. Luckily, one of the bathroom downstairs had an electric shower that helped.
What was meant to be 4 days of vacation turned out to be an ordeal simple by how this host has treated.