This cabin provides you a truly magical experience during your stay in the Doolin peninsula. The cabin is surrounded by sheep, horses, cats/kittens and beautiful mountains (seriously the Three Sisters are right outside your window!), so you definitely get a taste of Irish countryside living. The technology is a little old fashioned but that adds to the unplugged, rural feel of this environment.
The cabin itself is rather isolated (not too much is walkable save for Kilmalkedar Church [5 mins], Murreagh Beach [30 mins], and the 2 Ballydavid Pubs [45 mins]). The posting does suggest you have a car in order to get to the surrounding locations (Dingle Village particularly) and I definitely have to agree...not having a car made our stay a lot harder, but we were still so incredibly grateful to have been able to stay in the country.
For people considering trying this without a car, here are some things to consider: walking into Dingle town is not feasible on a consistent basis, even if you’re a trekker. It’s *only * 6ish km but it’s a really busy highway with some dicey intersections. You’ll probably have to take a taxi if you want to get into town which will cost you 10-15£ each way...so be strategic about what you schedule when. Some taxi drivers are willing to communicate via email if you don’t have international calling; the tourist office will help you make these connections. Finally, you’re still more than able to see Slea Head and other sites, as there are many small tour groups that will take you out, but typically the meeting place is at the tourist office, so you still have to make your way to Dingle Village before venturing out.
We would stay again in a heartbeat...Ballydavid was a really special part of our trip. Highly recommend for an extended excursion in Dingle during your travels through Ireland.