It's a castle, a real, live castle. It's on a river's inlet, the sunsets are fantastic, the grounds and the rooms are authentic yet modernized (with things like heat and plumbing). There's a full kitchen, Karen provides staples that you'd need, and you can even pet and feed the horses! You want to stay and just live in the castle to sit in the library and read the old books, or have an elegant dinner in the dining room, but there is a lot to see in the area (Cliffs of Moher are under and hour, Galway same). Karen was very available, laid back, and always helpful.