This was a real case of arriving as a stranger and leaving as a friend. Betty and Clifford are so easy to get along with, and they just made me feel so at ease and at home.
Their house is warm, comfortable, friendly and welcoming. My room was spacious, the bathroom was just fine, and all the linens and towels and amenities were great.
Breakfast was delicious and filling, great eggs, brown bread, coffee, juice, yogurt, and cereals from which to choose.
Betty and Clifford have a wealth of information about the area, and she arranged for me to meet a neighbor who in turn gave me a tour of the village and surroundings of some my ancestors and even introduced me to a distant relation. Really amazing!
It is barely an hour from the Dublin airport to their place in the Wicklow Mountains overlooking the Glen of Imaal. The views of the mountains around their house are just beautiful.
I was extremely happy to have a good quality GPS to navigate the narrow, winding back roads of the area with can afford umpteen chances for getting lost. Go slow and mind the bends, as Betty told me.