Having lived in Tralee some years ago (my husband is a Kerryman), we often return to visit family & friends and have just returned from one such trip, celebrating our 25th Wed Anniv.
Maurice the owner, who always replies to messages promptly, said he would be there to meet us at the property on our day of arrival and with a bit of jiggery pokery with google maps, we found the property quite easily using the map coordinates provided. It did help that we knew the area, but even real tourists would be able to navigate the instructions pretty well.
Maurice is a very cheerful and genial host. He gave us a guided tour of the house, which is in pristine & splendid condition and explained the details of the heating, TV etc.
The online photos don’t do it justice, it’s very spacious, bright and airy with the added advantage of having 2 downstairs bedrooms either side of a wet room and seeing as we had parents with us, this meant they didn’t have to be going up and down the stairs to bathrooms, bedrooms etc.
The kitchen facilities are fabulous, all the mod cons you’d expect from a hi-spec holiday let and get! There is no shortage of bed linen & bedding/towels/kitchen ware/cutlery etc. Even the kitchen cupboards were stocked with a variety of tinned and dried ingredients (baked beans, tomatoes, rice, salt, pepper, sugar and cooking spices) and Maurice even thought of milk, so we could get the kettle on! We were allowed to just help ourselves to whatever was there, very handy as my Dad loves to cook! Everything was spotless and very well taken care of.
Maurice was very eager to make our stay as comfortable and as happy as possible, contacting us a few times over the few days we were there to ensure we were ok and didn’t need anything else.
Plenty games in the kitchen island cupboards to keep kids happy on a rainy day and a garden with swings for sunnier days.
On arrival, we quickly found out that my Husband had worked with Maurice’s Dad some 50 years prior and our niece had been to Maurice and his wife’s wedding a few years ago… small world!
All in all, this is a lovely house to stay in, would easily recommend it and would stay there again. It’s only 2 miles from the edge of town coming from Killarney direction and is near Ballygarry House, Ballyseede Castle and The Earl of Desmond Hotels for anyone needing somewhere to stay if attending a wedding/event on that side of town or indeed anywhere in Tralee. So, if you are looking for a comfortable, relaxing place to stay (with some decent furniture to sit on), then there's no other advice we can give you, don’t hesitate, just go ahead and book it, contact Maurice! A big thank you Maurice for our lovely stay!