If you’re reading this it means you’re giving thought to staying at Lighthouse Cottage. I’m going to save you time and effort searching around - book this place now before your dates go!
Lighthouse Cottage is a truly special place, owned by truly special people. The house itself couldn not have been furnished with more thought, it is like a miniature boutique hotel, lovely lighting options in every room, gorgeously comfortable beds, cuddly soft comforters and cushions, lots of seating (very stylish sofas, and even a converted pew as a bench seat), numerous art works, all windows (even glass door panels) thoughtfully having their own blinds and ability to be opened and all sparkling clean. The house is the cleanest we’ve stayed in, ever.
Extra details: two double, ensuite (Shower, loo, mirrored cabinet) bedrooms, each with their own style, comforts, rugs, art, and plenty of storage space. A stunning conservatory with views that change according to the mood of the sky, the life of the ocean, and the hours of the sailors. A large kitchen with lovely oven, fridge freezer, plenty of workspace and storage units, an INCREDIBLE welcome pack from the hosts, table for four with a beautiful view. Parking for at least two stretch limos, the only problem being you don’t want to block even an inch of that view. Hot water and heating easily available. Good wifi, good TV, lots of books, lovely thoughtful toys. Kids will love spotting all the lighthouses around the house, and looking at the boats going by (take binoculars!). Artists will love painting in the conservatory (take paints, paper, easel!). Writers and readers will love curling up inside or out and reading and writing (take ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ or ‘To Have and Have Not’!). Kids will also love the smooth, expansive driveway (take skates, micro mini, scuttlebug!)
And then there’s the hosts....Catriona and Michael are just the most hospitable, engaging, thoughtful, welcoming hosts you can imagine. You will not be left wondering about anything, fearing anything, or feeling uncommunicated with. Catriona is not only thoroughly professional, but the most gracious host imaginable. She is just one of those really decent, thoughtful humans that you are glad to have met, and she clearly was born to host - she is a natural carer.
Killybegs itself is a delight. We especially really, really loved:
the freshest fish possible for dinner from the Seafood Shack (just won best chowder and best fish and chips in Ireland in the Marine Times!),
stunning Port,
breathtaking Maghera,
the fantastic heart and spirit of Paddy Byrne and his Sliabh Liag Boat Trips in Teelin,
warm from the oven apple tart from the Killybegs’ butcher’s shop,
Croaghan’s Well of Angels,
St John’s Lighthouse,
mass in Killybegs,
Fintra Beach.
Thank you so very much, Catriona. Thank you for giving us such a spotless, faultless, soothing place to stay. We loved it. We truly loved it.