AVOID AVOID AVOID.
We stayed here in June 2021 and the standards of cleanliness and upkeep were well below what would be expected of any holiday home rental, never mind a property advertised as “4 star”. What we experienced was more like a basic 2 star rental. It is clear that the host is living of old reviews and photos. This property is in need of a complete overhaul. To advertise it as “4 star” is basically fraud. What’s worse, even through the host agreed with many of our complaints, he refused our request of a refund of 1/3 of the cost and instead made us interact and fight the issue with Airbnb.
Specific points-
~ Outdoor table broken and discarded against the back wall. This meant we could not use the outside space to dine at all over the weekend, despite the great weather. The garden itself really poorly maintained, lots of weeds (others in the estate is much much better state)
~ Walls and skirting doors generally really grubby. Patched up holes not painted, clear evidence of not being clean or maintained. The entire house needs to be painted
~ carpets upstairs are grubby and unclean
~ sofas badly need a deep clean
~ at least two of the chairs at the kitchen table not usable. They are broken, dangerous and need to be immediately replaced before someone is seriously injured from a fall
~ the frying pan was filthy, not cleaned. Certain of the utensils long past their use by date (rusted knives)
~ radiator surfaces (particularly in sitting from) filthy
~ wrongly fitted baby gate on stairs in serious trip hazard at the top of stairs
All and all, these issues made for an uncomfortable and overpriced stay. There are a lot better options in Kenmare. Avoid this one.