My group and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Kilcolgan castle. Finding the castle and check in was relatively easy. Karen recommended a cab service company that knew the area well. She greeted us the evening that we arrived and gave my group a tour of the lovely castle. We even met her wonderful greyhounds!
The common areas were ornately and beautifully decorated. Almost, like we took a step back into time. Though, the bedroom and main bathroom on the third floor where we slept could use some updates.
The only drawback was that this wasn’t a private accommodation as listed. It is a shared space. Karen’s uncle stays in the 2nd floor and uses the main entrance. There is one stairwell and you need to pass his floor to get to the bedrooms where guests stayed. While this was not an issue while we were there, because my group didn’t have any interaction with him. We were definitely aware that we weren’t alone.