There are no breathtaking harbour views from rose cottage, midleton is 20 mins away, cork is over 30mins away I wouldn’t say the beaches are local , and I would advise a 4x4 to negotiate the dirt track that leads to rose cottage, beware that there are outstanding maintenance issues the spiral staircase is not the most friendly access to the upstairs also there was no fire doors or fire escape or fire extinguishers or fire blankets not sure how this complies with current safety rules , we were disappointed with rose cottage and felt that it needs a good deep clean and some tlc regards Dave.