The Accommodation is what it is, which is an old thatched cottage that is in need of some serious TLC and regular maintenance. upon arriving at the cottage we entered through the front door to be greeted by an old musty damp smell which was permeating throughout the property and even on the bed sheets. the property had an elevated deck about 15 to 20 feet off the ground. there were a number of railings missing from the fence which meant it was unsafe for my 5 year old to be on the deck for fear he would fall through the fence. there were weeds growing all around the boundary of the deck.
in the evening I put on the heating only to discover that it was not working. all the radiators in the house are old Barlo radiators and are very inefficient. all the down stairs raditors are airlock and because of this no heat was getting to the upstairs radiators which were of course not working, the heating is timed to come on between 4am and 8am each day however because the radiators are not working the property is not heating and therefore there is a musty damp smell in throughout the property.
there is obviously a rodent problem in the property as there are electronic rodent deterrent devices plugged in in every room. there is also a mouse trap in the sitting room on the floor behind the couch which my 5 year old got his hands on there are dead insects all over the property in the bedrooms, bathroom and even in the shower tray.
there were three heads of nails protruding from the saddle board in the downstairs bedroom and after my 9 year old cut her foot on the nails I tried to hammer them back down but to no avail.
the property needs a good cleaning and regular maintenance and some modernisation, had the property been receiving regular maintenance it would have been discovered that the heating was not working properly. also using cyclone to seal the windows shut does not allow guests to open the windows to let in fresh air.
all in all as I said the property is what it is, what it is not is worth over €600 for 4 nights and that is why we left after three nights. due to our experieance