We were told we could arrive between 1pm and 8pm. We said we would be there between 4 and 5 pm. We arrived just after 3:30pm and there was no one around. Just before 4 pm a car turned up and it was the landlady. She seemed suprised that there were two of us (as per booking) and that we had a small dog. (The accomodation was the only one we could find that was dog freindly.) She then said she had just finished work and the room was not ready, and we would need to go away for half an hour. This seemed odd as we had booked many weeks in advance and there was no one else staying. She generally seemed a bit put out to see us as if we should not be there. We returned after 45 mins. As we were shown indoors 3 of her dogs behaving in a pack, were growling and snapping at our small dog so we had to carry her in to the house. We were then shown up the stairs (bare wooden treads) to the first floor room. (again no floor coverings). The room had a bit of an odd smell and I assumed that was why the window was wide open. The radiators were cold and we asked if the heating could be turned on. She seemed a bit put out at the suggestion and commented to the effect she was fine. On inpection of the bathroom we found the toilet pan to be filthy as if not cleaned for months. My wife turned down the corner of the top sheet of the bed to find a couple of hairs on the bottom sheet suggesting it was not fresh. The room generally was spartan. We decided we could not face staying there and made our excuses to leave, abandoning our trip to the area and returning to Kilkenny.