The cottage itself and the surrounding town of Leap (West Cork in general) is extremely lovely!
My poor review is based on the hosting and checking-in process which, unfortunately, was not similar to the other positive experiences in the rating. I will caveat this with noting that I had an issue with the host which Airbnb has had to mediate - and I'm sure she has also written me a negative review from her perspective, so please make of this review what you will.
-We found the series of extra fees a bit odd (cash cleaning fee, extra charge for use of third room), BUT fair given it is mentioned on the listing.
-Our experience with the housekeeper, Liz, was not positive despite calling a day in advance and then an hour beforehand to give her a more accurate time of arrival. She had been unavailable to check us in until a certain time that clashed with a reservation we had made, however, we made it work and to her credit she was timely - albeit not as friendly as other reviews indicated.
-The host requested an extra 100 EUR cleaning fee (in addition to 135EUR already paid) after our stay as we did not wash the dishes. In the absence of a dishwasher, which guarantees hygienic practice, all Airbnbs I have stayed at during COVID have covered this under the cleaning fee. (Given that its unsafe to trust hand-washing to guests). Even if it is an instruction in her listing, it is in violation of Airbnb's enhanced cleaning process during covid - to which the host is committed. Requesting extra 100EUR for the washing of dishes in a sink seemed unreasonable and a serious exaggeration of the state of the place requiring 5-6 hours of "extra" work (again, beyond normal cleaning process paid for after guest stay).
I've never written a poor review before and will say again the cottage itself is really great. Leap is awesome and the Leap Inn pours a great pint of Guinness, but you pay a lot of money (close to 1000 EUR) to enjoy your stay and I felt the process could've been better and the issue resolved much more politely.