This place is set in a beautiful location but you absolutely need a car. Otherwise it is a 2 hour walk into town. Brian was as helpful as he could be given that he had his own events and guests to coordinate. He selflessly drove us into town when he could and was very welcoming. I have no idea what we would have done without him. The address to the cottage was super vague. It can't be found on Google maps and the people at the tourist center at the airport had no idea what I was talking about when I gave them the address that Benedict gave us. We decided not to rent a car because none of us were comfortable driving in Ireland. We're from the US. The cottage definitely could have been cleaner. There were cobwebs and dust everywhere. The dishes stored in the cabinets still had caked on food on them. It just seemed like no one had cleaned up in a while. The booking experience was a little nerve wrecking. After we paid our money and a few weeks before we were set to leave Benedict told me that we would need to find another place to stay because he forgot that his family would be staying there during the last three days that we booked. After a few days passed he let me know that we would be able to stay for the entire time that we booked. Not something you want to deal with when planning a trip for people who have never been overseas before. We ended up leaving early to stay in a hostel in Dublin so that we could be less of a burden on Brian and closer to the airport. After hours of searching we were able to find a cab company that was willing to pick us up and take us into town. The cab driver was so pleasant and sweet to us and we had a beautiful drive into the city. If you book this cottage or any accommodations in the Wicklow mountains, I would highly recommend booking with John's Cab Service for transport if you don't have a car:
John Tipper
087-780 67 62