This is a heavenly place, we are so grateful we could spend a whole week at this house. Even though we spent three weeks in Ireland, this was for sure the best place we had in Ireland. If you plan a stopover at the Wild Atlantic Way, think about a longer stay at Karyn's place, because you will love it!
No ranking, but here is what we appreciated most:
* The extraordinary hospitality. Karyn and her husband are very warm-hearted people, and our stay started just perfect with a warm welcome. They even provided for a fruit basket and different items for our breakfast, some of them even home-made, which was great because we arrived rather late in the evening.
* In the evenings, my husband and I used the sauna often and then chilled in the garden and watched the sun set over the Atlantic ocean. It's a terrific view!
* The children just LOVED the visits of the dogs and cats in the garden. All the animals are 100% child-friendly, and our kids played with them often in the garden. But of course, if they wouldn't have liked the dogs, Karyn would have made sure the dogs wouldn't "visit" us in the garden. (The big garden - equipped also with all sorts of playground items - was there for exclusive use for us as guests, this privacy was another plus.)
* The clean and indeed very hot "hot tub" was just great. We were not so lucky with the weather and had two days full of rain, so we and the children made use of the hot tub often.
* Both the winter garden and the dining area have wonderful views towards the Atlantic ocean. So we had breakfasts and dinners often there and enjoyed this terrific view. The kitchen is fully equipped, which makes cooking very easy.
* The beds are very comfortable, and there is plenty of space for a family of four. Indeed, the apartment would easily have space for more people.
* If you like to have walks near the sea and enjoy the beautiful landscape, you can do so from this property, it's just a view minutes walk to the shore. We enjoyed such walks almost every day.
* Of course, the location is very good also for sightseeing, because most popular places like the Cliffs of Moher are just a around 20 minutes drive away.
* If the weather is good, there is a nearby white, sandy beach. But as said, the weather was not so good during our stay, so we didn't swim.
* The nearby village features good pubs with live music. We also experienced that and can recommend the pubs, cafés, restaurants and other infrastructure there. If you like surfing and kayaking, you can rent the equipment there. We also tried bouldering and rope climbing there, another small adventure for our kids which was greatly appreciated.
Altogether, we had the most beautiful stay in this house. Of course, Ireland is beautiful and one has to return. But if it wouldn't be for Ireland, one would wish to return just to spend a few more days at Karyn's wonderful place.