Fairy tale experience living in your own castle. We stayed for 3 nights--on one evening we went to a nearby castle banquet which was excellent--the food was actually good and the content was 19th and 20th century Ireland--not trying to be medieval. One day in Galway and another exploring the castle area. Karen made it a perfect stay. She brought us eggs from her hens each morning and got extra fruit for us for breakfast since our kids liked it. The castle is well--a castle--old and rambling and a bit drafty. As it should be. It is not a motel after all. The grounds are lovely. It is idyllic to look out the window and see horses grazing next to the water with swans swimming nearby. We loved it!