We had a great time in Donegal and this was a great location to explore.
On check in we had some serious issues with the tv, the microwave and a seriously mouldy shower but Bridget was very fast in trying to put things right.
This property has lots of potential but needs some essentials to make it great. I hope this list helps with future stays.
Kitchen- sticky residue on counter like it had been varnished and not dried or finished properly. No tray for oven if you wanted to grill something.
Kitchen table sticky residue like it had been varnished and not dried or finished properly.
Microwave not working- then half way through the week started working again. Not sure what the issue was but host did offer to give us her microwave which we declined.
Hall- very loud electricity meter in the hall. It became louder as the week went on. Maybe should be replaced.
Main bathroom- needs a better seal on the bottom of the shower door as the whole floor gets wet after the door opens.
Drain in the shower was very slow but this was rectified.
Single room- literally just a bed- no furniture at all not even a best side locker. no where to put your clothes, nowhere to put cosmetics, everything had to be piled on the floor.
Double room- nice room and a good size with wardrobe and drawers. Mattress could do with being replaced, springs were uncomfortable. Plenty of space in here for a full size mirror rather than the tiny one that was provided.
Main bedroom with en-suite- again this room had no furniture. My parents had to bring in a chair from the dining room to put their cosmetics on. Built in wardrobe was lovely for hanging clothes but no dressing table or drawers to put anything.
Skylight window with no blind is another little detail that means a lot.
The round mat in this room was a bit grubby and could do with replacing.
En-suite bathroom- when we checked in the tiles in the shower and the ceiling above the shower was covered in black mould. It was disgusting. The choice of tile didn’t help the situation either.
I informed the host and she acted on this immediately as a good host should and cleaned both showers in the house.
I don’t think it should have got to the stage where the tiles were black to have someone clean it- it makes you wonder if the cleaner could leave the shower like this -how well did they clean the rest of the house? I think the host should be ensuring that the house is in good condition perhaps once a week or even once a month?
Again in the en-suite bathroom not even a shelf to put your toiletries on.
Sitting room- round mat(same as main bedroom) was full of stains and looked very grubby. The host said it had been professionally cleaned at the start of the season. It took away from the lovely sitting room. Probably too light a colour to keep clean.
Tv was not working when we checked in. Hosts cousin next door came in and tried to fix it but couldn’t she gave us her Amazon fire stick for the evening which was lovely. Host came the next day and fixed the tv. No Irish channels just Uk channels which I thought was a strange system.
Open fire was lovely to have in the evenings when it was wet and drizzly outside.
Overall a lovely house but needs a bit of attention.