Droumnea Cottage is a really wonderful place. It is very central for visiting many of places of interest in the South West of Ireland. The house has a nice and warm feel to it and one can feel at home there quite quickly. It is in a quite location with a beautiful view over Dunmanus Bay and the mountains of Mizen Head. We stayed there with the two of us, but it would also be very suitable for two couples or a family with 2 or 3 kids. It is very nicely situated as a starting point for walks, but the respective villages (and pubs) ofAhakista and Kilcrohane are much further away than the 20 minutes walk as mentioned, even for experienced walkers like us. The road is quite bendy and, in particular in the dark, not very safe to go by.
Susan and Tom were very welcoming at arrival and took plenty of time to show us around and tell us all we needed to know about the house and it’s surroundings.
Having stayed there for five nights we only experienced one disadvantage: because of the horrible sulfaty smell of the hot tap water ( caused by a faulty warm water boiler) we felt restricted in using it for washing, bathing and showering. Luckily there was also an electric shower, which was fine. If the ‘smelly’ water has been taken care of, I would recommend this cottage to anybody.