Dear Marguerite,
The booking was seamless and I realise I left most of questions to the last week before we were arriving. Thank you for being understanding as I was quite busy in work.
Thank you also for being so helpful and immediately sorting out the minor challenges we faced, while we got into the swing of using the commercial kitchen and the dealing with the lights.
The kitchen was incredible. There was nothing in the kitchen we needed that was not there. Needless to say we arrived with so much food we were slightly concerned that we would struggle with storage. However we did fill the Cold Room.
I found an amazing local chef called Peter Campbell and his wife Briege. I had him prepare a 3 course dinner for my husbands birthday on our last night at the house.
His dinner was sublime. Briege and her team were great dealing with some last minute dietary changes to the menu. The evening was also such a nice way to finish the weekend.
As a group we spent time out and about in the area which has some stunning walks and drives to hidden beaches and great pubs.
The weather was also very kind to us and allowed us to sit outside on the patio area pre dinner each evening and take in the majestic views all around. The scene out of the windows changed on an hourly basis and I don't believe there were two identical views across the 4 days we were there. The area the house is situated in is so quiet and peaceful. It was easy to just sit and meditate and relax.
Three of the people who were there had to work some of time while we were there. I had been concerned previously with some feedback on the AirB&B site stating the wifi was slow. I can safely say there were 3 people working on Zoom and Team calls and had no issue with the wifi at all.
The house is perfect for a large group like ours. I trawled through every house or small hotel in Ireland looking for a place to accommodate 22 people in a lovely part of county which would also had easy transport links to the UK. I wanted to ensure I provided a bathroom on suite for every bedroom. It was impossible to find anything across the whole of Ireland, Castle Murray was the only one which met all my criteria.
Your home is also situated in a very undiscovered part of Ireland, with the most amazing views across the Atlantic. Each and every bedroom in the house is different and perfect. Not one single complaint from anyone.
I booked one dinner in Killybeggs at the Andersons Fish Restaurant. This was a fabulous meal. Everyone enjoyed the the food as well as the pubs they found around the town. We could not have asked for a better taste of the great fish that is caught out of Killybegs.
The men loved the bar area, which was fully utilised from the 2nd night one.
I found an amazing local lady who made cup cakes for me for the dessert. They were incredible. A very gifted lady called Georgina Armstrong Miller.
Our friends travelled from the U.K. by air or the ferry. They were all so impressed with this part of Donegal they are planning to come back and do some more exploring along the coast from Killibegs to Ballycastle.
I could not have imagined a nicer setting or a better house to host the weekend, every aspect of it was perfect.
Thank you so much for all your help answering my questions, the information made it so much easier for me to successfully host the weekend.
Marion