We stayed at Karen's castle during our two day visit to the Galway area. Karen was great about arranging for places for us to eat, where to shop and had some Irish dancers and musicians come to the castle for a private "concert" and dance lessons. We had the castle to ourselves and the grounds were well kept. The place was very clean and we felt at home. If you stay there, do not expect everything in the castle to be brand new. The decor was old, but elegant and stately; you are staying in a castle after all. Our accommodations were very clean and Karen left some basic food items in the kitchen for our use. I read an older review about the carpets being old, especially in the bathroom. The carpets were all brand new and clean so whatever that issue was, it has been resolved. I would definitely go back again because she was a great host and it was in a perfect location.