Anne and Michael are the BEST of hosts. They are generous, friendly, personable, knowledgeable, patient and supportive.
Their beautiful home has ample space for us as guests in both our assigned private bedroom and in the shared-by-guests sitting room. The views from both are stunningly beautiful--to look out at the hills and the sea all day is a gift. The bed is magnificently comfortable, and there are four recliners (two singles and one on each end of a sofa) in a sitting room with a lovely table, a kettle, a microwave, a refrigerator, and an enormous television (which I didn't use). The upstairs bathroom has a jetted tub which was incredibly relaxing, though I needed to be more careful with water depth, as I splashed water over that then I had to mop up, which made a further mess for Anne and Michael that I then felt terrible about.
There is no access to cooking on a hob, but the beautiful, hearty spread of breads, cheeses, jams, and milk for tea that Anne sets out is filling and just a sandwich or some cheese later is satisfying unless you want to go out. There are also biscuits and cereals available all day round, and there is tea available at all times. I got a small pot of milk to use in my tea if I wanted some other than at breakfast time, but there are also herbal teas set out.
Anne and Michael are highly accommodating if I had a request, such as a larger receptacle for a salad, for which I'd gotten the ingredients. There are no cooking facilities for using a hob, but getting bread and cheese or boiled eggs or something microwaveable is entirely sufficient.
If you don't have a car with, there are taxis, and Anne has their numbers, but they can be a bit pricey. I was having a quiet writing vacation, so I stayed mostly at the house, and I was incredibly content and comfortable.
Donegal is beautiful, and the lovely boat ride out to Slieve League Cliffs from Killybegs was delightful--and Anne helped me arrange the taxi there. The people and the countryside are equally beautiful in Donegal, and, even without a car, taking the bus up into Donegal town gets you close enough to take a cab up, and Donegal town is, itself, quite lovely.
What a brilliant place. I'd live there in a heartbeat, especially if it meant Anne and Michael would be my neighbors. --Take careful note of the beautiful paintings Anne has painted herself that hang on the various walls of the house! Everything is beautiful there. Go up round all of County Donegal if you can with Anne and Michael's as the perfect staging point!