Staying over at Declan's and Marie's B&B was fantastic. The house is located in a quiet part of Cork were we managed to have a great rest after every long day playing tourists. The house itself is very homey with a warm mostly wooden decor; the stairwell is full of inspiring travel pictures of both Marie and Declan who are well travelled themselves. Despite the classic decor you'd find that the house is modernly executed. The bathroom is big, has a separate shower and bath and was wonderful in use.
The Tulip room is decorated with 2 paintings of tulips by Declan, there's a very decently sized bed with a good mattress that allowed us to have great night sleeps. You can also find some closet space, a couch and a little desk with some tea and snacks.
The breakfast was nice with several options like: yogurt in different flavours, muesli, cornflakes, (toasted) bread, jam/marmelade, chocolate bread, tea, coffee, orange juice and fruit. If all of that wasn't enough, you could also grab one of Marie's fantastic home baked creations.
Around the house you'll find a vast garden in a river valley that is well maintained; after dinner in the city it's always good to have a stroll through there. In the neighbourhood (5min drive max) you'll also find a shopping mall with many options for dinner if you don't want to travel far.
Both Declan and Marie are very warm and generous hosts who can tell you great things about the region to do and discover as well as for other parts of Ireland. If you like hiking I'm pretty sure Declan could grab a map and show you some great areas to walk.
All in all we super enjoyed our stay and it was definitely the best experience we had on our 10 day holiday in Ireland. If possible, we'd love to come again when we visit Ireland.