Myself and my fiancé had a wonderful 2 night stay in Donna’s little garden house. The house is extremely cosy and charming. There are lots of little windows with matching curtains and blinds for privacy. There were little bouquets of flowers from the garden in every room.
Donna was extremely helpful and made sure that we had everything we needed in her property. She had left us some food essentials - my partner especially appreciated the bacon, which we used for BLTs. The kitchen had all the equipment necessary for cooking a meal for 2. We had brought a picnic bag and while there was no freezer in the garden house Donna left us use the freezer in her conservatory for our freezer blocks. Our second day there was rainy and dull and when we came back Donna had the electric blanket already switched on to make the bed cosy. There were 3 duvets and 2 electric heaters so there was no way that we could have gotten cold. I loved the shower with the full-length window facing unto bamboo and gunnera – it felt like showering next to a rainforest (it’s very private so nobody would be able to see you showering). The chemical and compost toilets were a new experience but Donna cleaned them out for us between our 2 nights so there was no maintenance required there.
Donna has an adorable country cottage garden and when she found out that I love gardening she spent time digging up seedlings and assorted spare plants for me to take home. It was incredibly sweet of her. All of the plants survived their trip back to Cork. Also, her 2 little dogs, Charlie and Bailey were very friendly and well behaved. Donna, thanks for the chats and the plants and the lovely memories. I would definitely recommend a stay at her garden house.