Well, this is an excellent base for getting a taste of the southern Connemara area, or, as I did, the Aran Islands. It's a clean, spacious, comfortable space, and the host is wonderfully helpful. You've got sea and sheep right outside the window, and some walking trails close by. It's part of the Gaeltacht, so you're getting the real Irish experience. I do have one caution for people who travel without a car: it's an isolated location, with a few services, but only about three buses a day to take you elsewhere. The roads are very narrow and few in number, and lose their shoulder entirely on the long causeways that connect the islands-- I actually had a school bus driver stop, unprompted, to take me across once, during bad weather. So the good news is that people-- and your host-- are very helpful, but be aware that getting around takes planning and patience, and walking at night would be particularly dangerous; locals wear reflective vests for this pupose.