Lorraine's house is a fabulous property on a hill with amazing views on all sides. We felt like we had no neighbours as it is landscaped in such a way that you cannot see them. Lorraine wasn't around but she was in contact by email beforehand with directions and instructions regarding the house and we were met by Danny who took us up to the house which is at the end of a small road off the main road (so you really need a car). We did take a taxi for 6 people into Donegal town one night and that cost a reasonable 15 euros. The appliances are very modern (steam oven, inbuilt coffee machine, induction hob..) We had some notes on how to use them but felt we could have done with the manuals as it took us quite a while to work some of them! We always like to cook at home at least some of the time when we rent a house but we found here that the kitchen was under equipped as regards some basic essentials. For example it had just one sharp knife, and no spatula for frying. We found it a bit short on cutlery, cups, cereal bowls and trying to cater for six people with one frying pan was challenging!
We were warned by Danny on arrival that we had to be careful with the power shower in one of the en suites but my brother discovered that he had to turn it off several times during his showers or he would flood the bedroom. We thought it a bit strange if it was a known problem that it wouldn't have been sorted out before we got there. Also it's a shame that we couldn't see the beautiful glass stairs in all its glory because it was still covered in its cardboard packaging.
This is a great house in itself, and just a few more details to be sorted out before we could give it 5 stars.