We usually book an entire apartment but when we saw Adrian’s place and the photos of the grand old stone house, we thought we would book a private room, expecting there would be many other private rooms in such a large building, and also wanted to experience an Irish mansion.
When we used the GPS directions from the AirBnB website we were taken to a suburban housing estate and thought we were lost as we were expecting a country house. On contacting Adrian he said the house was a local tourist attraction and we had the right address. We were extremely disappointed.
We arrived a little before check in time but Adrian was very accommodating and took us upstairs and showed us around. The apartment was very small but clean and neat. The bed had a wide wooden surround and a single mattress and which we found uncomfortable. A double mattress would remedy this.
The living area/kitchen/dining room was quite small and with four people sharing it there is not much personal space.
Adrian generously provides a cooked breakfast and always bakes his award winning Guinness bread for his guests.
Adrian and Joseph are very pleasant and engaging hosts and we enjoyed their company immensely. Adrian was eager to help in any way he could.