First, I have to clarify: this review is for a one week stay that occurred in August. We missed the two week review period as I intended to write the review when returning home but became very sick on the trip home from Ireland and was unable to get to it. It was so important to me and my husband to write a review, we booked a one night stay with them to initiate another review period!!! As a family, we’ve stayed in many different homes and apartments through various home sharing sites over the last 12 years. We have never experienced so much stress in the writing of a review: because we wanted to write a “spectacular” review, a review that somehow come close to doing justice to both the accommodation, and Carmen and Robert as people. The home is in the country, in a setting so beautiful, peaceful and quiet you’ll swear you're in the middle of nowhere, yet you'll find all the necessities 10 min. away in the quaint village of Ballymote. If you’re looking for a little more excitement, the funky and interesting town of Sligo, full of great pubs and wonderful shops, is 20 min. away. Even more importantly for us, Robert and Carmen’s place also provides good access to lots of the types of activities that our family was looking for in Ireland: hiking, beautiful beaches, historical sites, scenic drives and great pubs. We had some pretty poor weather (it is Ireland after all!) and normally this would have been disappointing. Instead, the entire family kept mentioning how grateful we were to have this beautiful environment to spend time in: sitting by the peat fire, reading a book, playing board games in the big, bright, beautiful kitchen, wandering the gardens, feeding the fun and lively chickens, collecting eggs, creating meals in the amazingly well equipped kitchen, and enjoying time in the incredible Orangery. I’d never heard of an Orangery but it is essentially a super cool greenhouse attached to the house, with all kinds of vegetables growing that we were welcome to use for our meals. It’s our new dream addition to our own home! The entire home is exquisitely decorated with beautiful and comfortable furniture, amazing art (some of it done by their own daughter!) and unique knick-knacks. Everything in the home, the appliances, provided toiletries, towels, beds, linens etc. was of the highest quality, not what we have often found in other rental properties—and sadly for us, not what we find in our own home! In fact, I’m embarrassed to admit I wrote down the manufacturer of the garlic press so I could buy one for my home. I also took photos of some of the art so I can try to recreate some of the beauty and peacefulness once I got home. Our kids are still reminiscing about the shower and bathtub, and mourning their loss! It is clear, from the moment you pull into the driveway, that Robert and Carmen...