Our stay with Martina & John was short but very sweet! Martina gave us directions two different times, based on our changing travel itinerary to help us find their lovely farm. Roads in Ireland can be quite tricky, especially country roads--she did such a great job helping us find our way! Upon arrival we were greeted by their loving dog Dobby--John met us shortly after and invited us in for tea and snacks as soon as we were settled. Homemade bread that John had just made--delicious! We sat and talked with both Martina and John for an hour, met their children, and could've continued to talk and spend time with them, had we not been completely wiped from traveling. We had an early start planned the next morning and breakfast was ready and waiting by 7:15am! Wow, what a great way to start the day!

The studio is absolutely fantastic--exactly as the pictures look. Martina is a furniture designer and the place is decorated wonderfully. We could not have been more impressed with this experience. The lodging was great, but the hosts were even better. When we travel, we are usually just looking for a place to rest our heads before we continue on to the next adventure--with Martina and John, we were sad that we had only one night there.

When we were leaving, Martina brought out a couple maps and helped us to find our way to our next destination.

We will highly recommend Martina and John's cottage to anyone who is traveling to the Galway area. What a great place!