Margaret and Pascal are warm, attentive and gracious hosts, and their cottage is beautifully decorated and furnished, with a lovely garden in the backyard. It's a great location as a "home base" for exploring the Galway Bay area, the Burren, Aran Islands, etc. The cottage is a perfect layout for someone travelling solo, a couple, or a family.... spacious kitchen, very comfortable beds, and lots of cozy nooks to curl up in and enjoy a cup of tea and one of the books in Pascal's amazing collection, or watch a movie on a rainy day. (You could spend months here and never get through Pascal's immense and eclectic library!) We arrived to fresh flowers, bread, cheese, eggs, milk, juice, coffee, tea, and a kitchen equipped with cooking essentials and every tool you could possibly need. Margaret was always one step ahead of us in providing helpful information and making contacts on our behalf, for local events and places of interest. *Tip to anyone thinking about visiting this area: Don't miss the Clarinbridge Banjo Gathering, which is a local music festival held in early May....the music is unbelievably good, even by Ireland's high standards; and the people are the kindest and most welcoming you'll meet anywhere.