Stuart's cottage was a perfect place to stay for our first trip to Ireland. His house is beautiful, peaceful, clean, and very well built. We stayed during a storm period and were perfectly warm and cozy. The location is a quiet sanctuary in a small village, in a perfect location to day trips to Galway and north. The setting for the cottage is perfectly Irish west coast; rocky and wild, peaceful and powerful, with lots of opportunity to walk on small lanes, visit local livestock, and explore the nearby beach. The village residents are also very friendly and considerate. Our mobile phone did not work, and a lovely couple in the village welcomed us into their home to make a call to meet up with Michael, Stuart's friend who showed us to the cottage. Stuart is an excellent communicator, answering emails almost immediately, and is also an enthusiastic and well informed ambassador for his country. This was our first airbnb experience also, and we are hooked! We would be very happy to visit Stuart's cottage again.