Anne and Hugh gave us a warm welcome, with warm freshly baked bread and butter. The directions to the house were clear and we found the house very much like the description. The location is wonderful! The photos of the river were actually taken from the garden, it's really picturesque!
The rooms were cosy and comfortable, each bedroom has its own shower and toilet, which makes the house very convenient for several couples or families. The open fireplace was very nice in October, which was when we were visiting. There are kayaks, wetsuits, wellies, fishingrods that we were allowed to use.
The village is only a few minutes walk from the house, as is Ashford Castle. There is a small supermarket in the village, a very good butcher's (very friendly too!) and there are several pubs (I recommend Pat Cohan's, we had some good meals there and staff were very friendly). The village itself was lovely, with the abbey and wonderful forest next to it.
We took a couple of daytrips (to Roundstone, Galway and Kylemore Abbey), but also enjoyed the woods around Cong, watched the salmon in the river and we took a walk to the Lough. We took a falconry lesson at Ashford Castle, which was really amazing! We got to fly our own hawks!
I would definitely recommend the house for a nice stay in a beautiful neighbourhood.