We booked because it looked like the charming cottage of the pictures and it did not disappoint. While it had some old world charm none of those things distracted from our stay. The positives: washer and dryer, dish washer, tv with cable channels, small fridge and dishes/ utensils. Separately the front yard is a great place and on the two sunny days we had while we were there, it rained most of our stay, the kids played happily out there. I wish my yard at home was that nicely set up for kids to play. The donkeys were a highlight of our visit and my kids loved feeding them a carrot every morning that we bought solely for this purpose. One didn't always want to great us, but the two were always waiting when we came out.

The negatives for information only, but they would not stop me from booking here again: only a tv downstairs, it is freezing at night and the title floors especially. They did have heating blankets in the bed which we used and helped tremendously. The dryer was in the barn so I never used it because I didn't want to venture out in the rain. We utilized the dryer rack. The shower pressure was almost non existent. That was the biggest negative but the bath worked great so I utilized that more then the shower.

Check in and out was super easy and Tim Foley happily answered my questions as a month before our trip my husband broke his leg. He even offered us another property that would be more accessible, but the fireplace and donkeys made us happy we stayed. My husband said it was worth once a day going up and down the stairs to be there because the atmosphere was so perfect. His brother who checked us in was also very nice and recommended The Blue Bull for dinner in Sneem which we loved enough we went twice.

We based ourselves here for a week and drove to different areas like the ring (of course), down to Cohn, up to Limerick and around and found it a nice base for our week. If you want to stay under two hour drives then I would recommend basing yourself here for three or four days and then moving north or south.It is closer (10 minute drive) to Sneem then Kenmare (20 minutes) but it's highlighting feature is since it is off the Ring road the views, when clear, are amazing from the property.

If charm is what you are looking for then I recommend this place.