Caher Cottage in a lovely costal Wild Atlantic Way village has mountain views !
This traditional Clare style cottage is located within its own site in Ballyvaughan village. A 2 minute walk, 250m, will bring you to the village and harbour. The large site allows for good car parking and generous gardens in a private and peaceful environment. The cottage sleeps 8 people in four bedrooms with 2 double beds, 4 single beds and a cot. All bed linen is provided. three of the bedrooms have a shower/wash basin/toilet en suite. An additional toilet/shower room serves the rest of the cottage. A high standard of traditional hand made pine furniture complements some interesting features in the cottage.These include render plastered walls, 2 wooden staircases and a balcony to the first floor. The living/dining area is the main room in the cottage with a solid fuel stove set in a traditional chimney breast with wooden floors and timber clad cathedral ceiling. The kitchen has character and incorporates all the modern fittings. Electric central heating heats the water and cottage.
General: The rental period begins at 4.00pm Saturday and ends at 10.30 am the following Saturday.Other arrangements can be made on request, we are very flexible. We accept payments by bank transfer and you can also pay by credit card via PayPal. The pick up point for the keys is at the cottage itself.Please let the caretaker know your time of arrival. Bed Linen is provided.Towels are provided. A fire extinguisher and fire blanket is located in the kitchen.Smoke alarms are located over each landing. Please note that we are very flexible in regard to arrival and departure dates and times.
Electricity: The electricity you use will be charged at âŹ0.35c per unit used on the day meter and âŹ0.25c per unit used on the night meter. An E.S.B. (electricity) meter reading is taken prior to your arrival and again prior to your departure.The amount due for electricity must be paid to the caretaker before departure.
Refuse: A refuse (wheelie) bin is located outside the cottage and the refuse is collected once a week. Please use the refuse sacks provided and do not place loose refuse in the bin.
We enjoyed our stay, and found the cottage to be tidy and comfortable. It's an easy walk into town for supplies or a meal. It was a great home base for day trips, and the host was very responsive.
Brilliant house to meet up with family within and without
Exactly the house we required
Very clean and welcoming
Excellent location to Ballyvaughan centre
Excellent space in lounge and kitchen to entertain
Excellent caretaker on hand if any issues
The Host,Joe McNamara,ALWAYS immediately responded with any questions if required.
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We loved our 4-day stay in the Caher Cottage in Ballyvaughan. There was plenty of space for our family of 5 (3 teenagers) and ample outdoor space to hang out as well. A very short walk (5 minutes!) to the pubs and shops in the village, a short drive to the Cliffs of Moher and Galway City. We tried almost all the pubs and restaurants, and got groceries at the SPAR in the village and cooked in the cottage. It was a fantastic place to stay, highly recommend!
Vi nÞd opholdet i det hyggelige, velindrettede hus. Savnede bedre/stÞrre gryder, pander og skÄle for madlavning til 7 voksne. RengÞring af bl.a loftsvindue pÄkrÊvet.
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Location was very good, description was misleading. Not clean, beds very uncomfortable. Cottage felt cold & unused for 1st 3days, Had to get a replacement electric kettle & microwave. Eletric stove old & very slow. Information book was dated 2013 as was some items left in kitchen cabinets. We booked this before Covid, & should have been in Cottage #5 ? No explanation why we were changed to next-door. Not sure if it would have been cleaner/ better. Hot water couldn't coupe with showers & banged loudly when refilling. We were VERY disappointed, the Cottage could have been good if taken care of.
The good: Lovely location, very central to Ballyvaughan. Fine big back garden, great for kids to run around.
The bad: Mattresses were terrible, you could feel every spring on each bed. The cot mattress was particularly bad and covered in stains. Overall the place needed a deep clean and the showers needed updating
We had a really enjoyable holiday in Caher cottage.
The cottage was very comfortable and clean and met all our expectations. The good weather meant we could enjoy the garden and uninterrupted views of the burren.
Caher cottage is a great rural cottage in a perfect location for exploring the Burren and Co. Clare. The cottage is nice and spacious and for a group of eight was perfect. The owner responded quickly and professionally when contacted. Would highly recommend!
Positives zuerst:
die Lage keine 500 m vom Wild Atlantic Way entfernt ist super.
Die Aussicht auf den Burren ist ebenfalls sehr gut.
Allerdings muss man in dem Haus schon GlĂŒck mit dem Wetter haben, damit man möglichst viel woanders unternehmen kann.
ZunĂ€chst waren wir (6 Erwachsene) etwas erstaunt, dass keine persönliche SchlĂŒsselĂŒbergabe stattfand. Das Zurechtfinden in Haus und Umgebung blieb komplett uns ĂŒberlassen. Der Vermieter ist trotz allem ein sehr freundlicher Mensch.
Trotzdem:
schon von AuĂen sieht man den Instandhaltungsstau,
Innen wird es leider nicht besser. Da ist der viel zu laute Wasserboiler, der jedesmal, wenn sich jemand in die Dusche traut noch eins der kleineren Ăbel.
Kleinigkeiten summieren sich hier zu einer Warnung:
GlĂŒhbirnen waren defekt, Elektroinstallation teilweise lebensgefĂ€hrlich, Spinnweben im ganzen Haus, DuschvorhĂ€nge, die nicht wirklich sauber sind, ein kaputter KĂŒhlschrank (funktioniert zwar, aber man kann nichts in die TĂŒr stellen), kaputte Waschmaschine (GlastĂŒr gebrochen),
muffiger Geruch ĂŒberall...
Wir waren froh, dass wir a. gutes Wetter hatten (s.o.) und b. als wir wieder weg gefahren sind.
Schade
A rustic cottage in a great location. It worked well for us,providing us with enough bedrooms. However the mattresses werenât that comfortable. Could use a better mattress especially in the master bedroom. Kitchen worked well. Showers are very small, but it is a small cottage. The owner responded very quickly to any requests which was impressive. The two pubs in town were great- Greeneâs and OâLochlinâs. As well there is a convenience store in the village. An hourâs drive to get to Galway. Overall it worked well for us.
Fantastic location, nice house. Property owner easy and helpful to communicate with. Currently having to pay for electricity, meters read at beginning and end of break. Not comfortable with this as currently no energy efficient bulbs or method of heating. There are old storage heaters bit no instructions for these. Also two showers work off immersion heater, no instruction given as to where this is or that you need to do this. House was clean. Double bed mattresses need replacing and owner has said he will do this. Such a lovely spot and an impressive spacious cottage. Would be happy to recommend if these issues are sorted. It was the most expensive cottage we hired so we expected not to have these basic niggles.
In need of deep cleaning, fixing and modernisation
The house was spacious and well located. However, it needed a clean, showers were dirty and moldy in the corners. Fittings (loo holder, door bracket for lock etc ) fell off. Kettle needed cleaning/ rescaling. Radiators were FILTHY. Towels did not seem clean enough, and no bath towel for everyone, so had to share!
No Wi-Fi.
Broken garden bench, so unable to sit outside.
Dining table sticky!
Overall dirty and poor fittings.
Was left note that we had to check meter readings and pay for electricity - we were not made aware of this prior and it was not in the contract.
Would not be retuning and would not recommend.
Tolle Lage. Einkaufsmöglichkeit, Pubs, Restaurants, Imbiss zu Fuss erreichbar. Platz draussen fĂŒr Kinder zum Spielen, liegt an sehr ruhiger Strasse. Viele Ausflugsziele in der NĂ€he (z.B. Cliffs of Moher). Vermieter sehr nett.
Short walk to the village by foot! Beautiful surroundings! The best restaurant was the Monks! Fresh seafood. Poor service from Home Away but good service from the owner!
Barbro W.
8/10 Bien
zachary c.
22 août 2018
A sweet cottage in the lovely coastal village of Ballyvaughan
A great cottage to have a home base to explore the Wild Atlantic Way. The rooms are comfortable and light, with plenty of room for two families with children. An upgrade might be to add WiFi, but it was nice to take a break from the inter-webs for a while. A walk to the local pub provided all the access we really needed. Rainbows out the back door were the added bonus. This cottage is a great place to have as a home base to explore the Cliffs of Moher, The Burren, Galway, and even as far as Connemara. We loved staying in Caher Cottage.
Nice holiday cottage in a lovely picturesque village with a sea harbour & limestone hills.
Perfect location,on the Wild Atlantic Way, to explore the west of Ireland. Plenty to do & see in locality. Good restaurants & pubs in the village. Fine cottage with character and big garden.
Spacious proximity to shop restaurants and Burren Way is ideal. Lots of sleeping room and bathroom facilities
Some areas need to be improved: the fridge needs to be replaced with a fridge freezer, the sofa needs to be replaced and two of the mattress. We would definitely return if these issues were addressed
A very spacious and clean cottage in the village of Ballyvaughan, a great base to explore the Burren, the cliffs of Moher...
Audrey D.
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My father was born in Clare and my family have been in Clare since before record keeping commenced. As children we used to go to Ballyvaughan for a swim,a walk and an ice cream. In medieval times the McNamara clan were known as Builders. This is my occupation and I built this cottage as a holiday home for our family in 1997. Thats me taking in some fresh air on the green road over Black Head.
Ballyvaughan village is in a beautiful location on the coast of Galway Bay in the heart of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. It is located on the Wild Atlantic Way sea route that runs along the west coast of Ireland. The sea and mountains around here are completely pure and unspoilt and will remain so because the village is now located within a national park.
The village grew up in the 19th century around its harbour and it developed as a small fishing port. Its piers are very much a part of the village today and there is fishing and boat hire from the harbour. There are blue flag beachs nearby. However Ballyvaughan is now known for its location in the mysterious Burren region, a mecca for botanists and walkers. The many attractions close by include Ailwee Caves, Newtown Castle Fanore Beach, the Green roads and the mountain / sea views at Black Head. The village is very well serviced by its pubs and restaurants.A short drive will bring you to Ennis or the very lively Galway city.