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Clean room and staff

comfortable bed, hot shower and a great breakfast

Being silly hack, travel can sometimes be very disappointing and dangerous for me. I was very impressed with a breakfast that was available. Lots of healthy gluten-free options that actually taste good fresh fruit, oats, boiled eggs, fresh juice. This location is very close to Tollymore Forest Park. I chose to walk the 700 m to the gate and along the way I passed a sheep farm. There were baby lambs all over the place and the owner invited me to go pet them. It was a wonderful experience and I would definitely go back there again and stay longer.

clean room friendly host, all staff ready to help and friendly

No, the room wasn't spotless. There was dust and a used tissue lying under the bed and the room needed a good clean overall. However, the bed linen was clean and the bed very comfortable. The house was cosy warm. Our room however, had several damp patches, mainly on the ceiling and a trickle of water running down the wall which need addressed. The property was advertised as having a hot tub (this was why I booked). When I asked about it, the host said "it wasn't available for use", therefore this is misleading! The website showed a full mini bar including various chocolate, however it was empty. When I asked about this, I was told the delivery had not arrived. It did not arrive during our stay. The host's attitude left a bit to be desired, mainly when he made reference to the amount of food which had been consumed by the guests on our first morning at breakfast! The food consumed was not overboard. I think he misinterpreted our staying to chat after breakfast was finished and thought we were late leaving due to the amount of food we had! The morning we checked out there was a female member of staff present at breakfast whom I assumed to be the host's mother, who was much more pleasant. These issues would not prevent us from returning and the fact that we got an early check-in was most welcome.