Glencarrig B&B

La proprietaria si é mostrata fin da subito gentilissima e molto disponibile. L'abbiamo contattata telefonicamente per avvisarla del nostro ritardo rispetto all'orario di check in: lei ci ha subito tranquillizzati sul fatto che ci avrebbe aspettato fino alle 22 circa senza alcun problema. Appena arrivati, oltre a mostrarci la struttura, ci ha fatto scegliere la colazione per l'indomani (ci sono opzioni sia dolci che salate, tutte cucinate in casa) e l'orario che preferivamo. Al mattino ci siamo però resi conto che dovevamo anticipare di circa 40 minuti la colazione: anche in questo caso, la signora ci é venuta incontro permettendoci di fare colazione all'ora richiesta nonostante il pochissimo preavviso. Terminata la colazione, la padrona ci ha addirittura proposto di portarci via degli scones come merenda durante il viaggio. La struttura é piccola ma molto accogliente e ben tenuta. Super consigliato!

Visited Glenncarrig as part of their fish & stay packages in September 2024 with 4 other friends. Accommodation was great, clean and comfortable; shared spaces (games room and lounge) were great for winding down at the end of the day. Hospitality was great, both Mary and Luke were friendly, welcoming and very accommodating. Foodwise, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner were part of the fishing package; every meal was delicious and portion sizes were very generous - I ended up leaving half a stone heavier than when I arrived! Standouts being the fresh scones that came out with breakfast, Tuna and Apple baguette for lunch and the Fresh Pollack and chips! Had some time to check out the local scenery and the walks along the coast road are lovely and fairly flat heading west to Kilbaha and onwards to Loop Head. For those interested in birds, there's plenty to see while walking past the fields and marshland, highlights being Marsh Harriers and loads of Curlew; I wished it taken a book for the species as there were loads of small birds in hedge rows I didn't recognise. Inshore there were a lot of terns and gannets with the offshore highlights being Great and Artic Skuas, sooty shearwaters and lots of storm petrels. It was great seeing the bottlenose dolphins in the estuary, there were seals in most little bays but the big highlight was the basking sharks jumping off loop head; we saw them from the boat which was awesome and really close, but seeing them off the headland was fantastic as you could see them reacting to each other over a large area. If you are in the area at this time of year, I'd highly recommend visiting the lighthouse to watch these massive animals jumping! Another lovely place to visit is the Bridges of Ross would be a lovely place for a picnic! Would recommend visiting and especially taking advantage of the fish and stay package!

Wonderful host made us feel right at home in a comfortable spacious room. A couple small concerns were addressed promptly. Breakfast was wonderful and we enjoyed the company of another couple who were eating at the same time. It is a farm B&B so don’t expect a gas station or grocer in the immediate area, but the Long Dock restaurant is a 5 minute drive away and excellent.