Kinvara Garden Cottage

This newly renovated Irish cottage is in our garden. It has a pleasant bright living/lounging area with a sofa bed, a toilet/shower room, fully equipped kitchen, and a loft bedroom. There's lots to do locally, with beaches nearby, and a short walk will bring you to the heart of this colourful village, with lively pubs, good restaurants, Irish music. Kinvara is an ideal base to explore The Burren. Please read our check-in guidelines below before making a booking. We live in the main house, so we are at hand should you need anything. You have complete use of the cottage, and parking is right outside the door. The garden is in view, but is not accessible to guests. We are both happy to meet and converse with guests. We have been living here for a few years, and Catherine in particular knows lots of great things to do and see locally. Equally, we are happy to leave people to their own peace/sense of adventure, if that's what you prefer. The cottage is about 10 minutes walk from the centre of the village. While in Kinvara you will find a weekly farmers market (summer months, on Fridays), lively traditional Irish pubs with nightly music and a handful of gourmet restaurants, as well as the grocery store, post office, etc. About 10 minutes away by car there is a Blue Flag beach called Traught. The Burren is a short drive away where there is wonderful hiking and exploring possibilities. Kinvara is a popular base from which to explore the cliffs of Moher, Doolin, the Burren, and other places of beauty. You can get to Kinvara by bus from Galway city, 2/3 times per day, and we are about 10 minutes walk from the bus-stop. The same bus route (Bus Eireann route 350) goes to Doolin, and the famous cliffs of Moher. We can pick you up from the bus if necessary. To explore further, you need a car. 1. PLEASE NOTE: Please check with us before making a booking, if you will not be able to check in between 5-7pm. We may be going out! We will help with an early or late check-in if we can, but we need to know in advance, so please notify us as soon as you know that you will be arriving outside of these times. We cannot do a self- checkin, as there are things we need to explain when you arrive. 2. We live right next door to a service station, which is not very busy. They have fresh croissants in the morning, and a hot food counter all day! We supply complimentary breakfast cereals, milk, tea, coffee, sugar, salt and pepper, washing up liquid, handsoap, toilet paper. There is a filtered water tap for drinking water, we encourage people to reduce plastic by not buying bottled water. 3. There is central heating, which is included in the price. There is also a stove, and we have fuel provided. 4. In the winter months, places to eat out in the village are limited, specially after dark. 5. The loft bedroom has restricted headroom, so tall people may need to stoop! 6. There's no washing machine, but the filling station right next door has washers and dryers for public use, available 24 hours. 7. The cottage is situated in our garden, and it is largely peaceful and quiet. But, we live on the outskirts of the village, not in a remote part of the countryside, so there will be the noises of village life from time to time. 8. On occasion, there are insects in the cottage, despite our best efforts to clean it thoroughly between every stay. So, if you have a fear of spiders, this may not be the place for you! 9. I'm sorry we don't allow pets.