St Finian's Bay Cottage

11 Customer Reviews

• "The place was very clean; it had all the facilities and more than most other properties."

  Directions were accurate.Owner gave us an idea of the area and what was on offer .

  Reviewed by Eugene4.7★Aug 2024

• "We stayed in John's house for 2 weeks & really enjoyed our stay."

  The cottage is very comfortable, homely & very well equipped. Location is excellent. We would definitely go back.

  Reviewed by Ann5.0★Jul 2024

• "Nice quiet rural setting very close to a beach."

  Ideal location for visiting the beautiful area just off the Ring of Kerry. Lovely views from the cosy cottage. Very well equipped. Owners very friendly and welcoming.

  Reviewed by Henry5.0★Jun 2024

• "Excellent accueil , belle vue sur la baie de St Finian , ideal pour deux ou 4 personnes ."

  Parfait pour découvrir les beautés du Kerry sans la foule des touristes .Un grand merci à nos hôtes pour nous avoir aider avec un problème de pneu crevé .

  Reviewed by Fonteneau4.4★May 2024

• "This cottage is warm and comfortable."

  It has everything you may need and feels very much like a home. Fabulous views of the coastline. People in the village friendly and helpful.

  Reviewed by Sue4.7★Sep 2023

• "Wonderful place, the view from the windows was fabulous, close to children's playground and the ocean."

  I recommend it to everyone. Thank you!

  Reviewed by Neringa5.0★Aug 2022

• "Overall a very nice comfortable cottage well stocked with cleaning stuff, tea towels, towels ,bedding etc."

  .. We found the cottage a bit hot at times and despite turning the heating off on the timer in the utility room , the heating still came on. We ended up turning most of the radiators off. It would also be useful if there was an information pack explaining how the heating works, the arrangements for rubbish disposal. (Household waste can be left at the community centre as can your recycling with the exception of bottles). A bottle bank is available at Cable O'Leary's a few miles away. We had 2 excellent meals at The Driftwood Surf Cafe and at the Hake Hatch takeaway a few hundred yards away. Again this info would be useful . Overall though we had a great time at this cottage and can highly recommend it.

  Reviewed by Paul4.1★Jun 2022

• "A gem hiding in plain sight."

  I have a confession to make: I have overlooked this cottage every time I have searched for cottages in this area; unassuming on the outside and an uninspiring interior, I booked it only because there was nothing else available. Upon arrival, it took only 5 minutes to realise that I should have booked it years ago! The interior photos have not been updated in years - they don't show the beautiful new kitchen, nor do they do justice to the stunning views (mountains nearby, and a sea-view in the distance). No, you cannot see the Skellig Isles directly from the cottage (blocked by the hillside), but the view is awesome nonetheless. When the owners renovated, I'm glad they preserved the traditional layout of the cottage, unlike so many renovations that gut old cottages and build open-plan layouts (aesthetically-pleasing but lack coziness and are difficult to heat). The cupboards are absolutely stuffed with utensils and supplies (in sharp contrast with most cottages that just give you the bare essentials) - trust me, you'll never run out of toilet rolls! It's also the first time I have found unopened food items in the freezer (to the owner: I'm sorry for eating all of your chips, fish fingers, cornflakes, crispbread, baked beans etc!). As for the location, it is second to none: Kerry Cliffs is only 4.5km down the road, Portmagee (where most boat-tours to Skellig Michael depart from) is just 8.5km away, and the bridge to Valentia Island is right next to Portmagee. Final confession: I'm struggling to find anything negative about it! The furniture is old and careworn, if I'm nit-picking. Health permitting, I stay in 4 cottages per year, but never the same one twice. However, this is one cottage that I would seriously consider returning to (and hopefully I'll find another bag of chips and box of Bird's Eye chunky fish fingers in the freezer - the tastiest treat I've had on any trip!). Accuracy of listing: **** (4/5) [text accurate but photos ancient], cleanliness: *****, coziness: *****, bedding: ***, furniture: ***, kitchen: *****, Wi-Fi: *****, TV: ****, helpfulness of owner: *****, value for money: *****

  Reviewed by Del4.4★May 2022

• "I love this area and the cottage is in a great location."

  The kitchen has been redone nicely since we were last there, but sadly there was no dishwasher

  Reviewed by Michelle3.4★Aug 2020

• "We did have a very good time at St."

  Finiansbay!!

  Reviewed by Dineke5.0★May 2019

• "Sykes cottages did sent me too much advertisement"

  Reviewed by Arjen5.0★Jul 2018

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