Bed and BreakfastBed and breakfast style accommodation can be a hit and miss affair in Ireland unfortunately. At best you will enjoy a comfy bed, spacious en-suite bathroom, stunning views, a hearty breakfast and a friendly welcome. At worst you will land up in a purpose built or rundown establishment with pokey rooms and mediocre food, with out as much as an ‘Hello’ it has happened to all of us so be warned, it is rare enough nowadays thankfully, especially if you use the website recommended below.
The idea for this style of holiday sprang up years ago when farmers wives or Mammy’s with extra rooms opened up their houses to paying guests during the summer holidays, which I am told put many of their kids through university, even if their own had to sleep in the attic!. You could roll up in the evening where you saw a vacancy sign, you still can, and get a reasonable priced bed for the night often in wild and very lovely places.
Townies got to enjoy the pleasures of country life, farm animals, fishing and wholesome food, such as fresh eggs for breakfast, homemade brown bread and scones. This is still a great way to experience the real Ireland, standards have certainly improved and the legendry Irish welcome or Cead Mile Failte certainly freshened up a little with the recession. The two websites I recommend are BandB Ireland which are very efficient, you can even download guesthouse locations to your sat nav from this website. Or Family Homes, a more personable site, which has good special offers at the moment, 3 nights for the price of 2 on most accommodation.
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