About this property

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Historic Setting: Carey's Bar & Farmhouse Kilkenny Border in Carlow offers a spacious apartment housed in a historic building. Guests enjoy garden views and an inner courtyard. Modern Amenities: The property features a terrace, bar, and free WiFi. Additional facilities include a minimarket, outdoor seating area, picnic area, and family rooms. Free private parking is available. Comfortable Accommodation: The apartment offers one bedroom and a bathroom with a walk-in shower. The living room includes a sofa bed and soundproofing. Guests appreciate the room comfort and convenient location.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.6 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.1)

    • FREE private parking!


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2 double beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Kay
    United States United States
    I don’t know how much is around the lodging but it was a halfway point for our travel plans, so it was convenient for us. The bedroom was separate from the living area. Their small dog was friendly. She would walk up to you and roll over so you...
  • Frances
    Ireland Ireland
    V helpful host who understands how to assist families with additional needs.Apartment was v comfortable .Bathroom and shower facilities worked well for us. Accessible and well positioned safety rails in shower and non slip flooring. Lovely double...
  • Ruthandgreg
    Australia Australia
    Quiet farm stay in interesting village.Sally the dog.
  • Carmel
    Ireland Ireland
    Beautiful location Great facilities Loads of great heat and hot water!!
  • Nadine
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    It was a cozy little farmhouse with everything that you need, beds comfy, spacious rooms overall it was a fabulous place to stay. Olive and Denis lovely hard working people made us feel right at home. Had a wee drink in Careys the pub beside it,...
  • Clare
    Ireland Ireland
    The comfort of the apartment was excellent, and the host had supplied everything you could think of including a folder of interesting things to do around the area. We were lucky to he there a night the public bar was open where we met some of the...
  • Geoff
    Ireland Ireland
    Excellent location, very peaceful area, close to the pubs and local supermarket. Mrs Casey was very friendly and helpful. The property was very good and very comfortable.
  • Peter
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Interesting location, comfortable, would stay there again
  • Trevor
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Everything. Lovely cottage, lovely hosts, beautiful location, very clean and well equipped, brilliant nights rest.
  • Elmafitz
    Ireland Ireland
    The house had a range in it, which brought back memories of my own childhood. The essential bits were in the house already and it was homely. Our son loves cows so being beside a farm was a huge bonus.

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Olive Carey

9.3
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Olive Carey
Ideal location for travling to or from Dublin, visiting Kilkenny City and Castle and Smithwicks Brewery Tour or travling to Glendalough Carey’s Pub established in 1542 is an authentic Irish bar, having been nurtured for generations by the Carey family it looks and feels as it did hundreds of years ago. Its Irelands oldest family run Pub. Carey’s traditional farm is a modest rural destination where you’ll experience the “real Ireland” Our apartment is looking onto our farmyard which will give you a real country living experience and depending on the time of year is home to cows with new born calves, sheep and lambs. A self catering wheel chair accessible apartment, kitchen, large bedroom and ensuite walk in shower room. St Lazerian’s Cathedral a 13 century gem nestles in the village is just outside.
We hope to make your stay as enjoyable as possible we will be around if you need us, but we will give you your space, or you can have a drink in our traditional Irish Pub open 3 nights Mon Wed Sat 8.30 pm.
This quiet village is home to St. Lazerians Cathedral a 13 century gem just outside our door, and St Lazerians holy well. Only 25 minutes (28 km) from the Medieval City of Kilkenny, The history of Kilkenny began with an early sixth-century ecclesiastical foundation, this relates to a church built in honour of St. Canice, now St. Canice's Cathedral and was a major monastic centre from at least the eighth century. Walshes Irish Whiskey Distillary is a 7 minutes The picturesque village of Leighlinbridge is 5 minutes (5 km), and its home to The Arboretum Garden Centre, The Lord Bagenal an award winning restaurant. Walks along the Barrow Track a secnic inland waterway with victorian locks. Walking visitors wishing to walk the barrow track can relax here we will arrange to pick you up after a days walking if at all possible please check with host. Gowran Park Racecorse 16 minutes (18 km) and Goresbridge Sales Complex is 16 minutes (18km) Just 15 minutes drive to Carlow town where you can visit the Brownshill Dolmen, Duckets Grove. Waterford City is 55 minutes (72 km) it’s Ireland’s oldest city founded in 914 A.D. and home to Waterford Crystal.
Language spoken: English

Property surroundings

Facilities of Carey's Bar & Farmhouse Kilkenny Border

Great facilities! Review score, 8.6

Most popular facilities

  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Family rooms
  • Bar

Parking
Free private parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not needed).

    Internet
    WiFi is available in the rooms and is free of charge.

    Kitchen

    • Dining table
    • Cleaning products
    • Toaster
    • Stovetop
    • Oven
    • Kitchenware
    • Electric kettle
    • Kitchen
    • Washing machine
    • Microwave
    • Refrigerator

    Bedroom

    • Linen
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Alarm clock

    Bathroom

    • Toilet paper
    • Towels
    • Bath or shower
    • Private bathroom
    • Toilet
    • Shower

    Living Area

    • Dining area
    • Sofa
    • Seating Area

    Media & Technology

    • Radio
    • TV

    Room Amenities

    • Socket near the bed
    • Sofa bed
    • Drying rack for clothing
    • Clothes rack
    • Hardwood or parquet floors
    • Soundproofing
    • Private entrance
    • Carpeted
    • Ironing facilities
    • Pants press
    • Iron

    Accessibility

    • Entire unit wheelchair accessible
    • Entire unit located on ground floor

    Outdoors

    • Picnic area
    • Outdoor furniture
    • Outdoor dining area
    • Patio
    • Terrace

    Common areas

    • Chapel/shrine

    Food & Drink

    • Bar
    • Tea/Coffee maker

    Activities

    • Darts
    • Billiards
      Additional charge

    Outdoor & View

    • Inner courtyard view
    • Garden view

    Building characteristics

    • Private apartment in building
    • Semi-detached

    Reception services

    • Invoice provided
    • Private check-in/check-out

    Entertainment and family services

    • Board games/puzzles

    Shops

    • Minimarket on site

    Miscellaneous

    • Higher level toilet
    • Toilet with grab rails
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Non-smoking throughout
    • Heating
    • Family rooms
    • Facilities for disabled guests

    Safety & security

    • Smoke alarms

    Languages spoken

    • English

    House rules

    Carey's Bar & Farmhouse Kilkenny Border takes special requests - add in the next step!
    Check-in
    From 15:00 to 23:30
    You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
    Check-out
    From 05:00 to 11:00
    Cancellation/ prepayment
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    Children and beds

    Child policies

    Children of any age are welcome.

    To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.

    Cot and extra bed policies

    0 - 2 years
    Cot upon request
    Free

    The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

    There are no extra beds available at this property.

    All cots are subject to availability.

    No age restriction
    There is no age requirement for check-in
    Payments by Booking.com
    Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
    Smoking
    Smoking is not allowed.
    Parties
    Parties/events are not allowed
    Pets
    Pets are not allowed.

    The fine print

    Need-to-know information for guests at this property

    This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

    Legal information

    This property is managed by a private host. EU consumer law relating to professional hosts might not apply.

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