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Comfortable Accommodation: The Bothy in Ballyroe offers a two-bedroom apartment with a private garden and free WiFi. Guests enjoy a fully equipped kitchen, dining area, and comfortable living spaces. Convenient Facilities: The property features a patio, outdoor play area, seating and picnic areas, and free on-site private parking. Private check-in and check-out services ensure a smooth arrival and departure. Local Attractions: Located 43 km from Ireland West Knock Airport, The Bothy is near Claremorris Golf Club (18 km) and Ashford Castle (26 km). Other attractions include Ballymacgibbon Cairn and Knock Shrine. Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated for its friendly host, comfortable rooms, and cleanliness, The Bothy provides a pleasant stay for all visitors.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.9 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4)

    • Free private parking available on-site


Availability

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Accommodation Type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom 1
1 large double bed
Bedroom 2
2 single beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Adrian
    Australia Australia
    The property is very comfortable, well-equipped and quiet, and is larger than we had expected based on the online photos. Our host was very helpful and provided extensive consumables for our use, even including a home-baked loaf of soda bread and...
  • Sinead
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Was ideal for us. Had everything we needed, and more. A lovely, helpful host too.
  • Annika
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Incredibly welcoming, very accommodating regarding our late arrival, so many lovely touches (gorgeous wheaten bread, fresh milk, & the wine was very much appreciated! - & beautiful flowers). We were very comfortable, such a peaceful atmosphere...
  • Michael
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Location, facilities, friendly and thoughtful host.
  • Lucy
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Exceptional high standards, the location is perfect for my daughter’s team Ireland training. The staff are amazing. The homemade wheaten bread on arrival is the best I have tasted (and I am a baker). The bottle of wine is also a lovely touch....
  • Nicola
    Ireland Ireland
    Beautiful and comfortable place. Our hosts are wonderful people. And the homemade bread was amazing and a welcome touch for a weary family of four. Cosy clean and quiet. Just perfect.
  • Mary
    Ireland Ireland
    The hosts were lovely and had beautiful homemade brown bread ready for us on arriva,l as well as milk, butter, jam and even a bottle of wine. We really enjoyed our stay.
  • Dominique
    Canada Canada
    We had an exceptional stay! The Bothy is very comfortable to stay in and it is very well equipped. It is also well located. Hosts are very kind and helpful. We would certainly love to go back!
  • Heather
    Australia Australia
    The Bothy is a great self contained granny flat, really modern and with everything you need. It's in a rural location which means its really quiet, and we discovered it's a great jumping off point for the Connemara, Kevin and Jaqueline were lovely...
  • Isabella
    Portugal Portugal
    The location is perfect, the place is quite, full of light, and spacious. Just great. It's closed to Connemara, Galway, Limerick, Burren Nat Park, and many other amenities. The host provided us with milk, butter, jam, water and an AMAZING...

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 Kevin and Jacqueline Cooney

10
Host review score
Kevin and Jacqueline Cooney
The Bothy is a converted riding stables which is now a two bedroom self contained apartment featuring a double bedroom, a twin bedroom, shower room, and an open plan light and airy kitchen, dining room and sitting room. We live in the house across the courtyard so we are on hand if required. The Bothy has internet access to keep you connected. The property stands on 6 acres and has views of the surrounding countryside. We are located just 10 mins from the M17 motorway, 7 minutes drive from Milltown's pub restaurants, river walk and children's play park, 2hours 10 from Dublin airport ,30 mins from Ireland west Airport Knock, 1hour drive from Shannon airport, 25mins from beautiful Cong with it's Lough's and the Ashford castle estate to explore. 40mins from Galway City, easy access to the Greeway, and situated exactly half way between Cork and Donegal on the Wild Atlantic way making it possible to see as much of the route as possible, whilst based in one place. We are close to many walking and hiking trails such as Cloonfad scenic walks as well as the award winning Velorail at Kiltimagh. The kitchen is fully equipped with a 4 gas burner hob, electric oven, dishwasher, fridge with small freezer box, Tassimo coffee machine, pots, pans, and utensils, All bedding and towels, shampoo and shower gel are included. A welcome tray which includes tea, coffee, milk, butter, jam, water, wine and a loaf of homemade soda bread will be left in the kitchen for you.
Kevin worked as a Chef and Jacqueline worked in hospitality now we love traveling around the world and enjoy welcoming our guests to enjoy the beautiful surroundings we live in, whilst sharing our knowledge of the great places to visit and enjoy during your stay.
Lissananny is a hinterland of Kilconly parish. It is very rural area surrounded by farms. Kilconly village 2km away has a School, Blake's Pub, hairdressers, village shop, post-office, community centre, The Venue that stages many concerts throughout the year as well as the May bank holiday Country Fest. children's play park, Soccer pitches children's climbing wall. Outdoor gym with floodlight walking track. Catholic Church. Milltown is 5km with Sheridans family friendly pub restaurant, a children's play park and Riverwalk.Tuam is 12km away with a wide selection of pubs restaurants cafes and range of shops, supermarkets and swimming pool/fitness centre. There are two cathedrals in Tuam 1 Catholic and 1 Church of Ireland.
Language spoken: English

Property surroundings

Facilities of The Bothy

Great facilities! Review score, 9.9

Most popular facilities

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi

Parking
Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

    Internet
    WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

    Kitchen

    • Children's high chair
    • Dining table
    • Coffee machine
    • Cleaning products
    • Toaster
    • Stovetop
    • Oven
    • Kitchenware
    • Electric kettle
    • Kitchen
    • Dishwasher
    • Microwave
    • Refrigerator

    Bedroom

    • Linen
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Alarm clock

    Bathroom

    • Toilet paper
    • Towels
    • Bath or shower
    • Private bathroom
    • Toilet
    • Free toiletries
    • Hairdryer
    • Shower

    Living Area

    • Dining area
    • Sofa
    • Seating Area

    Media & Technology

    • Flat-screen TV
    • TV

    Room Amenities

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

    Accessibility

    • Entire unit located on ground floor

    Outdoors

    • Picnic area
    • Outdoor furniture
    • Outdoor dining area
    • Patio
    • Garden

    Food & Drink

    • Tea/Coffee maker

    Outdoor & View

    • Inner courtyard view
    • Garden view
    • View

    Building characteristics

    • Detached

    Reception services

    • Private check-in/check-out

    Entertainment and family services

    • Kids' outdoor play equipment
    • Board games/puzzles
    • Books, DVDs, or music for children
    • Board games/puzzles

    Business facilities

    • Fax/photocopying
      Additional charge

    Miscellaneous

    • Non-smoking throughout
    • Heating
    • Non-smoking rooms

    Safety & security

    • Fire extinguishers
    • Smoke alarms

    Languages spoken

    • English

    House rules

    The Bothy takes special requests - add in the next step!
    Check-in
    From 15:00 to 21:00
    You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
    Check-out
    From 08:00 to 12:00
    Cancellation/ prepayment
    Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
    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

    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.

    Age restriction
    The minimum age for check-in is 18
    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

    Please inform The Bothy in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

    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.

    FAQs about The Bothy