If you're looking for the combination of home and vacation, I would highly recommend this property! We stayed a week with a gathering of friends and hated to leave. It is situated close enough to Kilarney but far enough away from the hustle and bustle. I would suggest renting a car as there are limited choices in the small village of Beaufort. Rachel and Donald make sure you are well taken care of and the entire property is BEAUTIFUL and well maintained. A lovely restaurant is located right next door and a great pub is about 1/2 a mile's walk. We can't wait to return to Ireland and to be sure we will stay at Beaufort again.

If you are thinking of traveling to the Kerry/Cork region, specifically to Killarney then you must stay at Beaufort House!! You won't be sorry. I had the pleasure of atttending a destiination wedding in Killarney in July, 2010 ans I stayed at Beaufort House. From the minute I stepped in the front door I was in total heaven! The surroundings that you will stay in are this side of heaven! The kitchen is a grand place to have a casual dinner or just to relax. The whole house is magnificent! The beds are like sleeping on a cloud and the bathrooms are heavenly, down comforters and all! Please don't let your stay go by unless you stop by Beaufort. Rachel & Richard are wonderful and will accomidate your every wish! Thank you Rachel & Richard for a lovely stay! I loved the dogs too!

My family and I, rented the entire property for the Christmas/New Years period (12 days), all cottages and main house. We had a magical time. The property is lovely, warm, inviting with all amenities one would need. Donald and Rachel were gracious and lovely. There was nothing missing on the property that we could have wished for. The homes are decorated in a lovely and caring manner, filled with books, artwork, etc. You feel as though you are staying in someone's home that has been warmly attended to. We were so sad to leave and look forward to our return to the property. It's also in an ideal location, outside the town of Killarney, however, within walking distance to smaller village.

Located approximately 15 minutes west of the town of Killarney and about 1/4 mile from the tiny village of Beaufort, we booked this self-catering luxury guest house about 1 year in advance. Our group of 15 rented the four large ensuite bedrooms (all on second floor) of the main house and two of the converted stable cottages for one week in August. All bedrooms have their own bathroom. Each cottage has a washer and dryer and full kitchen. The house accomodations included maid and towel service, but the cottages did not. The owners live in an adjacent wing and are available if needed, but prefer to leave guests their privacy. We had full use of the front foyer, formal dining room, library/sitting room with active wood fireplace, formal large living room with fireplace as well. There is a TV in the library with excellent channel selections. Hair dryers are available, one at the house, and one per cottage. There is one guest phone in the foyer. This accomodation also meters the electrical usage and phone usage and will bill those separately. Either Donald or his wife Rachel greeted our group as each car drove in and introduced us to our accomodations. They were generous and gracious and provided excellent advice about excursions in the area. I liked that they didn't post rules which would have detracted from the ca. 1840s era home. The house's base structure is actually formed from the ruins of a castle. The landscaping and lawn are carefully tended and we were able to play croquet one evening using their set. Occasionally their dogs will come out to romp with them or their year-round tenants and are very friendly. We hired Eileen O'Brien (info on the beauforthouse website) to cater our breakfasts since breakfast is not included. She cooked in the main house and we ate at the table in the kitchen. We only used the formal dining room one night for a group dinner which Eileen also provided. Eileen is a full time cook from Kenmare and we highly recommend her. She was so kind and generous with her ideas for us and her food choices were spot on as they say. We had her set up a buffet of cold foods for those young people who couldn't seem to get up in time for her hot cooked breakfast. She came in at 7 and left at 10 each morning. We enjoyed fires in the two parlors nearly every evening. Loved our stay.