Our family of 5 stayed with Gerry and Aoife for the first two nights of our 10 day trip thru Ireland and we couldn't have been made more welcome , comfortable or well-fed. An "Irish breakfast" with Gerry is superb and his gracious wife willingly helped make our visit a wonderful starting point by helping in any way needed. This is the place to stay in their area and we never ate better for breakfast any day after. Gerry spent time our first evening with our son sharing history and offering information for us where to go the next day. His sharings gave us a spendid first two days in Ireland. This family is a "must " in County Clare. Pat in Kentucky

Our stay at Slieve Elva was absolutly amazing!! We arrived at the B&B in the afternoon to be greeted by the host with the most Gerry Swords and his family! The house has a very welcoming and comfortable energy making you feel at home instantly.

The sitting area is very cosy, with a lovely turf fireplace, and the main dining room was perfectly set with amazing views of the grounds and animals!! Our room, named the Bee Orchid, was very cosy. Food was outstanding, Gerry is a great chef! We recommend the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon which was caught straight out of the Atlantic! YUMMY!!!

Best part of all was the animals on the farm, which Aoife took us to play with. We even got to feed them! They have quite the community of animals including donkeys, ponys, goats, chickens and two friendly dogs. If you are an animal lover this is definitely the place to stay!

Location is great being close to all of Lisdoonvarna's great attractions. Less than a 10 min drive to the closest town.

All in all we had a great time at Slieve Elva B&B, we recommend it to any and everyone!
A big thank you to the Swords' for showing us what true Irish hospitality is like!

This B&B was a great spot to travel to the Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands or Bunratty Castle. The Burren is very close and there are quaint small towns all around to explore. The hosts were warm and friendly and made you feel at home. Our room was nice size for our family of 4 which we found not so common at the other B&B's we stayed at. Even tho' it was not one of the fanciest places it was one of our favorites of the 4 we visited.

We stayed with Gerry and Aoife for one night, after a long drive from Dingle. They made us feel so welcome in their home, recommended places in Doolin to eat and listen to music, and arranged our ferry from Doolin to the Aran Islands for the next day. Gerry makes an incredible Irish breakfast, including delicious eggs from his free-range chickens. The highlight was when he took us out to see the donkeys, ponys and chickens. He clearly cares very much about these animals. We would recommend Slieve Elva to anyone wishing for a rural Irish experience with lovely hosts.