Ashbrook Lodge Bed & Breakfast - Reviews, Photos - Wonderful location, beautiful home, friendly people!

bigsmokeyman

knoxville

Senior Contributor

22 reviews

Reviews in 11 cities

9 helpful votes

“Wonderful location, beautiful home, friendly people!”

Reviewed 18 January 2012

We made a reservation thru email with prompt response from Ashbrook. We did confirm the reservation a few weeks before our trip also.

We got to Ashbrook Lodge after several wrong turns and were led there by two nice, local young men. The thing to remember when looking for Ashbrook is get directions in advance. That way you won't be looking and driving around like we did!

Upon arrival, we rang the doorbell and the door seemed to open itself, but it was two charming children. The children were not noisy at all by the way, I don't remember ever hearing them later. We met Olwyn the owner and got settled into our room-which was more like a suite! Our room was in the middle of the house and upstairs facing the front. The very clean room had a large king size sleigh bed with a lovely wardrobe and a sitting area with a view of the cliffs and water. There was a well appointed bathroom with plenty of room for us. As seemed usual in Ireland, it was radiator heat and it is turned down at night. We were provided with a small heater for our comfort to help which was much appreciated and thoughtful. We found the area very quiet as Doolin is a small town. We had wifi available and it worked well with our ipod touch and skype.

Olwyn had lots of recommendations and advice on touring the area and our drive to the south later. There was a sun room/sitting area off the breakfast room and we used it to help plan our next day. The breakfast was wonderful! We had the traditional meal and french toast. Both hard to beat. There was a selection of bread, muesli, yogurt, jam, juice, etc.

Highlights in the area: Doolin Chocolate Shop, McCann's Pub, driving the Black Head Sea Drive, Ailwee Cave, Poulnabrone Dolmen, Cliffs of Moher

You would not be sorry staying at Ashbrook Lodge, especially if you enjoy getting away from crowds and enjoy calm, quiet, and exploration of the area.

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Crocbit

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37 reviews

Reviews in 21 cities

9 helpful votes

“Unbeatable.”

Reviewed 22 September 2011 via mobile

What a wonderful atmosphere and most enjoyable place to stay. Olywn our hostess made sure we were comfortable and attended to all our needs. This is a wonderful family home and if you have a family I would recommend this place. We hope to return here in the near future. D&G

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janetcliff

Bristol, United Kingdom

2 reviews

Reviews in 2 cities

1 helpful vote

“5***** recommended to all”

Reviewed 18 September 2011

Janet & I had a wonderful time in and around Ireland.
Ashbrook Lodge is very comfortable and in a very beautiful location.
The room was spotless the breakfast very satisfying with lots of choice.
Olwyn , well what can we say---we just do not know how you manage to keep the whole house so prestine, especially having to care for the three boys--but somehow you achieve it--well done you!!!!
Our 5 days stay was very very enjoyable and will remember our stay for a very long time.
5***** accommodation and service from a very chearful and helpfull host--A VERY BIG THANKYOU.
We used Ashbrook Lodge as our central piont to travel to many parts of Ireland such as :
Limerick,Ennis,Galway,Killarny and various other beautiful places (Shannon excluded :))
Of course do not forget Doolin --A MUST to experience the Guinness and traditional music in the villages Irish pubs
******* BRILLIANT ********
Janet & THE chauffeur (Cliff)

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jcksj752

ballymena n . ireland

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4 reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

10 helpful votes

“Brillant Bed & Breakfast”

Reviewed 18 August 2011

This has to be the best B&B my wife and I have stayed in. The house is lovely inside and out. The rooms are spacious and absolutely spotless - en suite was sparkling. Olwyn is such a lovely host and is very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was something to look forward to, and there was a wide choice . The house is well situated for exploring the local area, which includes the Burren, Cliffs of Moher, and ferries to the Arran Islands. A real beautiful setting , with plenty of eating places close by. Loved the accommodation , and the area ... look forward to returning agajn.
If you plan on visiting this area, you will not be disappointed with Ashbrook Lodge....we absolutely loved our stay there.

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andyandsiobhan

London, United Kingdom

1 review

“Flawless”

Reviewed 12 August 2011

We had a great 2 night stay at Ashbrook Lodge. Our room was spacious, very clean and had a large comfy bed. It had a lovely sea view and was decorated very tastefully, in fact, the whole house is really nice fitted out and looked like it had been recently decorated (my wife came away with a disappointing number of decorating and furnishing ideas). The breakfast was fresh fruit, cereals and a range of cooked options, all were tasty. The black pudding was especially good.

The three things I look for in a B&B were all there, namely WiFi, duvet on the bed, and a decent shower. Olwyn was a great host throughout the whole process, from booking through to departure. She was careful to let us know that she's a short drive out of town (Doolin appears to be a very spread out place anyway so it didn't matter to us), and that payment is by cash.

We toured Ireland for a week and this was the best place we stayed in.