Fodor's Expert Review Great Blasket Island Accommodation

Three restored self-catering cottages offer the magical opportunity to overnight on this wild and remote island. 100,000 people applied to be the on-island caretakers for the 2022 season! Running water, a gas cooker, and wood-burning stoves are included but there's no electricity on the island, so your evenings will be lit by candles and atmospheric lanterns. Guests can avail of Péig's Breakfast, (€10 each) named after the island's most famous inhabitant, Peig Sayers, known to every Irish child as her autobiography was required reading in Irish schools. The cottages' caretakers also run Europe's most westerly coffeeshop, serving hot beverages, drinks and snacks. A 20-minute ferry ride for overnight guests costs €35 each.