Connemara: castles as lodging B & B near Clifden in Connamera
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Connemara: castles as lodging B & B near Clifden in Connamera
Abbey Glyn and Ballyhinch have been recommended to my husband and me. Have you stayed in one of these or both? Can you compare? for next spring...We are in our 70's and have been to Ireland twice.
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Abbeyglen and Ballynahinch are two very different places, there are other alternatives in Connemara it depends really on what you yourself want and expect.
Abbeyglen is a reasonable walk into Clifden, formally the Priests house it has been extended and developed into a tasteful higher end hotel.
Ballynahinch is a former Staging rest developed into a Hunting Lodge and then a Hotel has some wonderful grounds but is a fair way from anywhere else.
Quay House on Clifden bay is a high end quest house, very nice but carries too high a price tag for me to recommend over Abbeyglen lots of people do though like the place. Dolphin Beach House on the lower Sky is a taxi in and back from town if you plan having a drink. There are excelent B&B's and guest houses in town itself.
Personally I would recommend Dun Ri by the showgrounds on the eastern end of the town.
Some influence may be determined by when you call "Spring" and how long you plan to stay in the area. Also the transport options if you are planning to drive or rely on the bus's?
Abbeyglen is a reasonable walk into Clifden, formally the Priests house it has been extended and developed into a tasteful higher end hotel.
Ballynahinch is a former Staging rest developed into a Hunting Lodge and then a Hotel has some wonderful grounds but is a fair way from anywhere else.
Quay House on Clifden bay is a high end quest house, very nice but carries too high a price tag for me to recommend over Abbeyglen lots of people do though like the place. Dolphin Beach House on the lower Sky is a taxi in and back from town if you plan having a drink. There are excelent B&B's and guest houses in town itself.
Personally I would recommend Dun Ri by the showgrounds on the eastern end of the town.
Some influence may be determined by when you call "Spring" and how long you plan to stay in the area. Also the transport options if you are planning to drive or rely on the bus's?