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Connemara seaside cottage rental - 4 bedroom cottage one block from the center of Clifden Town in the Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
Seaside Vacation Rental Cottage near Clifden, the Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
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CLIFDEN
RACHAEL'S SEASIDE COTTAGE

Boolard, Streamstown Bay, The Connemara, County Galway, Ireland


  Accommodates 8
  4 bedrooms
  4 bathrooms
  Sea Views
Seaside Cottage Rental Driveway
Connemara Seaside Cottage Rental
This is a perfect seaside cottage.  It is an old fisherman's cottage that has recently been completely renovated with taste and vision.  The refinements have not interfered with the impression you'll have from  those old days.

We last saw this cottage just before the interior was finished, but it was easy to imagine the finished product since these people have two other cottages on our site, Jessica's and Shane's and both are beautiful. We took the exterior photos, but Shane took the interior photos for us and we'll use them until we return to see the completed inside of the cottage.
The cottage is up a stone-walled driveway off a country road that ambles along the waterside.  One can barely see the cottage from the road, but, once there, you can see the sea from all of the front windows of the cottage.

As was the custom in these old cottages, you enter directly into the living room, but the owners have created the sense of a small entryway that has stairs and a beautiful antique Irish table.  The living room is on the left of the hall.  The impressive tall stone wall has a fireplace.  There are two comfortable sofas, a flat screen TV and DVD player, the original terra cotta tile floor, a peaked ceiling, windows to the front.
Rachel's Seaside Cottage - Living Room
Rachel's Seaside Cottage - Living Room
Rachel's Seaside Cottage - Living Room

Rachel's Seaside Cottage - Master Bedroom

One bedroom is to the right of the entry hall.  It has a queen bed, two bedside cupboards, a large closet.  It is a terrific, bright room. 

The large en suite bathroom has a claw foot bathtub and a separate shower and double sinks. 
Rachel's Seaside Cottage - Master En Suite

Rachel's Seaside Cottage - Kitchen
The large eat-in kitchen is at the back of the cottage reached via the front hallway.  It has the best appliances, a painted cupboard to hold kitchen necessities and a long mahogany table that will seat 8 comfortably.   It's a country kitchen without the clichés.

From the kitchen, a long corridor runs the width of the cottage.   Along this hallway, there is a bathroom that has a stone-floored shower.  At the end of this hall there's a door to the outside so that you can come in with beach all over you and wash off in the hallway shower.

The second bedroom is at the end of that hallway, near the door.  It's a large bedroom that has a king bed that can be converted to twin beds and a smaller bed so that a young child can stay with parents, if desired.  excellent storage.  The hall bathroom serves this bedroom.

Upstairs, there are two more bedrooms.  One is an has an open plan bedroom and bathroom.  The bedroom has a king bed that can be converted to twin beds,
an antique dresser and bedside table.  The has bathroom has a tub with shower over tub and a little room with a door for the toilet.

Rachel's Seaside Cottage - Stairs
Rachel's Seaside Cottage - Upper Bedroom 1
Rachel's Seaside Cottage - Upper Bathroom

The other bedroom has a bed, built-in shelves, excellent storage.  The bathroom shown is for one of the two upstairs bedrooms.

The front garden is covered with stones and gravel in the European manner.  There's a teak table and chairs so you can dine al fresco and look at the sea.  The land at the sides and back of the cottage has rocky outcroppings and mature trees.  You can see that in the photos below.  It's idyllic.
Rachel's Seaside Cottage 2nd bedroom

Seaside Connemara Cottage Rental - Rear Garden

The rear garden is wild and wonderful.

Children are warmly welcomed here.  Pets are not allowed.  This is a non-smoking property.  Additional cleaning or a cook can be arranged directly with the service provider.
Connemara Rental Seaside Cottage - Bay View

Ballyconnelly Golf Course is 20 km/12 miles from the cottage.  The terrific village of Clifden is 7 km/4 miles.

Clifden, the jewel of the Connemara, is a lively and friendly place with excellent restaurants, authentic pubs and very nice shops - including a high-end grocery store.  It is an excellent base for touring the gorgeous and haunting area called the Connemara.  The beaches are beautiful, empty and clean.  At every turn, you'll see glorious mountain scenery.  There are Irish craft shops, many ancient Celtic sites and places to ramble in the Twelve Bens Mountains.  This is home to the famous Connemara ponies and you will see them spotting the landscapes.  This is an exciting part of Ireland..  County Mayo, just to the north, is beautiful.  There's lots of golf, of course, and we can tell you all about that.

Galway is 49 km/79 miles, Cork is 258 km/160 miles, Dublin 290 km/180 miles.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE:

This cottage has two main floor en suite bedrooms.  The walk from the driveway to the front door is loose gravel.


 
WEEKLY PRICES
Heating & Electricity are extra, charged at cost by meter readings.
The owner will charge your €250 refundable security deposit by credit card on arrival.
Two, three and four night stays available in Off Season -
€ 750
DATES PRICE
03 Jan 2010 to 27 Marr 2010 € 900
Easter Break
27 Mar 2010 to 10 Apr 2010 € 1250
10 Apr 2010 to 22 May 2010 € 900
Mid-High season
22 May 2010 to 03 Jul 2010 € 1250
03 Jul 2010 to 28 Aug 2010 € 1800
28 Aug 2010 to 25 Sep 2010 € 1250
25 Sep 2010 to 23 Oct 2010 € 900
   
DATES PRICE
October Bank Holiday
23 Oct 2010 to 30 Oct 2010 € 1250
30 Oct 2010 to 21 Dec 2010 € 900
Christmas
21 Dec 2009 to 28 Dec 2009 NA
21 Dec 2010 to 28 Dec 2010 € 1250
New Year
28 Dec 2009 to 04 Jan 2010 NA
28 Dec 2010 to 03 Jan 2011 € 1600

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