Ballyferriter, Suantra Cottages Reviews

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Good Points: Comfortable with a great view of the ocean. Peat burning fireplace. Laundry facilities. Well stocked kitchen.

Bad Points: None really as long as you expect a self-catering cottage.

General comments: Suantra Cottages is our regular haunt when on the Dingle peninsula. It is located near Ballyferriter and has a beautiful view of the ocean. If you're looking for a small house with a kitchen to rent, you can't go wrong. There are three separate cottages with three rooms in each. They are identical, so it doesn't matter which one you get. You can easily sleep 5-6 people. Small fireplaces provide a good opportunity to explore peat as fuel. It smells wonderful and actually puts off a good amount of heat if you get it going well. There is also a bookshelf with a selection of books and maps and information about site seeing on the peninsula. There are several comfortable chairs for stretching out in front of the fire and reading as well as a small couch. There is a TV and small radio/cassette player. The TV reception isn't good and there are only three or four stations, but you didn't come here to watch the telly, now did you? The kitchen is well stocked and has a stove/oven and a small refrigerator. The bathroom is large and has a bathtub and shower, something you don't see often in rental cottages. There are radiators in each room for heat and I believe a portable one is available for localized heat if necessary. You do pay for your electricity, so don't get carried away and leave the heat on all day. You shouldn't really need the heat during the spring, summer and fall unless the temperature really drops. There are laundry facilities outside in a detached shed. You can take a nice walk West to Clougher Strand or off a nearby road through the fields and towards the ocean (see 12/24 below for this location). This was our third visit, and it feels like home and is highly recommended!

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It's New Year's Eve as we creep across the wind swept mountains of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland in our small rental car. With the dual carriage way long behind us, the road narrows as the scenery opens up to provide the dramatic setting of mountains, sky and sea. Passing through Dingle (An Daingean, as it's now known) we weave our way along the final stage of the journey to our destination in the far western corner of the Peninsula.

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