Jen W.
Yelp
Gerry and Margaret, your hosts, also own the camp ground across the way. We rang the bell when we arrived and a staff member settled us in the parlour, then called across the way to let them know we had arrived. Gerry was over in a shot and quickly booked us in. All very old school; sign a register, make payment, receive pertinent info (breakfast 8:00 - 9:30, wi-fi password, etc) get a skeleton key.
Our room was on the lower level overlooking the parking in back. Another car park is available in front. There appears to be a tennis court back here with no net. I forgot to ask if they use this in summer.
The room included one double and one single bed. I noted several of the rooms on this lower level had multiple beds: 2 doubles, 3 singles, etc. The room also included one parlour chair, one straight back chair, a makeup table & bench, another small desk type table and bedside dressers. The en suite included a shower stall and shelf for toiletries. Two hand towels and bath towels, one bar of soap, shampoo and shower gel and three glasses were provided. No wash clothes.
Heating (it was cold during our stay) turns on in early evening, gets a bit lower over night for comfort while sleeping, and turns off after breakfast. It was comfortable in the room and hallways.
Breakfast includes cereals, yogurt, fruit juice, make your own toast and a few other items on the sideboard buffet. You also have a choice of eggs done your way, ham, sausage and a full Irish breakfast. A pot of coffee and/or tea is placed on the table as you prefer. We had both.
First day was full Irish. Too much food! Second day eggs and ham. Still too much food! Breakfast includes a lot of food. Margaret is an excellent chef and was previously employed in the kitchen at Ashford Castle.
Gerry was a guide at the Quiet man museum in Cong, and has written a book about his experiences. His daughter Lisa, who was also a guide, has compiled a tourist map of filming locations in and around Cong. The family and staff are all very friendly.
There are three levels to this B&B and about 5 rooms per floor. The breakfast room extends into another room via sliding doors to accommodate more guests. It is about a 1 mile walk into Cong to the restaurants and pubs (meaning it'll be quieter here in the busy summer tourist season). Kylemore Abbey and Conamara are easy drives from here as well as the movie filming locations for the Quiet Man.
