Exclusive Waterside Self Catering Properties in Roundstone (free WiFi)

We stayed here for two weeks with our children and the dog and had a wonderful holiday despite the weather! The house was really lovely and the location, right on the quay, was fantastic. We fished from the quay on several ocassions and managed to catch quite a few mackeral. The locals are very friendly and the beaches stunning. We spent a sunny day snorkelling in Dogs bay and saw lots of fish and coral.
O'dowds is a fantastic pub just across the road, with friendly service and lovely food.
Simon and Anne were extremely helpful and friendly and we would certainly recommend the house to anyone wanting to visit connemara.

Karen and Darren, Bristol

My wife and I have talked about visiting the west coast of Ireland for ages, and finally we managed it. When looking for somewhere to rent my criteria were: (a) overlooking water, (b) an open fire, (c) satellite TV and (d) near a pub. Quay House as the name suggests couldn't really be closer to the water without you getting your feet wet when leaving the house, the view from the lounge is quite simply stunning. The quay is literally a few metres away and the fishing boats moored outside are framed by Connemara's magnificent 12 Bens mountains in the distance. The open peat fire was not essential as the double glazing and excellent central heating heated the house very quickly but nevertheless we had a fire most evenings for the ambiance if nothing else. The flat screen TV received all the UK free to air channels as well as quite a few Sky TV channels such as Discovery and Sky 1 and there was a DVD player. The house is immaculate, with high quality fixtures and fittings, very comfortable beds and a lovely homely feel. The local pubs are literally 2 minutes walk away, we visited them all but spent most time in O'Dowds where they do a great pint of Guinness and serve a good bar menu. We had expected really bad weather at this time of year but we had amazing luck with 5 out of 7 days of sun and blue skies during which we walked and explored the stunning coastline and nearby landscape including the 17th century Ballynahinch Castle grounds. We had a very relaxing and enjoyable week, so a big thank-you to Simon and Anne for renting their amazing house to us, we hope to return again.

We rented Simon's Quay House in Roundstone for four nights in October. I've stayed in a number of rented houses in Ireland, and I think this is my favourite so far. It is cosy and well furnsihed with a fully equipped kitchen.

The ground floor is bigger than the photos suggest. The bedrooms are large and the king beds are really comfortable.

The picture window in the living room looks out over the pier, the harbour and the mountains. The week we were there the weather was nice with a good bit of sun and only a little rain. The view changes constantly with clouds movements and occasional rain showers. You could sit on the couch and happily watch the view for hours. Real turf fire is cosy and creates a great atmosphere in the winter.

A proper size TV and connections to let you play audio through the surround sound speaker system from your iPod or laptop.

Its 45 seconds walk from O'Dowd's pub restaurant which serves really good food and a further 30 seconds walk from the Shamrock pub which has a pool table and generally welcoming feel to it.

Two brilliant double bedrooms both facing the bay and mountains. One twin room with less of a view I think.

A good house for a family, be be warned, it really is built on a pier and has and unprotected water ten feet from the front door, so if you have toddlers, might be a bit unsafe.

Thanks to Simon for making the check in and check out very uncomplicated.