Meet Victoria
Conscientious, Open minded, Friendly
Our combination of a remote, rural home, with a lively, outgoing approach to life and the world around us.
On a typical day...
I’m mostly at home/work from home.
When I host guests...
I like to chat with them when they are home but have my own things going on.
Family Hobbies
Fitness, gym, Diet and nutrition, Gardening, Hill walking, Reading
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
A modern, traditional style cottage parked up a hill on the Beara Peninsula, inhabited by a middle aged couple who love every inch of this wild landscape. Frank is retired, loves archery, rugby, and strength and conditioning training. Victoria is a CELTA qualified English language teacher, who loves gardening and the West Cork obsession with good food.
My Pets
Dog, Cat
House Facilities
- Garden
- Laundry
- Barbecue
- Parking
- Internet Access
- Smoke alarm
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is located 4 miles west of Castletownbere on the Beara Peninsula, in the South West of Ireland. This is both a remote and vibrant town, due to the busy fishing port. Tourism is secondary to fishing, and it is a peninsula full of surprises, such as Ireland's largest Buddhist centre and many resident artists such as Sarah Walker and Tim Goulding.
The town has all the basics (supermarket, pharmacies, hardware shops), and some of the extras, including decent coffee shops, good restaurants, and a very nice hotel.
There is both a private and a public bus service between Cork city and Castletownbere, but there is very little local public transport.
Local Area Facilities
- Beach
- Bus Stop
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
To respect our home and our lifestyle as you would hope to have your own home respected.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.