Great Blasket Island Accommodation

I stayed here for two nights. It’s my third time staying there. It’s a little piece of heaven. The houses are basic but comfortable. The hosts, Darren and Emer, were so helpful and welcoming. I met lovely people there and got some great hiking done. The lads on the boat were great fun and helpful.

An amazing experience. Truly unique. The icing on the cake was staying in Peig Sayers cottage. We stayed for 2 nights in mid September in 2022. Got good weather. The cottage was spotless, full gas cooker, utensils and everything you needed. Having no ESB for 2 nights was good fun. We sat by a warm fire in the stove and played cards with our head torches. We did the circular walk on the island both days. A good path, very doable and amazing scenery. We sat on the sandhills listening to the waves crashing and watched the seals jostle and play on the beach. Evenings were particularly special, day trippers were gone, eerie quiet and you could hear the crying/barking of the seals on the beach from the cottage. A very interesting tour of the island on the 2nd day by the OPW-brilliant guide. We have been on a lot of trips at home and abroad but this was a unique experience. Thanks to Alice for managing our booking, to Billy, Chris and all the boat crew, to Brock and Claire the caretakers. We will definitely visit again. Highly recommend it. Need to book early. A wonderful trip. Best of luck with the project Alice & Billy.

We stayed for 2 nights in cottage No 4 in May and we enjoyed our time. The scenery is fantastic and the walk around the island is enjoyable with great views. The hosts Brock and Claire are very friendly and helpful. The beach is beautiful, especially with the seal colony. The cottage is very very basic. We didn’t expect a luxury accommodation, but there are a few things, we couldn’t understand… On the kitchen/dining room floor were 10 centimetres long holes filled with gravel. A few times I went into the holes with my foot and the gravel spread all over and I was lucky not to twist my ankle. We think the cottage needs some maintenance. The bathroom wasn’t looking inviting. We had no problem with the cold shower, but to press the button for to keep the water flowing is ridiculous. Anyway good tradesmen are needed! We know the management/owners of the cottages are trying to do their best, but we think, it’s a wrong understanding of „authentic life of the Islanders“ and living in the past. We missed, that the coffee shop wasn’t open and we missed very much, that during our stay there was no tour guide with the knowledge of the history of the Great Blasket Islands.