House in County Cork
10 guests · 5 bedrooms · 4 baths
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About this house rental
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Relax in this beautifully restored 19th century stone cottage with magnificent views of Clonakilty Bay from EVERY room. Set in private grounds on Ireland's incredible Wild Atlantic Way and surrounded by fields of horses - it's a short stroll from Ireland's Best Beach* and the bustling, award-winning Clonakilty town with pubs and restaurants.
Situated in an Area of Special Protection on Clonakilty's golden mile, The Bay House is the perfect spot from which to explore West Cork and the beauty of Ireland.
Just perfect for families to spread out in or share with friends.
It has five stylish and spacious bedrooms and four bathrooms (3 ensuite).
Every room has a water view - even the utility! The main bedroom has a glass balcony with spectacular views across the inner harbour. Another boasts triple aspect windows. There's also a ground floor bedroom with ensuite.
Relax in two lovely reception rooms - one by the double sided log burner and another with floor to ceiling windows to take in the view.
Enjoy meals by the fire in the feature dining room looking up to a double height gallery space. The kitchen is fully equipped with double oven, microwave, American-style fridge-freezer and coffee maker. There's also a utility area with washing machine, tumble dryer and downstairs toilet.
Warm underfloor heating throughout downstairs, radiators upstairs, plus the cosy double log burner.
Outside there is a large patio with table and chairs for alfresco dining and an expansive lawn area. There is a swing and hammock.
*NB: We would advise that very young children are supervised in the grounds.
Enjoy birdwatching with the colourful characters that visit the bay right in front of you.
Private, off-road parking.
Free Wi-Fi for our guests.
The Bay House is the perfect place to spend long, lazy days by the fire gazing out to sea, but if you can tear yourself away there's so much to do. We're just a twenty minute walk from the fabulous Blue Flag Inchydoney Beach with its own surf school offering a holiday club for the children (and the big kid in you!).
Clonakilty town is only a mile away with a host of cafes, restaurants and bars including the famous De Barras Folk Club with live music most nights.
Clonakilty was awarded Ireland's Tidiest Small Town 2017 and not for the first time!
There are lovely shops, boutiques and art galleries in which to browse.
Why not take up horse riding at the equestrian centre just a stone's throw away or tee-off at two nearby golf courses each with stunning views?
The children will love the model railway village with its own Choo Choo land train to 'Toot Toot' them around the town and down to the beach.
Watersport centres are close by offering kayaking and the latest craze - stand up paddle boarding. Or if you have your own, you can paddle board and kayak at high tide in the bay.
Clonakilty is the first town in Ireland to offer its own rent-a-bike scheme. Explore 9 beaches within 8 miles!
Situated in a 'Special Protection Area' and on Ireland's charismatic 'Wild Atlantic Way', The Bay House is the perfect spot from which to explore West Cork and the beauty of Ireland.
*Inchydoney was voted Ireland's Best Beach by TripAdvisor holidaymakers for the fifth year running and is regularly in the top ten best beaches in Ireland.
Relax in this beautifully restored 19th century stone cottage with magnificent views of Clonakilty Bay from EVERY room. Set in private grounds on Ireland's incredible Wild Atlantic Way and surrounded by fields of horses - it's a short stroll from Ireland's Best Beach* and the bustling, award-winning Clonakilty town with pubs and restaurants.
Situated in an Area of Special Protection on Clonakilty's golden mile, The Bay House is the perfect spot from which to explore West Cork and the beauty of Ireland.
Just perfect for families to spread out in or share with friends.
It has five stylish and spacious bedrooms and four bathrooms (3 ensuite).
Every room has a water view - even the utility! The main bedroom has a glass balcony with spectacular views across the inner harbour. Another boasts triple aspect windows. There's also a ground floor bedroom with ensuite.
Relax in two lovely reception rooms - one by the double sided log burner and another with floor to ceiling windows to take in the view.
Enjoy meals by the fire in the feature dining room looking up to a double height gallery space. The kitchen is fully equipped with double oven, microwave, American-style fridge-freezer and coffee maker. There's also a utility area with washing machine, tumble dryer and downstairs toilet.
Warm underfloor heating throughout downstairs, radiators upstairs, plus the cosy double log burner.
Outside there is a large patio with table and chairs for alfresco dining and an expansive lawn area. There is a swing and hammock.
*NB: We would advise that very young children are supervised in the grounds.
Enjoy birdwatching with the colourful characters that visit the bay right in front of you.
Private, off-road parking.
Free Wi-Fi for our guests.
The Bay House is the perfect place to spend long, lazy days by the fire gazing out to sea, but if you can tear yourself away there's so much to do. We're just a twenty minute walk from the fabulous Blue Flag Inchydoney Beach with its own surf school offering a holiday club for the children (and the big kid in you!).
Clonakilty town is only a mile away with a host of cafes, restaurants and bars including the famous De Barras Folk Club with live music most nights.
Clonakilty was awarded Ireland's Tidiest Small Town 2017 and not for the first time!
There are lovely shops, boutiques and art galleries in which to browse.
Why not take up horse riding at the equestrian centre just a stone's throw away or tee-off at two nearby golf courses each with stunning views?
The children will love the model railway village with its own Choo Choo land train to 'Toot Toot' them around the town and down to the beach.
Watersport centres are close by offering kayaking and the latest craze - stand up paddle boarding. Or if you have your own, you can paddle board and kayak at high tide in the bay.
Clonakilty is the first town in Ireland to offer its own rent-a-bike scheme. Explore 9 beaches within 8 miles!
Situated in a 'Special Protection Area' and on Ireland's charismatic 'Wild Atlantic Way', The Bay House is the perfect spot from which to explore West Cork and the beauty of Ireland.
*Inchydoney was voted Ireland's Best Beach by TripAdvisor holidaymakers for the fifth year running and is regularly in the top ten best beaches in Ireland.
Amenities at The Bay House. Fabulous water views - spacious and stylish Clonakilty cottage
Non-smoking
No pets allowed
Map of County Cork
Ratings and reviews
Summary of reviewsGuests loved the lovely house, well-equipped with lots of space, clean, and in a beautiful setting near Clonakilty with stunning coastline views. Highly recommended for a great holiday!
10 / 10Outstanding·Dec 2025
The house and property were beautiful. House was clean and had evrything my family needed. There are plenty of grocery stores nearby as well. Clonakilty is an amazing area with lots to do.
10 / 10Outstanding·Oct 2024
We enjoyed the stay very much.
10 / 10Outstanding·Jul 2019
Lovely house in a lovely setting. Well equipped, very clean and with lots of space. Clonakilty is within walking distance and has loads of good shops and pubs (with music). The surrounding countryside is beautiful and the coastline is stupendous with lovely beaches (e.g. Inchydoney and Long strand) and Mizen Head is well worth the trip. Weather was fantastic - which unfortunately meant there was no surf! We can strongly recommend going whale watching from Courtmacsherry - didn't see any whales but lots of dolphins and a great excursion. Overall a great holiday in a lovely house.
6 / 10Average·Sep 2016
This is a lovely house in a good location, near wonderful Clonakilty. We'd very much like to return here for future holidays. BUT the house and garden needs some attention and there are other areas which didn't live up to billing.
Positives: It was well cleaned on arrival. Great situation over the bay. Nice welcome pack of coffee, wine and chocolate. Our daughter LOVED the swing.
Negatives:
1. The first thing we saw was an unkempt lawn and tatty beds with weeds. The bed by the patio had one sorry hydrangea and a few unidentifiable dead things. Either plant up the bed properly or get rid of it! Holly trees by the house needed a prune (you had to duck under one on the path into the house). A real disappointment given the images of well kept landscaping in the photo.The owners did arrange for the lawn to be cut - they said it was cut fortnightly - but it is cut at very high setting so does need to be done weekly.
2. Two of the bedrooms had issues. The mattress in the main bedroom needs to be replaced immediately. It's totally worn out and very uncomfortable. The downstairs bedroom smells of damp. The wallpaper is coming off behind the bed. As a bedroom, it's not fit for use. Luckily none of us were in it.
3. The wooden kitchen worksurface behind the sink is mouldy and the sink leaks underneath.
4. Hardly any towels were provided. Each bathroom only contained one large towel and a hand towel. No way near enough.
Like I say, we'd very much like to come back to the house but would need assurance that all these niggles were taken care of beforehand.
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Top rated by guests
9.6Outstanding
(23 Ratings)
Guests loved the lovely house, well-equipped with lots of space, clean, and in a beautiful setting near Clonakilty with stunning coastline views. Highly recommended for a great holiday!
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