Sandyhills Bed & Breakfast

The homemade bread, scones and jelly at breakfast were absolutely delicious. And the rooms are beautiful and really spacious, with such a kind, wonderful host running the B&B. We LOVE this place. I’d give it more stars if I could, and highly HIGHLY recommend staying here!

The beach was an easy walk away, especially once we found a quiet sandy path. People were swimming and enjoying the weather. There were lots of shells, and the stretch we walked was pretty clean. It’s also an easy 20 minutes to the airport. We left at 7:30 on Wednesday and had no traffic. Mary made a reservation for us at the harbor restaurant and shared helpful information. She welcomed us into her immaculate home, remembered everyone’s name and did everything herself. She even offered to carry our bags upstairs. Our triple room was the most spacious we had in Ireland, and the beds were sturdy. Everything was clean. The TV was hilariously small, but we still watched it, and there was a personalized tea and coffee set in the room. Before our early airport departure, Mary had a lovely spread ready: homemade scones and jam, toast, cereal, yogurt, fruit and drinks. I went into the kitchen while she was making fresh scrambled eggs, so breakfast wasn’t rehearsed. Afterward we paid cash for a room we’d booked and left feeling good about our one night there.

The cooked Irish breakfast was the best part. We came down to a set table with fresh fruit bowls, homemade scones, Irish soda bread and jams, then Mary's famous cooked breakfast. Little B&Bs like this are a rarity nowadays. Our double twin room was spotless, with very comfortable beds and a spacious, spotless bathroom. Mary was brilliant from the start and nothing was too much trouble. She’s a national Irish treasure. Thanks, Mary, from Peter's nephews. We’ll definitely stay again next time we visit Rush.

The beach area is beautiful, very much like the Cape, and it’s convenient to catch the train into Dublin. The house is tastefully decorated and comfortable, and the host was extremely helpful and knew the area well. Highly recommend!