Sea Mist
Sessions, Sea Cliffs and Surfing
Book this homeCounty Clare
Set on the hills above Doolin, and within walking distance of the Cliffs of Moher, Sea Mist is a stylish contemporary cottage conversion with spectacular views out to the Aran Islands.
Brilliant surfing, championship golf links, and of course the apogee of traditional music nearby, make this the holiday home to cover all bases.
Bright capacious interiors…
Cool white walls and warm oak tones, together with coffee-and-cream neutral fabrics, combine to create a spacious ambience throughout this home. Tall floor to ceiling windows lining the rear of the house flood morning light into the open plan living areas, and along the hallway.
AT A GLANCE
- Sleeps
Up to 7 guests
From €3,000 per week - Two double bedrooms – ensuite, that are downstairs – 5′ beds in each
- One twin bedroom with single beds
One single bedroom with 5′ bed – plus a futon bed if required.
W/C -
Bathroom
- Other Rooms
Open Plan Living Area
Dining Area
Kitchen Area
with Breakfast Bar
Sitting Room
Entrance Lobby
Utility Room - Contempo
Paved Patios front and back
Logs and Turf
Barbecue
Wifi Internet
Kitchen, dining and seating areas join seamlessly together to form a central hub at the western end. The tobacco granite hearth with contemporary glass fronted fireplace, echo the granite surfaces in the kitchen area.
There are dazzling views from the living room across the ocean to the Aran Islands.
Glass double doors open through from the dining area to a quiet sitting room – just the place to curl up on the sumptuous sofa with a good read.
Furniture has been carefully selected, with the oak theme following through to the breakfast bar and solid doors. Modern rugs, paintings, and tasteful objets will delight guests.
If you want a bath, there is a luxurious bathroom with marble floor to ceiling, at the end of the hall. As with all the bathrooms, it has under-floor heating.
From the dining area, sliding double doors open onto a broad stone slab terrace – no better place to plan the day’s activities over a breakfast barbeque.
The remaining rooms of the house emanate from a broad corridor with tall windows overlooking the terrace and rear garden.
Two double bedrooms off the opposite side, are beautifully fitted out, with ample built in wardrobe space, and oak furnishings. Both have ensuite shower rooms and views out to sea. A dressing table alcove cleverly links the second bedroom to the hallway.
A dog-leg oak stairway halfway down the hall, leads to the another double bedroom with expansive oak panelled headboard and a velux view.
A single bedroom occupies the opposite gable end upstairs, with a bright WC on the landing serving both.
The cottage is equipped with everything you would expect from a luxury home, and has good mobile phone signal.
Facilities & Ameneties
Kitchen Appliances
Electric Oven Cooker
Gas 4 ring Hob
Fridge
Freezer
Dishwasher
Toaster
Microwave
Slow Cooker
Utility Appliances
Washing machine
Clothes dryer
Iron
Bedrooms
Three King-size and two Single zip&link beds
Hairdryer in each bedroom
Tech & Entertainment
Wi-Fi Internet
Mobile phone reception is good Flat-screen TV
Sound system
Other
A selection of books
Childrens high Chair
Gas Barbeque
Outside
there are views in all directions. The cottage, and three quarters of an acre of private landscaped garden align effortlessly with the surrounding terrain. The quiet cul-de-sac road is virtually traffic free.
Relish the mid-summer sun setting over the Aran Islands from the circular stone garden table with a glass of something white.
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Restrictions
Smoking – No, sorry!
Pets – No, sorry!
Parties – The owners regret Stag, Hen, Wedding or 21st parties are not admissible.
Children – although a family home, this property may not be suitable for toddlers or very young children. Please enquire on the provisional booking form.
Provisional Booking Form
This Home is normally only let by the week, however a 4 night mid-week booking from Monday PM till Friday AM is available in low season as shown below.
Important – A Week’s booking runs from Saturday to Saturday.
Holidays’ Dates for 2023 are priced as following:
Easter Weekend 7th- 10th April 2023 – €2,500
Halloween 27th- 1st October 2023– €2,500
Christmas 23rd to the 28th Dec 2023 – €2,500
New Years’ 30th December 2023 to the 2nd January 2024 – €2,500
Cleaning charges of €50 will apply to short term rates.
If there is a two week stay or longer, there will be clean bedlinen and towels provided after the first week, and so on…
A refundable breakages deposit of €350 is payable with the rental amount will be refunded within seven days of departure.
| per Week | Mid – Week | |
| March to May | €1,950 | not available |
| June to August | €2,500 | not available |
| September to November | €2,000 | €1,200 |
| December to February | €1,950 | €1,200 |
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Your travel arrangements are important, so all provisional bookings are double checked with the owners to ensure that your plans do not conflict with theirs, this can take up to 24 hours, but we haven’t forgotten about you.!
Provisional bookings will be followed up by email, at which point we can answer specific queries you may have, verify your booking and request a deposit to confirm.
Please note that all unconfirmed provisional bookings will expire after 3 days.
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Reviews
Thank you for opening your beautiful home to our family
this was 2020 postponed trip for us. My favourite movie is Leap Year! I fell in love with Ireland after seeing his movie – seems the Cliffs was a Bucket List item for me (Becky). The deisign of your home is PERFECT. A beautiful view from every window. Hope to visit again.
Becky & Roland, May 2022
What a wonderful experience awaited
when I opened the front door to “Sea Mist”. Every room a spectacular revelation of thoughtful planning, design and execution to the highest level. How could one but enjoy such comfort and functionality.
We have had a most enjoyable stay, and le Conamh De, would hope to revisit again to savour all that ‘Sea Mist’ has to offer.
Lilleys (UK) & O’Connors, May 2022
Gary Joyce, Dublin, October 2021
Fabulous house, full of light and comfort
just where we needed to retreat to after cliff walks and trips to Lahinch and the Burren. Brilliant location to explore this part of Ireland. We loved every minute – thank you so much Clodagh. We’ll be back!
Lynne DiPoto, July 2016
First and foremost, Sea Mist was breathtaking and everything I could have hoped for and more…
The location was stunning….. green pastures, ocean view, Aran Islands and an Irish castle in your front yard! It truly does not get any better than that. Doolin itself was quaint and provided all we were looking for on a peaceful Irish vacation.
The property, top notch. New, clean and modern with an Irish flair. Somebody definitely knew what they were doing in regards to lay out and interior design! More than enough room for 7 people. I didn’t realize that there were actually 3 full bathrooms and a half bath so that was a bonus when we arrived (In your description on line I think we just use terms differently in the US).
Amenities were good, a dryer for clothes would have been nice but I realize that is not common in Europe. A coffee pot would be a nice addition although my husband did learn how to use the french press! Although I never met our “meet and greet” lady, all went well with checking in and out and she was kind enough to leave us some provisions during our stay.
Your web site is very appealing and professional. Great photos, suggestions on what to do etc. One thing I would like to suggest are reviews of the property by other guests. At the time I was looking, you were told to check Facebook for reviews and even when I did there were hardly any on Sea Mist. Since then it looks like you have tried to incorporate some, but in my estimation, there are never enough. That is one feature I love about Home Away and Trip Advisor, actual reviews by renters. Their input can help alot.
All and all, a great stay and probably the best property I’ve ever rented over in Europe. It was a pleasure doing business with you and most certainly will recommend the property and your company to anyone who asks (lots of people have after seeing our photos!) Got a little unnerving in the end with the confusion regarding properties. When renting oversees, there is always that moment of doubt when you ask yourself “Is this place real??” It all worked out thankfully.
Alison Scott, October 2021
We just wanted to say a big thank you
We had a lovely holiday in Sea Mist and would highly recommend this property. Amazing property with stunning views. Could you pass on our thanks again to the owner for letting us bring our puppy down. We really appreciate it. I made sure we left the property spotless when we left. I took a few photos when we left. Anyway thank you and we will be back again.
We could not have been happier overall with our 15 day stay at The Sea Mist.
The home and location were beyond our expectations! The pictures online were all beautiful, but when one steps into the home situated on a hill above the Wild Atlantic Way with the Aran Islands in view, it is a sight that is beyond words.
The home was beautifully appointed and ever so comfortable for six adults. The design of the house gave us all room to be alone gather as a group without feeling cramped or overcrowded. The kitchen and bathrooms were well-stocked and the home was comfortable and elegant
We had come to explore our Irish heritage and felt we had found the most perfect home and location to do so. I highly recommend this home and your company to anyone and everyone! How often can one give directions and say, “Take a left at the castle!” Thank you for all of your help. We will be back!
Kathleen Grant, December 2016
Out & About
North Clare is not just a unique landscape with its walks, cliffs and golf, there are wonderful restaurants and of course great music sessions too
We just can’t list them all, so here are a few of our favourites…
Here are some of our favourites…
- Under the Cliffs to the Aran Isles
- Reel to a tune in the Pub
- Smell like a flower
- Fly with a Hawk
- Conquer an island
- Tip toe to the edge of Ireland
- Stand under a stalactite
- Catch a wave at surf school
- Search for Gollum
- Lunch on lobster at Linnanes
- Birdie a ball at Lahinch
- Trek a pony through the Burren
- Chew some local chocolate
- What’s doing in Doolin
- Explore the Burren
The Locality
Doolin is known as the capital of traditional music in Ireland, and most of the social activity in the villages four main pubs caters to this, with skilled musicians stopping for sessions as they pass through. County Clare is particularly home to the concertina.
photo – Gerald Tapp
This is also the nearest point to the Aran Islands and ferries depart from Doolin harbour regularly as well as sightseeing trips below the famous cliffs. Trips to the two smaller islands of Inisheer at 11km or Inishmaan are make for terrific days out, but to appreciate the cliff fortress of Dun Aengus, a stop-over on Inishmore makes sense.
Peaking at 213 metres high, and stretching south for nearly eight km, the dramatic Cliffs of Moher are probably the most visited tourist site in Ireland.
photo – Danny Burke
Built in 1835 by local entrepreneur Cornelius O’Brien, as an observation point for the hundreds of tourists who even then visited the Cliffs, the tower bearing his name is unmistakeable on the headland.
The Cliffs are home to enormous numbers and a variety of nesting seabirds, including the only mainland colony of breeding Atlantic Puffins in Ireland, a species on the decline elsewhere in Europe.
JRR Tolkien was enlisted in 1949 as an external examiner for The University of Galway, regularly staying over at Ballyvaughan.
Some say that it was this Burren landscape that was the inspiration for The Lord of the Rings writings.
Excavated in 1986, Poulnabrone Dolmen is probably the most photographed of some seventy Neolithic tombs across the Burren region. The bones of 18 adults together with 6 children were found, dating back to about 3,600 BC.
photo – Iaeste
For the serious sea cliff rock climbers, Ailladie on the coast just north of Doolin is popular.
photo – Cork Youth Climbing Club
The strange karst landscape of the Burren area in northern Clare, consisting of limestone slabs divided by crevices (or grikes) is famous for its remarkable collection of animals and plants, including orchids and the European Pine Marten.
This is Ireland’s most important cave area, where only one river manages to reach the sea without being swallowed into a sink hole. More than 35 miles of cave passages have been surveyed and some can be explored for nearly seven miles.
photo – Peter Craine
How to get there – Car advised…
By Air: Flights to Dublin or Shannon.
Shannon Airport – less than one hour from house.
Dublin Airport – approx 3 hours from house.
By Sea: Ferry crossings from Holyhead or Liverpool.
Dublin City Port/Holyhead has a fast crossing and is approx 3 hours from house
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