Irish B&B guides, from first booking to full trip
Guides to planning an Irish B&B trip properly: walking holidays staged bed to bed, road trips with the right overnight stops, surf and cycling breaks, and the basics of booking direct with the owner.
Walking & hiking holidays
Ireland’s best mountains, cliff paths and long-distance ways, planned around real B&B bases with early breakfasts and drying rooms.
Wicklow
Walking the Wicklow Way
The 127km trail from Dublin to Carlow, staged B&B to B&B with a real bed every night.
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Kerry
Climbing Carrauntoohil
Ireland’s highest mountain done properly: routes, safety and where to base yourself in Kerry.
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Donegal
Slieve League cliffs
Sea cliffs far higher than Moher and a fraction of the crowd, with walks and Donegal bases.
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Mayo
Climbing Croagh Patrick
The holy mountain above Clew Bay: the pilgrim path, Reek Sunday and Westport as your base.
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Clare
Burren walks & the Cliffs of Moher
Limestone pavement, rare flowers and the coastal path that beats the main cliff entrance.
Read the guideRoad trips & short breaks
Multi-day loops and weekend breaks with sensible overnight stops, so the driving serves the trip instead of eating it.
Kerry
Ring of Kerry itinerary
Three days around the Iveragh Peninsula with B&B overnights, not one long day in a queue of coaches.
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Galway
Connemara road trip
Galway City to Clifden, the Sky Road, Kylemore and Killary, on roads that reward going slowly.
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Cork
West Cork road trip
Kinsale to Beara through food towns, island ferries and three peninsulas, with the right overnight stops.
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Dublin
Dublin weekend break
Two days done properly from a B&B base, the city by day and the coast by DART.
Read the guideSurf, cycling & outdoors
Atlantic surf trips and traffic-free greenways, and the B&Bs that suit wet gear, big appetites and early starts.
B&B basics
What an Irish B&B costs, how to pick a good one, and why booking direct with the owner beats a platform.
Essentials
How to choose a B&B in Ireland
Location, ratings, amenities and the questions worth asking the owner before you book.
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How much a B&B costs in Ireland
What drives the price of a night, and how booking direct keeps fees out of it.
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B&B vs Airbnb in Ireland
How a registered Irish B&B differs from a short-let, and when each suits.
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What to expect in an Irish B&B
Breakfast, check-in, house style and the welcome that makes a B&B a B&B.
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Find your Irish B&B, book direct
Real B&Bs and guesthouses across Ireland, no platform fee, no middleman, just the owner on the other end.