This B&B is located in a working farm and has a gorgeous setting. The room was nice and comfortable and clean. However, what makes us want to come back to this place is the owner Mary. She was born to be in the hospitality business: she is attentive to the guests needs, cooks the perfect breakfast with home made scones, eggs to order, fresh cream, yogurt, bread, fresh fruits and went above and beyond to welcome us at almost 8:30 pm with a cup of tea, scones, jam and cream. We were driving in from Dublin airport after a long flight and this B&B is conveniently located. Excellent place to stay to get rid of jet lag very fast. We felt so welcomed as if we were arriving at a dear friends house. So nothing else can beat that. Kudos to you Mary!
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Date of stay: June 2017Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Any room is great since there are green pastures all around you.
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Responded 21 Jun 2017
Dear Guests, Thank you for your very kind and flattering review I am very grateful.
Regards,
Mary
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Mary greeted us with open arms! We felt right at home at the Ballindrum Farm with the Holstein cows. We live in dairy cow country in Maryland and it was great to stay at a farm B and B. The room was comfortable and the shower was fantastic! Breakfast was absolutely delicious! The homemade scones and jams were wonderful. We will be back soon!! Thank you Mary!
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Date of stay: August 2018Trip type: Travelled with family
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Responded 28 Aug 2018
We love your review, thank you.
Mary
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Staying with Mary is a real treat. We stayed for the second ( or maybe third) time last week and we had our adult children with us. Always a lovely welcome with tea and scones and nothing is too much trouble. Mary is so accommodating and her home is lovely. Quiet setting on a dairy farm . Her sons were eager to help and answer questions and the home is just lovely. The new addition of a family/game room is beautiful. I feel like we are home at Mary's B&B. Breakfast was amazing ! Won't stay anywhere else near Athy, my ancestral home !!!! Thanks so much, Mary.
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Date of stay: June 2017Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:A;; the rooms are lovely.
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Responded 12 Jun 2017
Thank you for the lovely review, it was lovely seeing you again and meeting your son and daughter.
Love Mary and Family
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Home away from home. Thoroughly enjoyed staying here for 6 days - work trip. The cottage is fully equipped with everything you could possibly think of, even welcoming coffee and tea with milk. The 2 bedrooms have TV's, TV in the living room has satellite channels, WiFi is good so was able to work. The main bedroom has an en-suite. Loved the open fire in the living room! Washing machine, dryer, fridge, freezer, dishwasher - this lovely little place has everything! Mary made a lovely breakfast... fresh farm eggs, home made bread and marmalade / jam, fresh fruit salad with no sugars, cereal, cooked breakfast - this is excellent value for money if there are 2 or more people. Woke up to sun blazing and the sound of birds singing - so many wild birds, robins, chaffinch, blackbirds, bluetits and green finch all came to the door for food. Athy is the closest little town, Kildare Village is close by. I will certainly stay here again :-) It's a working dairy farm so you can also view the cow milking in the morning and afternoon. Very highly recommended
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Date of stay: March 2018Trip type: Travelled on business
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Responded 27 Mar 2018
Dear Donna, We love every word of your review, you are so kind to take the time to express such positivity. We would love to see you again.
Mary
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First of all, I'm about to spend my night here, but I already feel compelled to say what a delight it has been so far. I'm overnighting as I've been in Kildare for work; and I'm travelling back to London later today. It took the cab driver a little while to find it, but we called Mary for directions and the solutions came straight away!
Greeted by a lovely smile, offer of tea or coffee, shown to my room and a bed I knew I was going to fall into and rest/sleep soundly. Not only was tea ready folks, scones with butter and jam were present too. I've been lucky enough to stay in some swanky hotels, but this personal touch is second to none.
My room has all I need; well stocked bathroom, tea making facilities, loads of biscuits, comfy bed. I'm looking forward to taking photos of the place in daylight in the morning.
The only drawback for me, not for them, is that I'm coming here for work only at the moment and, because it's quite far from my workplace, next time I will have to make do with somewhere closer to work. But I will definitely recommend this place, 100% 😘
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Date of stay: September 2016Trip type: Travelled on business
Room Tip:I arrived at night time so can't say!
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Responded 30 Sept 2016
Thank you for the glowing review, sorry your stay was so short.
Mary
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