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The host is what makes this place the best!

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 19 Jun 2017
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!
Date of stay: June 2017
Room Tip: Any room is great since there are green pastures all around you.
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 20 Jun 2017
Dear Guests,
Thank you for your very kind and flattering review I am very grateful.

Regards,

Mary
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Reviewed 10 June 2017

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.

Room tip: A;; the rooms are lovely.
Date of stay: June 2017
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Mary G, Owner at Ballindrum Farm Bed and Breakfast, responded to this reviewResponded 11 June 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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Reviewed 30 May 2017 via mobile

This is the best B&B I have stayed in and the service from Mary and her family would put a lot of 5 star Hotels to shame.
Afternoon tea with homemade scones and homemade jam, an idyllic setting, what more could you ask for?
We will certainly be returning.

Date of stay: May 2017
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Mary G, Owner at Ballindrum Farm Bed and Breakfast, responded to this reviewResponded 11 June 2017

Dear Stuart,
Thank you for the lovely review, your kindness will be remembered.

Mary

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Reviewed 30 May 2017

Mary and her husband have a truly amazing farm and B & B! We were so blessed to have found her superb location! The apt adjacent to the main home was where we stayed with our teenage son. This was perfect. The entire suite is handicap accessible and it was absolutely spotless clean! Mary was so accommodating offering restaurants, directions and her cooking is SUPERB! We spent our last night in Ireland here and found it a quick run to Dublin to the airport. Mary served one of the best breakfasts we had during our 2 week stay! and that's such a super end to a wonderful trip home to visit friends and cousins. I wish we could have stayed longer and enjoyed the beauty of the midlands a bit more.

Room tip: best views of the open farmland and amazing sunsets
Date of stay: May 2017
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Mary G, Manager at Ballindrum Farm Bed and Breakfast, responded to this reviewResponded 31 May 2017

Dear Susan and Family,
So happy to read that your last night in Ireland is such a good memory. We hope you have many more trips to visit family and friends.

Mary and Vincent

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Reviewed 29 May 2017

We arrived at Ballindrum farm on an extremely wet Saturday afternoon, where we were met by Mary who runs the bed and breakfast, she so friendly welcoming us to her home her friendliness bought a ray of sunshine into an otherwise pretty dismal day. Once she had shown us to our rooms and we were settled in we were given another a lovely surprise of tea and coffee with homemade scones and homemade jam, it was wonderful. Even though Mary was going out that evening she couldn't do enough for us. We were staying here as we visiting The Curragh racecourse on the next day and before we left we had a lovely breakfast. We stayed here for 2 nights and would have happily stayed here for longer and look forward to staying here again when we return to this part of Ireland.

Date of stay: May 2017
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Mary G, Owner at Ballindrum Farm Bed and Breakfast, responded to this reviewResponded 30 May 2017

Thank you for such a lovely review, we would love to see you again.

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Reviewed 28 May 2017 via mobile

My husband and I just returned from a weekend in County Kildare. We stayed at Ballindrum Farm and had a wonderful time. On Arrival Mary greeted us with coffee and fresh homemade scones and jam. Delicious! Our room and the ensuite bathroom were spotless, with views over the fields. The breakfast in the morning was plentiful and tasty. Freshly made fruit salad, different cereals, home baked breads and home made jam, freshly squeezed Orange Juice, coffee or tea, and a selection of cooked breakfasts with toast. Yummy! We had a wonderful stay at Ballindrum Farm and can highly recommend it. Mary and Vincent definitely deserve every award they have received so far and more. Best B&B we have stayed at.

Date of stay: May 2017
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Mary G, Owner at Ballindrum Farm Bed and Breakfast, responded to this reviewResponded 30 May 2017

Thank you for the lovely descriptive review, you are so kind.

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