Unlike the description of "Exceptional standards, Personal attention and Award winning cuisine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere", I found the opposite! The reception was rather unfriendly on a wet, dark night having to wait 15 mins unitl someone came to check us in! one of the rooms was musty smelling ( very strong) and not pleasant to sleep in.... more

We booked in at the Byrnes Mal Dua House and Restaurant for a 3 night stay via the internet When we arrived we were told that the restaurant was no longer and had been closed all year. (We later found out that it had been closed since 2005). The nearest restaurant was in Clifden a 25 minutes, 1 mile walk... more

We arrived in Clifden (3 families including a 2 year old and a 3 1/2 year old) to stay for a week in a pre-paid house. Much to our disappointment it was totatlly unacceptable even to spend one night. We were extremely fortunate to discover Byrne's Mal Dua with excellent, spacious, clean, nicely and tastefully furnished rooms. But the best... more

The Byrne Mal Dua House is a very comfortable, very professionally run B&B, priced a bit above the average for the Clifden area (though all of Conemara is quite expensive in the summer). The Byrnes are former Aer Lingus professionals, and the organization and consistency of the B&B shows it. The breakfasts are quite generous and satisfying, with multiple choices.... more

I've stayed at this lovely place twice. Both times the rooms were large, clean, warm and very comfortable. The owners and staff were lovely and helpful and the grounds really interesting with stone walls and a stream. The thing I like best is that there's a dirt road out back that swiftly hops over a low hill and suddenly you're... more

I've stayed at Byrnes Mal Dua House twice. It's located about a mile outside Clifden and the thing I liked best is that the dirt road out the back leads quickly over the hills and out into the lovely wilds of Connemara. Long views of the Twelve Bens mountains, flowers, streams and the vastness of the landscape. And I simply... more

We were looking for somewhere different. We did not want just another hotel but somewhere more personal and intimate. We found it. Mal Dua House is just superb. We stayed for 5 nights as we were in the west of Ireland for the Connemara Marathon. Everything is done with such ease and grace. The early morning buffet, which started at... more

The Mal Dua is a very nice B&B and was very clean and pleasing to the eye. The rooms are spacious and the bathrooms are very nice. As stated in earlier reviews, there is no dinner served, only breakfast. Breakfast offered a standard buffet of mixed fruit (mostly canned, except for sliced bananas), a crock pot of porridge with a... more

We stayed at the Mal Dua House for three nights in early September. The hotel was pleasant and quiet, but about a mile outside town on the Dublin Road. The restaurant on the premises was only open for breakfast, so we had to go into Clifden for the rest of our meals. While there we made one phone call to... more