No tea/coffee provided in rooms or television, which should be stated on the website! Have a disgusting dog which is also not noted on the website, that was allowed into our room and the owner walked away and left it there! Also was aloud into the kitchen while we were eating. The room was so cold that your couldn't sleep,...
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- Also Known As:
- Linsfort Castle B&B Buncrana, Inishowen Peninsula
Region:
Ireland >
Province of Ulster >
County Donegal >
Inishowen Peninsula >
Buncrana
Ranked #4 of 4 B&Bs / Inns in Buncrana
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
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On the Western shore of Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula, Linsfort Castle is a country house overlooking Lough Swilly. According to Dr John Corbett a Trinity historian who lived in the Castle from 1938 to 1943 it was originally built around 16o0 as a fortified tower house which together with a sizeable estate was made over to Paul Benson a London Stonemason, as part payment for the contract to build the Walls of the City of Derry. It was rebuilt in 1720 by his grandson Captain Arthur Benson. The house is described in “ Classic Irish Houses of the Medium size as "an H plan house of 1720 with an armorial tablet”.We offffer spacious accommodation where you can relax and feel comfortable in this lovely rural coastal setting. We have over an acre of lovely gardens and a terrace with a lough view. * large double bedrooms with Lough views - single beds can be added to make family or twin rooms * three bathrooms/shower rooms adjacent to bedrooms * large lounge with open fire, library, table games, quizzes * meals are served in our Old Irish kitchen with crane and inglenook fireplace * private sun terrace with Lough Swillly views * freeWiFi broadband
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