... reviews on trip advisor, from "creaky" to historic and atmospheric. Maybe it is even haunted, and if I am kept awake at night I can write ghost stories! I do like to keep a journal on vacation. Did you find it was kept nice and clean? I appeciate your advice ... more

... from the Irish Times, Commercial Property Supplement, 1st of March 2006: Famed Westport hotel ripe for conversion to make over €5.5m One of the best known hotels in the west of Ireland, the Old Railway Hotel in Westport, is expected to be converted into apartments and shops when it ... more

We booked an apartment in Westport called the Harbour Mill. Very suitable for familys or friends for a long or short holiday in Westport. The staff are very helpfully. Very well run business. And the other familys have great praise for it also. Down by the Westport Quay. 10/10 ... more

... are looking at self-catering apartments. We like the idea have having 'private space' for our individual family groups, plus we like the idea of having a friendly lobby-type space for gatherings as well. I must have written 30 hotels, apartments, and B&B's! We are most interested ... more

... and that is where she booked four two-bed apartments for our family. She also said the H.Mill is like a hotel and had a very nice large "study" we could all gather in. Finally, she did not look at the Helm but said it was close by. Sheila ... more

... evening meals. They have one apartment with a lounge/kitchen with everything you would need, I bedroom and bathroom on the lower floor and 2 bedrooms on the upper floor, one with an en suite bathroom. We stayed on a bed and breakfast basis, having a very good breakfast in ... more

... Overnight in Bunratty or Tuesday: Home via Shannon airport Now I don't really know if that drive from Dingle to Westport via the Cliffs is doable. Perhaps too much driving. If it is, perhaps I should take the time from Mayo and just stay near Doolin, see the Cliffs ... more

... going back in May, for vacation this time, and I'm driving from Killarney as far as Galway. I did consider going further north, but thought it wouldn't leave me time to explore. Galway is a great town if you're looking for a good place to stop going ... more

We are thinking of taking a family vacation to Westport and County Mayo. I have kids 10 and 8 yrs. Is there enough in the off season (March) to keep them occupied? They will do castles and museums pretty easily. We'd rather not spend all day in the car. ... more