We visited the Sandhouse for the first time last year, and were very impressed by the location-right on the beach, the views from the rooms were fantastic,onto a fabulous, big, clean and not too busy beach Bit the aspect of our stay that we most enjoyed was the helpful and friendly staff.We promised to return!
This time there were four of us, friends from California, now they know a good beach, and the were impressed! Not alone were they blown away by the setting, but the view from their large sea view bedroom-including four poster bed,also had the wow factor.Breakfast and dinner served in dining room overlooking said beach and ever changing sea and sky, was just amazing. Again the service was great, and I felt the food was even better than last time.
And the thing I liked best of all!- going to sleep at night,- windows open - to the sound of the sea-heaven!!! We will be back again and again.

We booked several months ago at the Sandhouse, and had a thoroughly excellent experience. First of all, the hotel's motif is to look like a Victorian era resort hotel, and I loved the architecture, the bar area, the myriad staircases and hallways and the restaurants. Our room faced the ocean, with one of the best views I have ever had from a hotel room. The room was very large, the furnishings were "fussy" Victorian designs, but were not at all shopworn. We had a new TV and an excellent bathroom.

It was a windy, rainy night, so we decided to eat at the hotel. The dining room is a glass conservatory style room on the 1 floor (second level) right above the beach....again, a stunning view. We both ordered the crabmeat timbal, and both of us thought it was excellent. Lots of sweet, fresh crabmeat. For dinner we both ordered the steak with peppercorn sauce. It was perfectly cooked rare as we asked for, and came with sides of mashed potatoes and mixed steamed vegetables. Loved the peppercorn sauce. For dessert we split an order of profiteroles.

The bed was a little firm for my taste, but the shower was excellent, with big fluffy towels.

In the morning we went back to the same beautiful room. There were 5 juices and a couple of fruit choices, plus an Irish breakfast, an omelet choice, and three fish choices....smoked kippers, smoked salmon and grilled plaice. My wife had scrambled eggs and the salmon, and I had scrambled eggs and the plaice. The breakfast was wonderful.

I found out that the Sandhouse had gone bankrupt and was sold to the current owned in 2012. He is upgrading as fast as he can.....lots of recent painting, new TV's obvious work of the bathrooms, new chef and menu, etc.

Don't stay here to help out the new owner....stay here because it is a really neat place with a fabulous location and wonderful food....