Wood Smoke Cottage at Aillwee Mountain

20/03/2021

Our latest blog post - some ideas to help make this summer the best yet!

Top Tips to Make the Most of Your Break Away
https://www.woodsmoke.ie/?p=947
BOOK Direct! Most accommodation providers will have their own websites, Facebook or Instagram accounts. By booking direct, you’ll avoid the booking fees of the major platforms, which can add significant cost to your booking. Once you’ve found the name of the place you wish to stay, do a Google search and scroll down the page. You’ll usually find the hotel/guesthouse/holiday rental a little further down. On bookings of more than three nights, you can save hundreds of euro.

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BOOK Direct! Most accommodation providers will have their own websites, Facebook or Instagram accounts. By booking direct, you’ll avoid the booking fees of the major platforms, which can add significant cost to your booking. Once you’ve found the name of the place you wish to stay, do a Google s...

10/03/2021

Dear Guest...We Miss you! Notes from Lockdown #3
https://www.woodsmoke.ie/2021/03/10/dear-guest-we-miss-you/
Dear Guest, We miss you! Our cottage is empty and our B&B rooms are silent. I know many of you booked to stay with us in March, hedging your bets that just perhaps a miracle might happen after March 5th and we could welcome you to stay. Your messages were heartfelt, full of longing to escape your homes, your gardens, your town or city. We hear you. We long too for the welcome sound of arrivals to our business. We gaze at the long stretch of emptiness on our booking calendars. We feel your frustration when you have to cancel or worse, try to reschedule, only to find that other Irish citizens are also hedging their bets, booking us up for the summer, all anticipating freedom to run away for a short break.

Dear Guest, We miss you! Our cottage is empty and our B&B rooms are silent. I know many of you booked to stay with us in March, hedging your bets that just perhaps a miracle might happen after March 5th and we could welcome you to stay. Your messages were heartfelt, full of longing to escape your ho...

02/12/2020

Sometimes we just need a little moment away...

https://www.woodsmoke.ie/2020/12/02/and-breathe-wood-smoke-cottage-escape/

We are so aware that our guests have carefully planned their holidays and worked hard to find the time and finance to take a little break away. We also know how difficult that can be especially in these precarious times.

17/11/2020

Inspired by all of the wonderful, positive news about the Burren EcoTourism Network award today

A Sense of Place – Landscape, Heritage, Community

Lonely Planet awards the Burren EcoTourism Network “Best in Travel 2021” award
https://www.woodsmoke.ie/?p=872

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It is one of the things we try really hard to do here. We ask our guests to stop awhile. To take in the beauty of the landscape, to linger in our towns and villages, to explore the rich heritage that surrounds us here in the Burren. To try to understand a sense of place.

17/11/2020

Yet another reason to visit the Burren! Congratulations to the Burren Ecotourism Network and thank you for highlighting sustainable travel in this gorgeous part of the world.

In our little business we try to do our bit too. Our Wood Smoke Cottage eco ethos ensures that we can welcome guests to enjoy the area with minimal environmental impact - rain water recycling, solar panels, compost bins, eco- friendly cleaning products, peat filtration system, electric car plug-in. Our happy free range hens provide guests with gorgeous eggs and very soon our busy bees will provide our own honey! Next up? We are planting a small orchard of native apple trees 😊
@ Ballyvaughan

02/11/2020

It's a Dogs Life!
https://www.woodsmoke.ie/?p=861
Lurchers, Golden Retrievers, Labradors, Jack Russells, Bichon Frise, Scotties and many more have bounded out of car boots, leaped from back seats or carefully stepped from the driver’s side (yes really!) on arrival to Wood Smoke Cottage. It is one of the guests’ arrival moments that I enjoy the most. The dogs sniff madly, run around in circles, and tear around the garden, before finally having a good root around in the Burren rocks surrounding the cottage. Their owners are relieved to have arrived too, tired from the journey and looking forward to the little break away, happy that they could bring their beloved canine family with them.

Lurchers, Golden Retrievers, Labradors, Jack Russells, Bichon Frise, Scotties and many more have bounded out of car boots, leaped from back seats or carefully stepped from the driver’s side (yes really!) on arrival to Wood Smoke Cottage. It is one of the guests’ arrival moments that I enjoy the ...

14/10/2020

A lovely mention - thank you so much!
So delighted to have this nice boost especially with everything going on right now ☺️

Kick back, relax, and enjoy a glass of bubbly in a cosy hot tub. Here are the top ten incredible holiday cottages with hot tubs in Ireland.

14/08/2020

Wood Smoke Cottage Traveler's Choice Award 2020! We are so grateful for a busy season with both new and repeat guests from all over Ireland. Thank you so much for staying with us on your staycation!

26/06/2020

Let the Adventure Begin! Coming out of lockdown in the Burren

Lockdown happened swiftly. Suddenly, the tour buses no longer careened through the village. There were no tourists asking for directions or wandering around checking out the menus, or looking in shop windows. No locals to wave to on the school run, or friends to meet for coffee in the local cafes. N...

03/06/2020

Our website is finally here! Please check us out on www.woodsmoke.ie

You'll find info about our cottage as well as a Local Life Blog and Guidebook

Look forward to welcoming you soon!

Wood Smoke Cottage is nestled in hazel woods just 3km from the village of Ballyvaughan. Our cottage offers peace, quiet and country living, for those wishing to escape the hustle and bustle of life. Bright, light, warm and cosy, our cottage comes complete with a wood fired stove and access to an out...

02/06/2020