Sea's The Dream

clonakilty, county cork, county cork

8 guests
4 beds
2 bathrooms
No pets

4.4Good

4.0Hogans Irish Cottages rating

Your dates

Everything you'll need

Wifi
Baby Friendly
Dishwasher
Garden / Patio
Ground Floor Bedroom

Wifi
Baby Friendly
Dishwasher
Garden / Patio
Ground Floor Bedroom
Ground Floor Accommodation
Pets Not Allowed
Off Road Parking
Smoke Free
Near Walks

What guests are saying

4.4

Based on 12 reviews

Accuracy of the listing

Cleanliness

Comfort

Facilities and Maintenance

Great place.

Rather remote, but absolutely lovely location.

ElisabethAug 2026

This is a lovely property with fabulous views over the sea…we were even lucky enough to see Basking Sharks on one evening.

The location is very quiet and the house, although well equipped on the whole, could use some salad servers and new non stick frying pans. It was a bonus to have an air fryer. The welcome pack of tea, bread, milk and biscuits etc was appreciated. The advert stated that only hand towels were provided, but in fact there were bath towels and tea towels etc in the kitchen. There were some condiments left in the cupboard, presumably from previous guests, which was nice. Sufficient dishwasher tablets, but no washing liquid/tablets for the washing machine. The bed in the master bedroom was comfortable, but as there were only 2 of us, I can’t comment on the other beds. My only observations are that as mentioned by previous guests, that the place is a little tired in some areas, but a lick of paint and some newer furniture would remedy this. Unfortunately, being a holiday home, it has been closed up for periods of time and smells a little musty in places and certain areas required a bit of cleaning, which I did. Yes, this is a lovely property, but with a little more effort, could be much better.

ClareMay 2026

The location is beautiful.

There are plenty of supplies to help with food preparation, could do with a colander. There's cleaning supplies etc but we brought our own. Hoovers, mops, everything you need. There's a little hamper with items. I left a cable behind and the owner very graciously brought it back to Dublin. That was extremely appreciated. Parts of the house are fine. Parts of the house are dated. En suite bedroom wardrobes couldn't be used because of dampness & smell. The showers are really good. Most of the beds are very comfortable. But there are parts of the house that need a deep clean, and a lick of paint. My teenagers complained about the lack of sockets. It wouldn't cost much to improve the soft furnishings, lamps etc. Am used to a certain standard in my own house and to some maybe i have a high standard. But a tired house can always be improved. The caretaker gave us some lovely recommendations, we appreciated her time.

AllisonMay 2026

14 a day fuel and gas allowance for four people You get an email 24 hours before you arrive from the Owner which really sets the tone for the whole Holiday on this email. You are told that there’s a €50 limit and they want a so-called refundable hundred euros deposit paid in cash. A meter reading will be taken on arrival and if you go over your limit for gas and electric, this will be used to cover it. You have no idea of this at the time of booking. The email also covers a list of things that could affect your deposit . The booklet in the property has a lot of dos and don’ts everything is geared up to turning off electric and saving money. Some of them are exceptionally petty. It would probably save the owner less than €20 a year. We found ourselves scared to leave on a light, have a shower or turn on the kettle to make a cup of tea. One example of penny pinching is the immersion heater. There was no hot water on our first day or the following morning. We checked - to find that the immersion heater was switched off. Guests are told to do this on leaving. The new guests are not advised to turn it on. Looking at the timer it would hardly have come on anyway. On arrival there were an exceptional amount of flies everywhere. There were 4 fly swats and 1 tin of fly spray - which we then used to battle the flies during the week. The communal shower room had a strong smell of urine around the pan. It didn’t how much it was cleaned as it still didn’t go away. The owner on a telephone call did agree to waiver the 100 euros - after I explained my disappointment at the email and not being informed about this at the time of booking. The whole tone of the place from the house booklet to the email is penny pinching.

KevinAug 2025

Owner response:

Hi Kevin, I'm sorry if you did not enjoy your time in Sea's The Dream & equally disappointed by the tone of your review as there is no intention or indeed suggestion of penny pinching around in what we ask of, and explain to guests. You forgot to mention our welcome pack of tea/coffee/bread/milk/butter/biscuits etc provided to allow guests make a cuppa on arrival. I also explained when you phoned me to complain about the energy allowance /deposit & the do's & dont's etc., that a) the energy allowance is based on typical weekly usage & in a similar manner to your experience, no guests have ever had to pay extra - it's purely included for guests to be energy & environmentally aware. b) I agreed to cancelling the breakage deposit having spoken to yourself on the phone & finding you were an ultra careful person and a low risk for any damage, and c) thank you for your feedback of a smell in the main bathroom. Just to say, it's the first complaint ever of our housekeeping and will deal urgently with whatever the problem is. Finally, we take pride in our property and always want to provide the best holiday experience for all our guests, and are very pleased that ambition is routinely achieved as evidenced by face to face comment and all the other reviews. Pat

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House Rules

Smoking
Not permitted
Property notes
Please Note: For the months of June, July and August, this property only accepts full week bookings, from Friday to Friday.
Note: Energy allowance of 50 euros for oil and electricity inc. in rent per week stay, owner may ask to be reimbursed if you go over this amount.
Note: There is an 100 euros refundable breakage deposit, this is paid directly to the owner.

Stay Information

Check-in / Check-out
16:00 / 10:00
Property ref
1151914
Parking
Private Driveway, Off Road Parking

Guest & Pet Policy

Pets
Not allowed
Children
Children and infants welcome
Accessibility
Ground floor