Brow O' The Hill

My brother rented a house name was Brow O’ The Hill in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland.

Brow O’s The Hill presented multiple health deficiencies. We arrived on April 25, 2026. The house was cold, but heat came on at 10:00PM. We went to bed. On April 26, 2026, we awoke to a cold house with no heat. We tried calling the contact on the documents in the house. The calls immediately responded with busy. We left the house to play golf. We returned at night and the house was cold, but the heat came on at 10:00PM. Woke up April 27, 2026, to a cold house. Called “Margaret” and again the calls went to busy. We called the owner. He said he only had the heat on from 10:00AM to 12:00PM and from 10:00PM to 12:00AM. He said we should put a fire in the fireplace. We know nothing about operating a fireplace and there wasn’t anything to burn. The owner has bad judgement in asking us to start a fire in the fireplace. Knowing nothing about a fireplace could have resulted us in burning down his house. The owner said he would have someone contact us. I think having no heat is a health risk. Further, it is hard to sleep when you are cold. We also complained about the dead bugs and live bugs on the floor of the kitchen. He said those were common and we just had to live with the bugs. Again, this is a health risk as the bugs could transmit disease. If I have bugs at home, I call an exterminator. We received a call. She said the owner wanted an additional 300 euros to turn on the heat for the rest of our stay. We should pay the 300 euros to the person who was going to mop the floor. Lastly, when we arrived at Brow O’ the Hill, there were four garbage cans, and all four garbage cans had refuse in them. The garbage cans attracted flies. The garbage cans were right below the kitchen windows On one day came and took two garbage cans to the garbage truck. She waited until the garbage truck arrived. Garbage cans with garbage in them are a health hazard. Since all four cans contained garbage when we arrived, The owner is not emptying the garbage cans when he should. Further, should have arrived earlier and had all four garbage cans emptied. The owner is operating a rental cottage with unsafe health conditions. We left Saturday May 9, 2026.

We had a lovely holiday in this bungalow.

It met all our needs and was absolutely spotless. We enjoyed the cosy fire every evening. Location was perfect for us for all the places we wanted to visit. Would highly recommend and hope to be back.

Loved our week in brow of the hill, house was lovely and clean and quite warm, beautiful place will definitely be booking again

The cottage was spacious and functional, but as other reviewers have said somewhat dated.

Housekeeper was very helpful and the cottage was clean and tidy. We agree with the previous reviewer that the WiFi barely works. It is provided by a portable Vodafone hotspot that was slow during the day and didn’t work at all in the evenings (presumably when the network was busy).

Upon arrival it was clear the property needed some tlc, and inside too.

Its a very spacious house, lovely big kitchen and dining. Pros: Big enough for a large family The most helpful cleaner/caretaker Location is fantastic Cons: Very dated, the oven was thankfully replaced on our stay and shower heads also. Wifi, very poor, it never worked for us in the sitting room so we plugged out the vodafone dongle. The curtains let in so much light that we doubled up using the kitchen pair

Beautiful accommodation spotless clean an short drive are walk into town plenty of space for ur dog to run about quite location an only fault would be showers could do with up date especially 1 in bathroom either to hot are to cold to stand in but apart from that everything you need is there plenty of space inside to could maybe do with larger television but we had a lovely stay an if going back to donegal I'd definitely book briw of the hill again PSlook for old bike at bottom of lane easy marker to find location as sat nav took us to neighbours house my owner could ad this to the directions on the booking app thanks for letting us stay

The most enjoyable time at this place …very peaceful and quiet….

close enough to all shops and restaurants….beaches are stunning…thankyou

We enjoyed our stay.

It was warm and cozy. Beautiful location.

The owner should spend a week at this property to be able to appreciate what is required to raise it to even 4 stars.

From a lack of everyday kitchen utensils (eg basins,measuring jug, strainers) to unsafe toilet seat, trip hazard in bedroom doorway, no coat hooks in hallway, lack of extra layers for beds on cold nights, you need to stay here to realise what is missing. There was no internet access. I messaged the owner but got no response ! There was no information about the central heating and very little fuel for the open fire. Altogether, a less than cosy welcome. A welcome pack consisted of some cooking oil and sugar, not even salt in the salt pot or a few essentials to start your stay with.

Being the remote location wifi was too low.

Owner should provide better service for network connectivity. brought my own dongle but it was not much of use. Mobile reception was also low so you can't connect using hotspot as well. Rest everything was great.

House was very well equipped and spotless.

Previous reviews had mentioned lack of Wi-Fi and also shortage of good sized towels. Both were there when we arrived so the owner obviously took the comments on board! Perfect location for touring. Recommended.

Stayed in this lovely bungalow for 1 week in May.

Very spacious but sadly lacking in character - desperately needs updating. 4 adults in our group - only 4 seats in lounge - unsure how 7 would cope. Ample crockery etc but desperately needs more cooking equipment as we tended to eat in. Grateful for dish wash tabs & cloths etc supplied. Heating was not adequate for my elderly in law - especially in the mornings. Would really benefit from wi fi too. More adequate tv reception required - free sat maybe - as tv signal poor. Perfectly based for visiting this beautiful area of Ireland and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

Spacious accommodation which is in need of updating but that may be reflected in the price.

Large secure garden which out pet enjoyed. Good location nice view and very peaceful No wi fi which was disappointing. Heating controls locked away so not able to adjust as needed. However the lady who is the caretaker was very helpful and juggled the controls to give us a little more warmth. Just watch out for electrics as the system trips out if certain electrical appliances are used at once. We got use to everything and generally had a pleasant week

generally a good place, bit hard to find,but if you turn right at 3 concrete bollards in the final road, then its up the hill on the right,so straight forward,a few problems of a minor nature though take a large towel for showering as mentioned by others!

as the one provided are small, another one was the heating controls were locked last week was cold, and my elderly mother had difficulty remaining warm as a result,the owner suggested using the open fire but if you haven't done this before or don't like fumes it may not suit to do this other than that fine.

Had a little difficulty finding the property - maybe a small sign could be put up at the roadside to indicate the way?

The property itself was adequately equipped and suited our needs. Had an issue with a couple of things, but they were dealt with very quickly and efficiently. Would recommend taking your own bath towels as the ones provided were suitable for small children and leprechauns, but not for average sized adults :-) Overall, a very nice base to enjoy our break.

Great accommodation, very comfortable and a lovely quiet location.

Would be a great benefit if their was WFI.

We stayed in this home and although we enjoyed the surrounding areas within Donegal the house was in desperate need of modernisation.

Lack of information regarding how to operate heating or water and TV

In general very satisfied with the property and location, however the lack of WiFi/Broadband was a negative especially for the children and also the DVD player didn't work when we tried it.

The handle on the cistern in the bathroom was loose which made flushing difficult but a simple tightening of the handle fixed this. We had our dog with us which worked out fine and we made sure to clean after her but other local dogs were around the garden every day and we had to clean up after them too.

Great place.

We had a brilliant time.

Lovely cottage in a nice area

Perfect for anyone wishing to explore donegal beautiful setting and very peaceful

We had a lovely holiday at this location.

The bungalow was lovely and quiet location. And a great base for touring lovely Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo.

We had a wonderful holiday in Brow o the Hill.

The facilities were very good. We did miss Wi-Fi. It was very quiet and that helped us all have a good sleep.

Great location and perfect for our needs.

Thank you for a most enjoyable stay. Looking forward to returning.

Very clean, comfortable home from home.

We had a great holiday.

Just back from a great week, house was perfect for our family we have four kids 12years and under.

Felt very homely and was very well equipped. House and surrounding areas have great views and the area had some nice walks too, the town is only about a 15min walk. WiFi would of been nice but definitely not a deal breaker in returning in the future. Lots to do near by and I would definitely recommend a trip or two to Rosnowlagh beach only 9 mins drive from the house it's a huge sandy beach with great waves, our kids loved body boarding there. Would definitely book again :)

House was really clean and everything we needed dor our stay was provided.

Lovely location.