| Date | Rating | Comment
[Guest Comments: 7 positive, 0 negative]
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| 06/24/09 |
Positive
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My friends and I (8 in total) had the pleasure of staying at The Hilltown as our base for a golfing tour of the Northwest coast. A beautifully restored property in the most pastoral of settings, The Hilltown was a perfectly quiet retreat that still afforded us all of the comforts of home, including cable TV and very fast wireless Internet service! We played 5 rounds at spectacular links courses all within a 90 minute drive. The courses were: Donegal Golf Club (very close..great)
Enniscrone (90 Minutes …Fabulous),
Cruit Island(90 Minutes ..great scenery),
Narin & Portnoo (45 Minutes and a real GEM) and
Sligo Golf Club(60 minutes ...Great).
Downtown Donegal is a short 10 minute drive providing excellent restaurants and pubs. We all had a great trip. The Hilltown was perfect and the owners were a pleasure to deal with. Highly enjoyed and recommended by all of us.
Thanks very much!!! |
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Mike Cotter
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| 04/27/09 |
Positive
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We have fallen in love with Hilltown & Donegal! I would start out the day
chasing the sheep around the front yard trying to get them to eat from my hand. I went so far as to dice-up an apple/carrot mixture, which they seemed
to prefer! There were baby lambs everywhere which made it irresistible!
We would then venture into town or to a neighboring town for site-seeing.
During the weekend, there was an amazing festival with celtic performers. On Saturday we spent the morning in town at St.Patricks Cathedral listening to the choral competition. Amazing!
We want to thank you again for opening Hilltown to us. We now know why
it is such a magical place.
We will always remember Donegal and Hilltown with love! |
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Kelly Hamill |
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| 10/12/08 |
Positive
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We had a grand week this August ('08) with two other couples. The accomodations were charming and comfortable. The caretaker, Geoffrey, was attentive and helpful. We ate in three times, enjoying the Olympics and turf fire.
The Hilltown is centrally located for golf: Murvagh (Donegal), Rosses Point (Sligo), Great Northern (Bundoran) and Narin-Port Noo. There are plenty of others, but time only allowed us these four. There are beaches, restaurants, culture and Donegalness! We defintely will repeat. Enjoy,
Denis and Louise Duffy |
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denis p. duffy, bedminster, NJ
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| 09/18/08 |
Positive
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We spent a week at this beautiful home with three other golfing couples this August. It was spectacular, warm, cozy, spacious, updated and on acres of fantastic land with panoramic views. We walked down to the beach, to the old cemetery, to the apple orchard to pick a few for pies. The sheep were out the kitchen window sometimes. Geoffrey would take the cows in and out in the distance. This piece of heaven helped create a memorable vacation - plus, the golf courses were great. Kudos to the owners!
Note: The fourth bedroom with bunkbeds is a tandem bedroom but does have a back staircase which worked fine for our group. |
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Sue & Bill Driscoll, Wilmington, Delaware
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| 09/05/08 |
Positive
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| Hilltown was an ideal choice for a relaxing family vacation. Although rural in location, many activities can keep you entertained and active. If golf is your focus, there are several outstanding links courses within easy reach; most particularly Donegal Golf Club, which is only 5 minutes away. The house itself is supremely suited for a group/family vacation. It is comfortable and lacks no conveniences. If you prefer eating out, there are numerous quality choices; some very near, some a bit of a drive, but the scenery enroute or upon arrival makes the drive worthwhile (see the owner's recommendations). At least once you should take advantage of a cliff top or beach venue and enjoy a wine and cheese outing. |
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Rey S., Houston, Texas |
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| 04/03/08 |
Positive
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| A perfect place for our family to reunite with my husband during his 2-week leave during his tour of duty in Iraq. The caretakers were helpful and accommodating to our every wish - we were welcomed by a decorated Christmas tree upon our arrival on Christmas Eve. The Hilltown is the perfect place for any holiiday - especially with children, as there is ample space, a large dining room, and plenty of fresh air and scenery to admire. The town has shops aplenty - and the people are all wonderful and helpful. Make sure you go to the Cliffs of Bunglass - highest cliffs in Europe! |
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Marita Samuels, Oostburg, Wisconsin
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| 03/27/08 |
Positive
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We landed home yesterday evening and just wanted to share our feelings about Ireland and the Hilltown. Both were everything we expected and much more, offering a snapshot into a wonderful home and a wonderful heritage. The entire Donegal area was beautiful and the caretaker for the Hilltown was kind and very helpful. We spent a tremendous week together as a family and loved the house, the land, Lizzie the pony, the people, the scenery, the beach (although we could never find Bell's Isle), and more. We enjoyed the guest book and browsed through two family albums we found in the book shelves, intrigued by the history and stories within those pages. The house itself was perfect and we did our best to respect the property. We were even sure that we had the company of a friendly ghost but your imagination can go crazy in an old farmhouse in an ancient land on a foggy night. We were amazed by the rapid changes in weather and appreciative for the very brief rain storms, the wind howling at night, the warmth of the fire places and the Cadbury drinking chocolate we became addicted to, and the many rainbows we saw as we drove from one end of the north country to another. Eventually we ran out of time but never out of love for what we saw. A week certainly wasn't long enough and we are already talking about going back. Thanks again for the wonderful opportunity to experience Ireland through the truly magical portal of the Hilltown.
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Kathy D., Maryland |
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