Mount Brandon Hostel

  Cedric P. on 24 August 2011 

Everything. Atmosphere, staff, individuals I met, and so on. What a great, lovely and quiet place

  Marc S. on 21 August 2011 

Idealement placee pour des excursions alentours entouree de paysages sublimes, au calme food tres bien equipee

  Customer Review on 21 August 2011 

Id&ealement plac&ee pour des excursions alentours entour&ee de paysages sublimes, au calme cuisine tr&es bien &equip&ee

  Gilad P. on 16 August 2011 

Karl was extremely welcoming, accomodating and drew us a great map!

  Customer Review on 16 August 2011 

Karl was extremely welcoming, accomodating and drew us a fantastic map!

  Mari' B. on 6 September 2007 

We made a point of coming back to this hostel having been shown it 6 years aho when we last holidayed in Ireland using our Truimph Sprint motorbike. On that ocasion the hostel was full, so we moved on to Tralee and stayed in an IHH which is no longer component of the Group. (A former convent; it had a Pugin staircase and we showered in 'stalls' as used by the Nuns or the bording pupils! )Re Cloghane - superb standard of room; en-suite facility in a Hostel! Also fantastic sights from our room. Unfortunately our 1 night was a silent one in the hostel, so the informal information exhange/'craic' didn't happen, but then we didn't cook that night. We walked out to the Brandon harbour once we'd unloaded the motorbike and cleaned up. ' Had a drink in 2 exceptional bars and as it was now 19. 30 decided to eat in the 2nd bar ahead of 'road ' walking back to the hostel. ( We had maintained the walk out to the harbour by getting off the primary road following 1/2 way and arriving at the harbour from the beach via the dunes and bridge across the river. ) Extremely pleasant, fantastic views, fantastic contrasts in the light and NO RAIN! Our nightcap in the further bar was ordinary simply because all the other customers were like ourselves, middle-aged English. It is a disappointment, but inevitable that so many businesses in the traveler areas of Ireland are owned/run by other Europeans. Ireland is getting like Scottland; fantastic landscape, but difficult to met any 'locals'. Just another aspect of Globalisation. The nostalgia trip is getting harder to find, but the new thriving Irish economy is fascinating to witness; having holidayed in Ireland in the 50's, when absolutely nothing had changed much over the previous 50 years; rural life was hard and all the youth had to migrate to get paid work.

  Hrvoje D. on 3 April 2007 

Great premisses and surroundings, very cozy. Peaceful and relaxing. Pub, shop, postoffice, all next door. Friendly people. Very helpful and kind service.

  Customer Review on 1 September 2006 

Location overlooking the sea and next to a great pub for food and friendliness.