We made our reservation at the last minute and I could hear live traditional music playing in the background over the phone. We arrived on the ferry, walked up the short slope to the hotel, and discovered that the hotel seemed to be one of the liveliest spots of the island.



The inn is mostly upstairs from the "restaurant" (a misnomer) and pub. We had a plain but pleasant family room with several beds lined up like a dorm and a few pictures on the walls; everything was very clean. The shower wasn't great, indeed it would not stay the same temperature for more than a few seconds at a time and was one of the worst I have ever had (I counted ten seconds for it to turn from scalding hot to freezing cold) but then people don't go to Ireland for the plumbing, and at least you could manage to wash.



The pub is one of three, I believe, on Inisheer. There is live music a lot in the summer. Don't make the mistake I did and try to tip the musicians! They were very offended. The hotel pub seemed to have an older clientele, both locals and tourists. Tigh Ned's, a stone's throw away up the hill, was where the younger people were.



The breakfast was very bad, too-- frozen everything and bad coffee, which I should have known better than to order-- but in spite of what must seem like a lot of complaints, our overall impression of the place is that it was friendly, neat and fun, and we would go back.



