About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Bed & Breakfast - Shanakeever Farm in Clifden offers comfortable rooms with private bathrooms, parquet floors, and modern amenities. Each room includes a TV, electric kettle, and hairdryer. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy a beautiful garden, free WiFi, and free on-site private parking. Additional facilities include an outdoor seating area, picnic area, bicycle parking, and barbecue facilities. Delicious Breakfast: A variety of breakfast options are available, including continental, full English/Irish, vegetarian, and vegan. Breakfast includes warm dishes, juice, and fruits. Local Attractions: Located 7 km from the Alcock & Brown Memorial, 17 km from Kylemore Abbey, and 36 km from Maam Cross. Ireland West Knock Airport is 130 km away.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

Breakfast info

Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Free private parking available on-site


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • K
    United States United States
    Wonderful, quiet location and charming, spacious room. 1000’s of stars in the dark sky! Lily & Rosie, the sheep dogs had almost as much good energy and personality as their easy-going, friendly owner, Michael.
  • Gordon
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    We had a large, warm and very comfortable room in very pleasant surroundings with a lovely view over Clifden and the sea.
  • Peter
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Quiet location just out of town. Great breakfast and great host
  • Brian
    Australia Australia
    Everything. The property was well presented and well located. The room was clean and the bed was comfortable. The hostess was friendly and helpful. The breakfast was excellent.
  • Judith
    Australia Australia
    The location was wonderful. Country living at its best with view of sheep but less than 2k to town Our hosts sister Patricia and husband John were standing in with their delightful daughter helping.. Such delightful people. Patricia did a load...
  • Juiciluci
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    We loved our two night stay in Shanakeever farm - Michael and Tina (and their 2 sheepdogs) made us feel really welcome and cooked us a delicious breakfast. It is surrounded by gorgeous countryside with lake and sea views on one side and hills and...
  • Berangere
    France France
    Easy access, very good breakfast, large room, kind and agreeable hosts, cute dogs :) Perfect for a one night stay
  • Sarah
    Ireland Ireland
    Relaxed friendly atmosphere. Very helpful host who couldn’t have done more for us during our stay.
  • Daniel
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Michael was a great host, brilliant location and excellent breakfast.
  • Anthony
    Ireland Ireland
    This was value for money , lovely hoast , fine cooked breakfast beautiful walk jus out side the gate , lovely bed , great hot shower ,

Hosted by Michael & Antonia Nee

9.5
Host review score
Michael & Antonia Nee
We strive to make our guests have a memorable vacation in our luxury and cosy home, we maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the property. Breakfast is served between 8.00 and 9.00 am, with homemade bread, fresh eggs and other variations, giving you the perfect start into your day. Shanakeever Farm is the perfect base in Clifden for all attractions, it is only a 5 minute drive from Clifden Town centre, with boutiques, Shops, Restaurants, Supermarkets and Pubs with Live music.
Clifden Town - Restaurants, Boutiques, Shops, Aldi, Lidl, Supervalue and Pubs with Traditional Irish music. 2.3 KM Sky Road 3.8 KM Marconi Radio Station 8.4 KM Alcock and Brown 8.4 KM Inish Bofin Ferry (Cleggan) 10.1 KM Ballyconneely beaches 11.5 KM Kayaking Real Adventure 11.1 KM Connemara National Park 12.8 KM Omey Island 13.5 KM Ballynahinch castle 14.5 KM Connemara Golf Club 17.1 KM Pony and Horse riding 18.3 KM Kylemore Abbey 18.1 KM Dogs Bay 22.3 KM Westport 64.9 KM Galway City 79.9 KM
Languages spoken: German,English

Property surroundings

House rules

Bed & Breakfast - Shanakeever Farm takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00 to 22:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 07:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 08:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Bed & Breakfast - Shanakeever Farm in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 08:00:00.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to help protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property has reduced reception and service operating hours.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), please ensure that you are only booking this property following the local government guidelines of the destination, including but not limited to the purpose of travel, and maximum allowed group size.

It is not possible to stay at this property for Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine purposes.