Reviews of Elm Brook B&B
East Port Elm Brook, Ballyshannon, Ireland
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Reviewed: 5 September 2025 · Stayed in September 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewKaren was a great host and lovely house, well maintained property.
No shared kitchen or even microwave or refrigerator access Not sure how or where to get drinking water
Thank you for your kind words, I am so glad that you enjoyed breakfast and found my home lovely. As regards shared kitchen, it is not listed on the facilities available. This is a family home. If anyone would like to use my microwave or refrigerator all they have to do is ask, it is no problem! You can drink the water in the rooms, which are all en-suite. Kind regards, Karen.
Thank you for your kind words, I am so glad that you enjoyed breakfast and found my home lovely. As regards shared kitchen, it is not listed on the facilities available. This is a family home. If anyone would like to use my microwave or ref… Show more
Reviewed: 1 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewOwners were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast excellent.
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Reviewed: 1 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewWe had a beautifully cooked and presented breakfast with home baked bread.
Reviewed: 26 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewAn easy and comfortable place to stay with a friendly and welcoming host who was very helpful without being intrusive. Delicious breakfast. Would stay again.
Reviewed: 24 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewKaren was so welcoming. Went above and beyond. It was very clean comfortable great location. It is deffinately a 5 star rating. A beautiful garden view with woods beyond. So peaceful.
Could not find any fault.
Reviewed: 18 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewGreat location, friendly and helpful staff, delicious breakfast
Nothing
Reviewed: 18 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewKaren is a lovely host and very helpful suggesting places to visit.Our room was spotless and the breakfasts were beautiful 😍. Fresh fruit with Greek yoghurt and hunny was Amazing also our full Irish fry was beautiful along with toast and homemade wheaten bread.😋. Would definitely recommend 👌
There was nothing not to like as everything was 1st class.
Thank you so much for your lovely words. So glad that you enjoyed breakfast! It was a pleasure to meet you and have you stay with us. Kind regards, Karen.
Reviewed: 17 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewLocati9n was perfect nice and queit. Accomadation perfect and clean. Our bed was so confortable. We ordered breakfast for thus morning. Was so tasty.
Reviewed: 27 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 24 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewGood location close to amenities, yet quiet. The host was lovely and the breakfast really good.
Reviewed: 12 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewBreakfast was fantastic, great selection of cereal, yogurt and fresh fruit and the full Irish breakfast was delicious with amazing home baked bread. The Irish butter was the best I’ve tasted. Room was spotless clean and bed super comfortable. Karen was very friendly and helpful with local knowledge of places to eat.
Couldn’t improve on anything
Reviewed: 17 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewOur host Karen was warm and friendly and made us feel very welcome. The breakfast was super, including home made bread! Nice rooms with private bathrooms. Right on the edge of the town so easy to get to and from. I will recommend to a friend
TV in room very small and signal not great on some channels but that's a minor point.
Reviewed: 28 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewbreakfast really good prefer thicker sausages otherwise excellent stay hostess could not have done more great value for money
Reviewed: 13 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 10 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewWe had a lovely stay. Room was clean and comfortable. Karen was very kind and made us feel really welcome. The breakfast was great and she was very accommodating for my fiancé who is vegan!
Reviewed: 23 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
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Reviewed: 26 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewKaren went above and beyond in her quest to provide my wife with the best vegan breakfast she's had since arriving in Ireland. She was also very helpful in directing us to local places to visit and other general info.
Reviewed: 22 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewThe host was communicative and very helpful. The room was clean and comfortable and bathroom facility was great. We enjoyed a tasty, hot breakfast and great conversation with host before we had to scoot out for the day. Thank you for a great stay!
Reviewed: 14 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewLovely place
Nothing everything was perfect
Reviewed: 13 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewKaren was more than helpful and very friendly. I instantly felt very welcomed. The breakfast was also very good.
Reviewed: 18 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewVery pleasant welcome, everything from then on was perfect.
Nothing could have been improved
Reviewed: 9 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewKaren was very welcoming, friendly and helpful. The breakfast was amazing and the bedroom extremely comfortable and peaceful. Thanks!