Charming Coastal Cottages near Portsalon beach

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A row of traditional houses with stone walls and a paved driveway leading to a gated entrance.
A cozy living room with two dark sofas, a wooden coffee table, and a fireplace.
A spacious living room with a sofa, armchairs, a coffee table, and a TV. Large windows with curtains provide natural light and views of the outdoors.
A spacious kitchen with white cabinets, a dishwasher, and a wooden dining table.
A cozy living room with a stone fireplace, a sofa, a coffee table, and a view of the outdoors through large windows.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Ping pong onsite
    A rare find — challenge friends and family to endless matches.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Portsalon Golf Club

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Dog-friendly
  • Toys
  • Barbecue grill
  • Free internet
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Portsalon, Donegal
  • Place, Portsalon Golf Club
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Portsalon Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Fanad
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Airport, Donegal (CFN)
    ‪73 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 9)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Twin Beds

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 4

2 Twin Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Towels provided · Bathtub · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

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About the neighborhood

Portsalon

Located in Portsalon, this vacation home is in a rural area and by the sea. Portsalon Golf Club and The Looking Glass Spa Therapy are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Carrigart Riding Stables and Buncrana Leisure Centre. Kayaking and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and horse riding nearby.
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Portsalon, Donegal

What's nearby

  • Portsalon Golf Club - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Portsalon Beach - 4 min drive - 4.7 km
  • Fanad - 11 min drive - 13.4 km
  • Letterkenny Town Park - 40 min drive - 41.4 km
  • Glenveagh National Park - 58 min drive - 62.0 km

Getting around

  • Letterkenny (LTR-Letterkenny Airfield) - 75 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Loagues Of Cranford - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪The Narrow Quarter - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Plough & Harrow - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Village Inn Kerrykeel - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Grind Dunree - ‬74 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Charming Coastal Cottages near Portsalon beach pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 55 lbs per pet.

How much does it cost to stay at Charming Coastal Cottages near Portsalon beach ?

As of Nov 9, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Charming Coastal Cottages near Portsalon beach on Jan 10, 2027 start from $321, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Charming Coastal Cottages near Portsalon beach ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Charming Coastal Cottages near Portsalon beach ?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Charming Coastal Cottages near Portsalon beach located?

This family-friendly Portsalon vacation home is located by the sea, within a 10-minute walk of Portsalon Beach and Portsalon Golf Club. Fanad Head and Fanad are also within 9 mi (15 km).

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 37 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 37 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 37 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 37 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 37 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Check-in

8.6/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

8.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A really wonderful relaxing break here with the host providing us with some very useful information in advance. The cottage was ideal and beautifully decorated for our Christmas break. The children's play areas really worked well for us as did the proximity to the beach. We had some lovely walks and spent some time sightseeing in the area with much beautiful scenery.
Beach Nearby
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Coastal Cottage

Overall we had a great time . The cottage was clean & comfortable but the pictures on the website are obviously
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

What a great place!

We were17 people and rented two villas. They were great and comfortable. Would do it again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018
Response from VrboOwner on Apr 1, 2020
Thank you for the kind words, it was also great having you. We love large groups so please come back any time!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Donegal

Lovey location
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relax by the sea

Very relaxing, peaceful and enjoyable stay. This is a beautiful cottage with everything we needed for our stay. The host was very pleasant and very helpful when we met her but as ardglass cottages are situatedover two sites it took us an hour to realise this as our Google maps
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautifully appointed home with lots of space and wonderful touches.

Surprises around every corner, including a washer and a dryer that function way better than most other places. Absolutely adored the kitchen and the full-size fridge, the choice of bedrooms views, the proximity to the beach and amazing bath and shower facilities. Would love to spend more time here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Break.

The property was perfect for our stay. Spacious and well equipped. The location was ideal with an excellent beach right on our doorstep. Perfect for a family holiday. We really enjoyed this short break in Portsalon and we will definitely be back again. Thanks to Annette and Benoit. The Hassett family.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 27, 2022
Thank you for the kind review. We enjoyed hosting you for the week and look forward to your next visit.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place to stay

House was spacious and there was both and outdoor and indoor play area for the children on site. 10 minute walk to the beach. It was as advertised with the addition of basics already in the house. Would recommend it.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 13, 2022
Thank you so much for your kind review. We look forward to your next stay!
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Great for families but property needs a bit of attention.

House was pretty basic and needed a lot of TLC but it a great size and location and brilliant having a children's playroom with soft play and lots of toys. The picture in the photo is not the house we stayed in which is a bit misleading.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in

Great

When we arrived No-one was there with the keys. But once i phone, i got the code for the keys. The house needed TLC, other than that it was Great
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Put off

I was disappointed as we couldn't use the shower as the water was either too hot or too cold. We didn't use the bath tub as water was cold. There were dead flies every where and cob webs. We paid a service fee but had to clean up properly before we left even remove bed linen. I found dead insects upon removal of my bed sheet
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Apr 16, 2025
Hello Sajeeda, Thank you for choosing to stay at the Ardglass Cottages. However, I am a little dismayed with your review. My family stayed in that very cottage the week before you - the 18th March, and there was no problem with the shower and bath water. I wonder why you didn't call our wonderful property manager, Pauline, who lives close by and would have sorted out any issues that you had. With regard to the cleaning, I think it's normal to request that guests leave the house in a reasonable state for the cleaning team. At the beginning of each season, in April, just last week actually, our professional cleaning team do a thorough deep spring clean of all the houses. The Ardglass Cottages have been in business for 19 years advertising on a number of different platforms, with excellent reviews over these many years. Marlene
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Aufenthalt sehr genossen!

Das Haus ist sehr schön eingerichtet, alles erforderliche war vorhanden. Unglaublich schöne Umgebung, die Lage etwas erhöht und mit Blick aufs Meer. Von den Verwaltern gab es Tipps zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten. Leider war der Aufenthalt mit einer Woche viel zu kurz! Jederzeit gerne wieder.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Very lovely part of the world and great site

Lovely property. Great kitchen and conservatory that we thoroughly enjoyed in the long light evenings. Our friends next door had no heating upstairs which would have improved things for them . Some weak showers . The en-suite shower amazing so we all ended up using it . Overall we had a great stay.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic Donegal Cottage

We had a fantastic time with our family at the cottage! It was a lovely space to be!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on May 27, 2022
Thank you so much for being our guest. It was our pleasure to host you.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

family break

location was perfect, house has everything you would need, from meeting Annette to departing was brilliant, only thing that could make the stay would be wifi, we were so fortunate to have fantastic weather, but if the weather had been bad in the evening wifi would be great especially for the youngsters. all in all great place we will be bacck.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 21, 2020
Thank you for the kind review, it was a pleasure hosting you. I hope to see you again very soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Would highly recommend Ardglass cottages

My self, my husband and 2 other couples along with our three 18 month old toddlers stayed in cottage 3 and it was perfect. Lots of space for the children to play, stair gates provided, and We had all the amenities we needed (kitchen equipment, towels etc). The location is the main attraction with it being so close to the beautiful PortSalon beach. We Would definitely return to to Ardglass Cottages in the future.
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 8, 2020
It was a pleasure hosting you and your beautiful children. I am glad you enjoyed your stay, it was nice seeing you all in the BlueBerry Cafe too. We look forward to your next visit.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, location

Great stay but communication lacking

We had booked a 3 night short break away for my young family. I specifically picked Ardglass Cottages because the area in the photographs looks very secure behind the security gates and other reviewers spoke of being able to let their children out to the play area which was adjacent to the houses in the picture. Initial communication with Marlene/Annette was fantastic, they helped me sort out a booking error I made and all was great. Closer to our trip I saw a review of the property in German which stated disappointment at not staying in the houses pictured. This reviewer mentioned two houses beside the road. I then emailed the owners wanting to double check that we were in the houses as shown in the photo as my reason for booking was because I wanted the security gates and to be able to let my young daughter play on the swings while still being able to see her. I received no reply. I then phoned the numbers listed for Annette, Marlene and the two caretakers listed for the property. The only reply I got was from a lady called Elizabeth who said herself and her mother no longer look after the property. I still have not received a reply to my call or email from the owners. When we arrived the lady in the adjoining shop was a fantastic help. She gave me the key and the number of the new caretaker should we need anything. Our house (no.4) was not one in the picture as feared. It was a lovely house and close to the shop but the electric gates were broken so no security to let my daughter out at all. The swings were up steep steps to the other houses (in the online picture) so we couldn’t let her go there unaccompanied either. We had a lovely stay in Portsalon and I do not mean to sound overly negative. The houses are a great size but as people who have been renting holiday houses around Ireland for over 10 years with my wider family, there are a few improvements which could be made - there was no welcome information on the area, where to eat (would recommend Ripples in Kerrykeel and The Pier in Portsalon) etc and the workings of the house (it took a little search to figure out which switch turns on the dishwasher- it’s the one over beside the toaster). I didn’t care about WiFi but it certainly wouldn’t take much to run the cable from the TV upstairs to the dvd-only TV downstairs. Would be very handy for a big group. A lovely house, you won’t be disappointed but TLC needed to make it more homely. Contact details also need to be updated.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

What a beautiful place

Accomadation was 1st class we loved every minute, wonderful weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic

Fantastic area in Portsalon , the holiday let is beautiful, situated on a 10 min walk from the local golf course and the stores bar , friendly people make u feel so welcome , will definitely b back thanks Marlene
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Great self catering for large group/family get together

Spent the bank holiday weekend with all the family (16 + baby) fantastic facilities with everything included and thought off in terms of the facilities. Even a gas BBQ ! Each house sleeps 8 comfortably with a camp bed for another person (9) and a travel cot. Secure with electric gates, so ideal for small kids to play and run around safely. Highly recommend it. Only down side ...it is 1km away from the beach, which is a short walk but with small kids, not ideal. ( busy enough road) But not the end of the world to drive down. Fabulous safe beach ... kids and adults had a ball !
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

We had a lovely holiday, perfect place for the grandchildren.

The property was well equipped and very clean. In a perfect location and secure for the grandchildren to play with the wee playpark. Convenient to the beach and a well stocked shop on site. A few wee improvements I feel could improve the property. The TVs are very dated and more like a portable tv. The tv in the sunroom doesn’t actually work which would have been handy for the kiddies while we cooked in the kitchen.I understand you don’t go on holiday to watch tv but I feel they are outdated. The CD player didn’t work. Only one shower and one one bath. 6 adults using one shower wasn’t ideal. Also a very small garden table with 4 chairs tho the property sleeps 8. Overall we had a brilliant holiday and the kids really enjoyed it. Portsalon is a lovely place with a beautiful beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

May 2018

Perfect for us as we are golfers, and the property is 10 minutes walk to the golf course and the beach. Very spacious. Just need to remember to put the immersion heater on.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Magnifique maison avec toutes les prestations de grande qualité

Le wifi ne fonctionne pas du tout, c'est dommageable lorsqu'on recherche des informations... Sinon tout était parfait, propreté, maison immense et 3 salles de bains, 2 salons.....
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2016
Archival

8/10 Good

Very nice house with view to the sea

We spent 1 week in this house. It's in a secure area of 3 houses with foot access to games for kids and a little shop. The house is comfortable. We had only problems with the Wifi which was not working and the 2nd toilet was not working as well. The house is a 15 min walk to the beach and a pub / restaurant.
Archival

8/10 Good

very good

Very spacious. There was 9 of us in 1 house and we never once felt cramped. The grounds the properties are on is fantastic loads of room for the kids to run about and never had to worry because of the electric gates. The house is brilliant but the only thing i would say would be the sofas in the conservatory could do with updating aswell as the play park but it wouldnt put us of going back again. The view from the house was amazing and so close to the beach. Overall a brilliant holiday :-)
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