Hawthorn House, in Kenmare, is the best B&B I have ever stayed in. Together with 3 friends, I stayed here earlier this year on a golfing holiday. Mary, who runs the B&B, is wonderful and I want to go back tomorrow.
It is walking distance from all the 30 bars and restaurants in Kenmare.
www.hawthornhousekenmare.com/
Isn't it interesting how people can have different experiences of the same place? We stayed at this B&B for two nights in August 2005, having got the name from the Lonely Planet. The B&B website said there were fresh fruit and flowers and a cup of tea on arrival and wonderful breakfasts. We did not experience any of these and the breakfast was very basic indeed. We were very disappointed.