Buttermilk Lodge

About Buttermilk Lodge

A warm friendly home from home, 400m from Clifden centre. Spacious bedrooms each with multi-channel TV, DD phone, personal toiletries, hairdryer, ironing facilities and private bath/shower room. Your warm welcome includes tea/coffee and home baking by the turf fire where there is always a cuppa available. Our breakfast options, tasteful décor, free Wi-Fi, interesting cow collection, stunning mountain views, friendly Connemara Ponies and many extra touches ensure return visits. ITB 3***, AA 4 Red Diamonds. Children over 5 welcome.

Rooms

You'll love the really comfortable bedrooms with their old–fashioned beds. They're all spacious, with satellite TVs (CNN etc.), radio alarm clocks, direct dial telephones, hairdryers, and private bath and/or shower rooms as standard. All bedrooms and lounge areas are non–smoking.

Location

Buttermilk Lodge is ideally located on Canon's Lane, a quiet laneway that leads from the end of the driveway to Church Hill and down to the town centre – less than 5 minutes walking distance. Being situated on the Westport Road the Lodge is very easy to find and there is private car parking to the front and rear of the house.

Other

Many people wonder where the name "Buttermilk Lodge" came from. Just over the hill behind the house is Loch Ime – Buttermilk Lake. This theme continues throughout the house – each of the individually–designed rooms is named after a lake in the local area. We'll show you exactly where your lake is and you can pay a visit! You'll know you've arrived at the right house as you enter the driveway, when you see the wooden churns on the pillars. These were used in past times to make butter and while we don't make butter ourselves we do make our own breads using – you guessed it – buttermilk. Indeed if you feel up to it a recommended early morning tonic is a glass of buttermilk, which is always available. The home baking is something we're proud of, and is in evidence from the moment you arrive when you'll be greeted with tea/coffee and porter cake made with "the black stuff" – Guinness. Testamonials from Guests at Buttermilk Lodge: "Your personal touches are so appreciated ! Thanks so much for your gracious, warm, hospitality." – Izzy & Helen Parker, Vancouver, Canada. "Pat & Cathriona, Thank you for putting up with P for 4 weeks" – Tina Biberger, Zug, Switzerland. "Chance brought us here, choice will see us return. So many thoughtful touches added to all round excellence. Cream always rises to the top." – Thelma & Brian Key, Chesterfield, England. "Best little nest we've experienced through 3 weeks in Ireland. Thank you for your warm hospitality, great breakfasts and cozy sitting room with fireplace." – Anne– Marie & Tom, Copenhagen, Denmark. "The right place for a honeymoon" – Piero & Chiara Sorella, Guglionesi, Italy. "We've been spoiled ! so we stayed longer than we planned, we're sure to come back. It's people like you that make foreigners fall in love with Ireland!" – Caitlin & Succath Boets, Belgium. "As Darina Allen would say – 'Simply Delicious!'" – Maureen Mc Carthy, Bray, Co. Wicklow.