Built in the 1880’s, and recently closed for renovation for two years. Grove House comes with a long and rather interesting history and has been many things in its time, ranging from a rectory, private residence, nursing home, hotel and most recently a Guest House with an onsite restaurant, however this is the first time it will come to market as a luxury private holiday let rental for large families or groups of friends who wish to get together when they get away from it all.
One of the buildings at the back courtyard is a games room, where groups can play pool, table tennis or watch a match or movie on the big screen. A house that welcomes You home after a day exploring the local sights!
Unsurprisingly given its status and location, Grove House has attracted some very famous names from the Arts world in Irish history. George Bernard Shaw stayed here back in 1902, Jack (brother of William) Butler Yeats also stayed here, when he came painting to Schull in 1915 and Edith Somerville and her cousin Violet Martin, who gave us the rather hilarious Irish RM, were also guest in bye-gone days. Today four of the bedrooms bear their names, so you can stay in the Shaw, Yeats, Somerville or Ross room, depending on your preference for the Theatre, Art Galleries or comedic fiction.
Views from the bedrooms at the front of the house, look over the harbour itself and you can wake up to the sounds local Church Bells, while watching sailing boats heading in and out of Schull’s timeless harbour from your bed, the perfect antidote to modern life. It’s two well-proportioned living rooms, will enable multi-generational families to split their space so that each living room can fit the purpose needed. Just want to catch up over a glass of wine after a day of activities? Or would you rather a movie night in front of the TV with younger family members? Either way our guests can have the privacy or conviviality which they seek. Younger generations are also catered for, there is separate games building for kids and teens in the back court yard with a table tennis table/ pool table , so that they can also have their own space and chill out, allowing adults to catch up undisturbed.
Two sizeable kitchens means cooking will never be a chore, one domestic open plan family kitchen over looking the harbour ,the other a stainless steel kitchen for use by outside caterers who can work to prepare for you without interrupting your enjoyment of the family room.
The lounge with a baby grand piano for the music lovers is great for entertainment and music lovers! The open plan kitchen with its views over the sea, is the perfect place to while away an afternoon lost in a book with a nice glass of wine!
