Saltmarsh & Slate Guesthouse Check availability
since 1890-something

seven rooms, one harbour, €165–€280 a night

Seven rooms in a restored 1890s fish merchant’s building on the harbour at Dingle Bay. Come for the slate light, the sound of the water and a peat fire waiting at the end of the day.

Check availabilityWeekend stays: two-night minimum. Breakfast included.

Open Mar–Nov · 7 rooms · €165–€280

Room markers · one per room

Tide table · drag the waterDawn · cold grey-blue
Dawn06:30
06:30 · DawnCold grey-blue. The boats are going out and the harbour wall is still wet.Tea tray
09:30 · MorningPale silver on the slate roofs. Breakfast is served until ten.Table 3
13:00 · MiddayWind off the bay, a walk to the pier, soup somewhere warm.Pier walk
16:00 · Late lightThe grey turns copper. The first peat fire of the evening is lit.Fire lit

01 · The house

a fish merchant’s building, kept honest

The building was put up in the 1890s to salt, store and ship fish from the harbour below. We kept the slate floors, the iron hooks along the beams and the deep window reveals that once held back the weather.

What we added is quiet: good beds, hot water that does not run out, wool blankets from a mill down the coast, and a lamp by every chair.

  • 7 roomsHarbour, courtyard and attic
  • Peat fireLit every evening in the sitting room
  • Breakfast includedServed 8:00–10:00
  • Open March–NovemberClosed December to February

02 · Rooms

seven rooms, €165–€280 a night

Room 1The Quayfrom €280

Corner room over the harbour with a window seat, a deep bath and the best of the morning light.

Room 2Slatefrom €245

Ground floor, original slate floor, a wood-framed bed and a view of the fishing boats coming in.

Room 3Salt Loftfrom €230

Under the old drying beams, with a low sloping ceiling and a skylight for the stars.

Room 4Mackerelfrom €205

A calm double facing the water, with a writing desk and a reading chair.

Room 5Net Storefrom €185

Quiet courtyard side, thick walls and a big bed. Good for light sleepers.

Room 6Cooper’sfrom €175

A snug double under the stairs of the old cooperage, with a rain shower.

Room 7The Skifffrom €165

Our smallest room: a compact double with a harbour glimpse and everything you need.


03 · Breakfast

breakfast is included, and it is not an afterthought

Soda bread baked each morning, eggs from a farm up the road, smoked fish from the pier and porridge with a splash of whiskey if you ask nicely.

Served at the long table from 8:00 to 10:00. Tell us about allergies when you book and we will plan around them.

  • HotEggs any way, full Irish, or a vegetarian plate
  • ColdSmoked salmon, local cheese, fruit, yoghurt
  • BakeryBrown bread, scones, seasonal jam

04 · Sea & Fire

cold water in the morning, peat smoke by four

Days here are shaped by the water. Walk the pier at first light, take a boat to see the dolphin that has lived in the bay for years, or follow the coast road until you run out of daylight.

By late afternoon the sitting room fire is lit. Wet boots by the hearth, a pot of tea, and the harbour turning copper in the window.

  • HarbourTen steps from the door
  • Boat tripsWe can book them for you
  • Drying roomFor coats, boots and dogs’ towels

05 · Plan your stay

what to know before you come

Book

ask for a room, we reply within a day

Tell us your dates and how many of you are coming. We will confirm availability and send the exact rate for your room.

Email for availabilityWeekend stays: two-night minimum
Saltmarsh & Slate Guesthouse · The Harbour · Dingle Bay
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