Saltmarsh & Slate

seven rooms, March to November

Seven rooms where the harbour once worked

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 availability 7 rooms · Open March–November
  • Per night €165–€280
  • Breakfast included
  • Weekends two nights
Dawn at the harbour, inked by hand — move across it.

The house

A fish merchant’s house, kept honest

Built in the 1890s for the fish trade, the building has been restored rather than reinvented. Seven rooms sit where the working harbour once did its business.

It is a small place by design, meant for people who want the coast without the crowd.

one window always lit
Restored rather than reinvented.

the coast, without the crowd

The rooms

Seven rooms, €165–€280 a night

Each of the seven rooms is a quiet place to land, for two or for one. Rates run from €165 to €280 per night depending on the room, and breakfast is included.

The ledger, per room per night
EntryTerms
RoomsSevenfor two, or for one
Per nightFrom €165 to €280€165–€280, by room
BreakfastIncludedbreakfast included
WeekendsTwo-night minimumtwo nights at weekends
OpenMarch through November
Check availability Open March–November

Breakfast · included in the room rate

Breakfast tastes of the harbour

Every morning starts with smoked mackerel, soda bread and local honey, and it is included in the room rate.

Simple, local food that suits the setting.

breakfast included, every room

On the table each morning

  1. Smoked mackerel
  2. Soda bread
  3. Local honey

Breakfastincluded with every room

Two extras · sea and fire

Cold water at dawn, peat fire by four

swim first, fire after

Join a guided dawn sea-swim with a local lifeguard for €25. Afterwards, or any evening, the peat-fire lounge is open to guests from 4pm.

  • €25

    Guided dawn sea-swim

    With a local lifeguard, at the water’s edge of the harbour town.

  • 4pm

    The peat-fire lounge

    Open to guests from 4pm, after the swim or any evening.

Plan your stay

March to November, two nights at weekends

The guesthouse is open from March through November. Weekend stays need a minimum of two nights. Rooms range from €165 to €280 per night, with breakfast included.

  • €165–€280
  • breakfast included
  • two nights at weekends
The ledger, in brief
SeasonOpen March–November
WeekendsTwo-night minimum
Per night€165–€280Seven rooms, priced within this range.
BreakfastIncludedSmoked mackerel, soda bread and local honey, with every room.

the shaded months are ours

Book

Your room by the harbour is waiting

Choose your dates and see which of the seven rooms is free. Come alone or together, and leave the noise behind.

Open March–November · Weekends, two nights €165–€280, breakfast included
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