Your beachside retreat awaits. Golden Strand View is a tastefully reconstructed traditional Irish cottage with a large, architect-designed, modern extension. It offers a haven of luxury in an outstanding location. Step inside to discover refined comfort and thoughtful design, where expansive glass walls and picture windows flood each room with natural light from the ever-shifting Atlantic skies. Every detail - from the warm textures underfoot to the carefully chosen furnishings - invites you to unwind in cosy luxury, against a backdrop of spectacular coastal and mountain views. The heart of Golden Strand View is its spectacular open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area, anchored by a dramatic floor-to-ceiling glass wall that brings the outside in. By day, the dining table - comfortably seating up to ten guests - becomes the perfect spot to linger over meals or coffee while gazing across the splendour of Blacksod Bay and Golden Strand beach. By night, the space transforms into an intimate snug for entertaining, set against the shifting Atlantic skies. A large, luxuriously comfortable L-shaped sofa invites you to sink in and relax, while the wood-burning stove (logs provided) promise cosy evenings. The 65-inch OLED flat screen TV with multiple channels provides entertainment, and high-speed WiFi is available throughout the cottage. The original cottage building is believed to date from the early 1800s and had stone walls and a thatched roof. It was owned by Michael and Norah Lavelle and then their son, Tom who lived in it all his life from 1870 to about 1950. Given the number of Lavelles in Doogort East at that time Tom was known as Tom Norah after his mother. He lived alone, but in later life his niece came to look after him, building herself the little single room home which is still there on the slope facing the road. We bought it in 2012 and rebuilt it using the original stone and then in 2025 we added a contemporary extension.

My family has been coming to Achill for many years for its wild, unspoilt beauty, wide range of things to do and the friendly local welcome. We rebuilt and extended this traditional cottage in a spectacular, private location to the highest standards as a “home from home” so we could offer our guests the luxury and service we would expect ourselves. Our own house is right across the road - it was also an early 1800s house which we rebuilt using the original stone and then enlarged with a contemporary extension.

Achill is Ireland’s largest island, a place of raw, untamed beauty, connected to the mainland by a bridge and located on the Wild Atlantic Way: - Four Blue Flag sandy beaches, including home to the iconic Keem Bay, a stunning horseshoe bay often ranked among the world's best beaches - Watersports paradise: surfing, kayaking, windsurfing, kitesurfing, paddle boarding - with local providers offering rentals and lessons - Extensive cycling routes, or follow the 47km Great Western Greenway all the way to Westport - Dramatic hillwalking and mountain trails - Scenic boat and RIB tours exploring the rugged coastline: the towering Croaghaun sea cliffs (Ireland’s highest sea cliffs), or the uninhabited Inishkea and Achill Beg islands, with chances to spot dolphins and basking sharks - Golf at Achill's nine-hole golf course. For the serious golfer Westport (58km from property) boasts an 18 hole championship course while Carne Golf Links in Belmullet (80km), designed by Eddie Hackett, is regarded as one of the top ten courses in Ireland - Unwind in a seaweed bath or beach sauna, or take an Alpaca for a walk on the Golden Strand beach which the property overlooks - Drive, cycle or even run along "The Atlantic Drive", the original Wild Atlantic Way experience - Guided heritage walks exploring Achill’s past, including The Colony at Dugort, a 19th-century Protestant mission site. Or visit The Deserted Village, over 80 abandoned stone cottages linked to the Great Famine, or Gráinne Uaile’s Castle, once a stronghold of the legendary pirate queen Grace O’Malley - Other attractions include The Achill Experience aquarium, Heritage Centre, the Achill Sea Salt Visitor Centre, and Achill Distillery with tours and tastings - Filming location for "The Banshees of Inisherin" which received 9 Oscar nominations - Rich archaeological landscape with megalithic tombs and ancient sites, including the Slievemore Heritage Trail which features two megalithic tombs and traces of prehistoric settlement