Just returned from trip all around Ireland. Dingle was by far our favorite town. We had a very aggressive schedule and only booked one night in each place, but we would have loved to have stayed at least one more day in Dingle.

Milestone House served the best breakfasts (by far!) and Michael and Barbara were the most helpful hosts with planning our itinerary. Bed was comfy and there were beautiful views from our room of the countryside. My only suggestion? They recommend driving the Connor Pass to get off the Dingle Peninsula...this is a frightening experience. while the views are no doubt beautiful...sections of the road are 6 feet wide (with traffic on both directions!) on the side of cliffs with no guardrails and falling rocks.

We have just returned from a two day trip to Dingle, our party included my 5 year old grandaughter, my daughter, myself and a friend. The Family room we stayed in at Milestone House was spacious, comfortable and very clean, with a wonderful view out on the bay. The breakfasts are fantastic, and we all agreed Michael's home made bread (to quote Michael winner) was "historic". Barbara really took time to explain and to guide us to all the wonderful sights and local attractions and to make us all feel comfortable and welcomed. The Dingle area is outstandingly beautiful and the Milestone guesthouse is a great place to stay, we will hopefully return very soon.

My husband, 10 year old son and I just returned from an 8 day visit to Ireland and spent 2 wonderful days at the Milestone B & B, sightseeing the Dingle Peninsula. Barbara & Michael's map of the area, as well as suggestions of things to look for "off the beaten path," made our visit even more fantastic. We saw things we never would have seen had they not taken the time to point them out. Their breakfasts were delicious, the best we had on our whole trip, and we stayed at a number of B & Bs. And, Michael's soda bread is becoming world famous! (Altho', Barbara told me it was her mother's recipe)! We feel we have friends now in Ireland and certainly hope to see them again some day. You won't regret spending some time at the wonderful Milestone!

This is a long overdue review.

Milestone House is a comfortable, modern property, and as others have said, Michael's breakfasts are delicious. But what makes Milestone House special is Barbara and Michael's hospitality. As a solo traveler, the warmth of the hosts and of my fellow guests was always particularly welcome. This was the friendliest, most Irish place I stayed during three weeks in Ireland. Some examples:

They began with a detailed orientation to Dingle town and the peninsula over tea, complete with Michael's hand-drawn map. I had brought Rick Steves's detailed guide to the Dingle ring and thought myself well prepared. But Barbara pointed out some lesser known, truly special stops along the way, including a rustic tearoom where I spent a memorable hour sipping tea, admiring an extraordinary view of gardens sloping down to the coast, and chatting with two Brits in motorcycle leathers.

My first evening in Dingle, after I bumped into Barbara and Michael at An Droichead Beag (a fabulous pub for traditional music in Dingle), they invited me to Dick Mack's pub for a pint, reasoning that I might hesitate to go there alone. They patiently answered my questions about local politics - such as the replacement of English road signs with Irish ones.

One morning, I arrived home from a stop at the laundry to find an impromptu bodhran recital taking place in the living room (you might call it bodhran karaoke - two bodhran players accompanying a recorded flute). The International Bodhran Festival was taking place that weekend, and one of the guests was on his way there. He and a friend were performing for Barbara before their departure.

Barbara, noting my interest in Irish music, loaned me a broad selection of Celtic CDs to play during my drive around the Ring. The music added to the almost mystical beauty of the coastline.

They were happy to arrange dinner reservations for guests, and in some cases even provided transportation to and from town. They also helped three of us to arrange tickets for a traditional music concert at the Anglican church in town (very worthwhile if you're there while one is going on, by the way).

As some have noted, it's a short distance outside of town. But after reading the comments about noise at some downtown B&Bs (and especially since I was in Dingle over a bank holiday weekend), I considered the location a plus. It's walkable if necessary, and in any case, since Barbara shared the location of a good, free car park, making the short drive to town was never a problem.

Thank you, Barbara and Michael! Some day I'll be back.