Accommodation

Where to stay in Castlegregory and the Maharees

Book early. That is the whole of the advice, and it is not a figure of speech. There is no hotel anywhere on this coast. Dingle Peninsula Tourism's hotel and guesthouse listings cover eight properties for the entire peninsula and every one of them is in Dingle town. Its bed and breakfast directory does not list Castlegregory, the Maharees, Stradbally, Camp, Cloghane or Brandon at all. The official Cloghane and Brandon community site lists three places to stay for that whole area.

What exists instead is a large number of small, privately let self-catering houses and cottages, most with no booking engine, many with only a mobile number or an email address. The Castlegregory community site, which carries most of them, says plainly that accommodation must be booked directly with the host and that it is not a booking agency. Several properties have minimum stays in peak season; one Cloghane cottage requires a full week in high season.

The Dingle Way's own guidance for this village is worth repeating: with Féile Lúghnasa at the end of July and the Brandon Regatta on one of the last Sundays in August, anyone passing through in those periods should secure accommodation well in advance.

The list

What follows is everything we could verify against the property's own site or the Castlegregory and Cloghane community listings. It is not exhaustive and things change: please confirm directly before travelling. Telephone numbers are as published.

Castlegregory village

Castle House B&B Five-star rated guesthouse on eleven acres at the village edge, with the Dingle Way along the boundary. Room only, no breakfast, and cards are not accepted. 087 941 2403 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Connolly's of Castlegregory Six-bedroom historic holiday home in the middle of the village, sleeps twelve. Website ↗ · Map it ↗

No. 1 Hazel Court Detached three-bedroom house in the village centre with two off-street parking spaces, sleeps seven. 086 313 3993 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

No. 2 Station Houses Modern open-plan three-bedroom house, sleeps six. 087 281 5510 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

8 Station House Three bedrooms and three bathrooms in the village, with easy beach access, sleeps six. Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

John Marks Village Apartment Two-bedroom apartment in the village centre with private parking, sleeps four. 087 785 1517 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Castlegregory Village Rental Three double bedrooms, a four-minute walk from the beach, sleeps six. 086 232 7420 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Brook Cottage On the outskirts, five minutes' drive from the village and ten from the beaches. 086 329 3288 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Inchaloughra Lodge Elevated three-bedroom country cottage with mountain views, sleeps nine. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Lough Gill Lake House Renovated three-bedroom cottage on the edge of Lough Gill, walking distance to the beaches, sleeps seven. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Kanes, Tullig Renovated stone farmhouse of the early 1920s, three bedrooms, sleeps six. 087 699 0037 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Carraig Donn Cottage Cottage sleeping four, let through the Wild Atlantic Aways agency. Agency ↗ · Map it ↗

Woodside House House sleeping eight, let through the Wild Atlantic Aways agency. Agency ↗ · Map it ↗

The Maharees, Fahamore and Kilshannig

Harbour House B&B Beachside rooms at Scraggane Pier, at the head of the spit, on the same site as the Waterworld dive centre. 066 713 9292 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Kilshannig Stay on the Dingle Way Two double en-suite rooms with sea views and a continental breakfast. 087 216 5100 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Maharees Cottage Three-bedroom cottage three miles from the village, long popular with windsurfers, sleeps five. 086 817 4626 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Elfin House Four bedrooms, renovated to an A rating in 2023, underfloor heating, outdoor shower and an EV charger, sleeps eight. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

No. 1 Fahamore Lodge Six-bedroom house a hundred metres from Spillane's. 087 236 1770 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Thady's Corner Refurbished traditional cottage, sleeps seven. 086 324 4251 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Pierview House Three-bedroom house within walking distance of Spillane's and the Green Room, sleeps six. 087 676 6414 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Seafield Lodge Three-bedroom dormer bungalow steps from the beach, sleeps seven. Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Kilshannig House Secluded four-bedroom coastal house sleeping seven, with a separate cottage for two, near Scraggane and Scart. Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

The 40 Foot Self-catering on the sand spit. 087 214 6907 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Luxury Scraggane Studio Private studio with its own entrance and free parking, sleeps two. 087 275 8245 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Four-bedroom house, Maharees New build, four bedrooms, three of them en-suite, sleeps nine. Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Four en-suite bedroom house, Maharees Modern house two hundred yards from the beach, sleeps eight. 087 631 9119 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Near Castlegregory

Stradbally and the Conor Pass road

The Shores Country House Five-star rated bed and breakfast on the Conor Pass road with panoramic views over Brandon Bay. 066 713 9196 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Bedrock House Five en-suite bedrooms, five minutes' drive from Castlegregory, sleeps ten. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Bea's House Modernised three-bedroom house with fibre broadband and private parking, sleeps seven. 066 713 9422 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Camp and Aughacasla

Camp Junction House B&B En-suite rooms with ocean views and beach access, plus two self-contained apartments. 087 243 0704 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

An Teach Tae Family bed and breakfast with ground-floor rooms available. 087 271 1007 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Coach Field Camp Three types of glamping pod beside Ashe's Bar, bed linen and towels supplied. 087 657 2991 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Anchor Caravan Park Touring caravans and motorhomes only: the park does not take tents. Reception takes arrivals in the afternoon and early evening. 066 713 9157 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Green Acres Caravan Park Family-run since 1992 with direct access to the Tralee Bay strand. Takes motorhomes, caravans and tents, and walkers and cyclists from ten euro. No dogs. Seasonal. 066 713 9158 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

The Old Post Cottage Restored village post office beside the café, two bedrooms, sleeps four. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Slate Cottage Restored two-bedroom, two-bathroom wheelchair-accessible cottage, sleeps five. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

West Kerry House Six bedrooms in Camp village. Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Tonakilla House Renovated four-bedroom house beside Camp beach, sleeps up to nine. 086 382 2281 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Seaview Apartment Four-bedroom apartment with bay views, beach nearby. Enquiries by email. Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Family Friendly Countryside Home Single-storey bungalow with mountain views, sleeps seven. 087 194 4320 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

West Bay House and East Bay House Two houses at Aughacasla, each sleeping six, let through the Wild Atlantic Aways agency. Agency ↗ · Map it ↗

Cloghane

O'Connor's Guesthouse Family-run for a hundred and fifty years: en-suite doubles, twins, triples, singles and family rooms, plus a three-bedroom townhouse, with the bar and food downstairs. 066 713 8113 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

O'Connor's Campsite Fifteen tent pitches with caravan and motorhome pitches alongside. Check in at the guesthouse. Seasonal. Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Mount Brandon Hostel Family-run hostel at the foot of the mountain on the Dingle Way, all rooms en-suite, from singles to dorms, with a kitchen and space for groups. Two apartments as well. 087 687 0279 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

The Old Schoolhouse Restored two-hundred-year-old stone schoolhouse on the shore of Cloghane Bay, three bedrooms, sleeps six. A full week is the minimum in high season. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Loch Cruite Cottage A 240-year-old farmhouse at the base of Mount Brandon, two and a half kilometres from the village, sleeps six. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

An Teach Beag Renovated two-bedroom traditional cottage with a games room, sleeps four. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Jerry's Cottage, Glen Refurbished four-bedroom family home at the foot of Mount Brandon looking up at the Conor Pass. 087 779 2274 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Corcha Dhuibhne Cottage One-bedroom cottage with panoramic views over Brandon Bay, sleeps two. 086 172 2088 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Riverside Lodge On the Tralee to Cloghane road facing the Atlantic, with the Brandon ridge behind, sleeps seven. 087 676 2255 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Brandon Bay View Hillside cottage five minutes from the village at the foot of Mount Brandon, sleeps six. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

The Swallow Modern house on the edge of the Conor Pass valley, sleeps four adults and a child. 087 922 8192 Listing ↗ · Map it ↗

Brandon

The Cé Hideout Four en-suite rooms in a family house on the Dingle Way above Brandon Bay, with sea, mountain and garden views, and online booking. 087 363 7326 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

If the coast is full

Tralee is about half an hour away and has the county's largest stock of beds, plus the railway station. Dingle town is about half an hour by the Conor Pass or an hour the long way round. Woodlands Park in Tralee is the nearest campsite once Green Acres and O'Connor's are full, about thirteen miles out.

The Castlegregory Visitor Information Centre at Tailor's Row keeps the local listings: 066 713 9422, castleinfocenter@gmail.com. For Cloghane and Brandon, the community office is on 066 713 8137.