Stayed for three nights in October this year again. The accommodation is kept immaculate and Ritchie ensures it is a tight ship. The setting is beautiful and the build is really well kept. It also has to be said that it is fantatastic value for money. Highly recommneded.

Superbly located, right on a pebble beach, our room was as near the sea as you can get without sleeping on a boat. Going to bed at night, cosy under the duvet,  with the window open and the sound of the waves breaking was a memory to treasure. And the air felt so clean, in the morning you could sniff... More

I was on Cape Clear a few years back, and it's amazing the job Richie has done with this hostel that feels just like a home faraway from home, complete with comfty rooms, well-equiped kitchen, cozy fireplace, internet access, and plenty of opportunities to meet the other hostelers. It's both relaxed and with the rules needed for everyone to live... More

Greetings Travellor:-) This was my second year to visit Cape Clear Island, and my first year staying in Cape Clear Island Holiday Hostel. It is a very comfortable hostel, with good showers / bathroom facilities. It has some really interesting books for all to browse in the sitting area, which in the evening had a real fire to warm the... More

Everything about the place is welcoming - so beautiful to wake up in the moring and hearing the sound of the waves tickling the seashore. Richard and Sinead turn their hostel into a home and shelter for travellers with a cosy fireplace and a cup of tea to welcome you. We have returned to the hostel for many years and... More

I run a summer program for teens, and during our excursion to Cork we always spend a night at Cape Clear Hostel. In my travels throughout Ireland I have yet to come across a better hostel, and in my experience Cape Clear hostel surpasses most B&B accommodation as well. Ritchie and Sinead are wonderful hosts who always make our students... More

A friend and I went to Cape Clear for the International Story Tellying Festival. We recieved a warm welcome from Richie and Sinead. The hostel is very clean, kitchen very well stocked. There was a lovely fire lighting in the sitting room every year. It was like a home from home. There is no curfew in the hostel. The view... More

It was my 8th vacation on cape this year. Since the old days ( my first time has been 1977) the Landscape is still marvellous, but the Hostel itself has improved dramatically. Richard and Sinead made it to a spotless, welcoming and friendly place. The livingroom with Richies collection of bottleships and the old firplace is excellent for bad weather... More

I went to Cape Clear for the Story Telling festival, which was a great experience, thanks partly to staying with Richie and Sinead. There was a very pleasant friendly atmosphere in their hostel, who was also so well kept. It definitely added to che charm of this amazing island who is kind of an extreme : so unspoilt and steepy... More