What can I say about the Kerry Ocean Lodge. It is situated in one of the most beautiful parts of Ireland and is a hidden gem. Ciara went out of her way to help on every single occasion. Emails flew backwards and forwards until I'd satisfied myself that I'd like to go ahead and book. She was very helpful and provided fantastic information and even went so far as to help me book an excursion horse riding on Rossbeigh beach and what an experience.
The guesthouse itself was absolutely pristine! All of the public areas, as well as the rooms, were fantastically clean. The beds were comfortable and there was sufficient space in our triple room for my family.

There is a lovely comfortable sitting room area with settees, perfect for sitting to read the morning paper after breakfast.

Breakfast was fantastic - a great choice of hot dishes, freshly made, and even "proper" coffee (none of your instant stuff!), excellent for those suffering the after effects of the night before!!!
I would definitely recommend this guesthouse.

We stayed in the Kerry Ocean Lodge after booking through Booking.com (read the reviews on this site as they give you a very good idea, over 120 reviews posted).
What can I say, lovely lodge, lovely attentive staff, great breakfast, well worth it, food was exceptionally good quality, Rooms was very big - we asked for a double room but got a room with a double and a single bed which was very nice, rooms were very clean and had a view of the Rossbeigh. We had a lovely trip to Kerry and Glenbeigh and we would def recommend it and even hope to go back again next year.
P.S Try make it down to Rossbeigh beach it is fab!!!

Relaxed atmosphere. Hotel staff is very flexible and has the will to listen to customers' personal wishes. It's obvious that they like the job, which shows in the way they cooperate and complement each other. In spite of the crisis in the hotel business, they keep up the high standard and offer value for money. Everybody is very friendly and helpful with a great sense of (Irish) humor and laughter. Though the Lodge has no diner service, this is more than compensated by the good and cheap meals in the village pub. Almost all guests meet up there for a meal and a drink

The website warned that photos might not match the actual room allocated ...how right they were! The room was small and rather bare; fake wood flooring, a few bits of mismatched furniture, flourescent lights and an old portable tv fitted on a bracket to the ceiling! Bedtime was a treat - the pine bed made the most horrendous 'cracking' noise if we moved an inch, so we spent the whole night lying rigid in case it collapsed! The bedside lamp did not work either but it did not matter really, as we could read well by the light of the flood lights outside aimed directly at the bedroom window ..even illuminating the dust trails hanging from the ceiling (photos if needed). We gave up on the tv as not only did it give us a bad neck but the picture was rotten and only got 3 channels ...and one of those was in Gaelic! The bathroom was small and pokey; the blind was dirty and mouldy, and then fell down when we tried to use it. Don't bother trying to get hot water in the evening either, as it is turned off!!!! Not once during our stay was reception manned, guests are told to ring a bell for attention - we rang it 5 times (waiting between each ring) but no-one came. We tried to get attention by knocking on the door to the private quaters and were rewarded with an A4 sheet left on the desk with our key telling us to phone them if we need them in future ....what made it even more insulting was that it was addressed 'Dear Sirs', as a well endowed woman travelling with her husband I was more than insulted. There is no lift for disabled visitors or any help with luggage. Internet access is from a 2nd floor bedroom, so again no good for the disabled.
Breakfast was good but did not make up for the rest of the problems.
We found everyone in Ireland so friendly and helpful but the owners of this lodge do not even tell guests their names, they are always the management or staff ...not good.