If you have any questions which are not answered below, please feel free to contact us at: info@milltownhouse.com or (066) 915 1372.

 

DISTANCE TO DINGLE CENTER:

How long to the pubs or restaurants by car or taxi?

A taxi to Main Street from our front door takes 5 minutes and costs €6 for 2 people.

How long to the pubs or restaurants by walking?

It will take approximately 15 minutes to walk to the Marina and some of the best pubs and restaurants in Dingle. The journey takes you along Dingle’s glorious waterfront. We also provide complimentary bikes, helmets and high-vis jackets for those wishing to cycle to town.

Is there a footpath and street lighting?

There is a footpath and street-lights for the entire walk from Milltown House to the Dingle Marina and/or Main street, except for a 100 yard stretch across the ancient Milltown Bridge. Guests should pay attention here, but local motorists are always very courteous and drive with attention to pedestrians.

ABOUT MILLTOWN HOUSE”

Parking:

We have a private car-park in our driveway and offer free parking to all residents.

What’s the Hollywood Connection?

Did Robert Mithum really live in Milltown House?
Yes, Room 2 is the Robert Mitchum Suite with a glorious sea view.

The huge Hollywood star did live in Milltown House in the year 1969 while filming David Lean’s double Oscar-winning ‘Ryans Daughter.’ As a result our gorgeous residence has gained legendary status in Dingle folklore. Milltown House is steeped in nostalgia. We have a display of memorabilia and old photographs from this romantic era in the history of our house.

While you’re enjoying Dingle’s great restaurants and pubs, tell any friendly local that you are a guest at Milltown House and an abundance of Robert Mitchum stories will pour forth.

For further information on the Robert Mitchum connection, check out this article.

Note: the Management of Milltown House would like to assure guests that all traces of the Marijuana plants allegedly grown by Robert Mitchum and his Hollywood cohorts have long since vanished. This has been verified by our professional gardeners.

MILLTOWN HOUSE FACILITIES & SERVICES:

Check-in Time:

Guests can check–in anytime and leave luggage in our storage rooms. Rooms will be available by 3pm each day, often earlier.

Check-out Time:

Guests will kindly check out before 12 noon.

24 hour Reception:

A member of staff is on hand and on-call 24/7 to attend to your needs or requests.

 

Breakfast Included

We always include a fine breakfast in the price of your stay at Milltown House.

All breakfasts are served in our glass conservatory on Dingle Bay.

Breakfast and tea/coffee can also be enjoyed in our library bar and reception rooms.

Low Season: November 1st to March 31st:

Home-baked scones, artisan Irish cheeses, fruit, yoghurt, cereals, cold meats, speciality tea, great coffee.

High Season: April 1st to October 31st:

As above with cooked breakfasts like our speciality ‘full Irish’ with excellent sausage, pudding and bacon supplied by Jerry Kennedy our award-winning local butcher, also smoked salmon & scrambled eggs and porridge with honey.

* Please note that cooked breakfasts are not provided in ‘low season breakfast’ and room rates reflect this.

High Season breakfasts are full table service of cooked breakfast and a buffet.

Served from 8.30am to 10am

Low Season breakfasts are self-service buffet style.

Served from 8.30am to 10am”

 

Daily housekeeping:

If you would like your room serviced, please inform a staff member at breakfast. Otherwise, we are happy to ensure that you are not disturbed.  Fresh linen and towels can be provided daily.

Smoking:

All areas in Milltown House are non-smoking. We do provide an outdoor designated area for guests who smoke.

Elevator:

Millltown House is 130 years old. As a period residence there is no elevator, although one is planned for our forthcoming extension.

7 of our rooms (rooms 1-7) are on the top floor which is reached by climbing a mild 10 steps. Our staff will be on hand to carry your luggage. 3 of our rooms are on the ground floor (rooms 8-10).

Hairdryers in bedrooms:

Each bedroom is equipped with a hairdryer which can be found in the top drawer of the dressing table.

Bath-tubs & Showers:

Every room and junior-suite in Milltown House has a traditional bath-tub and a lovely hot shower with great water pressure, especially for a 130 year old building!

TV:

Each room is equipped with a new wall-mounted flat-screen television and remote control. We also provide books, CDs and an extensive Irish-movie DVD collection (including Ryans Daughter of course).

Laundry:

We provide an in-house laundry service, cost is €15 per bag. Ask our team for details or to arrange. Guests can also choose to deliver their laundry in person to the Dingle Cleaners (beside Morans garage/Esso) or we can arrange to have it brought for you for an extra fee. Ask at reception for details.

Internet and WiFi:

Yes, fast and free wifi is available in all rooms. There is no password, simply click on ‘Milltown House Guest’ and enter your email address to connect.

Family Friendly:

Yes, absolutely. We love welcoming families to Milltown House.

We have several family bed-rooms consisting of a Double/Kingsize bed and a Double sofa-bed, we can also insert an extra camp bed into these family rooms.

We have 2 acres of waterfront lawns to play on. There are DVD movies to watch and the pitch n putt course is right behind us with a ‘crazy golf section.’

We also have our adorable and gentle Irish Wolfhound called ‘Seamus’ on-site to keep a protective eye over the ‘wee ones’.

Reputable child-minders and babysitters can be arranged.

STRICTLY NO SPORTS GROUPS OR STAG/HEN PARTIES.

Milltown House is a peaceful family-run Guesthouse. Our beloved pets (3 adorable Irish Wolfhounds) also live on-site and enjoy a tranquil setting on Dingle Bay.

We are NOT suitable for a sports group or hen/stag parties unless the reservation is directly agreed with ourselves and the entire property is booked.

Please do not proceed and make a multi-room reservation if you are a sports group, stag party or hen party as these bookings will not be honored. Sorry.

We do welcome family groups and tour groups but these are strictly by prior arrangement by contacting us directly at info@milltownhouse.com

Any large group, of any kind, that books on a third party website such as Hotels.com or Booking.com, shall be canceled.

Thank you for your understanding.

Le meas/with respect
Stephen McPhilemy
Owner

Gaeilge Failte?/Is Irish spoken?

Ta an teanga tabhatach…

The Irish language is spoken and can be heard in Milltown House on a daily basis. Our levels of fluency range from ‘leaving-cert Irish’ (high-school standard) to fully-fluent and electrifying West Kerry Irish. 80% of our staff are fully fluent, a huge source of pride for us. ALL staff are expected to use even a few words of Irish/cupla focal Gaeilge each day. Nothing is more important that our heritage. One of the main reasons Dingle is so popular.

WHO RUNS MILLTOWN HOUSE?

Milltown House is wholly owned by ‘Wade McPhilemy Teoranta t/a Milltown House.’ Our Directors and co-owners are:

Irishman Stephen McPhilemy, one of Ireland’s leading professional tour guides for 20 years, and our full-time day-to-day General Manager.

Irish-American Patrick Wade, who is a leading figure in equine-pharmaceuticals. Patrick tries to spend 1 week per month in Milltown House and spends the other 3 weeks day-dreaming of blissfully retiring here.

Patrick and Stephen are assisted by a hand-picked ‘dream-team’ of competent and award-winning Managers and Staff who are all skilled in the fine-art that is Irish Hospitality.

BOOKING AND CANCELLATION:
7 days notice is required in advance of arrival on all cancellations. If a booking is cancelled within 7 days, then Milltown House reserves the right to charge the first night of the stay.

If a booking is cancelled before the 7 day period, Milltown House will charge a 10% administration fee (30% of the entire reservation amount).

At certain times of year we offer generous discounts on rooms upon request, these special offers and unique individual room rates are non-refundable.